edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

And, that makes access to adequate and reliable broadband even more important as the development of new technologies continues. Marc Johnson, Executive Director of East Central Minnesota Educational Cable Cooperative (ECMECC), then provided perspective from a regional and local level on the expanding use of broadband.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 20, 2018

How to Embrace Unconventional Classroom Designs. Despite the abundant technology advances that have taken place over the past century, many classrooms still have something in common with the one-room schoolhouses of yore. Modernize Classrooms with Open Spaces. GPAEA aims to make #K12 classrooms more modern and flexible.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learning — broadband internet beyond school walls. They’re building their own countywide broadband network. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In a way, it’s a shift to recognize another aspect of the digital divide in America: the quality divide when it comes to implementation of edtech, which arises because all this new technology isn’t necessarily being put to the best use in classrooms. Last 10 Miles’ Even with these challenges, some advocates remain optimistic. “I

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

We asked where it fits in the journey toward universal broadband. households didn't have broadband access. Over the next three years, we worked with educators to design and integrate the system to work with learning management systems like Google Classroom, Schoolology and Canvas. Langner: Really, it was born from desperation.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 9, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the inequitable access to technology and broadband, particularly for students who have been traditionally marginalized. Always-available technology and broadband access. What learning looks like and how it is delivered has changed forever. A clear, inclusive, and easily accessible transformation plan.

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2024

Policy initiatives are structured around CoSN’s focus on four critical policy areas: E-rate and broadband access in classrooms, educational technology funding, privacy and data security, and digital equity. As part of #CoSN2024, the Advocacy Auction raises money for those efforts.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 2, 2019

But in order to take advantage of edtech, they first need broadband access. Even when broadband is available, many students don’t have access at home. They’ve opened up their doors to their neighbors for their own broadband needs. The post The Challenges of Broadband Access in Rural Schools appeared first on edWeb.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 7, 2018

Virtual Classrooms and VR Help Schools Get Qualified Teachers. VR Preps Teachers for the Classroom. Researchers at the University at Buffalo created a VR platform that simulates difficult student behaviors in the classroom to give future teachers opportunities to react in a safe setting. meghan.bogardu…. Wed, 03/07/2018 - 10:00.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2022

To realize the promise of digital transformation, schools at all levels (K-20) need solutions that can extend secure and reliable broadband connectivity campus wide. These limitations could keep institutions from reaping the full benefits of broadband and digitalization. Fortunately, there’s a better alternative.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Gamino, New York City’s Chief Technology Officer, in an interview with EdSurge earlier this month, noting his office’s desire to close the “homework gap” caused by lack of broadband connection in homes. Our kids deserve 21st-century classrooms that prepare them for a 21st-century economy.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2017

A free tool from nonprofit EducationSuperHighway is intended to help district technology leaders compare broadband and connectivity information with other districts nearby and across the nation. Next page: District success stories and highlights of the new tool).

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

APRIL 21, 2016

The majority of classrooms are connected to the Internet, but that doesn't mean they have the capabilities to use digital tools as intended. Slow broadband was impeding teachers' use of our product, so we had to adapt. Click the headline to read the full post. Email websupport@epe.org.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Individual Classroom Technology Use. Technology has become an integral part of day-to-day classroom activities, used for everything from improving personalized learning initiatives to cutting down on unwanted behavior. wireless APs per classroom. Everyday 1:1 Technology Use. Video, Virtual Reality and Other Rich Media Use.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 11, 2014

EducationSuperHighway applauds the Chairman and the Commissioners for ensuring that every school can connect to high-speed broadband, every classroom to Wi-Fi, and every student to a brighter, more connected future. billion per year to account for growing bandwidth demand. billion per year to account for growing bandwidth demand.

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 19, 2019

Jojo Myers Campos is the state broadband development manager and has been working on the Nevada Connect Kids Initiative for the past two years. After years of research, Jojo and her team proposed solving the problem through community broadband upgrades – bringing together stakeholders across towns to build business cases for upgrades.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2017

school districts have reached the minimum connectivity–100 kbps per student, as recommended by the Federal Communications Commission–to help students effectively use technology in the classroom. Next page: Better broadband affordability). Eighty-eight percent of U.S. Thirty-four governors across the U.S.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 11, 2019

With the right tools and training, adopting edtech in the classroom can have far-reaching benefits. 5 Tips for schools to harness the power of edtech in the classroom. For example, there is no point spending thousands of dollars on new equipment if you don’t have the required WiFi connectivity, infrastructure or broadband speed for it.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

After some quick research, Hering came across EducationSuperHighway , a non-profit dedicated to bringing internet access to every public classroom in America. One of the things we can do to make sure districts get as much broadband as they are paying for is to share info about what other [districts] are getting.”

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As the district prepares to reopen for full in-person learning on August 30, teachers are attending training sessions and figuring out just what role technology will play in their classrooms. My goal for this year is to see how I’ll make [digital tools] effective in the classroom.”. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Data shows multiple disconnects between what parents pointed to as actual barriers to broadband adoption versus what teachers perceived as parents’ barriers to adoption. They can also learn about which schools have the lowest broadband adoption rates in their area.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

households lack what has become a basic need, according to a new report by EducationSuperHighway, an education nonprofit that in 2019 helped to almost eliminate the internet connectivity gap in classrooms across the country. Issues around broadband affordability disproportionately affect low-income, Black, and Latinx communities.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2021

But for the millions of students and families without internet access at home, adapting to the virtual classroom became extremely challenging, if not impossible. According to a report by the Pew Research Center, roughly 31 percent of women have worried about paying their broadband bill during the pandemic.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2015

As digital tools play an increasingly larger role in learning, states are targeting school broadband access for all students. As high-speed broadband internet becomes critical for student success in and beyond the classroom, a number of state education leaders are forging partnerships to strengthen school broadband throughout their districts.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 31, 2016

According to a report released by the Pew Research Center, approximately 5 of the 29 million households with school-aged children lack access to high quality broadband internet while at home. Coined “The Homework Gap,” this means that many of the children sitting in our classrooms lose connectivity the moment they step of of our campus.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

It seeks to identify patterns and trends–including common structural barriers and opportunities–influencing the professional learning and development of teachers around their use of technology as part of their classroom practice.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2018

School districts across the country are under pressure to get the biggest bang for the buck, and the federal E-rate program is a way to address internet connectivity needs cost-­effectively, while supporting the growing use of mobile computing devices and digital learning in classrooms. E-rate provides $3.9

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 26, 2020

WEDNESDAY'S SHOWS (August 26th) : 10:00 AM - The Connected Classroom with Rusty May - Can We Trust What We’re Being Told? If you are a concerned educator, parent, or student, please join in as the mics are always open in the Connected Classroom and we want to hear from you. I look forward to having a conversation with Jaime Donally.

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techlearning

MARCH 12, 2018

The results show that school leaders place a high priority on cyber security and broadband / network capacity. Top findings from the report: Cyber security and broadband / network capacity are the top priorities for IT leaders. Integrating technology into the classroom continues to be the most understaffed IT function in schools.

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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Earlier this month, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) released their report, The Broadband Imperative II: Equitable Access for Learning. In it, education leaders advocate strongly for policymakers to increase broadband internet access in support of student learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Presented to the legislature in May 2020, the plan aimed to make education more equitable by closing gaps in device ownership and broadband coverage across the state. “We Plans are also underway for extending broadband to Mississippi’s rural communities, digitizing a landscape that has long been known as a digital desert.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The most important factors to consider are the type of software and hardware offered by the provider and how they can benefit your classroom. For example, it’s no good investing in iPads for the school if the broadband bandwidth and Wi-Fi connectivity aren’t up to scratch. Confirm That Internet Connectivity is Ensured.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

EducationSuperHighway today released its annual State of the States report highlighting the major progress that has been achieved to connect nearly every public school classroom to high-speed broadband. million more students to next-generation broadband and, 21,600 more schools to fiber infrastructure. million students and 2.6

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Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2020

We are thankful for those who broadcast the news and the broadband providers that have opened their networks, lifted data caps and fees, and promised not to discontinue service. Broadband providers are facing unprecedented pressure to deliver reliable connectivity as more of our economy shifts online. These are positive things.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2024

3 ways the E-rate program helps level up learning For more news on the E-rate, see eSN’s IT Leadership hub When the Federal Communications Commission’s E-rate program first emerged in 1996, only 14 percent of the nation’s K-12 classrooms were connected to the internet.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2019

However, I knew that things were a lot different once students left my classroom. A number of key findings in Common Sense’s recently released research report, The Common Sense Census: Inside the 21st-Century Classroom , speak to this disconnect. For me, students’ access to tech at school wasn’t the issue.

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