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How the E-rate and grants can help fund your edtech plans

eSchool News

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21st century learning or are left behind. Related content: 4 things to ask about E-rate funding.

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Funding Edtech with the E-Rate Program and Grants

edWeb.net

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. Accessing the E-Rate and Matching State Funds.

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Building a culture of academic integrity in a remote learning environment

Neo LMS

A recent survey indicates that 93% of teachers believe students are more likely to cheat if attending school online. This concern is not unfounded; plagiarism is prevalent and accessible for students, especially now. Read more: How to minimize cheating in online assessments.

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CoSN 2018: Broadband and Cybersecurity Are Top IT Concerns

EdTech Magazine

All three of these priorities are connected and make it clear that data is a district priority — accessing, managing, leveraging and keeping it secure,” the report states. IT leaders say they use funds from the E-rate program and delay replacement or defer maintenance/upgrade contracts as a strategy to overcome budget issues.

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Network Essentials for School Board Members

Education Superhighway

To address this, take a tally of the number of devices that will access your network on a regular basis. While there are other factors that may affect the amount of bandwidth your district needs—cloud-based applications, storage, online assessments, etc.—having

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SETDA in the News: February Round Up

SETDA Says

E-Rate ED EETT Equity of Access FCC In the News Interoperability Online Assessment Privacy State boards' February may have buried many in the Northeastern part of the United States in snow, but here in Washington, DC, there was lots of. read more.

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FOLLOW THE MONEY: FUNDING INNOVATION

techlearning

According to the most recent figures from Funds for Learning, E-Rate applicants nationwide requested almost $748 million in discounts against the purchase of just over $1 billion in Category Two products and services, which are detailed in this chart (right). In making its transition to online assessment, Delaware used this strategy.