The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Our third Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Libraries and Privacy: Critical Issues for Information Professionals ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 13th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Our third Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Libraries and Privacy: Critical Issues for Information Professionals ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 13th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

To inform the Federal Communications Commission in evaluating and refreshing the vitality of the $4 billion program, Funds For Learning announces its eighth annual E-rate Applicant Survey. April 25, 2018) – The Modernization Order that expanded federal E-rate funding to include broadband and internet services will expire in 2020.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2024

federal government’s E-Rate program, which provides “universal service” funding to schools and libraries for telecommunications and internet, also said it wouldn’t pay for another project. The reservation has a high poverty rate, affecting about 70 percent of students in the area by Mills’ estimate. Early on, the U.S.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

Cases like 2020’s Cayla J. It’s time for states to step up and realize that proper technology and WiFi connectivity are a must-have in public school districts, and that state policy is dangerously lagging behind. Still, no new regulations have yet emerged from that data gathering. For instance, prior to COVID-19, Section 12100.8

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Edsurge

MARCH 23, 2023

However, as industry and technology have evolved rapidly, inadequate higher education funding and rising costs due to inflation have affected higher education’s responsiveness. According to the National Library of Medicine , at the beginning of the 19th century, the world’s population exceeded 1 billion people for the first time.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2021

based tutoring company that serves mostly American children, during the height of the pandemic in 2020, just in case something ever fell through with VIPKid—and because Outschool was heating up, she says. The e-card templates VIPKid created for teachers to tell their Chinese students goodbye. But I have other things now.”

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techlearning

JUNE 26, 2018

JUNE 26, 2018 - The Federal Communications Commission soon will evaluate funding regulations for broadband internet in schools and libraries to consider how connectivity demands align with program utility and efficiency. Key 2018 survey findings include: E-rate is fulfilling its mission. Wi-Fi demand is surging.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

The Class of 2020 is graduating from a distance. We already knew there was a digital divide, but we avoided fixing the fundamental inequities by counting on students to search out libraries, computer labs and coffee shops, or to complete college work with only a cell phone or shared computer. Schools get creative.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. Billion has been invested in US K-12 education technology companies since 2010. Globally, edtech spending is predicted to reach $252 Billion by 2020.

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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. There is still a digital divide in classrooms based on what technology is being used and how. I said ‘OK, this actually could happen.’”.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

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. No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

Library closures hit patrons hard—especially those who relied on them as their main internet source and used them to access online educational resources. Libraries Close, Internet Access Ends There have been several studies about how the lack of fast home broadband has hurt kids’ access to online learning during school closures.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

Connecting our nation’s schools, libraries, health clinics and other community anchor institutions (CAIs) to next generation high-speed broadband is an important national priority. The recently launched Grow2GiG+ Initiative is a campaign designed to help bring gigabit speed-and-beyond networks to all anchor institutions in America by 2020.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

The future of education is changing, and global workforce demands will be influenced by the need for knowledge around and skills in fast-growing technologies such as AI. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. This begs the question: What’s next for education? Today, over 2.9

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

The future of education is changing, and global workforce demands will be influenced by the need for knowledge around and skills in fast-growing technologies such as AI. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. This begs the question: What’s next for education? Today, over 2.9

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

In 2020, Baltimore County Public Schools was hit with a cyberattack that disrupted the district’s remote learning programs, froze its operations and cost the school system nearly $10 million. Last year, a similar data breach of the Los Angeles school district led to thousands of students’ psychological records uploaded to the dark web.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2021

SLIDE), a research project through Antioch University Seattle and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, highlights an ongoing decline in the number of districts nationwide with school librarians. The dropping rate of districts with librarians isn’t a recent change. This is the chicken-or-the-egg situation.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 6, 2023

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 21, 2022

Improving school districts’ technology infrastructure and capabilities became more important than ever when COVID-19 first arrived. had never experienced such an extensive and fast change in direction as the one that occurred in early 2020. Blog post by Robert Low based on this edLeader Panel. Pandemic Responses. Wesley Watts, Jr.

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Broadband E-rate Education Future Ready 89

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 19, 2023

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2020

Even before this crisis, concerns were rising about a potential loss of jobs and the rising demand for digital skills due to technologies such as automation and AI. E-commerce purchases of all types have surged. In the last few months the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world and triggered an economic plunge in the U.S.

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Learning Digital Badges E-rate MOOC 189

ViewSonic Education

JULY 30, 2023

And thanks to evolving technology, this is all possible. Thanks to the technology that allows for writing, editing, and other collaborative features, you can make any meeting more engaging and productive. You can either have them mounted to the wall, placed on a trolley, or have an e-poster system for even more mobility of the display.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 29, 2023

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Libraries E-rate Pearson Social Media 48

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

During the “ National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET) Virtual Post-Inauguration Awards and Policy Panel ,” the presenters discussed the intersection of technology and education and what’s needed to create sustainable, equitable access to a 21st century education.

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System Digital Divide E-rate Education 54

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

District technology leaders, she adds, couldn’t fathom that internet service providers would come out and deliver fiber to their schools, much less at affordable rates. billion E-rate program that provides broadband discounts to schools and libraries—along with the U.S. Department of Education and the White House.

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Broadband E-rate Advocacy Industry 117

MIND Research Institute

MARCH 15, 2021

As we did in April 2020 for the CARES Act , and in February 2021 for the CRRSA Act , team members at MIND Research Institute have summarized the funding opportunities available for K-12 education under the American Rescue Plan below. E-Rate and Connectivity. ESSER Funding Breakdown for K-12. Further Resources.

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E-rate Libraries Secondary Software 87

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

The jobs that once kept the city prosperous are being replaced by skilled jobs in service sectors such as health care, finance and information technology — positions that require more education than just a high-school diploma, thus squeezing out many of those blue-collar, traditionally middle-class workers. Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it.

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E-rate Industry Report Survey 99

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. science and student exchange programs through the end of the current budget cycle in 2020.” ” Via Futurism : “ Global E-Waste Increased by Eight Percent since 2014.” ” More on the bill via Inside Higher Ed.

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