Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

As summer vacation winds down, thousands of devices—including Chromebooks, iPads, and laptops—are in the care of school district IT departments. The pandemic-era jump for elementary school students was even larger: from under half to 84 percent. But allocating funding for broadband made MDE’s 1:1 initiative more likely to succeed.

Broadband 128

Broadband Survey Laptops Analysis 128

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. Participants are currently learning how to evaluate software privacy policies and make an informed decision about whether it’s right for their school.

Technology 106

Technology Chromebook Broadband EdTech 106

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2023

Tang now works part time as a tutor at DuPont Elementary, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. For a number of years, she’s relied on discount options for broadband so that her own family can connect to the internet. Tang appreciates the internet, which has helped her kids with school and saved her from stressing about her broadband connection.

Broadband 108

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Digital Divide 108

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Parents have become used to increased information and communication from schools. One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades. We are currently in the process of handing out 8,000 Chromebooks and hotspots for students to use at home.

EdTech 67

EdTech Learning Industry Data 67

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

At least two other schools — including Keams Canyon Elementary on the Hopi Reservation and Rocky Ridge Boarding School on the Navajo Nation — also had students or staff report to school after March 16. Hopi Junior Senior High School handed out Chromebooks and hotspots for students who needed them, but that hardly constituted a cure-all.

Report 127

Report Elementary Online Learning System 127

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Third grade students at Meeker Elementary school share an iPad in a blended learning class in Greeley, Colorado. Extra money has allowed these wealthier districts to invest heavily in Chromebooks and iPads, state-of-the-art robotics programs, computerized blackboards, and high-end 3-D printers. It’s perhaps not surprising.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” Via Techcrunch : “As Chromebook sales soar in schools, Apple and Microsoft fight back.” So no surprise, Techcrunch informs us that “ Scrumpt now offers fresh, healthy lunches for kids.”

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “The National Women’s Law Center filed suit Monday against the Education Department in an effort to force the release of information about federal enforcement of Title IX , a law that governs how schools handle campus sexual harassment and assault.” Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” Jeb Bush’s lieutenant governor, as assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education, the top post at the Education Department overseeing K–12 policy.” Chromebooks. ” Yay.

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50