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Could the Bridge Across the Digital Divide Be Paved With TV Signals?

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From sharing Sesame Street to sharing e-books, datacasting (sharing targeted content through digital television signals) is set to help deliver digital education content to millions of students worldwide. We asked where it fits in the journey toward universal broadband. households didn't have broadband access.

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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learning — broadband internet beyond school walls. They’re building their own countywide broadband network. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below.

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K–12's Digital Transformation Is Giving Libraries a Modern Makeover

EdTech Magazine

No longer just a haven for dusty books and stern shushes, the library is now a place for digital resources and makerspaces and flexible learning. As such, modern libraries should be outfitted with robust broadband and plenty of places for students and educators to charge equipment. There will always be books. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Teaching Online During COVID-19

Ask a Tech Teacher

When you have internet access, download work from Google Classroom to work offline. Check with your local broadband provider to see if they have free access programs. Have a frequent virtual meeting via Google Hangouts Meet, Zoom, or an option through your LMS. Online or via Google Voice. No–establish office hours.

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Equity Isn’t Just About Technology. It’s About Supporting Students and Families.

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But the term doesn’t just mean equipping students with the same devices and broadband access. Maybe it is about learning new technology, but it also could be about reading a book together.” Maybe it is about learning new technology, but it also could be about reading a book together. Teachers want to be there for parents.

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Jeff Bezos Wants to Go to the Moon. Then, Public Education.

Edsurge

In a now-famous 1997 interview , he candidly explained why Amazon started out by selling books. Books were simply a stepping stone, the “best first thing” to sell.) While Google, Microsoft and Apple have been pursuing their ambitions in K-12 and higher education for more than a decade, Amazon has mostly remained at the sidelines.

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OPINION: Free community college was never going to be enough

The Hechinger Report

This means help with the nontuition costs of college: books, laptops, housing, childcare, transportation, broadband and more. Major employers — from Google and Amazon to Salesforce and beyond — are ditching their degree requirements in order to broaden their talent pools and address labor shortages.

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