Education Superhighway

JUNE 21, 2017

Last May, EducationSuperHighway partnered with Darby School District to connect all students to high-speed broadband so they can take advantage of digital learning in school year 2017. For more district stories, follow us on Twitter and Facebook and make sure to subscribe below. Congratulations, Darby!

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Connected Nation (CN) is launch today an online application for the AT&T K-12 connected learning program, which is focused on closing the homework gap for at-risk students by providing free AT&T wireless internet service and mobile Wi-Fi hotspots to students nationwide. Everyone belongs in a Connected Nation.

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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. Give examples of ways in which they can learn alongside one another.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 21, 2017

Last May, EducationSuperHighway partnered with Darby School District to connect all students to high-speed broadband so they can take advantage of digital learning in school year 2017. Keeping digital learning goals in mind, Darby completed a cost analysis for all bids through the Broadband Upgrade Consulting Program.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 7, 2020

What’s the best role for synchronous teaching and learning during a pandemic? Over the past few weeks the switch to wholly online learning has been represented by live video meetings. They want “conversational spaces” for teaching and learning (Diana Laurillard; cited by Tom Haymes ).

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Facebook unveiled its newest education project, the Personalized Learning Plan (PLP), and in doing so underscored the need for greater broadband access in public school classrooms across the country. Parents across the country overwhelmingly support personalized learning experiences for their children.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2014

The classes are a product of RIFLI’s plan to create a 1:1 classroom computing model that, according to RIFLI’s Director Karisa Tashjian, “blurs the lines between language/content learning and using technology.” At the end of each course, RIFLI staff award digital badges to the students.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

As a former teacher myself, I know first-hand how empowering students can spark a lifetime love of learning and sharing knowledge,” said NOVA Co-Executive Producer Chris Schmidt. “We NOVA is a production of GBH Boston; more information can be found at pbs.org/nova, or by following NOVA on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 12, 2015

12 Principles Of Mobile Learning. Mobile Learning is about self-actuated personalization. As learning practices and technology tools change, mobile learning itself will continue to evolve. As mobile learning is a blend of the digital and physical, diverse metrics (i.e., by Terry Heick. Asynchronous .

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Is technology necessary to personalize learning? However, it remains clear that more work and investment are needed over the long run to address the digital equity challenge of today and provide robust broadband connectivity for all students in and outside of school.”.

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MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

Just over half of the nation’s public school children are from families considered low-income, and an estimated 12 million lack broadband Internet access at home. In Chicago, teachers are offering enrichment resources only, instructed to make sure there’s “no new learning.” “I’ve spoken to his mom.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 18, 2016

They are the generation that sees ultrafast broadband and wi-fi as a basic right. When we concede the fact that students can access information from a number of sources, other than simply from us at our pace, we will start developing some independence with learning. This leads to my next point.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2017

In late 2015, Education SuperHighway received a $20 million grant from the Chan-Zuckerberg Foundation, the charitable group of the chief executive of Facebook and his wife, a pediatrician. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. million more students that now have the minimum connectivity they need for digital learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Exposure may be one factor: A Google-sponsored Gallup report ( PDF ) that found that female students are less aware of online and local opportunities to learn computer science. So Bryant signed her up for a game development camp at Stanford in 2010, only to learn that Kai was one of the few girls—and the only student of color—in the group.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 7, 2020

What’s the best role for synchronous teaching and learning during a pandemic? Over the past few weeks the switch to wholly online learning has been represented by live video meetings. They want “conversational spaces” for teaching and learning (Diana Laurillard; cited by Tom Haymes ).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Our two-month, free, online summit focused on home-based and home-centered learning is growing like crazy. Sessions are free to watch for five days, then become part of the Home Learning Summit library. This free event is for everyone interested in helping students to learn. Check them out!

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techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

In fact, it’s a fairly safe bet that you’ve already unknowingly encountered some form of AI and machine learning technology before you started reading this article. What about Facebook and its ability to not only recognize there are people in the photo you’ve posted, but can sometimes even identify them too? Or Google’s Alexa?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

For instance, classroom videos posted on Facebook and Twitter could help convince parents that the school’s recently purchased computers are being used for creative and collaborative projects rather than rote practice and remedial work. Read more about Blended Learning. Tell me about that.”.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Dr. Gonzales’s district is reaching out to local non-profits for help with the shift to 100% online learning, which cannot be done quickly or cheaply, especially at a time when the district is receiving less state funding. Arati Nagaraj is an education consultant, edtech advisor and school board trustee in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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MindShift

MARCH 17, 2020

And, as colleges shift to online learning for the remainder of the semester, not everyone can afford the necessary laptops and broadband. That presents a problem for the significant fraction of students who depend on their school for basic needs — food, housing, financial aid, health insurance and on-campus jobs.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Some people don't have mobile phones, and many more are not, nor ever will be, on Facebook, regardless of the hype Zuckerberg and his pals periodically peddle. Lack of broadband infrastructure. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. Not everyone can participate in the digital society. Lack of training opportunities.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

and since learning inside was deemed dubious at best, the classroom was moved outdoors, where group gatherings were considered safe. Neither insufficient money, limited outdoor space, nor inclement weather should stand in the way of a school doing outdoor learning. The National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative's 10 working groups.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

We''ll be talking about Mozilla''s Open Badges project , the issues around recognizing skills and achievements that happen outside of traditional learning institutions, and the HASTAC Badges Competition: Badges For Lifelong Learning. Among his latest findings: "Time spent on Facebook was negatively related to overall college GPA.

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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. Kelley reflected that tech enablers and system thinking would drive the following year.

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2016

Neutron Series APs can be quickly and easily added to the network as digital learning initiatives expand the number of devices on the network or demand additional bandwidth for advanced applications. This drastically lowers capital and operational expenses to free up budgetary resources for use in other technology learning initiatives.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Her high school had recently closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic and shifted to distance learning. The coronavirus pandemic closed schools and launched a national experiment in remote learning that has been chaotic and stressful for millions of American families. Widespread lack of broadband access complicates learning.

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Nik Peachey

JULY 16, 2008

You can embed videos or your call messages into blogs websites and a whole range of social media sites including Facebook and Blogger. Your videos would form a good learning record and students would be able to look back at them later and see how they had improved -quite literally - and also hear the improvements in their speaking ability.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Like so many others , I’ve made new friends and learned so very much, but I’m not sure what the future may hold. It’s not you, dear Twitter, it’s me. I’m having some trust issues and just need some space. I’m not leaving you…at least not just yet.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Like so many others , I’ve made new friends and learned so very much, but I’m not sure what the future may hold. It’s not you, dear Twitter, it’s me. I’m having some trust issues and just need some space. I’m not leaving you…at least not just yet.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Alongside four other school communities, we selected it because the majority of the district’s students returned to in-person learning during the 2020-2021 school year — and officials identified Covid-19 cases in under 5 percent of the student population. The library’s kits included literacy, dinosaurs, and other STEAM learning materials.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 18, 2018

At CrowdED Learning, we believe overcoming confidence issues related to technology with adults has more to do with building learner resilience —one’s ability to draw from previously learned skills and experiences when encountering a new problem or task—than with any one skill or set of skills. adults have some type of mobile device.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Over time, as investors learned which business models worked—and which didn’t—some have fled the sector. Companies whose products serve preschool and professional learning sectors also raised $350 million (represented as the “Other” category in the graph below). Those who stayed have become selective. billion invested in 2018, U.S.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Our two-month, free, online summit focused on home-based and home-centered learning officially started last week. Sessions are free to watch for five days, then become part of the Home Learning Summit library. Sign up now: [link] Whether by circumstance or choice, learning at home is now the reality for more students than ever.

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MindShift

APRIL 24, 2020

While remote learning continues, summer is a question mark, and attention is already starting to turn to next fall. To make up for the learning lost while schools are closed, there have been suggestions of starting school sooner, or continuing through next summer, or both. Remote learning continues. Three-quarters of U.S.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The New York Times notes it’s not just rural students who struggle with broadband access : “Why San Jose Kids Do Homework in Parking Lots.” Via The Atlantic : “Why Young Pakistanis Are Learning Chinese.” Via The New York Times : “‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update June 10th, 2014 Children want the same things we want. Dr. Seuss The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions. Connect With the Learning Revolution Project on Social Media.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” Via Venture Beat : “ Facebook and Oculus promise millions in funding for diverse apps, education, and more for VR.” A Wi-Fi system.

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