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.
EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
Since our nation’s beginning, the farm has been a foundation of American society , but too often rural communities do not have broadband access or don’t have access to the digital skills needed on today’s modern farms,” Snapp wrote in a blog post. “As But we know that technology will be an engine of America’s growth for years to come.”.
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The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 11, 2018
Caine oversees the school’s Chromebooks. And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons. According to an April 2018 Department of Education report, 18 percent of 5- to 17-year old students in “remote rural” districts have no broadband access at home.
Tom Murray
JANUARY 12, 2016
Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ As districts became more in tune with these issues in 2015, the move to Chromebooks continued to grow. With the new year now upon us, listed below are six edtech resolutions for 2016.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Before heading out, they call families to see what supplies are needed, including supplies like papers, pencils and crayons, back-up Chromebook chargers or food and warm clothing for kids. The unprecedented events of the past year have taken a toll on the mental health and well-being of students of every age.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 23, 2020
Jamar McKneely (background) tours a science and technology event at Edna Karr High School, one of the schools in his InspireNOLA charter school network. Like Miami-Dade, the Broward system was able to quickly ramp up remote learning in part because of provisions it had put in place in the event of hurricanes.
MindShift
JULY 31, 2020
Community events like story hours, maker spaces, and summer camps have moved online for easy access, and librarians are featuring themselves online, reading books and doing crafts, to stay connected. . Families can pick up a Chromebook and hot spot from the library. When historic events collide .
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