Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

With the ambitious goal of closing the digital divide, Congress approved and President Biden recently signed into law $65 billion for broadband infrastructure—the largest federal investment in history. Identify areas for improvement through honest self-assessment to identify where you are currently compared to where you hope to be.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2021

With increased federal support to fund technologies in the classroom, expand broadband access, and put devices in the hands of more students, education technology continues to play an important role in the lives of educators and students. Holding learning technologies accountable.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

and since learning inside was deemed dubious at best, the classroom was moved outdoors, where group gatherings were considered safe. In June, the group mobilized. They created a sort of how-to manual for outdoor learning, detailing everything from campus site assessments and classroom infrastructure to case studies and curriculum.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 21, 2022

In the edLeader Panel, “ Broadband and Beyond: How to Optimize Your Network to Sustain and Support Growth ,” current and former district technology officials discussed their work since the pandemic began and the future needs of their systems. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast. Join the Community.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

Only 60 percent of these families had access to computers or broadband internet at home. Another way to analyze whether a solution is gap-closing is to assess who pays for it. At our firm, 91 percent of investors are from underrepresented groups, and 59 percent of the founders we fund are from underrepresented groups.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 17, 2019

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. All subjects can include a team or group-working element, allowing pupils to discuss topics and solve problems together, helping them to become more confident and rounded people.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

The message, from Zach Leverenz, founder of the nonprofit EveryoneOn, attacked the Educational Broadband Service (EBS), which long ago granted school districts and education nonprofits thousands of free licenses to use a slice of spectrum — the range of frequencies that carry everything from radio to GPS navigation to mobile internet.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Both groups, which campaigned extensively for Biden, have been outspoken critics of the role of private companies, for-profit interests and charter schools. I don’t know how you can talk about success in K-12 or postsecondary education without an earnest assessment of public-private partnerships,” he adds.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

According to a 2021 report from the think tank New America, 1 in 8 children from low-income families don’t have a computer at home, while 1 in 7 lack access to broadband internet. The Oakland Reach, a parent-led advocacy group that works with underserved communities, also joined the partnership. The homework gap isn’t new.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2020

But the term doesn’t just mean equipping students with the same devices and broadband access. We started a couple of years ago with a digital equity group to focus on this issue when we started seeing issues related to the digital divide. Hiefield: We’re a standards-based district and we assess our learning targets.

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Technology Digital Divide Broadband Accessibility 216

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

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. Application processes vary, based on the state, as do disbursements. Cynthia Schultz, Esq.,

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2020

School board members can’t get the funding kids deserve alone; they must quickly ally themselves and form alliances with unions, parents and community groups. This would include a commitment of $15 billion to provide free broadband access and a laptop to every student in America who needs one, and $9 billion for educator retraining.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 6, 2021

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. Nevada COVID-19 Task Force.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Capturing a picture of education is a bit like looking through a kaleidoscope, with each group that comes to education bringing its own point of view on how teaching and learning has and should evolve. Check out what your local school pays for broadband here. And yet one obvious conclusions shines through it all. billion. (In

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

While online learning (which has a terrible track record) will undoubtedly exacerbate opportunity gaps, it is the very groups that have been the most historically underserved who are the most leery of coming back to schools. His research focuses on K-12 education policy, curriculum reform and assessment policy, among other topics.

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Online Learning Broadband Report Guidelines 140

Education Superhighway

JUNE 24, 2019

What led you to become passionate about expanding broadband access, and what motivates you most about your role as Director of Instructional Policy and State E-rate Coordinator at DESE? And Compare and Connect K-12 shone a light on what districts paid for broadband, giving them leverage to negotiate better rates.

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Technology E-rate Broadband Outcomes 74

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

A recent Digital Promise report found that, for the most part, teachers and principals play a modest role in needs assessment and procurement, and that district administrators serve as the gatekeepers for school-level technology. Crowdsource needs assessments. Encourage innovation.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The last edtech conference of the year kicked off with a series of reflections by some well-known edtech pundits on the challenges and opportunities at the intersection of education and technology, including around how to assess learning, improve accessibility and catalyze procurement reform.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

“Next year, many traditional education strategies will fade away as educators help students recover from the pandemic’s impact, especially with harder-hit groups like students who learn and think differently. These reports may provide recommendations for grouping students or next steps for instruction.

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 139

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 24, 2019

As part of the California State Library’s Executive team, she is co-director a Knight Foundation grant to support open data literacy in public libraries and communities and serves on the board of CENIC, California’s research and education broadband network. He’s been awarded the U.S.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 22, 2019

As part of the California State Library’s Executive team, she is co-director a Knight Foundation grant to support open data literacy in public libraries and communities and serves on the board of CENIC, California’s research and education broadband network. He’s been awarded the U.S.

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 20, 2016

Secretary of Education—the importance of expanded broadband access, figuring out how to use data to improve achievement, and the importance of research in decision-making about ed tech. Among other highlights of the minister of education’s speech: The British government is backing broadband with a commitment of £1.3

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Promote Low Cost Broadband Offerings 3. Assess Existing Community Resources, Gaps and Needs 3. Innovative school and district leaders are rising above fiscal constraints to ensure students have broadband access both during and beyond the school day. Partner with Community Organizations to Create “Homework Hotspots” 2.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Tagged on: July 13, 2017 Symposium Reports | EdTech Efficacy Research Academic Symposium → The Symposium Working Groups’ final reports summarize these findings and their implications for the role of efficacy research in the development, adoption, and implementation of edtech moving forward.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. It’s not enough just to assess students; we actually have to do something about what’s going on.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

About 30 percent of households don’t have high-speed broadband, with a higher concentration of those households in minority and low-income communities, according to a brief by the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education. Some teachers also have students assess their own mastery of skills.).

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MindShift

AUGUST 10, 2021

When the English proficiency assessment her program uses moved online several years ago, many of its corresponding course materials also went virtual, making her program’s transition to distance learning less difficult materials-wise. To her, this replicated the classroom feeling of being surrounded by peers working.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

About 30 percent of households don’t have high-speed broadband, with a higher concentration of those households in minority and low-income communities, according to a brief by the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education. Some teachers also have students assess their own mastery of skills.).

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

She is currently the co-chair of the Gathering of Arizona Tribal Libraries and the Arizona Library Association’s Native American Library Interest Group. On the verge of closing its doors, Dianne led a group of dedicated volunteers who transformed it into the vibrant community institution it is today.

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Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 56

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

FWA allows extremely high-speed broadband where fiber connections can be too cost-prohibitive to install. Think of broadband speeds where large amounts of data can allow students to collaborate digitally from their schools or homes. Access to interactive experiences, 3D drawings, site visits, etc. — Keith Look, Ed.D.,

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EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 109

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2018

He has worked for the Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough, MA as Director of Technology and Digital Learning; Newton, MA Public Schools as Director of IT and Library Media; Sharon, MA Public Schools as Director of Technology; and as Consultant at Creativemindz Consulting Group LLC. About the Host.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In an NYT op-ed in March, Kevin Carey contended that Arizona’s voucher program raised all sorts of ethical questions about profiteering and public money, noting that Steve Yarbrough is both the head of the State Senate and the CEO of one of the state’s largest voucher granting groups. broadband privacy rules.”

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

We have the luxury of becoming choosier, and harsher on ourselves, as progress is made, i.e., let’s first make sure there are free, quality schools everywhere, and that children can all read and write, and then at some point down the line we can concern ourselves with iPads vs Androids, or the broadband access in our poorest communities.

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Education Broadband Industry Accessibility 40

IT Bill

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

This means lower costs up-front and lower costs overall when compared to the combined costs of cellular and monthly broadband Internet service to the home. Tumblr ) for peer review or assessment of learning. GroupMe ), messaging, engaging in group discussions, as well as sharing news, scholarly articles, video, etc.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

She is currently the co-chair of the Gathering of Arizona Tribal Libraries and the Arizona Library Association’s Native American Library Interest Group. On the verge of closing its doors, Dianne led a group of dedicated volunteers who transformed it into the vibrant community institution it is today.

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Libraries Conference Advocacy Pearson 41

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

million Idaho Education Network settlement | Idaho EdNews → After eight years - and with state-issued checks totaling $3.4M - the state has closed the costly and convoluted case of the Idaho Education Network broadband project. Tagged on: March 10, 2017 State reaches $3.5

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

She is currently the co-chair of the Gathering of Arizona Tribal Libraries and the Arizona Library Association’s Native American Library Interest Group. On the verge of closing its doors, Dianne led a group of dedicated volunteers who transformed it into the vibrant community institution it is today.

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