Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

” The 1:1 initiative aimed for districts to issue each student a laptop for use in-school and at home. Globally, edtech spending is predicted to reach $252 Billion by 2020. “More tech-based monitoring and assessment tools will be incorporated into to the instructional mix.” Then there was the iPad. Indeed, $2.3

EdTech 176

EdTech Common Core Chromebook iPad 176

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

EducationSuperHighway wanted 99 percent of students to have that level of bandwidth by 2020. The early finish hasn’t changed the organization’s planned closing date of August 2020. And he remembers battery life on those laptops lasting just an hour. We saw the first big leap of results in the 2015-16 year,” Marwell remembered.

E-rate 52

E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

The Class of 2020 is graduating from a distance. Many institutions are attempting to ensure that all students have access to Wi-Fi and technology, distributing laptops by the thousands, providing Wi-Fi hot spots and reorienting campus wireless networks to extend access into parking lots.

Broadband 113

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Libraries 113

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Summer and transitioning to a new day-to-day computer (Linux laptop). I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Since the shift to remote learning in spring 2020, schools in the U.S. So what will schools do when their now-new laptops wear out in a few years? Funds are available through the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), E-rate program, and federal COVID relief funds like the CARES Act.

Technology 175

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 175

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. I believe the use of esports to teach both K–12 academic and social-emotional skills and the design of esports environments to support skill development outcomes will continue to grow at an exponential rate over the next several years.

EdTech 145

EdTech Learning Data Classroom 145

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. I believe the use of esports to teach both K–12 academic and social-emotional skills and the design of esports environments to support skill development outcomes will continue to grow at an exponential rate over the next several years.

EdTech 108

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 108