Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2020

We educators understand online learning, probably have taken classes this way, but we haven’t yet wrapped our brains around how to make it work in OUR classes. In fact, the biggest question I get from teachers in my online classes and on my blog is: “How do I do it?” How do I make online learning personal?

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Khan Academy LMS Broadband Digital Citizenship 238

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As teachers develop lesson plans, they also face lingering questions, in Maine and nationally, over the possibility of a return to remote learning and concerns about ensuring all students have access to the devices and high-quality broadband they need to do classwork and homework. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine.

Digital Divide 143

Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Chromebook 143

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

Finally, there are states that had some version of a law prior to 2020 and proceeded to add provisions to better address the needs of distance learning. of California’s Public Contract Code only addressed online learning in the context of surplus technology and nonprofit computer labs.

Broadband 144

Broadband Digital Divide E-rate Policies 144

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2019

In Albemarle County, Virginia, where school officials estimate up to 20 percent of students lack home broadband, radio towers rise above an apple orchard on Carters Mountain, outside Charlottesville. We’ve kind of realized that schools aren’t necessarily the best at operating broadband networks, so we should let people specialize.”.

Broadband 90

Broadband Education Policies Digital Divide 90

The Hechinger Report

MAY 29, 2023

When we think about the individual needs of students within this population, it becomes easier to adapt those services for students in other groups. And it’s happening in parallel with larger efforts in higher education to advance personalized online learning, improve the quality of digital education and close digital equity gaps.

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Accessibility Broadband EdTech Policies 94

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

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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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 83

Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

We spoke with her about the challenges and triumphs she’s seen in advocating for broadband access across the state for the second installment in our new Broadband Leaders series. . You’ve driven thousands of miles across the state to meet with school district leaders about their broadband upgrades.

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E-rate Accessibility Broadband Industry 76

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

While most schools across the country are fully back in person, students continue to struggle to complete homework assignments or participate in remote learning because they lack adequate internet service and access to a computer at home — a phenomenon commonly referred to as the “homework gap.” The homework gap isn’t new.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2020

The differences between a well-planned online course and a classroom-based course that’s forced to adapt can be sizable. With the former, professors use technology that allows group discussions, posting of materials and other interactive features. Few universities and colleges proved ready for the abrupt change.

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Broadband Education Course Report 142

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Had broadband even existed then, chance are we wouldn’t have been able to afford it. The nonprofit education equity group I have the privilege to co-chair has drafted explicit questions for decision-makers , including educators, school leaders and district, state and national policy leaders. Most educators are unprepared.

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Broadband Outcomes System Accessibility 96

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. That makes the conversation about education equity essential.

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Technology Digital Divide Broadband Accessibility 214

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. The move to online learning also made people wonder: Are there practices we can continue when the pandemic abates? These reports may provide recommendations for grouping students or next steps for instruction.

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 140

The Hechinger Report

MAY 11, 2020

We have failed to address the persistent inequities in student access to technology, broadband internet social networks, mentors, enrichment activities, community and service learning, and the other elements that comprise learning.

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Broadband Learning Course Accessibility 110

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Tagged on: July 13, 2017 Symposium Reports | EdTech Efficacy Research Academic Symposium → The Symposium Working Groups’ final reports summarize these findings and their implications for the role of efficacy research in the development, adoption, and implementation of edtech moving forward.

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

For schools that closed and moved to online learning due to the coronavirus, digital access became a necessity overnight. School libraries had always been central to digital access for the entire school, and when learning moved online they became tech hubs for both teachers and students. Fellow school librarians!

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Libraries Social Media Digital Badges Accessibility 68

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. Many broadband providers are also adding capacity, lifting caps on data and offering extended free trial periods. Coronavirus gave many just days. By mid-April, state officials said they had about 700 Wi-Fi buses on the move, in dozens of districts.).

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Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 69

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. “When you’re trying to help a group of people, especially during a crisis, it’s really important to center the most vulnerable people.”

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Laptops Broadband Survey Facebook 36

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

These types of arrangements require effective partnering with unions and community groups, in order to identify solutions and reach agreements while dealing with budget shortfalls. In addition, the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER) allow each state’s governor to select projects that then receive federal funds.

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EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 95

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Everywhere you walk through this building, you can learn from it.”. While Discovery’s second-graders scoured their school for light and heat energy, a group of third-graders huddled around a table to brainstorm fraction “story problems” using the school’s energy data, pulling their numerators and denominators from the dashboard.

Elementary 107

Elementary Learning Data Report 107

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

She is currently the co-chair of the Gathering of Arizona Tribal Libraries and the Arizona Library Association’s Native American Library Interest Group. On the verge of closing its doors, Dianne led a group of dedicated volunteers who transformed it into the vibrant community institution it is today. And when do they have time?

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Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Our 2014 Keynote Schedule is nearly finalized, and we''re really excited to have this amazing group of speakers participate at our fifth annual conference. See the Conference Schedule and mark your calendars for presentations by this great group of presenters. Global Education Conference Keynotes. For more information, click here.

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 53

Educator Innovator

JULY 8, 2014

When you’re a kid whose main point of access to the net is your mom’s smartphone, and your only broadband is at your school or library, it’s tough to make it through a series of Kahn Academy videos or a Udacity course on your own to become an awesome coder.

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Khan Academy Digital Badges Learning Libraries 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Widespread lack of broadband access complicates learning. She’d created a Facebook group at the start of the school year for families of the children she taught. Their family does not have a computer or broadband internet at home, so the siblings have to take turns sharing their mom’s phone to access online lessons.

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

and since learning inside was deemed dubious at best, the classroom was moved outdoors, where group gatherings were considered safe. In June, the group mobilized. The National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative's 10 working groups. And in the Chicago one, too. An open-air class in Rutherford, N.Y.

Learning 218

Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning. On Monday, Rose learned the student’s father had died. Nearly 12 million students in 2017 didn’t have broadband internet in their homes , according to a federal report. They have art, they have gym, they have lunch and they have teachers they know.

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Broadband Chromebook Laptops Meeting 139

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

In this rural Tennessee county of just 12,000 residents, online learning simply isn’t an option for most families. A lot of our kids don’t have internet access,” said Coe, who knows students who routinely head to the library or the town’s McDonald’s to get online. This story also appeared in NBC News. “A

Accessibility 144

Accessibility How To Broadband Advocacy 144

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Organization: International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). iNACOL provides a myriad of resources, white papers, and tools to implement a more personalized approach to technology infused learning and holds a Blended and Online Learning Symposium each year. URL: www.inacol.org. Organization: Maker Ed.

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Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2020

Related: Hundreds of thousands of students still can’t access online learning. Residents of rural areas are less likely to have access to broadband at home than those living in larger cities. But administrators still found that online learning wasn’t enough to help all students master grade level content.

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Broadband Software Report Chromebook 75

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics.

Learning 77

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 77

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

About 30 percent of households don’t have high-speed broadband, with a higher concentration of those households in minority and low-income communities, according to a brief by the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education. . – Kylie Mollicone, third grade teacher. Below is a sample schedule for a 90-minute, 4th-grade class.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 132

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

About 30 percent of households don’t have high-speed broadband, with a higher concentration of those households in minority and low-income communities, according to a brief by the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education. .” - Kylie Mollicone, third grade teacher.

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2021

Counselors and college access groups are still working with low-income and first-generation students. But it is happening mostly online. They are now tracking down students who miss class (“they called themselves ‘the attendance police,’ ” said Savitz-Romer), and helping families get technology, broadband, even food.

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Data Meeting Broadband Accessibility 128

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

During “ Learning with Google ,” a free online learning event for educators, Google shared a lot of updates to our favorite Google products. Learn more about Google Meet updates here. I’m breaking it all down so you understand what’s coming, and how it affects you and your students.

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Google Chromebook Android Education 101

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Black parents have written about the ways that online learning can in fact be a less biased, less harmful experience for their children than in-person school and the pandemic has hit Black and Latinx communities the hardest , so they have seen the dangers of the coronavirus first hand.

Online Learning 140

Online Learning Broadband Report Guidelines 140

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

But there is one essential that has always been scarce in this part of the country and that she couldn’t stock up on: Broadband access. Perry’s home isn’t wired for broadband access. Only 13 percent of New Mexico’s population has access to a low-price internet service plan, according to Broadband Now, a research group.

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Broadband Accessibility Report Company 131

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

While the vast majority of Native American and Alaska Native students attend traditional public schools — the BIE educates less than 10 percent of Native students — BIE students score significantly lower than their public school counterparts on standardized exams, and overall post some of the lowest scores of any student group. Stalled Aid.

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Report Elementary Online Learning System 125

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The Federal Communications Commission is reconsidering how it regulates the flow of information online, and academic groups are making their case to protect so-called “net neutrality” rules. Cummings said net neutrality will ultimately “be back in the courts” and in congress.

Libraries 82

Libraries Policies Broadband Mobility 82