The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access. CALL FOR PROPOSALS: The call for proposals is now open.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access. CALL FOR PROPOSALS: The call for proposals is now open.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access. This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 50

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access. This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.

Libraries 48

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access. This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.

Libraries 45

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 45

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.

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STEM Accessibility Broadband Report 185

IT Bill

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

mobile computing, mobile apps, social media, BYOD, mobile learning). According to the ECAR 2016 Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology , 96% of undergraduate students now own a smartphone. However, when you consider that the smartphone may be the main source of Internet access, it begins to make more sense.

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Smartphone Learning Mobility Social Media 28

Fractus Learning

APRIL 18, 2016

This is the generation who will study the work of Tim Berners-Lee and the World Wide Web in history books. They are the generation that sees ultrafast broadband and wi-fi as a basic right. Social media takes center stage for many of them. Gen Tech to make me sound more hip. This leads to my next point.

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Social Media Learning Broadband Smartphone 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Participants are encouraged to use #library2020 and #smallruralindependent on their social media posts leading up to and during the event. Melanie received her MA in Information Resources and Library Science from the University of Arizona (UA) and her BA in History and Minor in Ethnic Studies from Arizona State University.

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Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 56

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

Participants are encouraged to use #library2020 and #smallruralindependent on their social media posts leading up to and during the event. Melanie received her MA in Information Resources and Library Science from the University of Arizona (UA) and her BA in History and Minor in Ethnic Studies from Arizona State University.

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Participants are encouraged to use #library2020 and #smallruralindependent on their social media posts leading up to and during the event. Melanie received her MA in Information Resources and Library Science from the University of Arizona (UA) and her BA in History and Minor in Ethnic Studies from Arizona State University.

Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Participants are encouraged to use #library2020 and #smallruralindependent on their social media posts leading up to and during the event. Melanie received her MA in Information Resources and Library Science from the University of Arizona (UA) and her BA in History and Minor in Ethnic Studies from Arizona State University.

Libraries 36

Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 36

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

Library closures hit patrons hard—especially those who relied on them as their main internet source and used them to access online educational resources. Libraries Close, Internet Access Ends There have been several studies about how the lack of fast home broadband has hurt kids’ access to online learning during school closures.

Libraries 158

Libraries Survey E-rate Report 158

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.

Learning 81

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 81

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

When I got connected on social media, my lens grew and I became aware of more organizations, as well as some of their supporting tools and resources. Many of the organizations listed have free tools, research, case studies, and resources that can seamlessly be utilized and implemented at the district and school levels.

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Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Similarly to Garrett County in Maryland , the geography of this rural district makes broadband access inaccessible for many families. Parents also developed trust in the district by watching Nieraeth share district updates on social media and respond to parents’ questions.

Libraries 110

Libraries Data Broadband Report 110

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Please spread the word and tell people about the Summit forward this email , or post on social media Hashtag: #homelearningsummit Twitter: @homelearnsummit Facebook: @homelearningsummit Instagram: homelearningsummit HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOPICS WE ARE WORKING TO COVER IN THE SUMMIT TALKS, INTERVIEWS, AND OPEN-CHAT TIMES : ADHD and Learning ?

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Conference Learning OER Blended Learning 34

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The debate is raging on social media, school email chains, and even around the dinner table. This means things like requiring masks in schools, which would reduce transmission , and which our “Understanding America Study” has found are wildly popular among parents. Black parents are the most concerned about in-person classes.

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Online Learning Broadband Report Guidelines 141

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Via The Independent : “13-year-old girl arrested after contacting clown on social media and asking him to kill her teacher.” From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” ” Spoiler alert: not enough access to data. ” The Other US Clown Crisis.

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Via The New York Times : “ Broadband Law Could Force Rural Residents Off Information Superhighway.” The lawsuit contends that the publisher is “ predatory ” because it charges scholars to have their work published in open-access journals. Meanwhile on Campus.

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

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 Motherboard : “ New York City Passes Bill to Study Biases in Algorithms Used by the City.” State and Local) Education Politics. ” Education in the Courts.

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Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 46

Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Brechner is not ignorant of the fact that broadband provision is a necessity for such projects to succeed, indeed he even declared that 'broadband is a human right'. Conrad Wolfram. The Wolfram Alpha answer engine is a distinct departure from search engines such as Google or Bing.

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OER Broadband Laptops Social Media 53

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. ” More on this scramble to serve (profit from) low-income broadband customers in the upgrades/downgrades section below.

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Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “As Bootcamps Look for Novel Ways for Students to Pay For Their Studies, Many Try ‘ Deferred Tuition ’ ” Do note how student financial aid startups are still raising venture capital (and how now, I guess, ed-tech publications cover these stories when before they insisted these weren’t ed-tech).

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Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Educators and students are compelled to use centrally purchased tools, data systems, and popular social media platforms. And, those most likely to be able to avail themselves of this technique (because of access to expertise, resources, and privilege) are least likely to need the protection it provides.

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EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Educators and students are compelled to use centrally purchased tools, data systems, and popular social media platforms. And, those most likely to be able to avail themselves of this technique (because of access to expertise, resources, and privilege) are least likely to need the protection it provides.

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Ofsted to 'snoop' on parents' and pupils' social media | iNews → Its like Klout, but for school accountability. Tagged on: March 31, 2017 The Digital Divide: A Quarter of the Nation Is Without Broadband | Time → Politically, the persistence of the digital gap defies logic.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Ofsted to 'snoop' on parents' and pupils' social media | iNews → Its like Klout, but for school accountability. Tagged on: March 31, 2017 The Digital Divide: A Quarter of the Nation Is Without Broadband | Time → Politically, the persistence of the digital gap defies logic.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Via Politico : “The Trump administration has removed documents from an Education Department website aimed at transgender students , including those intended to help students fight for access to bathrooms of their choice.” ” Via CItyLab : “The Problem With America’s New National Broadband Map.”

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Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

“ Facebook Is Not a Technology Company ,” media studies professor Ian Bogost also wrote in August. ” Accessibility and Technology (and the Role of Governments and Corporations). It’s another one of those open questions: what will happen to “access” to the Internet under President Trump?

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Technology Education Facebook Company 40