Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Broadband penetration in K-12 schools reached over 98 percent , while low-cost computing devices like Chromebooks have proliferated in classrooms. A group of U.S. Schools spent a decade buying technology. Now they want it to work. Education technology reached a tipping point in the last decade.

Trends 165

Trends EdTech Education Company 165

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The program is primarily focused on impacting students in the following groups: Students in foster care. In addition to free wireless internet access and mobile Wi-Fi hotspots, some awardees may also receive a new or refurbished laptop, Chromebook, or tablet learning device (based on need and subject to availability).

Mobility 53

Mobility Broadband Chromebook Laptops 53

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. We started a couple of years ago with a digital equity group to focus on this issue when we started seeing issues related to the digital divide. Hiefield : Yes.

Technology 213

Technology Digital Divide Broadband Accessibility 213

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. In total, her group estimates there are approximately 35,000 practicing school psychologists.

Technology 122

Technology Broadband Meeting Advocacy 122

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

A student in New York uses Google Docs on her classroom iPad to discuss themes in the class’s latest book with her group. Efforts by the national nonprofit EducationSuperHighway to publicize how much districts pay for broadband have allowed many school systems to negotiate bandwidth deals to get greater capacity for a fraction of the cost.

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iPad Broadband Software Company 77

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Your school just invested in a new set of Chromebooks or iPads. Most classrooms have access to at least one computer or mobile device, and 77% of school districts have high speed broadband. Districts should look to solutions that streamline peer feedback, classroom polls, and flexible groupings.

Technology 112

Technology Differentiated Instruction Broadband Academic Standards 112

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

Families can pick up a Chromebook and hot spot from the library. Joining with local community arts groups and organizations, the library was able to provide 54 of the original 70 in-person camps they had planned for. Let our legacy be justice,” Hall told librarians on the conference’s Zoom call.

Libraries 68

Libraries Social Media Digital Badges Accessibility 68

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Even before the pandemic, more than 25 million Americans lacked access to broadband internet. In some areas, local philanthropy groups stepped up to pay for internet connectivity as well. The broadband needs to follow the kid,” Casey says. “We The state, of course, did not work alone.

Digital Divide 206

Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Libraries 206

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Many broadband providers are also adding capacity, lifting caps on data and offering extended free trial periods. When we first went out, and we were distributing all these Chromebooks on the fly, we thought about just having it be optional, extended learning,” said Pamela Swanson, superintendent of Westminster Public Schools outside Denver.

Learning 66

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 66

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

We have updates to Google Classroom, Google Meet, Chromebooks, and even Google Forms! Improved performance on Chromebooks : Google has also made significant improvements to the performance of Meet on Chromebooks. By the way, they are also improving how Zoom works on Chromebooks.). Chromebook Updates.

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Google Chromebook Android Education 101

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.

Analysis 151

Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 151

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Some might not have a Chromebook or internet. Nearly 12 million students in 2017 didn’t have broadband internet in their homes , according to a federal report. Some have banded together to call for providing internet hotspots and Chromebooks to millions of students who cannot get online or access lessons.

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Broadband Chromebook Laptops Meeting 139

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. With 99 percent of U.S. On its face, that sounds like a good thing. It’s not just Kolb’s observations.

Technology 100

Technology Chromebook Broadband EdTech 100

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. For Lake Central this means that at the same time each new loan is approved, an old one is being paid off. So there is no increase in cost to taxpayers. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. For Lake Central this means that at the same time each new loan is approved, an old one is being paid off. So there is no increase in cost to taxpayers. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2020

Chromebooks will also be distributed to children who need them. Residents of rural areas are less likely to have access to broadband at home than those living in larger cities. Masks are required at all times and typical classroom routines, such as learning stations, where children might work in groups are out.

Broadband 73

Broadband Software Report Chromebook 73

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2023

For a number of years, she’s relied on discount options for broadband so that her own family can connect to the internet. The broadband speed is supposed to be up to 300 gigabytes — considered moderate usage for an American household — but it can run slow because everyone is using it, Tang says.

Broadband 99

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Digital Divide 99

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. We are currently in the process of handing out 8,000 Chromebooks and hotspots for students to use at home.

EdTech 70

EdTech Learning Industry Data 70

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

While the vast majority of Native American and Alaska Native students attend traditional public schools — the BIE educates less than 10 percent of Native students — BIE students score significantly lower than their public school counterparts on standardized exams, and overall post some of the lowest scores of any student group. Stalled Aid.

Report 124

Report Elementary Online Learning System 124

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” through-MOOCs program launched, its College of Business says it is seeing the contours of a model it can use to promote the university abroad, enroll previously untapped groups of students and attract corporate partners.”

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

million Idaho Education Network settlement | Idaho EdNews → After eight years - and with state-issued checks totaling $3.4M - the state has closed the costly and convoluted case of the Idaho Education Network broadband project. Tagged on: March 10, 2017 State reaches $3.5

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Nearby, a group of seniors exhibit souvenirs they designed and fabricated a week earlier, using a computer-assisted drafting program and the lab’s 3-D printer. 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.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

.” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. ” More on this scramble to serve (profit from) low-income broadband customers in the upgrades/downgrades section below.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

” Via Buzzfeed : “The Education Department Quietly Invited Anti-LGBT Groups To A Father’s Day Event.” ” The groups, Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council , both advocate for “gay conversion therapy.” ” Teach for America but for Afghanistan.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” ” Right-wing troll Ann Coulter pulled out of her talk at UC Berkeley , because “because she had lost the backing of conservative groups that had initially sponsored her appearance.”

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” Luster lost to Chromebooks, apparently. million in funding from Wellcome Trust, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Four Rivers Group, Ashton Kutcher, LVMH, Xavier Niel, Bill Gates, Benchmark, and Founders Fund. ” More via The New York Times.

Education 40

Education MOOC Company Pearson 40

Hack Education

MARCH 31, 2017

Via PBS Frontline : “ Climate Change Skeptic Group Seeks to Influence 200,000 Teachers.” ” The group in question is the Heartland Institute , a libertarian think tank. ” “ Apple ’s Bid To Reclaim The Classroom From Chromebooks May Be Too Late,” says Fast Company. .” Welp.

Education 40

Education Coursera Pearson Report 40

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools. Advertising companies, tech giants, data collectors, and the federal government, it turns out. Tagged on: March 28, 2017 Got tech problems?

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools. Advertising companies, tech giants, data collectors, and the federal government, it turns out. Tagged on: March 28, 2017 Got tech problems?

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” Kaplan Inc has agreed to acquire the College for Financial Planning from Apollo Education Group. Chromebooks. ” Via The 74 : “ Middle Schoolers Without Broadband Access Feel Set Up for Failure, New Survey Finds.”

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50