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Will a new batch of licenses help rural students get online?

The Hechinger Report

And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons. According to an April 2018 Department of Education report, 18 percent of 5- to 17-year old students in “remote rural” districts have no broadband access at home.

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How Indian Tutoring App Provider Byju’s Got So Big

Edsurge

The Indira Gandhi Stadium, India’s largest indoor arena with the capacity to seat about 20,000 people, played host to an event in 2013 much different than its usual lineup of concerts and badminton competitions. He offered online live and video classes through broadband and satellite to teach students beyond the centers’ walls.

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Tomorrow, Wednesday June 17th - "Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries" Mini-Conference #library2020

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This event is being organized in partnership with Jim Lynch from TechSoup for Libraries , Kate Laughlin from the Association for Rural & Small Libraries , and The School of Information at San José State University. This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded. Please also join this Library 2.0

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Google Workspace for Education (and other updates you need to know!) – SULS099

Shake Up Learning

During “ Learning with Google ,” a free online learning event for educators, Google shared a lot of updates to our favorite Google products. Google is designing devices that can better support students with limited access to the internet, or in countries with strong mobile broadband networks.

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The future includes good (human) teachers

The Hechinger Report

Sure, you can memorize frog parts online, but that will never compare to dissecting one in a laboratory with fellow students and a quality teacher at your shoulder. The event brought more than a hundred people to Seattle, Wash., They didn’t give us any information about where we’re supposed to refer to.

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