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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

. — The floor-to-ceiling glass wall between the high-tech fabrication lab and the hallway at Monticello High School in Albemarle County, Virginia, is meant to showcase the hands-on, self-directed learning done there. “I They’re building their own countywide broadband network. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If

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eSchool News launches eSchool News IT Solutions: Hardware and Management Guide

eSchool News

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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Good News from Our Nation’s Capital

EdNews Daily

The district is in the middle of a digital equity revolution, being led by a particularly sharp Director of Education Technology and Library Programs, Dewayne McClary. Public Schools, digital equity and access to technology at home is a very real problem. information and access for families? and only Isolated good examples?

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Lessons from Digital Learning Day

Educator Innovator

It also brought influential education leaders together at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., The federal program, signed into law in 1996, helps fund internet access in schools and libraries. But other than providing basic access, how does fast internet really change how learning happens?

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Early Literacy in the U.S.: Building a Pathway to Opportunity for All

Graphite Blog

Working together with members of Congress as well as technology and publishing firms, the Obama administration has launched ConnectED , a multi-billion dollar initiative aimed at wiring every classroom, modernizing school libraries, increasing professional development, and activating technology-infused professional learning communities.

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Early Literacy in the U.S.: Building a Pathway to Opportunity for All

Graphite Blog

Working together with members of Congress as well as technology and publishing firms, the Obama administration has launched ConnectED , a multi-billion dollar initiative aimed at wiring every classroom, modernizing school libraries, increasing professional development, and activating technology-infused professional learning communities.

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The Biggest Distance-Learning Experiment In History: Week One

MindShift

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. “Young people don’t have the attention or the executive function skills to be able to sit and learn online for hours every day on their own.”