Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

And one, Mississippi, has made important strides in closing the digital divide through a pandemic response plan that took each school district’s unique needs and challenges into account. It is worth remembering that the digital divide is not an all or nothing phenomenon. Experiences of digital access exist along a continuum.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

This disparity made us realize that we needed to implement a robust digital sustainability strategy to deliver equitable and secure digital learning opportunities to all OCPS students. If we do not have enough broadband to facilitate seamless learning experiences, our students will suffer.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2017

A free tool from nonprofit EducationSuperHighway is intended to help district technology leaders compare broadband and connectivity information with other districts nearby and across the nation. Next page: District success stories and highlights of the new tool).

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Educational institutions across the United States are investing in digital technologies that, aside from transforming the learning experience, promise to improve campus operations, security and communications, and open the door to new e-services for students and staff. Fortunately, there’s a better alternative.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2017

took bipartisan action to upgrade their schools in 2016, with 5 states connecting 100 percent of their students to high-speed broadband. “It’s Next page: Better broadband affordability). Thirty-four governors across the U.S.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

As digital learning transforms education across the country, how can board members ensure that their policies and budget decisions support digital learning opportunities and the robust infrastructure needed to support it? Learn more. Can we add devices without worrying about reliable Internet access?

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 30, 2019

Robust broadband that fully supports digital learning requires that each part of a district’s network be working in unison and at full capacity. If one or more of the pieces of the network is broken or underperforming, then high-speed broadband and therefore rich, digital learning content cannot reach students’ devices.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 8, 2019

As the State E-rate Director, Milan Eaton has been working on the Arizona Broadband for Education Initiative since it began in 2016. He’s been a tireless advocate for schools across the state, doing everything he can to make sure school districts have affordable, high-quality broadband so that students can use digital learning technologies.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

“My goal for this year is to see how I’ll make [digital tools] effective in the classroom.”. Nationwide, significant progress has been made since March 2020 on closing the digital divide – the chasm between those K-12 learners who have access to reliable internet and computing devices at home and those who don’t.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As digital learning transforms education across the country, how can board members ensure that their policies and budget decisions support digital learning opportunities and the robust infrastructure needed to support it? Learn more. Can we add devices without worrying about reliable Internet access?

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

“We have realized that the adoption of VILS three years ago laid the foundation for our successes so far this year,” said Jonathan Lubas, Verizon Innovative Learning coach at Breakthrough Schools in Cleveland, Ohio. We’ve been using distance learning tools for years. We were ahead of the game. That was a huge advantage.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 17, 2023

Defined by the National Education Association , digital equity ensures all school-aged children have the basic resources — broadband internet and computer access — to meaningfully participate in remote learning from home. The difficulty, of course, is realizing a digital equity.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2020

Last-minute decision-making is the new normal, as schools and districts vet a multiplicity of strategies and applications to support their reliance on digital learning in a pandemic. But access alone wasn’t enough. But access alone wasn’t enough. And that two weeks was more time than many districts had.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

She is the current Digital Access Coordinator for the Learning Technology Center of Illinois (LTC) and an Illinois State E-rate Coordinator. She has worked in educational technology for nearly two decades, empowering educators to integrate digital learning in the classroom. What does blended learning look like?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2015

As digital tools play an increasingly larger role in learning, states are targeting school broadband access for all students. Working with state leaders is a key factor in pushing these school broadband partnerships to success, said EducationSuperHighway founder and CEO Evan Marwell. New Mexico Gov.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

As a result of their efforts, teachers have seen far greater opportunities to marry critical thinking with digital learning in their classrooms. With 1 Gbps of bandwidth and 1 Wi-Fi access point per classroom, the district meets the bandwidth goals set by the Oklahoma Connect & Learn Initiative and SETDA. The Impact.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2018

boast broadband access these days, and plenty of assignments require the internet, when students head home, their connections are not quite in lockstep with schools. Thus, there is a homework gap—the problem created when students who use digital learning in class can’t get online at home to finish up their schoolwork.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Today we joined Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin as she announced the Oklahoma Connect and Learn Initiative , a coordinated effort to bring high-speed broadband and digital learning opportunities to schools across the state. I am proud to establish the Oklahoma Connect and Learn Initiative,” said Governor Fallin.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 22, 2019

New Jersey school districts have made tremendous progress in closing the connectivity gap over the past four years, but over 10,000 students still need more bandwidth for digital learning. Read on to learn more. . Read on to learn more. . This post was originally published on NJSBA’s School Board Notes.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Here’s what we learned. North Carolina has been supporting digital learning longer than many other states. It was among the first in the nation to draft a Digital Learning Plan , published in 2015. “We A Vision for Digital Learning. Our students need these tools in their hands,” he says.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

In 2013, our SchoolSpeedTest analysis of K-12 broadband purchasing revealed only 30 percent of school districts nationwide met the Federal Communications Commission’s minimum Internet access goal of 100 kbps per student, leaving 40 million students without the broadband needed for digital learning.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Schools will inevitably want to invest in EdTech that will be both beneficial and effective when it comes to enhancing students’ learning experiences and opportunities. However, with the sheer amount of technology available, it can be challenging to identify those resources, products, or tools that tick all the boxes.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 17, 2017

As teachers kick off the back-to-school season, we’d like to hear your thoughts about the role technology plays in your classrooms and how you empower your students to navigate digital learning. What does Digital Learning mean to you? What role, if any, did computers and digital learning play in your teaching experiences?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Now is also a time to reflect on what educational technology tools U.S. Broadband improvements. US schools, particularly those in rural areas, have struggled to provide broadband that is fast enough to allow for the benefits of devices like Chromebooks. school districts are thankful for this year. Chromebooks.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Although schools in rural areas traditionally hit roadblocks when it comes to securing technology tools and high-speed internet access in classrooms and student homes, a new study suggests students in those schools actually outperform their urban and suburban peers in access at school.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 12, 2017

Today marks the release of our second annual “State of the States” report on the state of broadband connectivity in the nation’s K-12 public schools. took bipartisan action to upgrade their schools in 2016 – with 5 states connecting 100 percent of their students to high-speed broadband. 35 million students. million teachers.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Be explicit with districts about expectations for access to technology in schools and classrooms. It should not be controversial in 2016 that there is a baseline expectation of access to technology in schools, just as there are baseline expectations for access to textbooks and desks.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 14, 2020

Over the past eight years, an unprecedented coalition united behind a simple, but important, goal: to improve broadband in America’s K-12 classrooms. As a result of these efforts, 99% of students have been connected to the minimum high-speed Internet needed for digital learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Boosted by Broadband Core to the company’s offering is its leveled reading tool, which lets teachers and students find instructional materials that challenge students based on their Lexile-measured reading level. A key to Newsela’s growth has been the growing broadband internet access now available to many K-12 schools, Sanchez adds.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. The bird’s-eye results: 65 percent of teachers say they use digital learning tools every day; 87 percent report using them at least a few days each week.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

All state districts will have access to high-speed broadband connections. All 173 districts in Kentucky will have access to high-speed, fiber-based connectivity of more than 480 Megabits per second thanks to a partnership between the state department of education and AT&T.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Thanks to a major funding refresh, one district found that it’s now possible to support its one-to-one initiative without scaling back access for other services or devices. And now, school districts across the nation are able to improve digital learning opportunities and expand wi-fi for teachers and students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2016

21 launched a beta version of Compare & Connect K-12, an online tool that makes the internet services that schools receive more transparent. Through Compare & Connect K-12, school district technology directors and superintendents can easily view broadband pricing and bandwidth information for school districts across the country.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

As school leaders work to implement digital learning practices, they must commit to navigating roadblocks, problem solving, and planning for sustainable, systemic transformation. Commit to Ensuring Equity in Access and Opportunity. Commit to Personalized Professional Learning. Commit to Long-term Sustainability.

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 18, 2016

The partnership advances Governor Abbott and Commissioner Morath’s vision of a world-class K-12 public school system that provides high-quality digital learning opportunities for all students; a vision only achievable when every classroom in Texas is equipped with robust connectivity. Questions on our work in Texas?

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 9, 2020

EducationSuperHighway will focus on building public-private partnerships to connect over ten million students who lack home broadband. Today, we announced we are delaying our planned sunset to connect students who lack home broadband. Funding: There needs to be federal funding for student home digital access. population.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Last week at the Wyoming Broadband Summit in Cheyenne, Governor Matt Mead announced the Wyoming Classroom Connectivity Initiative , aimed at helping to improve Wi-Fi access in K-12 classrooms across the state. Now it is time to finish the job and ensure that high-speed connectivity reaches every learning device.

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