Edsurge
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Even before the pandemic, more than 25 million Americans lacked access to broadband internet. In all, the state has distributed about 140,000 devices—many of them Chromebooks—and 44,000 home internet connections, negotiating discounts with five ISPs, with most connections costing the state between $10 to $20 a month.
Education Superhighway
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
To accomplish that mission, she noted three things had to occur: Increase hot spot availability through libraries Increase availability of connected devices (Chromebooks) for the area’s most socially vulnerable as a priority Develop an understanding that the first two solutions are short-term and require something more sustainable.
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Edsurge
JANUARY 29, 2020
schools accessing high-speed broadband, and devices all but ubiquitous in the classroom, the question is no longer whether teachers and students are using technology, but how. Kolb, who co-teaches the course with two University of Michigan colleagues, emphasized that the course is not “sit and get. With 99 percent of U.S.
Shake Up Learning
MARCH 2, 2021
We have updates to Google Classroom, Google Meet, Chromebooks, and even Google Forms! I felt totally prepared after this course. Of course, free is great, but the best thing is that these tools are relevant to students, easy to use, and open doors to many new ways to learn. Chromebook Updates. Thanks so much!
Edsurge
MARCH 13, 2019
A year later, in their second grade, Google launched the first Chromebooks. Being connected, as is required to get iPads and Chromebooks up and running, is assumed. In 2017—the last full year for which it publicly released numbers— Futuresource Consulting estimated that Chromebooks had 58.3 Source: Futuresource Consulting 1.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
By offering high-quality, affordable online courses and programs, coupled with tuition assistance, ASU and Starbucks enabled thousands to become degree holders—debt free. Broadband penetration in K-12 schools reached over 98 percent , while low-cost computing devices like Chromebooks have proliferated in classrooms.
Edsurge
MARCH 26, 2020
But the term doesn’t just mean equipping students with the same devices and broadband access. We have seen some districts actually say, “Come check out a Chromebook. Howard : I think connecting online, if you can of course, is nice. That makes the conversation about education equity essential.
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