Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2018

boast broadband access these days, and plenty of assignments require the internet, when students head home, their connections are not quite in lockstep with schools. schools to high-speed broadband nears completion. schools to high-speed broadband nears completion. While most schools in the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

As a working parent of a 10-year-old, I certainly welcome more space at our kitchen/conference/homework table. Opening schools would also free up broadband, computer hardware and time for parents who have had to set up home offices next to their children’s remote learning stations.). times greater than the costs.”

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

Annual survey outlines broadband, instructional materials, student data privacy as top among school IT leaders’ concerns. Broadband and network capacity is school technology leaders’ top priority, according to the results of an annual IT leadership survey from CoSN. There is innovative change happening in our schools.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Among high schools, only 6 percent nationwide now report that they lack WiFi, according to the CoSN report. A new story in The Hechinger Report asks and answers that question.) 68 percent of public school districts in the United States report that all their schools have a fast internet connection.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 1, 2016

For instance, over the last few months, I’ve had a lot of fun discussing Don and Alex Tapscott’s new book, Blockchain Revolution , with educators associated with the ISTE Games and Simulations Network as part of their book club (and presented on blockchain technology at the 2016 ISTE conference).

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Pew Research Center found that the share of lower-income Americans who rely on smartphones to go online instead of a broadband connection has nearly doubled from 2013 to 2019. The report also found that preschool enrollment nationwide grew slowly.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

This story is a part of Learning from Lockdown , a series about education solutions in the pandemic, produced in partnership with the Education Labs at AL.com , the Dallas Morning News , Fresno Bee and Seattle Times partnered with The Christian Science Monitor , Hechinger Report and Solutions Journalism Network.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 24, 2019

What led you to become passionate about expanding broadband access, and what motivates you most about your role as Director of Instructional Policy and State E-rate Coordinator at DESE? And Compare and Connect K-12 shone a light on what districts paid for broadband, giving them leverage to negotiate better rates.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The Office of the Governor and the Montana Office of Public Instruction have partnered with EducationSuperHighway to bring high-speed broadband to every school in Montana. In the coming weeks, EducationSuperHighway will work directly with school districts and other stakeholders to assess current broadband status across Montana.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Making the Most Of Edtech Conferences ? Free School Broadband Comparison Tool ? A Report on the BETT Show in London ? TOP 10 WEB STORIES ? Digital Citizenship Resources ? What Blockchain Could Mean For Edtech ? Study Reveals Critical Future Job Skills Gap ? Americans Critical of Stem Education Quality ? Class Tech Tips ?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

We're just over a week away from our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th! MORE INFORMATION ( Conference Website ) As libraries shape their futures – and adapt to the future needs of their communities – what are the near- and long-term trends that point to our brightest opportunities.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 23, 2017

Last year, EducationSuperHighway delivered a comprehensive report on school connectivity across Massachusetts. The report showed that 47% of students lacked the minimum connectivity (100 kbps per student) necessary for digital learning. Met and mingled with hundreds of education leaders at the annual MassCUE conference in October.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Register now for our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th, and we'll send you the information on how to either attend the live sessions or watch the recordings afterwards. She is the author of the Dialogue’s 2014 vision report, Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

We have a lot of parents who work two and three jobs, so it’s hard for them to visit our school for open houses, conferences and things like that. This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sophia Garcia-Smith, second-grade teacher. “We

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Exposure may be one factor: A Google-sponsored Gallup report ( PDF ) that found that female students are less aware of online and local opportunities to learn computer science. But many of them may go home or go to a school where there’s no broadband access. Source: Quartz ( See full image ). and one in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 5, 2016

At the invitation of Adobe Education , I attended the Educause Annual Conference this year and did a quick series of interviews about the education work that Adobe is doing. Again, you'll find the full report here. My interview with Bryan is below, followed by some notes. 03:30 A major sea change and we are moving in the crest of it.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

Through edtech conferences such as ISTE , coaching programs such as Digital Promise and DigCit , teachers and coaches can be trained to teach in innovative ways that include critical components in digital learning and digital inquiry. Schools and teachers/coaches cannot wait for months and years to do their part to close the homework gap.

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The Electric Educator

JANUARY 24, 2011

Look for them at the next education conference that you attend! As broadband service become increasingly common there is no reason for physical media such as DVD''s and CD''s. Both Apple and Android report strong sales/downloads of applications to mobile devices.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

Digital book loans have skyrocketed, with children’s e-book checkouts more than doubling since the COVID-19 closures began, according to a report from NPR. At the American Library Association’s virtual conference in June, executive director Tracie D.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! The conference schedule is now online, with all 160+ sessions, and an individual hour-by-hour schedule calendar for all 36 time zones. The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

According to a CoSN report , more than half of school districts and about one-third of public schools in the United States are in rural areas. These rural districts face the four significant challenges: broadband access, funding, people, and understanding the “why.” Challenges. About the Host.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Nearly 12 million students in 2017 didn’t have broadband internet in their homes , according to a federal report. On a recent conference call, Cantor said it’s important during this period for students to maintain relationships with family, friends, teachers and people they trust. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Nik Peachey

JULY 16, 2008

You can report inappropriate use and users who are doing 'unsuitable' things with their accounts get deleted. They could also interview an expert in groups from home with a conference call. Video lesson with conferencing - You could use the conference call to video cast your lessons to a group of distance learners.

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Nik Peachey

JUNE 26, 2007

I was recently lucky enough to be invited to give a presentation on course and materials design for Second Life at the SLanguages 2007 virtual conference (June 23rd 2007) which took place on the Edunation Island in Second life. To access SL you need to have a good broadband connection and quite a powerful computer. Be warned though.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Starting in fall 2020, the library hosted IT specialists and teachers from the school in one of the library’s conference rooms. Similarly to Garrett County in Maryland , the geography of this rural district makes broadband access inaccessible for many families. 4 Source: Reported by Oregon Health Authority. As of Sept.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The last edtech conference of the year kicked off with a series of reflections by some well-known edtech pundits on the challenges and opportunities at the intersection of education and technology, including around how to assess learning, improve accessibility and catalyze procurement reform. Fallon Wilson contributed to this report.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency introduced its newest anchor to attendees at the World Internet Conference in the country’s eastern Zhejiang Province last week. This story on AI in education was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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MindShift

APRIL 24, 2020

No assemblies, sports games or parent-teacher conferences. To have broadband, a tablet or a laptop is not to play video games. Eskelsen Garcia says she’s concerned not only for the health of children, but also for the health of her members, which include teachers, custodians, food service workers and school support staff.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

But when it comes to the biggest stories of the year thus far, what are the writers themselves—education reporters—reading and thinking about? While at the Education Writers Association conference on May 31 to June 2 in Washington, D.C., Increasingly, that means broadband. And for schools around the country, it's been a boon.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

.” And in Delaware , “Authorities have arrested two Smyrna high school students in connection with threats involving clowns and bombs ,” the AP reports. ” “ Clown College Calls National Rash of Rumored Clown Scares ‘Troubling’,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Uneven access to broadband, resource disparities between upper- and lower-income districts and differences in family resources across racial lines, foreshadow widening achievement gaps. Most recently, at an online conference hosted by her department, she called the idea of free college “a socialist takeover of higher education.”).

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Still more education news from the UK: “ Sam Gyimah replaces Jo Johnson as universities minister ,” The Times Higher Education reports. Kudos to the Houston Chronicle for the original reporting on this in 2016. Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Via Education Week : “ FCC Delays, Denials Foil Rural Schools’ Broadband Plans.” ’” – “Dean Dad” Matt Reed on the #RealCollege conference on food insecurity on college campuses. The Financial Times reports that Charles Schwab was in talks to buy student loan provider SoFi.

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

.” “More than 150 House and Senate Democrats sent Education Secretary Betsy DeVos a letter Monday that objected to her department’s recently announced shift in how it chooses the contractors that service federal student loans ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. State and Local) Education Politics. Via Reuters : “U.S.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

.” In other Department of Education bureaucratic nightmares, “Dozens of Colleges’ Upward Bound Applications Are Denied for Failing to Dot Every I,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. ” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” ” Via Buzzfeed : DREAMer “Daniela Vargas was detained by federal agents moments after leaving a news conference where she spoke about her fear of being deported.” ” More via The New York Times.

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