The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We We need to change that.”. We can’t afford not to.”. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 112

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 112

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

He started The Ayers Foundation in 1999, and through it has been quietly changing how people in some rural communities think about postsecondary education. Given the educational and economic divide between rural and nonrural America, this may be the most important college access program you’ve never heard of.

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How To Education Report Accessibility 142

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

“Thankfully I have an amazing staff who are very seasoned … I had a number of meetings and said, ‘Here’s the problem, how do we even begin to solve it?’” Innovating on the Fly Among the earliest challenges CTOs faced was how to get thousands of laptops and tablets for students and staff?while

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Laptops Chromebook Broadband Accessibility 201

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2020

Their students have internet connections at home, laptops they can work from, teachers who know how to design online lessons and a strong foundation of in-school blended learning experience. Unequal internet access is just the tip of the iceberg of a massive equity crisis facing U.S. But the fact is, these schools are rare.

Broadband 145

Broadband Flipped Classroom Online Learning Smartphone 145

MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

There is nothing black-and-white about how to best support our students and families,” said Dr. Barbara Adams, principal at Findley Elementary School in Des Moines, IA. But our Passmore Panthers know how to stay strong! Unfortunately, school closures have meant a step backward for many when it comes to the digital divide.

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Education Broadband Learning Elementary 124

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

While pre-Ks, elementary schools and some schools for children with complex disabilities reopened in December, there is still no plan to reopen middle and high schools. Together we learned basic concepts like capillary action (blood flow) and how to dissect (using chicken legs). Related: We must boost elementary science education.

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STEM Secondary Dropout Elementary 135

eSchool News

MAY 10, 2017

As the world undergoes a digital transformation—with connectivity and access to computers and mobile devices playing an increasingly prominent role in everyone’s lives—elementary schools know they need to incorporate technology in the educational process to prepare their students for future success. billion in 2017.

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E-rate Blackboard Broadband Survey 73

eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2021

Today, Historical Jamestowne Island and Cox Business will present a virtual trip for King’s Grant Elementary School from Virginia Beach, VA. However, the site presented a unique challenge: how to modernize the visitor experience while preserving historical richness.

Broadband 55

Broadband Advocacy Video Elementary 55

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, more commonly known as E-rate, is a federal program through which schools and libraries can apply for funds to purchase hardware, internet access, and telecommunications to connect their students to learning opportunities.

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E-rate Digital Citizenship Broadband Internet Safety 52

NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Librarians may be struggling with how to support kids socially and emotionally, and with assuming that responsibility of how to get kids through this malaise that many now bring to their learning. It also means access to school librarians. It means access to someone who can teach the skills that students need to be successful.

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Advocacy Libraries Broadband System 81

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2021

It’s been a busy few months for schools reopening—and perhaps an even busier time for the agencies releasing guidance on how to do those reopenings safely. When prioritizing testing, we recommend that schools prioritize teachers and staff first, then high school and middle school students and then elementary school [students.]”

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Handbook Strategy Broadband Policies 102

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

As districts across the United States consider how to get student learning back on track and fortify parent interest in public schools, they’re asking the same question as Steve Joel: What should we keep after the pandemic? The program also bolstered access to learning opportunities at times limited by availability and affordability.

Learning 143

Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 143

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. Beginning in fall 2014, the students and teachers at Burbank Elementary School in Hayward, California, embarked on a new and ambitious program to integrate arts across the curriculum. Here are just a few of their stories.

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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. – Adam Geller, Founder and CEO, Edthena.

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 144

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

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

If this small district, despite all the challenges, can find a way to keep students engaged outside the four walls of a classroom, it may shine a light on how other districts can make virtual schools work as well. In one math class in September, she was teaching her fourth graders how to add multi-digit numbers.

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Survey Course Online Learning Accessibility 131

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., School buses provide Wi-Fi access for downloading homework assignments, as well as lunches, at various locations in South Carolina. After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive. on March 18, 2020.

Learning 70

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 70

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

As an educator, Jared Cotton has worn nearly as many hats as Dr. Seuss’s Bartholomew Cubbins—elementary math and science teacher, assistant principal, principal, district director of assessment and accountability, assistant superintendent, superintendent. Along with that, you have to provide support because a math teacher or a P.E.

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Broadband Assessment Technology iPad 102

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Katherine Cribbs, a second-grader at Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, explores the online “energy dashboard” that tracks her school’s energy consumption and production. With a flurry of touch-screen taps, she explored the “energy dashboard” of Discovery Elementary in Arlington, Virginia.

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Elementary Learning Data Report 108

MindShift

APRIL 12, 2020

Namely, can they provide hardware and Wi-Fi access to every student who needs it? “I would easily say that less than 50% of our students and families have access to either a consistent learning device and/or Internet access,” says Nikolai Vitti, the head of Detroit Public Schools Community District. LA Johnson/NPR).

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Elementary Accessibility Google Digital Divide 49

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.

Accessibility 144

Accessibility How To Broadband Advocacy 144

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. She pointed out that the legislation was passed quickly and without a lot of accountability, leaving a lot of the details to be figured out later.

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EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 95

MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

.” Sadie’s teacher reminds her that they’ll be using the educational software that she is already familiar with from her face-to-face classes at Ortega Elementary School: “It’s iReady, so we’ve got that. And now you know how to meet me in the morning.” And we’ve got WritingCity.

Learning 52

Learning Training Blended Learning Laptops 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2020

You will want access to this library long-term, I promise! Lock in now for the best deal if you want "forever" access to all of the content. Check them out! Sessions are free to watch for five days, then become part of the Home Learning Summit library. Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School? hours a day. (UCA)

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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. Get ideas on how to participate! What matters most, though, is timeless, and how this complements the constantly new can be both challenging and inspiring for us. More information.

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 53

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. Tech Enablers. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. Dr. Carol Kelley.

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Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 78

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2024

During a recent panel Javeria moderated, Nicol Turner Lee, director of the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution, said any conversation about AI’s role in assessments must first acknowledge disparities in access to these new tools. I am very optimistic that it is more an opportunity than a risk,” said Piacentini.

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Assessment Digital Divide Pearson Broadband 102

edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

The current crisis has highlighted the disparity between students with and without equitable access to technology, especially in rural schools. One of the first challenges rural districts face is broadband access. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. Teachers have also been doubly challenged with the quarantine.

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BYOD Broadband EdTech Elementary 54

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

Financial literacy is one of several side lessons of the full-time internships for his students, along with learning to navigate lobby security without state-issued identification and how to behave and dress at the office. It’s an access issue that creates this belief issue,” she said. If I’m not able to do it, then I don’t deserve it.

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Report Study Software Meeting 67

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

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

As the new school year began this fall, battles around vaccine and mask mandates raged, school boards took up the thorny issue of how to teach students about race and Congress argued about how much to spend on children (and everything else). Maranda Seawood, student support specialist at Washington Elementary School.

Elementary 143

Elementary Broadband Assessment Dropout 143

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? ." " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? I’m sorry.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? ." " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? I’m sorry.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

They created a sort of how-to manual for outdoor learning, detailing everything from campus site assessments and classroom infrastructure to case studies and curriculum. The how-to materials are intended to be self-explanatory, Danks notes, and one video her team pushed out has been viewed more than 4,000 times.

Learning 218

Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2020

During a Senate hearing this week lawmakers asked tough questions about how to safely reopen the country’s schools this fall. Related: Hundreds of thousands of students still can’t access online learning. A new analysis released from the Center on Reinventing Public Education shows just how much ground there might be to cover.

Broadband 77

Broadband Software Report Chromebook 77

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2022

For example, members from our own communities who relied on school computers to access the internet were suddenly without this critical resource. Municipalities currently exploring how to commit these federal dollars must do so with a multidimensional approach in mind.

Digital Divide 96

Digital Divide Broadband Policies System 96

Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

schools accessing high-speed broadband, and devices all but ubiquitous in the classroom, the question is no longer whether teachers and students are using technology, but how. Participants are currently learning how to evaluate software privacy policies and make an informed decision about whether it’s right for their school.

Technology 113

Technology Chromebook Broadband EdTech 113