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Technology is key to educating the next generation

eSchool News

AI can also help kids exercise their imaginations. The Biden administration recently allocated more than $650 million in federal grants and loans to build more broadband infrastructure in rural U.S. Gamified and AI-enabled tools like SayKid’s Toybot and Encoder Inc.’s s Memory OS offer fun and engaging ways to improve learning skills.

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Millions of Students Are Still Without WiFi and Tech—Why Haven’t Policymakers Stepped Up?

Edsurge

These new amendments require the State Superintendent to survey education institutions to understand students' access to computing devices and broadband connections. The FCC’s E-Rate program , a K-12 broadband subsidy, provides methods for districts and libraries to acquire discounts on WiFi connectivity.

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Students’ Physical and Mental Health Declined During the Pandemic. Could a New Telehealth Initiative Help?

Edsurge

On the other hand, researchers have found a positive correlation between physical exercise and particular types of cognitive skills, particularly executive function. The children who participated in exercise significantly outperformed those who watched television.

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Educators Share What’s Working in Distance Learning

MIND Research Institute

Adams told MIND that Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) began with a district-wide survey to determine each family’s need for computers or a wired home broadband connection. Connecting with students over ST Math has now become more than just an academic exercise for our students. It now provides a therapeutic purpose as well.

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How North Dakota Bridged the COVID-19 Home Access Gap

Education Superhighway

DCN, along with the Broadband Association of North Dakota (BAND), served as the centralized aggregation point to connect with the state (Governor Doug Burgum’s office, DPI, and NDIT). The Crux of the Solution: Inter-Agency Data Correlation Exercise. DCN then had to eliminate around 30 percent of those addresses because they were P.O.

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Flipping the higher ed new normal: from synchronous to asynchronous education

Bryan Alexander

Those that do might struggle with limitations of data caps or competing with folks thrust together in a lockdown and each hungry for broadband. The pedagogical dimension – the whole point of the exercise! Worst, not everyone has sufficient bandwidth. I’m not sure how strained national and local infrastructures are by this.

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Contact Tracing? Sports? Experts Explain School Reopening Research and Recommendations

Edsurge

Is it students of color, students with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, students without broadband access at home or the devices? You can exercise outside, you can have band practice outside. “The voice of those most impacted needs to be at the decision-making tables.