EdTech Magazine

MARCH 6, 2018

Seek Out E-Rate Funding. One way that school districts can easily stay on budget when updating networking infrastructure is with help from the E-rate program. E-rate provides up to an 85 percent discount on Category 2 equipment , which includes internal infrastructure equipment. Craft a Long-Term Tech Plan.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

Millions of students lack the ability to access the internet from home — a problem compounded by increasing expectations from educators that students do so to complete homework and research. . Fourteen percent of children ages 3 to 18 lack home internet access , according to National Center for Education Statistics data.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

IT administrators must make sure there are enough manageable wireless access points and switches in the library to ensure proper capacity and coverage. Because wireless networking can be an expensive endeavor, schools can use E-rate funding to pay for these upgrades. by David Andrade.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2019

JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued FETC 2019 coverage. Work with the transportation department: Before they can equip their buses with internet access, schools need to know whether they have access to those buses in the first place. Currently, E-Rate does not cover connected bus programs.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Content filtering and web monitoring software aim to prevent students from accessing inappropriate materials online, and many options also include features to alert school leaders to cyberbullying and other instances in which students’ digital communications or web activity might indicate troubling behavior. by Marquita Brown.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

The evolution of trust in Wikipedia was documented by Mothe & Sahut (2018) who noted a contrast “between a higher frequency of use of Wikipedia and a lower rate of citation.” Look for editorial ratings. Follow #containercollapse on Twitter. ” Debbie suggests students develop certain habits: *Look for length.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 8, 2019

Congress passed the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) in 2000, tying E-rate program discounts to a school’s internet safety policy. CIPA requirements are specifically about access to obscene material, but schools now need to think about safety, bullying, radicalization, and more ,” explains Amy Bennett of Lightspeed Systems.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

That money, combined with federal E-rate funds , enabled St. You need to have a sustainable, long-term refresh plan around everything, from switches and wires to routers and access points, to keep up with bandwidth needed for people who are drawing on video-rich content.”. by Dan Tynan.

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ProfHacker

OCTOBER 12, 2016

I just published a call to action for fellow global South scholars in Al-Fanar Media (an Arab higher education magazine) entitled Amplifying Voices of Global South Scholars. Not because of low rates of submissions, but low rates of acceptance. As a journal editor or editorial board member or peer reviewer.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 18, 2017 FBI arrests Twitter user who sent seizure-inducing GIF | CNET → This is terrifying: Kurt Eichenwald, a journalist who writes for Vanity Fair and Newsweek, tweeted Friday that the FBI had arrested a man suspected of purposefully sending him a GIF that triggered an epileptic seizure.

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NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Reddit and Tumblr played huge roles in disseminating political information during the past election season. On Twitter’s 10th birthday this year, Poynter, the respected journalism portal, listed 10 Twitter How Tos –guides for using Twitter for journalism from its own archive.

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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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Inside Higher Ed has more details on the University of California Berkeley ’s announcement that they’ll remove free online content rather than comply with a Justice Department demand to make it accessible to those with disabilities. Via Buzzfeed : “After Reporting Abuse , Many Twitter Users Hear Silence Or Worse.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Via The Verge : “ Juul has 60 days to prove it can keep its e-cigs away from kids, FDA warns.” The New York Times Magazine has a long and thoughtful piece by Sara Mosle on school reforms in the Atlanta Public Schools. ” (Also from Hill : “Timeline of e-Literate Coverage of Blackboard Learn Ultra.”).

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. “ Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : ”Why Twitter Is Calling Abigail Fisher ’ Becky With the Bad Grades ’: A Brief Explainer.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via E&E News : “ Cabinet heads told to praise Paris exit. Via Philadelphia Magazine : “This Quaker Sex Ed Teacher Says Your Kids Need to Be Porn-Literate.” ” Via Motherboard : “ Twitter Is Banning Anyone Whose Date of Birth Says They Joined Before They Were 13.” Since 1999.”

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