The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2023

These tailwinds produce new tailwinds, such as the creation and adoption of effective educational solutions s that collect actionable data on how to better support students. Those students were bright and hardworking, but they didn’t have access to the best resources or solutions proven to accelerate learning.

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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.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Today, 68 percent of districts say they meet that benchmark – a major increase that reveals just how many schools now see the value in improved internet connections. Read more about Blended Learning. And it’s not just about wired connections. “The

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Blended Learning Broadband Report Tablets 79

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2016

More flexible learning environments—including technology-based ones—can expand learning options for rural students beyond the four walls of a traditional classroom. For instance, online or blended learning options enable students to take specialized or advanced coursework not offered by their school.

Personalized Learning 60

Personalized Learning E-rate Outcomes Learning 60

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Tagged on: July 11, 2017 Maine Charter School Moves Away From Online Learning Model | Maine Public → The Snow Pond Arts Academy charter school in Sidney had an ambitious goal — to be the first public school in Maine to use a model called “blended learning,” in which most of student work takes place in an online platform.

EdTech 150

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced on DLD that the FCC will double its spending to $2 billion to connect schools and libraries to broadband over the next two years. As Wheeler pointed out , a 2013 national school speed test found 72 percent of schools—and nearly 40 million students—didn’t have access to the broadband speeds they needed.

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Digital Learning E-rate Broadband Learning 28

MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

And now you know how to meet me in the morning.” Just over half of the nation’s public school children are from families considered low-income, and an estimated 12 million lack broadband Internet access at home. And we’ve got WritingCity. “I’ve spoken to his mom.

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Learning Training Blended Learning Laptops 52

Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will soon consider adopting a new version of its Lifeline program to increase broadband access for the millions of low-income Americans who do not have consistent service. We sum this up in four key steps: Invest in a new system of early learning from birth through primary school.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will soon consider adopting a new version of its Lifeline program to increase broadband access for the millions of low-income Americans who do not have consistent service. We sum this up in four key steps: Invest in a new system of early learning from birth through primary school.

Broadband 40

Broadband Digital Citizenship Industry Libraries 40

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2020

Related content: How to be a successful virtual teacher. We know that there is a serious gap between what official government statistics tell us about broadband availability and the actual experience on the ground,” said Professor and Quello Center Director Johannes M. Related Content: eSchool News Online and Blended Learning Guide.

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Online Learning Blended Learning Broadband Learning 121

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof. I’ll be a bit more tidy going forward. I know you are going through a bit of a funk yourself. I’m sorry. Hope you get better soon. I’ll always fondly remember the good times we had.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof. I’ll be a bit more tidy going forward. I know you are going through a bit of a funk yourself. I’m sorry. Hope you get better soon. I’ll always fondly remember the good times we had.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Kajeet introduced Kajeet Private Wireless, its next-gen, cloud-based, private 5G and LTE platform delivering fast, secure, and reliable broadband connectivity for students in remote areas and communities underserved by public wireless options.

EdTech 138

EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 138

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

Learn more about storage here. Google Classroom was originally built to simplify blended learning, but it has now become a more robust learning management system. Related: How to Integrate Google Classroom and Google Meet. Files uploaded or last edited before June 1, 2021 will not count against your quota. .

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Add concepts like blended and flipped learning to the equation and you come up with yet another to-do list item: Make sure students can actually use their devices when they aren’t physically on campus and within wi-fi range.

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E-rate Chromebook Accessibility Flipped Classroom 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Please spread the word and tell people about the Summit forward this email , or post on social media Hashtag: #homelearningsummit Twitter: @homelearnsummit Facebook: @homelearningsummit Instagram: homelearningsummit HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOPICS WE ARE WORKING TO COVER IN THE SUMMIT TALKS, INTERVIEWS, AND OPEN-CHAT TIMES : ADHD and Learning ?

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Conference Learning OER Blended Learning 34

Nik Peachey

OCTOBER 9, 2007

See how to ride a hoverboard movie (3.5Mb) The visual graphics of the world are far less detailed than in Second Life , for example, but this means that the hardware and bandwidth requirements are much less, so you don’t need an expensive computer with high-end graphics card to join in the fun. Start a machinima project.

Broadband 40

Broadband Blended Learning Meeting Tools 40

MindShift

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

For instance, one class of second-graders recently learned how to use simple circuits to make a game in which the correct answer to a double-digit math problem would light up a little bulb. The class was finishing a tutorial begun the day before: how to build a simple app in which a button with a cat picture meowed when tapped. “I

Robotics 28

Robotics Elementary Technology STEM 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Thursday, June 12th at 1:45pm in Atherton, CA Common Sense Media: Discover and Use Great Ed Tech for Learning , How do you discover and use great ed tech tools for learning? Learn four important skills that will help you integrate edtech into your curriculum. Learn more and register here.

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Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 54

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

I may need to know how to use this at some point, and I don’t want to go to college or to a job totally clueless.”. Third grade students at Meeker Elementary school share an iPad in a blended learning class in Greeley, Colorado. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Read more about Blended Learning.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Ensuring that all students have high-speed internet access and functioning devices is a baseline requirement for virtual learning. The report highlights states (Tennessee, Mississippi, Massachusetts) that have used state and federal relief funding to purchase devices and expand broadband connectivity.

Digital Divide 218

Digital Divide How To Learning Broadband 218

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools. " But, wait, there's more.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools. " But, wait, there's more.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150