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Edtech Reports Recap: Video Is Eating the World, Broadband Fails to Keep Up

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The broadband gap isn’t only a problem for remote learning. That Broadband Gap Bar? schools had high-speed broadband connections. A different nonprofit, Connected Nation, has picked up EducationSuperHighway’s broadband baton. Early childhood” videos on YouTube nearly all have advertising. All in this Edtech Reports Recap.

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Creating Conditions for Powerful Technology Use

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To support current implementation and to provide insights to shape future implementation, Digital Promise examined teachers’ experiences with technology and professional learning through a series of case studies. To learn more about the case study in Puerto Rico, download the full report.

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Case Study: Clark County School District

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The survey results demonstrated the urgency of eliminating broadband accessibility as a barrier to remote learning. The initiative set a goal of ensuring that every student had access to a broadband connection, which drove innovation and perseverance among all key players from the Task Force to the calling agents to school leaders.

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Not Just Classroom Supplies: Teachers Also Buy Edtech With Their Own Money

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That’s arguably the case for U.S. In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. Recent studies by Deloitte and the Gates Foundation have shed light into how educators engage with edtech. Last year, a U.S. But there’s still much room for improvement.

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Automation Will Hit Young People Hardest. Can These Nonprofits Prepare Them for It?

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We have lots of case studies and examples that really allow them to explore different concepts, such as one about bias that might be on TikTok. We did a survey of our girls before they even entered the program to really get a handle on what were their needs: How many hours could they give, did they have the hardware?

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Case Study: Chicago Connected

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With the possibility of remote learning returning this fall, the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the philanthropic community, and leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) recognized a historic opportunity to eliminate broadband accessibility as a barrier to digital learning. Customer satisfaction surveys.

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Early Literacy in the U.S.: Building a Pathway to Opportunity for All

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" Last month the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and Rutgers University released a national survey that found that millions of low- and moderate-income Americans are now in the ranks of the "under-connected." Address the lack of broadband Internet access in many lower-income homes.