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How to Select a Complete Digital Education Solution Provider

ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Finding the correct digital education and EdTech solution provider can be challenging, but choosing the best fit for you will save you time and money, and help you avoid frustration. Finding the right digital solutions provider is a major investment. Digital Education Service Provider Checklist.

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Merritt Public Schools: How a Rural Oklahoma District Developed its Digital Learning Program

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Walking into a Merritt Elementary School classroom today, you’ll find students using iPads to figure out math problems and submit their answers, while teachers grade those answers and provide feedback and follow-up support in real-time. Learn more about how districts can use network upgrades to grow their digital learning programs.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As the district prepares to reopen for full in-person learning on August 30, teachers are attending training sessions and figuring out just what role technology will play in their classrooms. There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning. “I

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Laying the Foundation for Distance Learning Success

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

James Tiggeman Digital Learning Coordinator, Irving Independent School District. Results of a recent survey of educators at participating schools conducted by our partner Westat agreed with Lubas’ sentiment, showing that prior experience integrating technology into learning made the shift to distance learning smoother.

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Celebrating ConnectED’s Achievements Toward Transforming Education

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Since President Obama’s ConnectED announcement in 2013 in Mooresville, NC , there has been more than $10 billion committed as part of the five-year program to transform American education. These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. Here are just a few of their stories.

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State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

SETDA’s latest research, Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities , highlights how state policies are supporting the transformation to digital learning. Of course, schools can’t make the switch to digital overnight. Now, students always have access to current materials.

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Rural New Mexico school district upgrades to fiber; gives students greater access to digital learning

Education Superhighway

MARCH 7, 2017

The district learned that the process of upgrading would be relatively easy and inexpensive – with a special construction cost of only $300 to install the fiber and build out to Jal’s schools. As a result of the fiber upgrade, teachers in Jal are now able to offer their students full access to digital learning.

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Case Study: A “mega” school district negotiates a better deal

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 15, 2017

As is the case in many mega-districts, PWCPS already had access to high-speed broadband. The district put in a request to their school board to upgrade their network’s bandwidth, and sought out additional support to make their broadband goals a reality. They had recently increased from 1 Gbps to 2 Gbps. GAINING MOMENTUM.

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Case Study: A “mega” school district negotiates a better deal

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 15, 2017

As is the case in many mega-districts, PWCPS already had access to high-speed broadband. The district put in a request to their school board to upgrade their network’s bandwidth, and sought out additional support to make their broadband goals a reality. They had recently increased from 1 Gbps to 2 Gbps. GAINING MOMENTUM.

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Digital and Educational Equity

eSpark

JANUARY 11, 2016

In the blended learning community, educational equity is a growing concern in districts that use classroom technology. It’s an increasingly challenging issue because digital equity has expanded from a local, at-school issue to an at-home issue as well. families, broadband is not affordable. For nearly 5 million U.S.

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Three Digital Equity Leaders Call to Action for Students Without Home Internet Access

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Student Access to Digital Learning Resources Outside the Classroom Report , by the Department of Education, identified the three main causes of digital inequity as access and cost of high speed broadband and the lack of understanding by school families as to the importance of internet to support their students’ education.

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Nearly all American classrooms can now connect to high-speed internet, effectively closing the “connectivity divide”

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Future of Learning. Higher Education. Weekly Update.

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Women’s History Month: How a district leader persisted in bringing fiber to her schools

Education Superhighway

MARCH 28, 2019

Thanks to Robin’s collaborative efforts to upgrade Rappahannock’s network, her students and teachers now have more than enough bandwidth for their digital learning needs. In education, we’re all in this together.” .” HER IMPACT. This Internet upgrade] really helps the kids. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.

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The pandemic’s remote learning legacy: A lot worth keeping

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

Sifting out solutions from the struggle may help solve chronic problems of quality and equity, say education experts. After a moment of disruption – of major disruption – the conditions are ripe for accelerating innovation,” says Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education. “We Learning from Lockdown.

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Digital curriculum motivates Illinois school district to take action on connectivity

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

The district’s Director of Technology Services, Keith Bockwoldt, has spent the last several years ensuring that his teachers have the tools and resources they need to help all students take advantage of digital learning opportunities. I saw the need to start paying attention to a cloud-based curriculum as we moved towards 1:1 devices.”

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What Is the True Cost of a 1:1 Device Program? One State’s Careful Rollout Offers a Look

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

As summer vacation winds down, thousands of devices—including Chromebooks, iPads, and laptops—are in the care of school district IT departments. The COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of emergency remote learning dramatically accelerated the push toward 1:1 computing initiatives that was already underway.

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How to reach students without internet access at home? Schools get creative

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

On the Friday before spring break at Meigs Middle School, special education teacher Matt Coe was busy preparing new lessons for his students now that schools were set to close due to the coronavirus crisis. Pledger added that the state’s education department approved all of the broadcast content and that the benefit goes beyond academics.

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How to Select a Complete Digital Education Solution Provider

Merritt Public Schools: How a Rural Oklahoma District Developed its Digital Learning Program

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

Laying the Foundation for Distance Learning Success

Celebrating ConnectED’s Achievements Toward Transforming Education

State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

Rural New Mexico school district upgrades to fiber; gives students greater access to digital learning

Case Study: A “mega” school district negotiates a better deal

Case Study: A “mega” school district negotiates a better deal

Digital and Educational Equity

Three Digital Equity Leaders Call to Action for Students Without Home Internet Access

Nearly all American classrooms can now connect to high-speed internet, effectively closing the “connectivity divide”

Women’s History Month: How a district leader persisted in bringing fiber to her schools

The pandemic’s remote learning legacy: A lot worth keeping

Digital curriculum motivates Illinois school district to take action on connectivity

What Is the True Cost of a 1:1 Device Program? One State’s Careful Rollout Offers a Look

How to reach students without internet access at home? Schools get creative

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