Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The broadband gap isn’t only a problem for remote learning. That Broadband Gap Bar? schools had high-speed broadband connections. A different nonprofit, Connected Nation, has picked up EducationSuperHighway’s broadband baton. Early childhood” videos on YouTube nearly all have advertising. All in this Edtech Reports Recap.

Broadband 181

Broadband Report Video EdTech 181

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

We have this huge digital divide that’s making it hard for [students] to get their education,” she said. David Silver, the director of education for the mayor’s office, said people talked about the digital divide, but there had never been enough energy to tackle it. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We

Digital Divide 112

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 112

Neo LMS

JULY 12, 2018

A counterpoint to these figures, is also the finding that 70% of teachers assign homework requiring broadband access. 4 Examples of the best digital access initiatives. Mobile Beacon. Find the full, and very helpful toolkit here. The program now has community projects running in 47 states.

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Examples Accessibility Broadband Mobility 150

eSchool News

MAY 3, 2022

The Stay Connected K-12 offering is part of the District’s broader efforts to help close the digital divide in its communities and make it easier for all students to fulfill their academic potential. Without reliable internet access, our students don’t have what they need to learn,” said Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent of LAUSD.

Broadband 98

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Company 98

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. Schools feel free to approach CEN when they need more bandwidth.

Broadband 41

Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Educators and digital equity advocates have tried a number of solutions to close the so-called “homework gap,” from deploying mobile hotspots to getting help from local businesses , but the problem has persisted. The digital divide, like so many issues in the U.S., The digital divide, like so many issues in the U.S.,

Digital Divide 218

Digital Divide Survey Learning Broadband 218

eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

At Kajeet, we believe internet access is a basic human right and are fully committed to efforts aimed at closing the digital divide,” said Daniel J. and Canada lack home broadband access, putting a staggering number of school-aged children at a serious learning disadvantage. patents in mobile technologies.

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Libraries Digital Divide Broadband Software 93

eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

To further the mission of closing the Digital Divide for students across the United States, each grant recipient will receive up to $25,000, which they may use for any combination of Kajeet Education Broadband solutions, including WiFi hotspots, school bus WiFi, LTE-embedded Chromebooks and routers. Kajeet holds 40 U.S.

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Broadband Digital Divide Chromebook Libraries 92

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

The biggest danger that higher education faces as a sector, though, is the loss of gains that we have made over the past 20 years in access to a college education — with all of the accompanying benefits to individuals and our entire society — for first-generation and minority students. This story about access to U.S.

Accessibility 138

Accessibility Broadband Survey Digital Divide 138

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Parkland School District in Pennsylvania, like many of the nation’s public school systems, is seeing increases in student poverty rates and English language proficiency — trends that could make any existing digital divides worse. But Parkland school leaders are taking proactive steps to improve digital equity.

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Digital Divide Broadband EdTech Chromebook 188

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

I give the kids access to all the tools pretty much right off the bat,” said Eric Bredder, with a sweeping gesture taking in the computer workstations, 3-D printers, laser cutters and milling machines, plus a bevy of wood and metalworking tools that he uses while teaching computer science, engineering and design classes. “I

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 93

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

kids live in a house with some form of a mobile device—and those smartphones and tablets are gobbling up a greater portion of kids' screen time than ever. In addition to that hour of TV, kids are spending about 48 minutes on a mobile device. In addition to that hour of TV, kids are spending about 48 minutes on a mobile device.

Survey 103

Survey Mobility Digital Divide Tablets 103

eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

While 96 percent of Americans in urban areas have access to fixed broadband, only 70 percent of New Mexicans have broadband access at home. In rural communities, the problem is even worse — only one in three can access the internet at home. However, students may have no internet access when they get home.

Digital Divide 40

Digital Divide E-rate Broadband Laptops 40

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

K-12 school districts, higher education institutions, public libraries, education and career non-profits and municipalities, the program will grant winners one year of free Kajeet internet connectivity hardware and managed service on its award-winning mobile connectivity platform, Sentinel®. patents in mobile technologies.

Digital Divide 61

Digital Divide Broadband Mobility Software 61

eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2022

The Kajeet Private 5G wireless platform is uniquely designed to simplify private networks and bring both private and public wireless access capabilities together in one solution. Private 5G For All The pandemic has demonstrated the importance of everyone having a broadband internet connection.

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Broadband Software Digital Divide Industry 59

Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

Something else that was immediate and dramatic: the gap between students who had Internet access at home, and those who didn’t. ” The suburban district is perceived by some as well-to-do, Nicol says, but he estimates that in any given year, roughly 15 percent of students don’t have Internet access outside of school.

Resources 120

Resources E-rate Broadband Digital Divide 120

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Stay Connected K-12 provides schools the ability to offer high-speed, cable broadband internet access directly to their students in their own homes so learning and teaching are uninterrupted. More than 5,300 families are anticipated to participate initially. Students’ families are not billed for the service.

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Broadband Digital Divide Company Learning 52

eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2017

Challenges surrounding technology access remain significant obstacles today, and states often struggle to help students find internet connectivity outside of school. The funding also will be used to purchase wireless hotspots, data cards, and other mobile broadband devices that students will be able to check out for use at home. “Too

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Broadband Digital Divide Mobility Learning 50

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

Read part 1 , part 2 (about audio) , part 3 (about video) , and part 4 (about mobile tech in education). When students in my graduate seminar on education technology were given the chance to select a topic for a class session, they wanted to devote time to the digital world’s dark side. This is part 5.

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Digital Divide Social Media Broadband Analysis 101

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons. All their work is on that computer,” said Caine, “and they need that access.”. That’s why district leaders are eager to pilot an ambitious, statewide broadband initiative.

Broadband 83

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 83

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 12, 2016

Much was discussed during the UNESCO Mobile Learning Week in Paris. The image presented here was ironic, appearing as it did on the door to the main venue of the conference, but as several pointed out, the device in the image is a reference to a bygone age when mobile phones were primitive. don't have internet capability).

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Mobility Mobile Learning Digital Divide Broadband 28

eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2016

Hotspots help bridge digital divide in Wisconsin. At Indian Trail High School and Academy in Kenosha, students can take the internet home with them using mobile Wi-Fi hotspots from the school library. The devices, paired with school laptop computers, give students online access outside school hours for homework.

Mobility 40

Mobility Digital Divide Laptops Libraries 40

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Kajeet, a provider of safe mobile student internet connectivity, has launched its 2016 campaign to highlight the “real action heroes” in school districts working to close the Homework Gap for their students. 1 million Homework Gap hours ‘rescued’ by Kajeet Customers.

Broadband 40

Broadband Digital Divide Mobility Accessibility 40

MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

Unfortunately, school closures have meant a step backward for many when it comes to the digital divide. The Austin Independent School District equipped 110 school buses with WiFi and positioned them in neighborhoods and apartment complexes with the highest need for internet access. Supporting Students and Families.

Education 124

Education Broadband Learning Elementary 124

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

It will provide more support for students who are struggling in the online environment, it will take some of the burden off of the teachers, and it will help schools support educational equity by creating greater access to services that previously were only available to families that could afford it. – temperature, lighting).

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 142

Digital Promise

APRIL 4, 2016

For those preparing to take on the challenge, Digital Promise can provide guidance and help planning for each step along the way. Each section represents one of the major phases a school undergoes as it works to provide learners with ubiquitous access to technology and powerful learning opportunities. Always Available Access.

Digital Divide 96

Digital Divide Broadband Accessibility Mobility 96

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Even before the pandemic, more than 25 million Americans lacked access to broadband internet. Once COVID broke out, it was very clear how much the achievement gap is exacerbated by inequitable access to good learning at home,” says Nick Simmons, the director of strategic initiatives for Gov.

Digital Divide 211

Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Libraries 211

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

EveryoneOn is a national nonprofit working to eliminate the digital divide by making high-speed, low-cost Internet service, computers and free digital literacy courses accessible to all unconnected Americans. Cox Foundation. ” The initiative funded by the James M.

Digital Divide 40

Digital Divide Broadband Tablets Education 40

Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Far too many futurologists, authors and commentators are ignoring the issue of the digital divide. The digital divide will not go away, but it cannot be ignored. Not everyone can participate in the digital society. Some don't have access to the tools that enable this kind of participation. Lack of finance.

Digital Divide 64

Digital Divide Broadband Facebook Outcomes 64

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

This made it difficult to run programs like Pixie or access online math games. Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Without reliable [internet] access, there’s no way you can do something like that,” Tower said. Purcell asked.

Broadband 41

Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey 41

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

School buses provide Wi-Fi access for downloading homework assignments, as well as lunches, at various locations in South Carolina. But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. With everything shut down, the chronic issue of home internet access became an immense and acute challenge.

Learning 69

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 69

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Rather than using their school buses to bring students to schools, the district turned its buses into mobile service providers that could deliver meals and other types of support to students, while also serving as internet connection hotspots.

EdTech 96

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 96

eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2015

Senate would support innovative methods to give students access to the internet and digital tools outside of classrooms. The Digital Learning Equity Act of 2015 , introduced by Sen. Next page: More actions to expand out-of-school internet access. Angus King (I-Maine) and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.),

Digital Divide 40

Digital Divide Accessibility Digital Learning Data 40

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

With the ambitious goal of closing the digital divide, Congress approved and President Biden recently signed into law $65 billion for broadband infrastructure—the largest federal investment in history. Achieving digital equity only just begins when students and teachers have sufficient access.

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Accessibility Digital Divide Broadband Laptops 176

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2022

The goal of the partnership is to help transform the future of education by: Connecting the unconnected students and communities with high-quality wireless Internet and Close the Digital Divide once and for all. Many school districts aspire to provide adequate off-campus broadband access to their staff and students.

Digital Divide 87

Digital Divide Google Broadband Chromebook 87

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Her cellphone’s data plan — the only way she could access the internet at home — wasn’t up to the task. Widespread lack of broadband access complicates learning. Without access to quality healthcare,” she said, “entire rural communities can be lost to this pandemic and other diseases.”. ‘We We can’t hug you’.

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The Webinars are free, but when you purchase the "Mattering IS the Agenda" toolkit you get exclusive access to the recordings. The Verizon Mobile Learning Academy (VMLA) is a free, facilitated, online professional learning course for educators focusing on developing mobile learning at the school or district level.

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 53