Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Another challenge we deal with is internet access. We live in a rural area, and our broadband doesn't always hold. With four kids home virtually learning, I have to plot out who can be on what meeting because, if we have more than two people online at a time, the broadband will cut out. How to Build a Classroom Culture Remotely.

Student Engagement 197

Student Engagement STEM Robotics Broadband 197

Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

Commit to Ensuring Equity in Access and Opportunity. Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “

EdTech 189

EdTech Future Ready Social Media Broadband 189

Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 6, 2021

An initial needs assessment by CCSD found that 70,000 respondents did not have a device, 18,000 did not have Internet access, and 120,000 did not respond at all. The survey results demonstrated the urgency of eliminating broadband accessibility as a barrier to remote learning. This program was called Connect2Compete.

Case Study 52

Case Study Study Broadband Data 52

Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Can you discuss the design considerations that you made to ensure that the content in your curriculum is accessible to the diverse students that you’re trying to serve? Students are now at home, they might have to be caring for siblings and there’s access issues. I think this is kind of an overlooked part of the accessibility.

STEM 178

STEM Accessibility Broadband Report 178

Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2017

For the first time, many students are learning in classrooms equipped with access to broadband internet and mobile computing devices. Role models give our students an important internal map on who they might be, how to do it and what success looks like. Recall that the first iPhones weren’t released until 2007.

Robotics 132

Robotics Broadband iPhone Data 132

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.

EdTech 139

EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 139

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

100 kbps per student may have been sufficient bandwidth when there were only 520 students and few devices, but as the student population and technology use grew, so did the district’s need for more robust broadband. Merritt can now rely on Internet access throughout the school without having to worry about the signal dropping.

Digital Learning 92

Digital Learning Guidelines E-rate Edcamps 92

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Yet it’s unclear how many students will remain in virtual learning when the pandemic subsides — or whether they should. Research before the pandemic often showed poorer outcomes for students in virtual schools versus brick-and-mortar ones. That last part is one of the biggest barriers to remote learning in rural areas.

Survey 130

Survey Course Online Learning Accessibility 130

Buncee

MARCH 29, 2022

The purpose is to highlight libraries and how important it is for people to continue to build their literacy skills especially when it comes to changing technologies and access to more information than ever before. Via Capstone, “School librarians achieve better educational outcomes. A librarian can bring you back the right one.”

Libraries 66

Libraries Broadband Digital Citizenship LMS 66

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Could personalized learning and the use of technology fundamentally change rural student outcomes? Could personalized learning and the use of technology fundamentally change rural student outcomes? How It Could Help. For one, personalized learning could drive improved outcomes at the student level in rural communities.

Personalized Learning 60

Personalized Learning E-rate Outcomes Learning 60

Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 20, 2016

Secretary of Education—the importance of expanded broadband access, figuring out how to use data to improve achievement, and the importance of research in decision-making about ed tech. Where educational technology is “evidence-based and outcomes-driven—where it really works—we will back it all the way,” Morgan said.

Technology 40

Technology Broadband Education Online Assessments 40

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

There are also Education Stabilization Fund – Rethink Education Models (ESF-REM) grants, and they also can be used to provide broadband access as part of a new education model. In addition, the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER) allow each state’s governor to select projects that then receive federal funds.

EdTech 95

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 95

Neo LMS

AUGUST 17, 2021

It has a vital role in providing access to quality education on a more permanent basis. While there are video and audio tools that help bridge the physical distance, your communications strategy needs to include cognizance of the digital divide and your students’ access to these tools.

Strategy 368

Strategy Tools Digital Divide Exercises 368

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The top problems they identified were decreased student enrollment at colleges and insufficient access to and understanding of digital technology among students and instructors. After all, remote learning that relies on video calls and emails doesn’t work well for students who don’t have internet access. she asked. “If Thompson said.

Policies 114

Policies Broadband Digital Divide Outcomes 114

Digital Promise

JUNE 30, 2020

Inspired by this natural phenomenon, education and business leaders in northern New Mexico’s high desert community, Taos, decided to create their own HIVE in an effort to strengthen postsecondary outcomes in their remote community. How do we blur the lines between business and education? How can students access this space?

Data 295

Data Industry Outcomes Analysis 295

Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Working with local school districts, Polar Communications delivered broadband to North Dakota students in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. They needed to equip students with the resources and support necessary to access their education from home. One of the most important resources was high-speed, dependable broadband. .

Company 52

Company Broadband Learning Survey 52

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.

EdTech 129

EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 129

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

Several parents with children in low-performing schools view a child’s academic struggles as an individual responsibility — their child’s fault, or their own — but access to and understanding of school data can help them identify broader problems. For example, is only their child reading below grade-level or are a majority of the students?

Data 107

Data Laptops Meeting Report 107

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 Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Register now for our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th, and we'll send you the information on how to either attend the live sessions or watch the recordings afterwards.

Libraries 28

Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2018

Several parents with children in low-performing schools view a child’s academic struggles as an individual responsibility — their child’s fault, or their own — but access to and understanding of school data can help them identify broader problems. For example, is only their child reading below grade-level or are a majority of the students?

Data 103

Data Laptops Report Accessibility 103

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 100

Technology Chromebook Broadband EdTech 100

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2021

Applying to college has always been harder for first-generation and low-income students than for peers with greater access to support at every step of the process. Counselors and college access groups are still working with low-income and first-generation students. I came to the conclusion that right now is not my time.”.

Data 128

Data Meeting Broadband Accessibility 128

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

(June 2021) — To address the rapid yet uneven rise of education technology over the past year, LearnPlatform , the leading edtech effectiveness system, today announces the launch of the National Edtech Equity Dashboard , a free, publicly-accessible real-time view into overall K-12 edtech engagement trends in the U.S., About LearnPlatform.

EdTech 66

EdTech Digital Divide Trends E-rate 66

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Related: Youth will determine the outcome of the 2018 midterms. Like many online schools, students at the school took self-guided, online lessons at home or somewhere with adequate broadband and the support of an offsite teacher who could also work outside a traditional schoolhouse.

Robotics 102

Robotics MOOC STEM Broadband 102

MindShift

JUNE 26, 2018

Several parents with children in low-performing schools view a child’s academic struggles as an individual responsibility — their child’s fault, or their own — but access to and understanding of school data can help them identify broader problems. For example, is only their child reading below grade-level or are a majority of the students?

Data 43

Data Laptops Report Accessibility 43

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The last edtech conference of the year kicked off with a series of reflections by some well-known edtech pundits on the challenges and opportunities at the intersection of education and technology, including around how to assess learning, improve accessibility and catalyze procurement reform.

EdTech 60

EdTech Conference Broadband Company 60

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools this year, and equity remained front and center, too, continuing conversations around inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. We headed into a fourth year of learning in the pandemic’s shadow.

EdTech 69

EdTech Learning Industry Data 69

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 30, 2021

Department of Education last month said that states will have flexibility on how to apply results. As a condition for receiving a waiver, Cardona is requiring states to report on the number of chronically absent students and students’ access to computers and high-speed internet, a request that raised the ire of some Republican lawmakers.

Broadband 113

Broadband Assessment Report System 113

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.

EdTech 110

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 110

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “From Neutrality to Inequality: Why the FCC Is Dismantling Equal Access and What It Could Mean for Education.” Via Wired : “ Koch Brothers Are Cities’ New Obstacle to Building Broadband.” Via Techcrunch : “ Parenting Hero helps parents figure out how to talk to their kids.”

Education 46

Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 46

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

I may need to know how to use this at some point, and I don’t want to go to college or to a job totally clueless.”. The students learn how to use industry-approved software programs and are often granted paid internships at local design firms and research labs, and Greeley’s planning and development departments.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Edsurge runs with Trump’s promise to boost rural broadband like it’s a truth anyone can count on. Via Nature : “One of the world’s largest science publishers, Elsevier , won a default legal judgement on 21 June against websites that provide illicit access to tens of millions of research papers and books.

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Task Force Seeks Comment on Higher-Ed Outcomes Reporting Standards.” Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource – a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools – called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). ” Fox.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44