Education Superhighway

MARCH 28, 2019

.” However, Robin knew she had to find a way to improve her school division’s Internet access given the trouble they were having with their connectivity. We couldn’t download videos, and I even had to ask people to get offline during standardized testing so we wouldn’t bog down the network.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Starting from the early days of online education tools, teachers have been downloading their favorites and sharing them with students. This can cause several issues from inequity in how students are taught to network issues as teachers access their personal playlists. I’m not interested in checking a box.

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EdTech Data Student Data Privacy Libraries 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

We're just over a week away from our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th! Be sure to also join the Library 2.0 network to be able to connect with and correspond with 22,000 other individuals in the library world, and to be kept updated on this and future events.

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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. With everything shut down, the chronic issue of home internet access became an immense and acute challenge. Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., on March 18, 2020. Mackey Pendergrast.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 18, 2016

Technology for me in the 1980s was a dodgy microfiche in the university library and then my trusty and often dusty overhead projector in my classroom. They are the generation that sees ultrafast broadband and wi-fi as a basic right. This means one download at the beginning of the year which has the videos and other work embedded in it.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

A lot of our kids don’t have internet access,” said Coe, who knows students who routinely head to the library or the town’s McDonald’s to get online. The Federal Communications Commission estimates that about 21 million Americans lack broadband access, with an independent research group indicating the actual number is twice as high.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 21, 2022

In the edLeader Panel, “ Broadband and Beyond: How to Optimize Your Network to Sustain and Support Growth ,” current and former district technology officials discussed their work since the pandemic began and the future needs of their systems. Wesley Watts, Jr. Creating the Future. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast. Join the Community.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 31, 2020

With the possibility of remote learning returning this fall, the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the philanthropic community, and leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) recognized a historic opportunity to eliminate broadband accessibility as a barrier to digital learning. On June 25, 2020, Mayor Lori E.

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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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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

But there is one essential that has always been scarce in this part of the country and that she couldn’t stock up on: Broadband access. Perry’s home isn’t wired for broadband access. Cellphone access is also spotty on the Perry property. Credit: Kelli Johansen for The Hechinger Report.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Third, learn how you can curate by organizing content into useful, easy-to-access collections. Connected Librarian Day!

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Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 54

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

The message, from Zach Leverenz, founder of the nonprofit EveryoneOn, attacked the Educational Broadband Service (EBS), which long ago granted school districts and education nonprofits thousands of free licenses to use a slice of spectrum — the range of frequencies that carry everything from radio to GPS navigation to mobile internet.

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Broadband Mobility Digital Divide Learning 88

Edsurge

MAY 14, 2018

Last December the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to repeal net neutrality, a set of rules prohibiting broadband providers from prioritizing web traffic. Library Leaders Speak Out Internet speed can make a great difference in how a user receives and uses information. They need to be able to rely on the resources.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” In other MIT news : “MIT task force releases preliminary ‘Future of Libraries ’ report.” The company said that it would keep the Vine website online, but you should probably download anything you’ve got there. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ MIT Seeks to Expand Role Promoting Startups.”

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