The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The Rise of the Low-Cost Tablet & the Promise It May Hold for Learning BYOD: Does It Solve or Does It Worsen K-12 Tech Woes? and aims to address some of the obstacles to broadband adoption -- in terms of cost, access, relevance, and digital literacy. Can Google Challenge Over-Zealous Web Filtering at Schools? Not a reader.

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JANUARY 12, 2018

Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” ” “No College Kid Needs a Water Park to Study,” says James Koch in a NYT op-ed , criticizing schools spending money on lavish amenities. ” Also via Techcrunch : “ Facebook brings Messenger Kids to Fire tablets.”

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Via Wired : “ Ajit Pai ’s Plan Will Take Broadband Away From Poor People.” Via Standard Digital : “School abandons computer lessons as tablets remains unpowered.” ” That’s the Nalekat Primary School in Kenya which has government issued tablets but no power to charge them. million total.

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AUGUST 4, 2017

” “Republicans try to take cheap phones and broadband away from poor people,” Ars Technica reports. monthly subsidies toward cellular phone service or mobile broadband. Via Edsurge : “ Apple iPad Sales to Schools Jump 32%, Selling 1M Tablets in Fiscal Q3 2017.” These 11 Cases Show How.”

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