Education Superhighway

MARCH 7, 2017

As a result of the fiber upgrade, teachers in Jal are now able to offer their students full access to digital learning. Now, the district has started purchasing more devices including carts of Chromebooks and iPads. Click here to learn more about EducationSuperHighway’s free broadband upgrade consulting program.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 15, 2017

As is the case in many mega-districts, PWCPS already had access to high-speed broadband. The district put in a request to their school board to upgrade their network’s bandwidth, and sought out additional support to make their broadband goals a reality. They had recently increased from 1 Gbps to 2 Gbps. GAINING MOMENTUM.

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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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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 15, 2017

As is the case in many mega-districts, PWCPS already had access to high-speed broadband. The district put in a request to their school board to upgrade their network’s bandwidth, and sought out additional support to make their broadband goals a reality. They had recently increased from 1 Gbps to 2 Gbps. GAINING MOMENTUM.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2017

iPads were introduced when today’s first graders were still in the womb. For the first time, many students are learning in classrooms equipped with access to broadband internet and mobile computing devices. It’s a challenge that is complicated as the touchscreen generation enters middle school.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

The program also bolstered access to learning opportunities at times limited by availability and affordability. Nearman, “all of our students could have the same access to programming and not have to worry about, well, my parents can’t afford it.”. Millions of students still face access issues. With JumpStart, says Ms.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 17, 2019

For example, it’s no good investing in iPads for the school if the broadband bandwidth and Wi-Fi connectivity aren’t up to scratch. Teaching large classes and distracted students can be challenging at the best of times, which is why you need fluid, accessible software that makes your job much easier.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. In February of 2014, Obama rounded up technology donations worth more than a $1 billion from U.S.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. They donated an iPad to every student, a Mac and iPad to every teacher, and an Apple TV to every classroom. Now Tessie uses FaceTime and other iPad apps to communicate with students and mentors all over the world.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Heitner also voices concern about kids having unrestricted access to video sites like YouTube, where kids spend an average of 17 minutes a day, according to the survey. But more than half of all respondents said they are optimistic about technology’s promise as an educational tool and to spur kids’ creativity.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Your school just invested in a new set of Chromebooks or iPads. Most classrooms have access to at least one computer or mobile device, and 77% of school districts have high speed broadband. Thankfully, increasingly accessible technology is allowing teachers to look beyond textbooks, worksheets, and five paragraph essays.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

A student in New York uses Google Docs on her classroom iPad to discuss themes in the class’s latest book with her group. 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.

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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. Robin is thrilled to see how technology has enhanced instruction and improved access to the Internet for her greater community.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

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. Without reliable [internet] access, there’s no way you can do something like that,” Tower said. Purcell asked.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Zion, who enjoys video games, drawing on his iPad and practicing archery, is quite content with his learning schedule, his mother said. Parents had to submit an application and affirm that their child had support at home and consistent internet access — which the parents have to provide themselves.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Hoping to bolster connectivity in his schools, Bockwoldt recently led the district broadband network upgrade to 10 Gbps of Internet Access, thereby preventing network bottlenecks from creating disruptions during the school day. I saw the need to start paying attention to a cloud-based curriculum as we moved towards 1:1 devices.”

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

And Marwell wants all of them to experience the types of teaching and learning high-speed internet access facilitates. When we started all of this, it wasn’t because we wanted to get broadband in every classroom,” Marwell said. “We The districts serve 750,000 students, after all. It was a well-timed initiative.

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eSpark

JANUARY 11, 2016

Unfortunately, many low-income or rural families across the country don’t have internet access at home. A recent Pew study estimates that 17% of families with school-age children do not have reliable high-speed internet access at home. families, broadband is not affordable. For nearly 5 million U.S.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 12, 2015

For 2013, the focus is on a variety of challenges, from how learners access content to how the idea of a “curriculum” is defined. A mobile learning environment is about access to content, peers, experts, portfolio artifacts, credible sources, and previous thinking on relevant topics. Transparent. Self-Actuated.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Henry County schools have high-speed broadband access and provide iPads to every student in grades three through nine. “Several teachers who have seen the tool said, ‘We want to give it a try,’” Cotton says, “because they saw its ability to give students lots of feedback very quickly.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

There are essential conditions for digital learning like state leadership, equity of access, accessibility for all students, interoperability considerations, and student data and privacy. They are now in their fifth year of 1:1 with iPads for grades K-12, and have designed learning environments to create student engagement.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

As summer vacation winds down, thousands of devices—including Chromebooks, iPads, and laptops—are in the care of school district IT departments. One survey of educators found a jump from about two-thirds of middle and high school students having access to a school-issued device prior to the pandemic, to 90 percent a year later.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

Each word has its own nuance, but one characteristic they share in common is access—a level, shared area with open pathways that are equidistant to mutually agreed-upon currencies. Design learning models that are inherently inclusive regardless of access to technology. student needing knowledge), and there is distinction (e.g.,

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 18, 2016

Although they love their smartphones and devices, they were of the belief that we should “just write stuff” and that the students using iPads “would just play games.” They are the generation that sees ultrafast broadband and wi-fi as a basic right. This leads to my next point.

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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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MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

She turned on an iPad and started talking to her first grade teacher, Robin Nelson. Just over half of the nation’s public school children are from families considered low-income, and an estimated 12 million lack broadband Internet access at home. “Are you ready to do this online stuff?”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2015

At Tustin USD, for instance, he said “a couple of gigs of capacity” and numerous access points seemed suitable before the one-to-one rollout. “It Similar issues come into play when students and teachers are traveling and, say, trying to access the school’s platform in a hotel or via a Wi-Fi hotspot. “We More filters, please.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The recordings of recent FutureofEducation.com shows are posted: David Loertscher on Library 2.0 , Gina Bianchini on Mightybell , Tim Wilson on Redirect , Peter Cookson on a Children''s Education Bill of Rights , and an iPads in the Classroom report. Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

They went into first grade when Apple was rolling out the first iPad, in 2010. Being connected, as is required to get iPads and Chromebooks up and running, is assumed. million more students have access to high-speed internet than did in 2013, for a total of 44.7 First is the evolving nature of education technology.

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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. Join us for this special Webinar series with Angela Maiers as she discusses implementing the "Mattering IS the Agenda" toolkit for transformational change. More information and login details at YouMatter.me.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Nearly 12 million students in 2017 didn’t have broadband internet in their homes , according to a federal report. Some have banded together to call for providing internet hotspots and Chromebooks to millions of students who cannot get online or access lessons. On Monday, Rose learned the student’s father had died.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. For Lake Central this means that at the same time each new loan is approved, an old one is being paid off. So there is no increase in cost to taxpayers. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. For Lake Central this means that at the same time each new loan is approved, an old one is being paid off. So there is no increase in cost to taxpayers. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

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techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

COMCAST INTERNET ESSENTIALS PROGRAM ( www.internetessentials.com/apply ) Comcast announced it has now connected over six million Americans to the Internet through its Internet Essentials program, a comprehensive broadband adoption program for low-income families in the U.S. The app will be downloadable in September. Hitachi America, Ltd.

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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 Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

The students live in homes with multiple laptops, iPads, tablets, iPhones – iEverything. Third grade students at Meeker Elementary school share an iPad in a blended learning class in Greeley, Colorado. Like many students in the district, she has no access to the internet at home. They have to learn early.”. Greeley, Colo.,

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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.

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