Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

It estimates another 4,300 districts could be upgraded in the 2020-21 academic year. Connected Nation bases the analysis in its “Connect K-12 2020 Executive Summary” on FCC E-Rate application data for the 2020 federal fiscal year. But they may not have the tools they need.

Broadband 170

Broadband Report Video EdTech 170

Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 14, 2017

One of the most important features of E-rate is that it allots $3.9 To date, only 50% of that available E-rate funding has been utilized. Since over 10,000 schools nationwide still report insufficient Wi-Fi, and Category 2 funding is not guaranteed indefinitely, it’s important for districts to spend their funding by 2020.

E-rate 72

E-rate Digital Learning Policies Tools 72

eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2021

Is there a correlation between technology use and plummeting literacy rates? They modernized it, as if Rosa Parks lived in 2020. Data from Annie E. Technology has become a pivotal tool in expanding the possibilities for how we learn. Technology can stimulate our scholar’s imaginations in different ways,” Phalen said. “A

Technology 145

Technology E-rate Analysis Data 145

Education Superhighway

JANUARY 14, 2020

With this achievement, EducationSuperHighway will sunset on August 31, 2020 but we want to ensure state leaders, school district administrators, and the broadband community have the data they need to continue upgrading their broadband to meet the needs of students and teachers.

Broadband 59

Broadband E-rate Learning Data 59

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Is there a correlation between technology use and plummeting literacy rates? They modernized it, as if Rosa Parks lived in 2020. Data from Annie E. Technology has become a pivotal tool in expanding the possibilities for how we learn. Technology can stimulate our scholar’s imaginations in different ways,” Phalen said. “A

Technology 123

Technology E-rate Analysis Data 123

Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

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.” Indeed, $2.3 Billion has been invested in US K-12 education technology companies since 2010. Ironically, the cloud brought us light.

EdTech 176

EdTech Common Core Chromebook iPad 176

eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2021

Narine Hall, data science assistant professor and academic program director at Champlain College,and leading software and video engineer Haykanush Lputyan, launchedInSpace in 2020, sparked by frustrations with how existing virtual meeting platforms limited student-teacher interactions. Sometimes it takes a challenge to innovate.

Video 98

Video Education E-rate Company 98

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. The organization lobbied the Federal Communications Commission to allow districts to get or improve their Wi-Fi with money from a program called E-rate.

E-rate 48

E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 48

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

billion-per-year E-rate program resources to fulfill this promise. Here are three steps we can all take to close the connectivity gap by 2020: Bring more affordable Internet access to school districts not meeting the minimum connectivity goal. But there are still 6.5 million students that need our help.

Report 40

Report E-rate Digital Divide Broadband 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2022

in library, archival, and information science from The University of British Columbia in 2020. She is certified through the IAPP as a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Privacy Management (CIPM), and US and EU Privacy Law (CIPP/US, CIPP/E) and as a Data Privacy Solutions Engineer through ISACA. She completed her M.L.I.S.

Libraries 85

Libraries Conference Data E-rate 85

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2022

and her classmates were scrolling through Naviance for Middle Schools, a tool for assessing strengths and interests. In Indiana, even more help will be on the way once a pilot program, Indiana Career Explorer , a free online career and planning tool, ramps up in more middle schools. On the day I visited Northview, K.C.

E-rate 102

E-rate Secondary Report Trends 102

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 4, 2022

in library, archival, and information science from The University of British Columbia in 2020. She is certified through the IAPP as a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Privacy Management (CIPM), and US and EU Privacy Law (CIPP/US, CIPP/E) and as a Data Privacy Solutions Engineer through ISACA. She completed her M.L.I.S.

Libraries 71

Libraries Conference Data E-rate 71

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The combined impact of demographic changes, accountability measures, and special education requirements have created numerous challenges for educators and administrators in recent years, which were further complicated by the pandemic and societal issues during 2020. Moderated by Dr. Flavia E. Dr. Flavia E. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

E-rate 57

E-rate Trends Accessibility Professional Learning 57

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

The Class of 2020 is graduating from a distance. The Universal Service Fund program known as E-rate helps K-12 schools and public libraries address technology infrastructure needs, which includes providing onsite broadband access to students and patrons. But we have to gird ourselves for the possibility that might not happen.

Broadband 105

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Libraries 105

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2024

Black students in Ohio are, on average, kicked out of classes for these offenses at four and half times the rate of white students. Experience and training can provide teachers with tools to address student conduct without suspensions. Credit: Meredith Kolodner/The Hechinger Report In Toledo, Jamarion, a 10th grader at E.

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Report Policies Data Training 87

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

We need our career and technical education programs to innovate in order to prepare students for high-wage, high-skill, high-demand science, technical, engineering, and mathematics-based occupations that are crucial in re-tooling America for a prosperous future. At its peak, coal production employed more than 862,000 persons as coal miners.

Industry 121

Industry E-rate Mobility Meeting 121

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

From 2017-2020, she held an Instructional Coaching Fellowship with Google for Education. And we have 14 states that have teacher-run nonprofits that run the e-sports organizations for their state. So teachers together and the students that we serve are literally the largest e-sports organization in the country.

E-rate 364

E-rate Education Meeting Industry 364

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. Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. I think the latter."

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2016

The network is funded in part by the E-Rate program and is designed in accordance with the Smart Education Networks by Design (SEND) Initiative through the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN).

E-rate 40

E-rate Broadband Smartphone Mobility 40

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Today, over 2.9

Trends 144

Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A self-taught programmer, he found on-and-off work building websites, managing social media and handling e-commerce for dental offices, toy shops and other clients. On March 16, 2020, he completed the last of his five classes to earn his certificate in business intelligence, eager at the prospects of a new career.

Training 100

Training Company Analysis E-rate 100

eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

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. You are trusted members of the community who know how best to serve residents most in need of the tools to get connected.”. Executive Director of SHLB.

Broadband 40

Broadband Policies Libraries E-rate 40

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Today, over 2.9

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 6, 2023

I only truly started using image-generating AI tools around 2020. SPECIAL GROUP RATES (email admin@learningrevolution.com to arrange) : Multiple individual registrations from the same organization paid together: $149 each for 3+ registrations. Emails come from learningrevolutionemail@gmail.com or steve@learningrevolution.com.

Course 82

Course Tools Libraries E-rate 82

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 19, 2023

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Course 68

Course Tools Libraries E-rate 68

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Since the shift to remote learning in spring 2020, schools in the U.S. 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. In 2020 alone, venture capital firms invested $2.2

Technology 169

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 169

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, public school enrollment in the United States had been trending downward , thanks to birth-rate declines and more restrictive immigration policies, but the decreases rarely exceeded half a percentage point. Not this specific conversation, of course, but ones like it. Credit: Sonya Abrams for The Hechinger Report.

E-rate 116

E-rate Elementary Education Report 116

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Squared Online" bridges the gap between the classic classroom experience, where you can’t get scale, and e-learning that can sometimes be a bit dry.

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Squared Online" bridges the gap between the classic classroom experience, where you can’t get scale, and e-learning that can sometimes be a bit dry.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

Here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. The tools will be tested over the next year in Philadelphia, Dallas, and Los Angeles, with more than 12,000 adults taking part in the trials.

EdTech 150

EdTech Company Data Blended Learning 150

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Even once distance learning is no longer the norm, teachers need to be able to access their tools and work from home. Pringle said that the NEA is currently working with the FCC on how to get increased investment in the E-rate program because, through that program, dollars can be distributed in an equitable manner.

System 53

System Digital Divide E-rate Education 53

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 29, 2023

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Libraries 48

Libraries E-rate Pearson Social Media 48

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. Our value add is largely done.”

Broadband 113

Broadband E-rate Advocacy Industry 113

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 120

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 120

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

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

million students in under-connected schools, according to a new report by the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway , which analyzes data from E-rate applications. E-rate incentives have also encouraged states to put up $200 million in matching funds for fiber in 18 states, mostly under Republican governors and state legislators.

E-rate 69

E-rate Report Broadband Digital Divide 69

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Affluent students get to digital tools for creative exploration; poor students get to use theirs for test prep. To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. Purdue boasted that Course Signals increased retention by 21%, making it an incredibly effective tool.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145