Graphite Blog

MARCH 31, 2020

This shift to technology-mediated teaching and learning puts a spotlight on the homework gap -- the divide between students who have home broadband access and those who do not. Fortunately, a number of organizations offer resources to help with this challenge. These programs also provide resources on how to navigate new digital tools.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

On a recent summer day, librarian Lyn Hunter posted a video to YouTube on how to make a weather thermometer using a straw, rubbing alcohol and a bottle. Hunter and her colleague Rachel Krumenacker at the Chattanooga Public Library in Chattanooga, Tennessee, had filmed the DIY craft on a Zoom call from their respective living rooms.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

We're excited to announce our second Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join the Library 2.0 Please also join the Library 2.0 Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 22, 2023

Use your social media accounts to explain what the benefit provides and how to qualify. As a trusted community partner, your online presence can be a valuable resource for sharing information and promoting the ACP benefit. Tell your social media followers about the Affordable Connectivity Program. Tell the media.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Tomorrow is our second Library 2.020 mini-conference! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, more commonly known as E-rate, is a federal program through which schools and libraries can apply for funds to purchase hardware, internet access, and telecommunications to connect their students to learning opportunities. Other USAC E-rate video resources.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference is just one week away! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

Laptops and internet connections are not available in every household , and even students who usually have such resources available may now find themselves competing for them with siblings or parents studying or working from home. Here are three alternative ideas for how to ensure students can learn from home when necessary.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

“Thankfully I have an amazing staff who are very seasoned … I had a number of meetings and said, ‘Here’s the problem, how do we even begin to solve it?’” Innovating on the Fly Among the earliest challenges CTOs faced was how to get thousands of laptops and tablets for students and staff?while

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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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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

I was blown away by the quality of the facilities and the range of resources. We secured 450 new devices, I personally configured them and trained teachers and staff how to use them. A few years ago, I was offered a job at a prestigious private school just a few miles from my daughters’ school.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2018

Cruzan was joined by LaShona Dickerson, technology director for Lafayette Parish School System in Louisiana, to give CoSN attendees tips on how to better plan for E-rate funding and avoid unnecessary audits. You’d be surprised how much time is spent on this area.”. CoSN 2018: Broadband and Cybersecurity Are Top IT Concerns.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

A recent press release from the National Coalition for Digital Equity shared: A group of fourteen past-presidents of the American Association of School Librarians has come together to pool their expertise and experience to assist school librarians with strategies and resources helpful in addressing pandemic-exacerbated challenges.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The program, NOVA’s first focused effort to create educational resources to teach science communication to teens, grew out of a pilot program during the 2018-2019 academic year in the Boston area that worked with nearly 30 students. The first episode focuses on misinformation about mask usage during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Register now for our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th, and we'll send you the information on how to either attend the live sessions or watch the recordings afterwards. Be sure to also join the Library 2.0 Sponsored with ALA’s Center for the Future of Libraries.

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edWeb.net

JULY 16, 2018

Just a few of the tasks they are overwhelmed with include: providing a safe internet experience for students; keeping data secure, available, and recoverable; being constantly on defense against malicious cyber threats; dealing with skill gaps; facing resource constraints; and staying on top of compliance obligations. So, what is the cloud?

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Michelle Luhtala , Department Chair of the New Canaan, CT, High School Library and a 2015 Library Journal Mover & Shaker , is a leader in helping teacher-librarians all around the country to become Future Ready. Digital content and open education resources still require mediation and planning. Designing collaborative spaces.

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

This issue constitutes a new civil right; the right to digital equity; the right to connect to needed resources — anywhere, anytime. Collectively, they have a greater capacity to gather and leverage resources to provide creative and effective solutions to the gap. Next page: How to take action on the homework gap.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. They learned how to manipulate various Photoshop Elements tools to crop, select, paint and fill select areas of their work with contrast colors. Each student learned how to create brushes from words related to their subject matter.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 17, 2017

One of the resources I found for students was an online music composition site. During parent-teacher conferences, I would give family members names of websites/apps they could go on at home or at the library to help their kids with vocabulary and sight words. I was blown away by the creativity and cleverness of their creations.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 17, 2017

One of the resources I found for students was an online music composition site. During parent-teacher conferences, I would give family members names of websites/apps they could go on at home or at the library to help their kids with vocabulary and sight words. I was blown away by the creativity and cleverness of their creations.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Adapting to these changes takes time, leadership, and above all, resources. Spearheaded by The Alliance for Excellent Education , the event provided teachers with resources like lesson plans and toolkits. It also brought influential education leaders together at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.,

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

There are also Education Stabilization Fund – Rethink Education Models (ESF-REM) grants, and they also can be used to provide broadband access as part of a new education model. There should also be outreach to new partners such as libraries and local city councils in an effort to obtain resources and other support.

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Educator Innovator

JULY 8, 2014

We’ve heard a lot of talk these days about open educational resources and online courses and how these platforms can make high-quality learning available for all. The code.org campaign has been touting the potential of online courses to teach kids how to code. This article was originally featured on BoingBoing.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

“Nobody knows the right path forward,” said Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education , a nonpartisan education research center in Seattle that has compiled an online database of coronavirus response plans provided by scores of districts across the country as a resource for other educators. Inequity looms large.

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MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

And now you know how to meet me in the morning.” Three days to gather online resources so aligned instruction could continue to take place. 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. Imagine that!

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

Working together with members of Congress as well as technology and publishing firms, the Obama administration has launched ConnectED , a multi-billion dollar initiative aimed at wiring every classroom, modernizing school libraries, increasing professional development, and activating technology-infused professional learning communities.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

Working together with members of Congress as well as technology and publishing firms, the Obama administration has launched ConnectED , a multi-billion dollar initiative aimed at wiring every classroom, modernizing school libraries, increasing professional development, and activating technology-infused professional learning communities.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. It’s a great way to celebrate Connected Educator Month, so dive into the suggested activities and resources. More information.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

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. The Federal Communications Commission estimates that about 21 million Americans lack broadband access, with an independent research group indicating the actual number is twice as high.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Learn more about our MiniCon events and how to sign up for these fun presentation opportunities here. But what about content?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

Financial literacy is one of several side lessons of the full-time internships for his students, along with learning to navigate lobby security without state-issued identification and how to behave and dress at the office. Related: A school district is building a DIY broadband network. If I’m not able to do it, then I don’t deserve it.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

That divide affected a significant share of college students in West Virginia, a state where officials say nearly 40 percent of rural residents don’t have broadband. So the state improvised an internet solution through the Kids Connect program , which created more than 1,000 wireless hotspots in parking lots at schools, libraries and parks.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! Huge thanks to the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science , the founding sponsor of the conference. and aims to address some of the obstacles to broadband adoption -- in terms of cost, access, relevance, and digital literacy.

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