The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2023

If you only read the headlines about education in the U.S., You would encounter alarming phrases: teacher shortages, pandemic learning loss and historic declines in math and reading scores. Under-resourced students and those in rural areas without internet access could not consistently attend classes, either in person or virtually.

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Personalized Learning Learning Blended Learning Broadband 81

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2020

The threat of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, is forcing educators across the country to think about what they’ll do if they have to close their schools for weeks or even months at a time. State and federal agencies have advised schools to create online learning plans to minimize the disruption to student learning.

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

The Consortium for School Networking, or CoSN, issued a plan of action this week that aims to prod district leaders to at least gather data on personal student broadband access. Hansen said the stakes are high for getting families access as well, since student feedback and parent-teacher engagement are increasingly delivered online.

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eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2020

We put a spotlight on examples of how real IT leaders make innovation a priority for their district, and we examine priorities such as content accessibility, broadband access, and supporting UDL. Stay tuned for eSchool News Guides on library media technology, online/blended learning, and more.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

As the seat of our nation’s government, we are inundated with stories about in-fighting and partisan politics. In fact, we have become so accustomed to hearing negative things about D.C Public Schools, digital equity and access to technology at home is a very real problem. information and access for families?

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Future Ready Digital Divide Digital Learning Broadband 130

Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Though for many school districts, slow download speeds in classrooms serve as the impetus for a network upgrade, there are many reasons district leaders strive to revamp their broadband infrastructure. The broadband itself was sufficient for the number of devices they had now, but what if they wanted to use more devices?

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Broadband Blended Learning Secondary Elementary 60

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. The best teachers know how to improvise – or, better yet, teach students a lesson about fixing mistakes – but failing internet connections are not ideal as an everyday occurrence. And it’s not just about wired connections. Read more about Blended Learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2017

The report was produced by EducationSuperHighway , a small nonprofit that works with schools to help them improve their choices about increasing high-speed internet access. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Schools that did not meet the goal reported prices of about $7.81

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2016

What are you passionate about? Ready or not, education has entered the “Innovation Age,” where it’s not about what students know but what they can do with what they know. A group of students with screwdrivers in hand taking apart old desktop computers to learn about circuits. schools to receive blended learning grants.

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Blended Learning Broadband Groups Accessibility 40

eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2016

What are you passionate about? Ready or not, education has entered the “Innovation Age,” where it’s not about what students know but what they can do with what they know. A group of students with screwdrivers in hand taking apart old desktop computers to learn about circuits. schools to receive blended learning grants.

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Blended Learning Broadband Groups Accessibility 40

Education Superhighway

JUNE 24, 2016

With more access to online instructional tools, video streaming, and blended learning, the demand for bandwidth can become a bottleneck to enabling digital learning opportunities for students. Thinking about upgrading? Learn more about our Fiber Consulting Program. If you build it, they will come.

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E-rate Broadband Comparison Blended Learning 66

eSpark

JANUARY 11, 2016

In the blended learning community, educational equity is a growing concern in districts that use classroom technology. Many classroom models today require not only that students have high-speed internet and a learning device to use at school, but also that they have these amenities when they leave school for the day.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

This nonstop digital pep rally is about more than school spirit. Schools need to get better at telling the story of the good things happening in classrooms,” said Steven Anderson, a former teacher and instructional technology director who now consults with districts about venturing into social media.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Many also don’t have information about discounts that other school districts have received, and, when purchasing from a company like Apple, which has a reputation for being rigid with pricing, some district officials don’t even know they can ask for larger discounts. Related: In Mississippi schools, access to technology lacking, uneven.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The federal program, signed into law in 1996, helps fund internet access in schools and libraries. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced on DLD that the FCC will double its spending to $2 billion to connect schools and libraries to broadband over the next two years. “Teachers used to be the place where kids went to get information.

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Digital Learning E-rate Broadband Learning 28

MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

“Three days to create, print and distribute about 5 million pages of instructional content. Three days to train about 8,000 teachers in a whole new way of work. Just over half of the nation’s public school children are from families considered low-income, and an estimated 12 million lack broadband Internet access at home.

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Learning Training Blended Learning Laptops 52

Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

Learn more. Recent research is fueling debate about the role that digital media may play in strengthening educational opportunities for all students. Educators are well aware of the challenges students face in keeping up with the homework and "blended learning" demands of today's classroom.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

Learn more. Recent research is fueling debate about the role that digital media may play in strengthening educational opportunities for all students. Educators are well aware of the challenges students face in keeping up with the homework and "blended learning" demands of today's classroom.

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Broadband Digital Citizenship Industry Libraries 40

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2020

In the rush to plan for online education hours, schools must consider equity and the quality of internet access available to their students. A new report from Michigan State University’s Quello Center reveals the challenges schools face if they plan to move online: 1) Available data on home internet access is missing. “We

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Online Learning Blended Learning Broadband Learning 99

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

After seven years of coordinated efforts to improve internet access in schools, thereby laying the foundation for digital learning to take root and expand in U.S. schools had gained high-speed internet access, per the Federal Communications Commission’s minimum connectivity standard of 100 kilobits per second (kbps) per student.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Middletown is about 70 miles northwest of Manhattan. About half of its students did not complete high school and all seven of its schools were classified by the state as “in need of improvement.”. According to Del Moro, “a building that feels welcoming and inviting makes you feel good about being in that environment.”

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 135

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

The post Google Workspace for Education (and other updates you need to know!) – SULS099 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Google just made some HUGE announcements about your favorite Google products, including Google Classroom and officially renaming G Suite as Google Workspace for Education. Learn more about storage here.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Middletown is about 70 miles northwest of Manhattan. About half of its students did not complete high school and all seven of its schools were classified by the state as “in need of improvement.” According to Del Moro, “a building that feels welcoming and inviting makes you feel good about being in that environment.”

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, 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. If you think the cops infiltrated a protest you organized and sifted through your Twitter feed, do you have a right to know about that?

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EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, 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. If you think the cops infiltrated a protest you organized and sifted through your Twitter feed, do you have a right to know about that?

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EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

During my time as a public school employee, I’d occasionally hear about educational organizations that were working to support schools in some capacity. Created in 2013, Code.org ® is an educational non-profit with a mission to expand access to computer science, and increase participation by women and underrepresented students of color.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 15, 2021

Limited or no access to the internet has particularly undermined their remote science learning experiences. All students, Krehbiel emphasized, should have universal access to broadband internet. About the Presenters. The goal is to build on the momentum a crisis created. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING.

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Education Assessment Professional Learning Policies 82

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

We have asked our speakers to answer this question in their presentations: "What do you know about learning that could dramatically help or change the lives of students, parents, teachers, librarians, or others at this moment?" Understanding when, where, and how learning takes place has never been more important. Classroom 2.0

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Note that I am not talking about the success of the “lone experimenters;” the innovators and early adopters who will implement change no matter what the environment is like. I am talking about organization wide long term success.). Accessing systems (network drives, online resources, etc.) They must work virtually all the time.

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Nik Peachey

OCTOBER 9, 2007

If you want to see what it looks like, there is a video here created by the company, but it's quiet a big download (30Mb) What I like about it. Though it is just a one-off single payment of $9.95 (about £5) and this also allows you to start building and selling things for ‘there bucks’.

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Broadband Blended Learning Meeting Tools 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Although the divide between the haves and the have-nots in this country has been widening for years, the 2016 presidential race and, in particular, the surprising victory by Donald Trump underscored the growing discontent caused by unequal access to the American Dream. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

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Accessibility Secondary Education Broadband 86

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Via The New York Times : “ Broadband Law Could Force Rural Residents Off Information Superhighway.” – over accusations about abusive lending practices,” as The Chronicle of Higher Education notes. ” I mean, paying for air conditioning in schools would just be a bridge too far. and Corinthian Colleges Inc.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Seuss The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions. Second, learn how to evaluate and review the learning potential of digital tools through the lens of three important dimensions.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

They have to learn early.”. In wealthy school districts around the country, parents and teachers talk often about keeping computer use to a minimum. Their worry is about excessive time spent online, about 
the distractions of the virtual world replacing interaction with the real world. But computers are expensive.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… 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. It remains a modest gesture toward addressing much bigger questions. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… 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. It remains a modest gesture toward addressing much bigger questions. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150