The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

In Utah, the Murray City School District had been slowly developing a broadband network for students for two years when funding from the CARES Act helped the district speed up the rollout. Tweaks to services for students, for example, resulted from a more empathetic understanding of individual student needs, says Dr. Robinson in New York.

Learning 142

Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 142

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

The pandemic-era jump for elementary school students was even larger: from under half to 84 percent. Before the pandemic, the state ranked lowest on the number of broadband subscribers per capita. Nearly two-and-a-half years into the pandemic, the effort to increase broadband availability is far from over.

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Broadband Survey Laptops Analysis 121

Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

schools accessing high-speed broadband, and devices all but ubiquitous in the classroom, the question is no longer whether teachers and students are using technology, but how. For example, a local business that invites students to come in and use their free Wi-Fi would be helping alleviate inequity. With 99 percent of U.S.

Technology 102

Technology Chromebook Broadband EdTech 102

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2023

Tang now works part time as a tutor at DuPont Elementary, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. For a number of years, she’s relied on discount options for broadband so that her own family can connect to the internet. Tang appreciates the internet, which has helped her kids with school and saved her from stressing about her broadband connection.

Broadband 102

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Digital Divide 102

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades.

EdTech 75

EdTech Learning Industry Data 75

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

ACTFL is an individual membership organization of more than 12,000 language educators and administrators from elementary through graduate education, as well as government and industry. Learn four important skills that will help you integrate edtech into your curriculum. Highlighted Recordings Yong Zhao from the Learning 2.0

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Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 54

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. Some schools will dabble in flexible schedules, for example.

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EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 122