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Laying the Foundation for Distance Learning Success

Digital Promise

“We have realized that the adoption of VILS three years ago laid the foundation for our successes so far this year,” said Jonathan Lubas, Verizon Innovative Learning coach at Breakthrough Schools in Cleveland, Ohio. We’ve been using distance learning tools for years. We were ahead of the game. That was a huge advantage.

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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

Eric Bredder (second from left), a teacher at Monticello High School, confers with students using the CNC milling machine, one of several computer-guided fabrication tools used by his classes. But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learningbroadband internet beyond school walls.

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Coronavirus is poised to inflame inequality in schools

The Hechinger Report

State and federal agencies have advised schools to create online learning plans to minimize the disruption to student learning. 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.

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More schools are online than ever before – but it’s far from perfect

The Hechinger Report

When teachers don’t know if a program will crash midway through class – or work at all – they are often hesitant to use online programs to enhance lessons. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Is technology necessary to personalize learning? But even the best online program is not a panacea, of course.

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How a State E-rate Coordinator Drives Digital Access

Education Superhighway

We spoke with her about the challenges and triumphs she’s seen in advocating for broadband access across the state for the second installment in our new Broadband Leaders series. . You’ve driven thousands of miles across the state to meet with school district leaders about their broadband upgrades.

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Students’ Lack of Home Internet Access Becomes Priority for District Tech Leaders

Marketplace K-12

The Consortium for School Networking, or CoSN, issued a plan of action this week that aims to prod district leaders to at least gather data on personal student broadband access. Hansen said the stakes are high for getting families access as well, since student feedback and parent-teacher engagement are increasingly delivered online.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 & 29 Editions)

Doug Levin

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education.

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