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Broadband Provides More Equitable Access to Education and Workforce Preparation

edWeb.net

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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Fields of Opportunity: Cultivating Youth Development and Online Access

Edsurge

Additionally, we've expanded into science, technology and engineering with prominent programs in robotics and entrepreneurship. Connectivity is the key that empowers them to find answers and make data-driven decisions. The emphasis is on ensuring widespread broadband access for these resources.

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Will a new batch of licenses help rural students get online?

The Hechinger Report

They settle in at the computers where Caine teaches coding and software, such as Illustrator and Photoshop, or they head to the back room for the 3-D printer, vinyl cutter and robotics kits. And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons.

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Using Makerspaces to Support Personalized Learning

edWeb.net

They had a bee robot that they learned to program to better understand bee behaviors. She also facilitates the members’ professional learning opportunities including planning and implementing the content for SETDA’s virtual and in-person events and newsletters. For instance, students didn’t just research information about bees online.

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The future includes good (human) teachers

The Hechinger Report

– China’s state-controlled news broadcasters have long been considered somewhat robotic in their daily recitation of pro-government propaganda, and a pair of new presenters will do little to dispel that view. We are now living in a world in which robots do many of the jobs we once thought the preserve of humans.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The New York Times notes it’s not just rural students who struggle with broadband access : “Why San Jose Kids Do Homework in Parking Lots.” There’s more data about online education down in the “research” section at the bottom. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. on Coursera.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

danah boyd has announced that she’ll be stepping down from running her research organization Data & Society. Its website touts the “Highlights from Apple’s keynote event.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via TeacherCast : “Why Teachers Will Never Be Replaced By Robots.”