Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2021

Millions of children don’t have reliable access to the internet on a computer or tablet that can be used for schoolwork. Millions lack broadband. Effective social and emotional learning in the classroom, though, cannot occur in a vacuum. Access to technology, we have learned, is also critical.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 17, 2019

Over the past few years, there has been a huge influx of education technology resources available to schools – from tablets and robotics, to online platforms and digital whiteboards. 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.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In 2020, after the onset of the pandemic, the program was created to provide funding to schools and libraries to purchase eligible equipment and services for students and teachers who lack connected devices, including laptops, tablets, or even broadband access.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Muri logged into the session and immediately noticed that even though there were five fifth-grade classrooms, only 27 students were in the virtual room. An initial report , which is still being finalized, states that “lack of broadband access in Ector County is a crisis.” Their response shocked him.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

When Howard-Suamico School District went digital, giving every student in grades 3 and up tablets or laptops, the change was immediate and dramatic. The funds will go toward purchasing MiFi devices, which provide mobile broadband access, so that 15 percent can connect at home for free. Teachers were transforming their instruction.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Before March, the chief technology officers who keep modern classrooms connected would have agreed that new tech programs can’t be rolled out overnight. Innovating on the Fly Among the earliest challenges CTOs faced was how to get thousands of laptops and tablets for students and staff?while

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eSchool News

MARCH 24, 2015

HDMI over wi-fi is ready to obsolete cables and transform the classroom—almost. Wires in classrooms are an inconvenience, yet they have been an inescapable fact of life for over a decade. Many traditional classrooms and learning spaces have a data projector or TV screen that is used by the teacher or students to present information.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2014

The classes are a product of RIFLI’s plan to create a 1:1 classroom computing model that, according to RIFLI’s Director Karisa Tashjian, “blurs the lines between language/content learning and using technology.” But lending the tablets is only part of the access puzzle. As a result, Ms.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 3, 2018

School board members play an important role in school districts’ ability to improve the level and quality of digital learning opportunities in the classroom. With that in mind, here’s a guide to assess school district network needs and implement affordable broadband upgrades. School Network Structure. How to Fund Network Upgrades.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 18, 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. Are there families who use only phones (or tablets) to access the internet?

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2015

A recent order to modernize E-rate , the first update to the plan in nearly two decades, doesn’t increase the annual cap, but it does promise extra money for Wi-Fi and broadband access, two priorities of the Obama administration. With approaches like these, digital learning doesn’t stop when students leave the classroom.'

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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. “ Districts looking for long term sustainability by purchasing high quality devices at an affordable cost should take a hard look at both laptops and tablets for solutions.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 12, 2016

New York schools will receive $26 million for classroom technology out of a total distribution of $45 million in state funds, the governor announced this week. Besides classroom technology, the funds will also support school connectivity ($15 million), high-tech security ($4 million) and community connectivity ($23,000). Starpoint ($1.59

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

classrooms from kindergarten through high school.” Spending data suggests that instructional software is indeed growing in classrooms. For some students who lack access to broadband and digital devices, and for some schools that can’t handle the logistics of a device for every student, print remains the most accessible way to learn.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. They donated an iPad to every student, a Mac and iPad to every teacher, and an Apple TV to every classroom. Middle school students use pre-crafted story maps to learn standard classroom content in science and social studies.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 8, 2016

Work collaboratively to answer the question, “What do we want teaching and learning to look like in our classrooms in three to five years?”. Assess and understand current infrastructure and broadband capabilities. Awarded the Best of CES in 2016 , this 2 in 1 tablet has set a new standard in functionality and use in the tablet market.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 18, 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. Are there families who use only phones (or tablets) to access the internet?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Foundation grant will fund educational computer tablets for 1,500 low-income families. The grant will fund a pilot program providing 1,500 tablet computers, preloaded with educational content, to families in Georgia who are enrolling in Cox Communications’ Connect2Compete discounted internet service program. . The James M.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

According to a 2021 report from the think tank New America, 1 in 8 children from low-income families don’t have a computer at home, while 1 in 7 lack access to broadband internet. The district lacked a system for tracking how many students weren’t logging on to classes for lack of a working computer, tablet or internet connection at home. “We

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Using digital tools in the classroom isn’t the future of learning, it’s the present—except at the significant percentage of schools without reliable high-speed internet. The activity falls short, but not because of an inherent problem with the program or its application in the classroom. By Heidi Moore.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 17, 2017

As teachers kick off the back-to-school season, we’d like to hear your thoughts about the role technology plays in your classrooms and how you empower your students to navigate digital learning. By integrating it into the classroom, teachers can: ■ Engage students in new material. Reinforce material in different ways.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

In Utah, the Murray City School District had been slowly developing a broadband network for students for two years when funding from the CARES Act helped the district speed up the rollout. Louis, a seventh-grade language arts teacher adapted her own classroom check-ins. Related: Research evidence increases for intensive tutoring.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 17, 2017

As teachers kick off the back-to-school season, we’d like to hear your thoughts about the role technology plays in your classrooms and how you empower your students to navigate digital learning. By integrating it into the classroom, teachers can: ■ Engage students in new material. Reinforce material in different ways.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Miami-Dade County Public Schools has distributed some 100,000 tablets and other mobile devices, and more than 11,000 smartphones that double as Wi-Fi hot spots. Miami-Dade County Public Schools, for instance, sent home about 80,000 tablets and other mobile devices, and more than 11,000 smartphones that double as Wi-Fi hot spots.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Use of both tablets and smartphones (at home, school or elsewhere) has risen across all grade levels. In 2015, nearly 80 percent of surveyed elementary students reported using a tablet regularly compared with 66 percent in 2014. Elementary and middle school students most enjoy doing schoolwork on tablets.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Technology like tablets PCs, apps, and access to broadband internet are lubricating the shift to mobile learning, but a truly immersive mobile learning environment goes beyond the tools for learning to the lives and communities valued by each individual learner. 12 Principles Of Mobile Learning.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

Working together with members of Congress as well as technology and publishing firms, the Obama administration has launched ConnectED , a multi-billion dollar initiative aimed at wiring every classroom, modernizing school libraries, increasing professional development, and activating technology-infused professional learning communities.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

Working together with members of Congress as well as technology and publishing firms, the Obama administration has launched ConnectED , a multi-billion dollar initiative aimed at wiring every classroom, modernizing school libraries, increasing professional development, and activating technology-infused professional learning communities.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

APRIL 21, 2016

Most classrooms in the United States are Internet enabled. It suggests that the vast majority of students have access to broadband capabilities. The goal of Obama’s ConnectED initiative is to equip every school in the country with high-speed broadband by 2018 at speeds greater than 100 Mbps. The Challenge.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Curating the Best Content for Learning , Spending on education technology is now in the tens of billions dollars as schools push for broadband, computer labs, and 1-to-1 tablets. There’s a lot of great games, apps, websites, and digital curricula to go along with tablets and computers. Classroom 2.0 Learn more here.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

These rural districts face the four significant challenges: broadband access, funding, people, and understanding the “why.” Broadband access has become more critical in the last year and a half than ever before. Accessible from any computer, tablet or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The Classroom 2.0 The recordings of recent FutureofEducation.com shows are posted: David Loertscher on Library 2.0 , Gina Bianchini on Mightybell , Tim Wilson on Redirect , Peter Cookson on a Children''s Education Bill of Rights , and an iPads in the Classroom report. Details and log-in links here. Not a reader.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

USA, announced the launch of the A30 , the world’s first All-in-One Camera with AI Audio for the Classroom. The A30 is a multi-functional classroom tool that enhances the teaching experience by combining a document camera, web camera, microphone, and speaker.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

Google just made some HUGE announcements about your favorite Google products, including Google Classroom and officially renaming G Suite as Google Workspace for Education. We have updates to Google Classroom, Google Meet, Chromebooks, and even Google Forms! Google Classroom Updates. Learn more about storage here.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2015

With its filtering system in place, Tustin USD monitors the filters at both the grade and classroom level, particularly for high school. “Students are always trying to set up proxy servers to find a way around the filters,” said Craven. It also informs parents of the potential issue and what’s being done to mitigate it.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

With the ambitious goal of closing the digital divide, Congress approved and President Biden recently signed into law $65 billion for broadband infrastructure—the largest federal investment in history. more than just relying on student mobile phones and data plans) as well as procedures to protect student privacy and security. Take action.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

You can forget trying to use Zoom or Google Classroom. Before COVID-19, Nevada was already trying to get every student outfitted with tablets and cellular hotspots. “Honestly, the challenge is bringing about some good, it really is,” says Jojo Myers Campos, Nevada’s broadband development manager.

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