Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2021

A few weeks ago, I participated in a webinar with K-12 students, parents and teachers about how online learning is going. 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. You might be surprised to hear that the news was not all bad.

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Broadband Education Tablets Accessibility 218

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.

Learning 72

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 72

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. Teachers attend training sessions via webinar.

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Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey 41

Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

You can join us for a conversation with Lisa and Michael in our next edWeb webinar on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 1-2 p.m. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will soon consider adopting a new version of its Lifeline program to increase broadband access for the millions of low-income Americans who do not have consistent service.

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Broadband Digital Citizenship Industry Libraries 40

Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

You can join us for a conversation with Lisa and Michael in our next edWeb webinar on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 1-2 p.m. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will soon consider adopting a new version of its Lifeline program to increase broadband access for the millions of low-income Americans who do not have consistent service.

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Broadband Digital Citizenship Industry Libraries 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

In this webinar, we’ll cover all the valuable resources it offers to support game-based learning. 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. Details to join the webinar at [link].

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Conference Education Learning Common Core 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

This new weekly blog post / email is replacing the regular email I have sent out for the last couple of years for the now-defunct Host-Your-Own-Webinar program (I still have hopes of resurrecting that near-to-my-heart program, and when that happens we''ll wrap it into this weekly missive). The Classroom 2.0 Not a reader.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43