The Hechinger Report
JUNE 12, 2017
But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learning — broadband internet beyond school walls. If some kids can go home and learn, discover and backfill information, while other kids’ learning stops at school, that’s a huge problem.”. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If
Edsurge
DECEMBER 30, 2020
The pandemic interrupted the launch of our district’s strategic plan, designed to improve student learning. We are incorporating blended learning strategies from pre-K through 12th grade and have embedded learning coaches to support this effort. Virtual learning has become an exciting new option for our students.
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Education Superhighway
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
EducationSuperHighway today released its annual State of the States report highlighting the major progress that has been achieved to connect nearly every public school classroom to high-speed broadband. million students across the nation who lack access to the minimum connectivity required for digital learning. million students and 2.6
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 11, 2020
Their students have internet connections at home, laptops they can work from, teachers who know how to design online lessons and a strong foundation of in-school blended learning experience. Most schools are completely unprepared – or, at best, woefully underprepared – for coronavirus and virtual learning.
Education Superhighway
DECEMBER 26, 2017
Though for many school districts, slow download speeds in classrooms serve as the impetus for a network upgrade, there are many reasons district leaders strive to revamp their broadband infrastructure. The broadband itself was sufficient for the number of devices they had now, but what if they wanted to use more devices?
MindShift
MARCH 26, 2020
” Sadie’s teacher reminds her that they’ll be using the educational software that she is already familiar with from her face-to-face classes at Ortega Elementary School: “It’s iReady, so we’ve got that. ” “Kind of.” And we’ve got WritingCity. “I’ve spoken to his mom. .
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 26, 2018
Efforts by the national nonprofit EducationSuperHighway to publicize how much districts pay for broadband have allowed many school systems to negotiate bandwidth deals to get greater capacity for a fraction of the cost. A first-grader at Maywood Elementary, in Maywood, California, uses her iPad to complete a chart separating nouns and verbs.
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