The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

A team of fifth grade teachers at an elementary school invited Muri, the superintendent of Ector County Independent School District in West Texas, to participate in an online scavenger hunt they had designed for students. An initial report , which is still being finalized, states that “lack of broadband access in Ector County is a crisis.”

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2020

According to the latest survey data from the Pew Research Center, 73 percent of adults have broadband internet at home. While 92 percent of adults from households earning $75,000 or more per year say they have broadband internet at home, just 56 percent of adults from households earning below $30,000 say the same. Subscribe today!

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

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. Subscribe today! Related: They helped all schools get good internet, now they’re focusing on homes. An additional $7.17

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

As soon as we distributed our devices to our elementary students, possible or not we had to create a student help desk,” he said. Hotspots are just a bandaid, she said, and San Mateo County is looking for ways to provide broadband internet county-wide. “I In a matter of weeks after the shutdown, both ideas were launched. “As

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2020

Hammitte, a former elementary teacher who is now in his first year as superintendent, said he noticed that kids who participated in Waterford Upstart arrived with strong early literacy skills. Almost a third of all homes in the county lack broadband access. The rural district has only one public preschool classroom. Subscribe today!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Elementary students are not immune to serious student safety issues. As a result, school district IT teams will look to vendors and broadband solution providers to support other use cases in 2021 that go beyond COVID-19, such as school bus security cameras and indoor IoT to help manage building operations (e.g. temperature, lighting).

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Katherine Cribbs, a second-grader at Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, explores the online “energy dashboard” that tracks her school’s energy consumption and production. With a flurry of touch-screen taps, she explored the “energy dashboard” of Discovery Elementary in Arlington, Virginia.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

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. The availability of broadband: There’s so many ways to get it. Subscribe today! We talked to our friends in Miami.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Educators who enjoyed working remotely last year were invited to apply; most of the elementary teachers at the online school teach virtually full time, while the upper-grade teachers split their time between the virtual and in-person schools in the district. That last part is one of the biggest barriers to remote learning in rural areas.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Efforts by the national nonprofit EducationSuperHighway to publicize how much districts pay for broadband have allowed many school systems to negotiate bandwidth deals to get greater capacity for a fraction of the cost. A first-grader at Maywood Elementary, in Maywood, California, uses her iPad to complete a chart separating nouns and verbs.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Webinar #2: The Elementary-School Years Webinar #3: What Will We Do Now That We’re Learning at Home? hours a day. Monica Cochran: SelfDesign Learning Pat Farenga: The Legacy of John Holt Jerry Mintz: The Importance of Alternative Education THE JUDY L. THE STARTING TO HOMESCHOOL SERIES Webinar #1: Why Should I Homeschool?

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

The 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation report released by CoSN selected the most critical Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that school districts are facing with personalized learning, innovation, and digital equity. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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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. With 99 percent of U.S. On its face, that sounds like a good thing. It’s not just Kolb’s observations.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Elementary Years ? Starting to Homeschool : Webinar #2: The Elementary-School Years Starting to Homeschool : Webinar #3: What Will We Do Now That We’re Learning at Home? Blended Learning ? Brain-based Learning ? Classroom 2.0 ? College Admissions ? Connections ? Creativity ? Defining Success ? Digital Citizenship ? Engagement ?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Over the past year, we have seen a trend in districts using ESSER funds to create coaching programs to support their educators. One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades. One practice that we will see gaining popularity is instructional coaching. Data should drive these decisions.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

FWA allows extremely high-speed broadband where fiber connections can be too cost-prohibitive to install. Think of broadband speeds where large amounts of data can allow students to collaborate digitally from their schools or homes. — Nicollette LeTellier, STEM Specialist for K-5, Swift Water Elementary School.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

.” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. ” Via The LA Times : “ South African university engulfed in violence in protests over education costs.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

In previous years, when I’ve written about this topic, I’ve saved “The Business of Ed-tech” for one of the last articles in my “ Top Ed-Tech Trends" series. According to Edsurge , changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act will soon be another “ win for ed-tech vendors.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource – a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools – called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). ” Via NPR : “ Advanced Placement Exam Scores In Alabama On The Rise.”

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