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EducationSuperHighway & Massachusetts connect residents to affordable broadband

Education Superhighway

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), part of the Infrastructure Law, provides eligible households with a $30 monthly subsidy for affordable broadband at home. EducationSuperHighway provided pro bono service provider relationship management, procurement support, network design, pricing review, and RFI document templates.

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Revised Federal Edtech Plan Calls for Closing Digital Divides

Edsurge

This is one of the first documents that really gives schools a roadmap for looking at their technology systems as a whole, says Lindsay Jones, the chief executive officer of CAST, a nonprofit that advocates for equitable learning conditions. There are some attempts to plug the cavernous hole that would leave in funding broadband advances.

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How to Select a Complete Digital Education Solution Provider

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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. Software like Google Docs means that groups of pupils can work on the same document from different devices, which can then be presented to the rest of the class.

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Students’ Physical and Mental Health Declined During the Pandemic. Could a New Telehealth Initiative Help?

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Researchers have documented declines in children’s mental health during remote learning and social distancing. UMMC will conduct needs assessments with schools and districts, and set up and maintain the program locally, training school nurses and other staff on how to use the system.

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

eSchool News

And with online assessments now being required in many states, reliable broadband access is also essential so that students’ knowledge and skills are accurately represented, and technology is not a barrier to achievement and its documentation. Related content: 4 things to ask about E-rate funding.

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Case Study: Clark County School District

Education Superhighway

An initial needs assessment by CCSD found that 70,000 respondents did not have a device, 18,000 did not have Internet access, and 120,000 did not respond at all. The survey results demonstrated the urgency of eliminating broadband accessibility as a barrier to remote learning. On average, calls lasted fifteen to twenty minutes.

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When the Robots Come for Our Jobs, They’ll Spare the Teachers

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For the first time, many students are learning in classrooms equipped with access to broadband internet and mobile computing devices. It can process and spot patterns across homework assignments, or formative assessments. Recall that the first iPhones weren’t released until 2007.

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