EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The district is in the middle of a digital equity revolution, being led by a particularly sharp Director of Education Technology and Library Programs, Dewayne McClary. Public Schools, digital equity and access to technology at home is a very real problem. They were actually utilizing the digital curriculum as a babysitter. “We

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Lack of high-speed Internet prevents teachers and students from taking full advantage of the transformational power of digital learning and leaves millions of kids on the wrong side of the digital divide. This means that Georgia’s students will no longer be trying to learn tomorrow’s skills with yesterday’s tools.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

From our work, we have learned how the complex filing process is even more strenuous for small schools due to limited staff and resourcing. For example, the Broadband for Montana Schools program contracted with several E-rate consultants and provides grants to help Montana schools successfully apply for the E-rate Program.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2018

For example, if the school has adopted a specific reading program for K-3, and the teachers are using supplemental materials more than the program, the teachers might need further training on the adopted program. Data can also show where programs may be contributing to student success and where the resources show minimal impact.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. Building on the success at Burbank, Adobe is expanding the ConnectED program in the Hayward Unified School District with the goal of getting free creativity and eLearning software and teacher training to all of the district’s Title I schools.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Almost no district was truly ready to plunge into remote learning full time and with no end in sight. There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools. Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. Coronavirus gave many just days. on April 10, 2020.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

This computing device return-and-repair ritual looks different from the end-of-year textbook and library book return that was a staple of decades past. 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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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Add concepts like blended and flipped learning to the equation and you come up with yet another to-do list item: Make sure students can actually use their devices when they aren’t physically on campus and within wi-fi range. Intent on bridging that gap, Little Falls CSD is working with Albany, N.Y.-based

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

That divide affected a significant share of college students in West Virginia, a state where officials say nearly 40 percent of rural residents don’t have broadband. So the state improvised an internet solution through the Kids Connect program , which created more than 1,000 wireless hotspots in parking lots at schools, libraries and parks.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The Biden administration recently allocated more than $650 million in federal grants and loans to build more broadband infrastructure in rural U.S. Recognizing this need, one government agency recently proposed a pilot program that would invest critical resources in cybersecurity services for schools and libraries, a positive first step.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 31, 2020

With the possibility of remote learning returning this fall, the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the philanthropic community, and leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) recognized a historic opportunity to eliminate broadband accessibility as a barrier to digital learning. Digital literacy support.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

To help develop this workforce, Intelitek, a worldwide CTE leader, has released SmartCIM 4.0 , a modular training environment featuring industrial working components for computer-integrated manufacturing education. Linewize announced that Qustodio, its new parental control app, is now available for all School Manager and Classwize customers.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

A lot of our kids don’t have internet access,” said Coe, who knows students who routinely head to the library or the town’s McDonald’s to get online. The Federal Communications Commission estimates that about 21 million Americans lack broadband access, with an independent research group indicating the actual number is twice as high.

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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. Participants are currently learning how to evaluate software privacy policies and make an informed decision about whether it’s right for their school.

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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. College is not the only viable path to success. Skills matter most to both Gen Z and employers.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2019

Proponents of digital learning, as well as those committed to closing the nation's “homework gap,” rejoiced on Thursday when the U.S. Senate introduced a bill that would invest hundreds of millions of dollars to expand broadband access in communities that currently lack it. The same holds for U.S. House is expected to follow.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Hayden is the first new librarian of Congress since 1987,” The New York Times observed at her swearing in in September, “and brings with her another generation’s ideas about accessibility, technology and the role that libraries play in society.” million in E-Rate rebates.). In March, the FCC approved a $9.25

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