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Are School Districts Starting to Understand the Scope of Security Threats?

Edsurge

That’s according to the sixth annual broadband and infrastructure report released by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), a nonprofit made up of K-12 school technology leaders. It may also include cybersecurity insurance, real-time monitoring, or training for IT staff, among other services.

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Getting What You Need: 10 Vendor Negotiation Tips for School Districts

Education Superhighway

With only about two weeks left in the E-rate filing window, it’s critical to make sure that the vendor you’ve chosen is able to provide what your district needs at the best possible cost. Here are some guidelines to help you advocate for your school district’s broadband needs effectively and on time. Ask for Extras.

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States assess their readiness for digital learning

eSchool News

It was the 100-percent response rate from the survey. “We We knew most districts and schools would respond, but a 100-percent response rate shows that technology is a high priority for education leaders throughout the state,” he said. Connected Nation released the results of the survey last month. “We

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Another Cause of Inequality: Slow Internet in Schools

Educator Innovator

Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Teachers attend training sessions via webinar. While broadband wasn’t a specific focus of the survey, Purcell said that the issue did arise frequently in focus groups.

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Why the FCC’s E-rate Makes Funding High-Speed Internet a Slow Crawl

Edsurge

For more than 20 years, the Federal Communications Commission has directed the multi-billion dollar E-rate program, which provides taxpayer-supported construction and service discounts that districts and libraries can use toward internet costs. A quarter of respondents rated the system neither easy nor difficult in the 2017 survey.

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Before going one-to-one, this district is helping every kid get home wi-fi

eSchool News

Consider this gap: some 99 percent of K-12 public schools and libraries in some form or fashion (thanks in large part to the E-Rate program) yet 30 percent of Americans. The ubiquitous nature of the K-12 classroom has created some significant equity issues. Intent on bridging that gap, Little Falls CSD is working with Albany, N.Y.-based

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 14 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: April 8, 2017 Federated Learning: Collaborative Machine Learning without Centralized Training Data | Google Research → Fascinating and promising approach. It could theoretically enable privacy-first personalized learning without the need to share student data with cloud providers. Being watched never does."

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