Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The team can be reached via our ACP benefit information page or by clicking the ‘Live Chat’ button in our enrollment assistance tool, GetACP.org. How the Contact Center Addresses Enrollment Barriers Millions of ACP-eligible households aren’t taking advantage of up to $360 per year in federal broadband benefits.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Training 98

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Eric Bredder (second from left), a teacher at Monticello High School, confers with students using the CNC milling machine, one of several computer-guided fabrication tools used by his classes. But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learning — broadband internet beyond school walls.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 90

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 1, 2017

In a July 2017 statement , FCC Chairman Ajit Pai designated August as Rural Broadband Month at the agency. Throughout this month, the FCC will encourage particular focus on issues surrounding digital access in America’s rural communities. HOW TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR RURAL AMERICA. at home either. It’s an equity issue.”.

Broadband 58

Broadband Accessibility Digital Learning E-rate 58

Education Superhighway

MARCH 22, 2023

billion for the ACP, a federal broadband benefit that provides eligible households $30/month discounts on their monthly internet bill. The program provides eligible households with $30 per month (or $75 on Tribal lands) toward high-speed broadband service. Unfortunately, only 31% of those eligible have enrolled.

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Broadband Digital Divide Data Examples 52

Neo LMS

JULY 12, 2018

Only 3% of teachers in high-poverty level schools said that their students had the digital tools necessary to complete homework assignments, compared to 52% of teachers in more affluent schools. A counterpoint to these figures, is also the finding that 70% of teachers assign homework requiring broadband access. EveryoneOn.

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Examples Accessibility Broadband Mobility 150

eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2016

The digital divide is a reality for three out of four American families, meaning approximately eight million individuals under the age of 18 are living without internet access. Yet, sadly, Darriale is far from alone. So, where does this leave these students and their families?

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Digital Divide Broadband Company Accessibility 40

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 1, 2017

In a July 2017 statement , FCC Chairman Ajit Pai designated August as Rural Broadband Month at the agency. Throughout this month, the FCC will encourage particular focus on issues surrounding digital access in America’s rural communities. HOW TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR RURAL AMERICA. at home either. It’s an equity issue.”.

Broadband 40

Broadband Accessibility Digital Learning E-rate 40

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

There exist major gaps in teacher knowledge and the availability of curricular tools to support this type of learning. We need to help educators and students better understand the power grid system, how it impacts them and the changes that are coming, including renewables, storage, and electric vehicles. As the U.S.

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 145

MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

Unfortunately, school closures have meant a step backward for many when it comes to the digital divide. There is nothing black-and-white about how to best support our students and families,” said Dr. Barbara Adams, principal at Findley Elementary School in Des Moines, IA. But our Passmore Panthers know how to stay strong!

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Education Broadband Learning Elementary 124

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

That’s one of the key findings in a just-released Common Sense Media survey tracking media habits among children aged 0-8, which also found a narrowing but significant digital divide among lower-income households, and the first signs that virtual reality and internet-connected toys are finding their way into American homes.

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Survey Mobility Digital Divide Tablets 94

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons. According to an April 2018 Department of Education report, 18 percent of 5- to 17-year old students in “remote rural” districts have no broadband access at home. Going without isn’t an option.

Broadband 82

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 82

Neo LMS

AUGUST 17, 2021

In this article, we’re going to look at a few tools and strategies you can use to approach remote education in a positive, inclusive way. It cannot be overstated how vital communication is to ensure that remote learning is effective for all students. Read more: 6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide.

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Strategy Tools Digital Divide Exercises 368

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide. In Occidental, California, Matthew Morgan, superintendent of the Harmony Union School District, said the pandemic has exposed a big digital divide and online learning was slow to roll out. “We

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Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 117

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

On a recent summer day, librarian Lyn Hunter posted a video to YouTube on how to make a weather thermometer using a straw, rubbing alcohol and a bottle. Librarians stepped in to help teachers navigate those new tools and shift what they were doing physically versus virtually. Louis Public Library have moved completely online.

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Libraries Social Media Digital Badges Accessibility 68

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. Also important is looking at open positions and considering whether they need to be filled under the current circumstances.

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EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 95

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools. After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive. But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal.

Learning 67

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2024

It plans to evaluate students on their ability to use AI tools and to recognize AI-generated information. Many schools still use paper products and struggle with spotty broadband and limited digital tools, she said: The digital divide is “very much part of this conversation.”

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Assessment Digital Divide Pearson Broadband 119

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

AIR works with local communities to address this detriment through an integrated development programs that provide low-cost refurbished computers with relevant open source educational software, support and teacher training directed at schools and community centers especially in less privileged areas where the digital divide is at its greatest.

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 53

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

APRIL 21, 2016

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. That leaves us with at least five more years of classrooms with insufficient broadband.

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Video Broadband Classroom Digital Divide 150

MindShift

AUGUST 10, 2021

During virtual learning, Tovar taught his students how to enable closed captioning on Google Meet, as well as how to translate those captions into a student’s primary language, with Google Meet providing instantaneous translation in more than 100 languages. . Translate closed captions in a Google Meet! I hope we don’t go back.

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Tools eBook Digital Divide Broadband 43

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

However, the increasingly ubiquitous use of technology in instruction has resulted in a new digital divide between students who have home Internet access and those who do not. Promote Low Cost Broadband Offerings 3. Partner with Community Organizations to Create “Homework Hotspots” 2. Deploy Mobile Hotspot Programs 4.

How To 44

How To Broadband E-rate Digital Divide 44

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2023

For a number of years, she’s relied on discount options for broadband so that her own family can connect to the internet. The broadband speed is supposed to be up to 300 gigabytes — considered moderate usage for an American household — but it can run slow because everyone is using it, Tang says.

Broadband 101

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Digital Divide 101

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

The various services and products acquired by consolidators over the last year or two will be integrated into increasingly comprehensive platforms offering instructional content, assessments, and classroom tools all in one place. That piece is critical, and we need research-backed methods for teaching kids how to read and decode.

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EdTech Learning Industry Data 73

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The pandemic highlighted the massive digital divide that exists between marginalized communities and affluent communities that enjoy well-established digital infrastructure. FWA allows extremely high-speed broadband where fiber connections can be too cost-prohibitive to install. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company.

EdTech 120

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 120

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

And their cash-strapped school district has struggled to provide them with even the most basic digital tools. I may need to know how to use this at some point, and I don’t want to go to college or to a job totally clueless.”. Most hope to eventually land tech-related jobs. But many have no computers at home.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The digital divide is showing real signs of narrowing—but there are still 6.5 Overall, more than 39 million students enjoy bandwidth speeds to support digital learning. Even when these benchmarks are hit and every school can boast a fiber connection, it won’t be nearly enough to close the digital divide.

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E-rate Report Broadband Digital Divide 69

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Tagged on: March 30, 2017 Without Internet Privacy Rules, How Can I Protect My Data?

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Tagged on: March 30, 2017 Without Internet Privacy Rules, How Can I Protect My Data?

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Jill Biden as First Lady, and I’m hopeful that education will be a top priority for the new administration,” says Brian Grey, CEO of Remind, a provider of school communication tools. We’ve seen the greatest uptick in usage of edtech tools that we’ve ever seen,” says Oliver of the Robin Hood Foundation, a New York City-based philanthropy.

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Industry EdTech Broadband Company 136