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3 Levels of Connectivity K–12 Schools Should Consider

EdTech Magazine

“Teachers and students can upload images easily or interact with the display through their personal devices,” the The Tech Edvocate reports. “By By integrating personal devices with their interactive board, these companies are creating a way for teachers to combine student-centered methods with their high-tech display.”

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Teaching Strategies Buys ReadyRosie to Reach Parents and Children With Video Lessons

Edsurge

In one of the 1,000-plus videos that ReadyRosie can text or email parents, a preschool-aged boy describes an item on a kitchen counter while a mother figure stands next to him, eyes closed, guesses the item. The Denton, Texas-based company is also growing up itself. The company has raised no outside capital since its start.

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Reflections on 50 years of Game-Based Learning (Part 3)

Edsurge

Tailwinds: An Enabling Ecosystem A baseline enabling condition for game-based learning is access to computers and broadband. COVID has also accelerated funding for broadband in underserved neighborhoods. Companies like Microsoft (Minecraft), Epic (Fortnite Creator) and Roblox have set up education divisions with ambitious goals.

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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

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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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

edWeb.net

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. Included in the new report and accompanying website are case studies of success stories.

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Hotspots no silver bullet for rural remote learning

The Hechinger Report

At that speed, students are able to access features such as basic web browsing, basic streaming and live video calls, but the quality of service declines when used by more than one person at a time. “We An initial report , which is still being finalized, states that “lack of broadband access in Ector County is a crisis.”

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OPINION: Five ways to achieve equity in remote learning

The Hechinger Report

When the transition happened in March, administrators in our region of Washington state had roughly two weeks to evaluate, purchase and train teachers to use a variety of ed-tech products — from learning management systems and video-conferencing tools to complex, interactive software. And that two weeks was more time than many districts had.

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