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. Martinez said in a statement.

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Broadband E-rate Accessibility Elementary 40

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The CoSN Meeting the Needs of Students Without Home Internet Access webinar on September 19, 2018 reflects the growing concern and call to action for school districts, business communities and state and federal government to address what has been termed as the homework gap. 1 at the elementary level.

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Accessibility Digital Citizenship E-rate Broadband 57

Education Superhighway

JUNE 24, 2019

As the Director of Digital Learning at the Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Education office, Ken Klau is focused on the strategy for rethinking the structure and delivery of learning, building a more student-centered system of public education, and creating the next generation of K–12 learning environments.

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Technology E-rate Broadband Outcomes 74

Hapara

MARCH 13, 2023

Schools that receive E-rate program discounts for broadband access are required to have internet safety policies with “technology protection measures.” For instance, your elementary learners may have different web filtering needs than your high school learners.

Digital Learning 130

Digital Learning Chromebook Learning Policies 130

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Walking into a Merritt Elementary School classroom today, you’ll find students using iPads to figure out math problems and submit their answers, while teachers grade those answers and provide feedback and follow-up support in real-time. The Impact.

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Digital Learning Guidelines E-rate Edcamps 92

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The Office of the Governor and the Montana Office of Public Instruction have partnered with EducationSuperHighway to bring high-speed broadband to every school in Montana. We are committed to making sure each school – rural or urban, big or small – has equal access to the promise of digital learning.”. “We

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Broadband E-rate Classroom Analysis 40

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. “[EducationSuperHighway] showed me that there were service providers that were willing to come out here, so I was able to put out my E-rate Form 470 and get feedback.

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E-rate Broadband iPad STEM 65

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

A teacher at an elementary school in a Boston suburb leads students through a story creation session using Pixie. 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.

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Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey 41

Education Superhighway

JANUARY 23, 2017

One year ago we launched the Massachusetts Digital Connections Initiative in partnership with Governor Baker’s Office, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE), and MassIT. Collaborated with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE), MassIT, and the Department of.

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Digital Divide E-rate Secondary Classroom 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Efforts by the national nonprofit EducationSuperHighway to publicize how much districts pay for broadband have allowed many school systems to negotiate bandwidth deals to get greater capacity for a fraction of the cost. Related: In Mississippi schools, access to technology lacking, uneven.

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iPad Broadband Software Company 81

edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

Rural communities have unique challenges, ranging from poverty and vast travel distances to a lack of affordable internet access. These rural districts face the four significant challenges: broadband access, funding, people, and understanding the “why.” Challenges. He received his M.Ed.

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Broadband E-rate BYOD Accessibility 98

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Politics and Policies FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Connect to Compete , a new non-profit initiative that brings private industry and the non-profit sector together to help expand broadband adoption and promote digital literacy. The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Overcoming Obstacles to Digital Access. In years past, particularly in the district’s elementary schools, Wireless Access Points (WAPs) couldn’t support the rapidly growing number of devices in every classroom; only 12 students could get online at one time. For Brevard, E-rate was an absolutely essential enabler of progress.

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Digital Learning E-rate Broadband Learning 74

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

ACTFL is an individual membership organization of more than 12,000 language educators and administrators from elementary through graduate education, as well as government and industry. First, learn how to discover new tools rated for learning, mapped to Common Core, and see how other teachers are using them.

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Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 54

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. More importantly, students will have better access to lessons designed specifically for their learning style. Access to interactive experiences, 3D drawings, site visits, etc.

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EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 120

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

.” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. ” These colleges no longer offer federal loans because of students’ high default rates.

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Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

Wheeler had been a “champion” of net neutrality and E-rate reform, according to Education Week at least, but his replacement, Trump appointee Ajit Pai, seems poised to lead the agency with a very different set of priorities – and those priorities will likely shape in turn what happens to ed-tech under Trump. .”

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E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” ” Via CJR : “‘This is unprecedented’: Public colleges limiting journalist access.”

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Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50