Education Superhighway

JANUARY 12, 2017

Today marks the release of our second annual “State of the States” report on the state of broadband connectivity in the nation’s K-12 public schools. took bipartisan action to upgrade their schools in 2016 – with 5 states connecting 100 percent of their students to high-speed broadband. 35 million students. million teachers.

Broadband 40

Broadband Report E-rate Digital Learning 40

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

All state districts will have access to high-speed broadband connections. Counties across the state have worked to increase their broadband capacity as online assessments, video resources, and mobile devices have become more prevalent in schools. This is a game-changer for Kentucky’s teachers and students,” said Dr.

Broadband 40

Broadband Online Assessments Industry Meeting 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2020

Last-minute decision-making is the new normal, as schools and districts vet a multiplicity of strategies and applications to support their reliance on digital learning in a pandemic. No matter the Day One plans in your local area this fall, every school district must be ready for partially or fully remote school days.

Broadband 143

Broadband Learning Accessibility Outcomes 143

eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2016

Statewide ed-tech inventories are helping state leaders assess their digital learning needs. They commissioned a school technology inventory that was completed by Connected Nation , a nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring affordable broadband to all Americans. New Mexico has a custom tool.

Digital Learning 40

Digital Learning Assessment E-rate Survey 40

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2018

Digital learning helps students grasp concepts more fully, and not having access to the wealth of information found in online videos, apps, and curriculum puts these students at an immediate disadvantage to their connected peers. In today’s classrooms, high-speed internet is no longer an option; it has become a necessity.

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E-rate Broadband Digital Learning Accessibility 64

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2020

And research indicates that students from low-income backgrounds could fall further behind their peers if learning stops too long and the country sinks into recession. But the term doesn’t just mean equipping students with the same devices and broadband access. Listen to the audio below or check out the full video on YouTube.

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Technology Digital Divide Broadband Accessibility 209

Graphite Blog

AUGUST 16, 2016

Proposed Sessions What Can We Learn from 3,000 EdTech Reviews? Along the way we've conducted nearly 3,000 in-depth evaluations of tools paired with 9,000 from-the-field reviews from teachers. Teachers use a variety of digital tools in supporting English language learners (ELLs).

Broadband 40

Broadband EdTech Education Robotics 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. By integrating screen-free tools, children can design and create in all STEAM subjects by developing a child’s computational thinking. GHz frequency of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band.

EdTech 140

EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 140

Education Superhighway

JUNE 24, 2016

Lubbock Independent School District aims to support a thriving culture of digital learning in its schools by ensuring teachers and students have more than enough bandwidth. Check out our Fiber Toolkit for free tools and resources including the RFP templates Lubbock used and the “Build Vs. Buy” comparison tool.

E-rate 66

E-rate Broadband Comparison Blended Learning 66

Education Superhighway

MARCH 28, 2019

We couldn’t download videos, and I even had to ask people to get offline during standardized testing so we wouldn’t bog down the network. 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. It was a mess.

E-rate 65

E-rate Broadband iPad STEM 65

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.

E-rate 40

E-rate Broadband Report Libraries 40

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. Many broadband providers are also adding capacity, lifting caps on data and offering extended free trial periods.

Learning 70

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 70

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

As school districts increasingly take advantage of digital learning in the classroom, they need high-speed connectivity that supports their expanded technology use. Robust digital learning opportunities extend beyond online testing or digitized versions of textbooks. Video collaboration. Video streaming.

E-rate 58

E-rate Broadband Digital Learning Video 58

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. On June 25, 2020, Mayor Lori E.

Case Study 52

Case Study Study Digital Divide Broadband 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Join the 4,000 others who have already registered to participate or watch the recordings now and we'll also send you our curated resource conference reading packet: 11 downloadable reports and tool-kits, 18 articles, 10 websites, and a YouTube video playlist --all focused on key ideas and trends for libraries of the future.

Libraries 28

Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

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 95

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Digital Divide 95

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

He spends a couple hours by himself, making snacks, doing his homework, and playing video games. About 30 percent of households don’t have high-speed broadband, with a higher concentration of those households in minority and low-income communities, according to a brief by the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 139

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

He spends a couple hours by himself, making snacks, doing his homework, and playing video games. About 30 percent of households don’t have high-speed broadband, with a higher concentration of those households in minority and low-income communities, according to a brief by the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education.

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

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. –Patty Hagan, Teaching and Learning Coach, St. .

EdTech 69

EdTech Learning Industry Data 69

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Thursday, June 12th at 1:45pm in Atherton, CA Common Sense Media: Discover and Use Great Ed Tech for Learning , How do you discover and use great ed tech tools for learning? Curriculum is available online and for iBooks, with interactive activities, videos, and assessments. Learn more and register here.

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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. Access to interactive experiences, 3D drawings, site visits, etc.

EdTech 111

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 111

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Educators and students are compelled to use centrally purchased tools, data systems, and popular social media platforms. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why.

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Educators and students are compelled to use centrally purchased tools, data systems, and popular social media platforms. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why.

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150