The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2023

Whenever I hear someone fatalistically reference what these trends mean for the future of education, I counter that we have an opportunity to change our mindset and our models. What will help is treating broadband as essential as water and electricity. Pessimism does nothing for our students or their academic and career futures.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We According to a 2021 report from the think tank New America, 1 in 8 children from low-income families don’t have a computer at home, while 1 in 7 lack access to broadband internet.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 10, 2017

If you are thinking about how to improve your district’s connectivity but are unsure about where to begin, here are three questions to help start the conversation. School districts play a central role in continuing to bridge that gap, which is why planning for greater connectivity this school year is so important.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 10, 2017

If you are thinking about how to improve your district’s connectivity but are unsure about where to begin, here are three questions to help start the conversation. School districts play a central role in continuing to bridge that gap, which is why planning for greater connectivity this school year is so important.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The survey results demonstrated the urgency of eliminating broadband accessibility as a barrier to remote learning. The initiative set a goal of ensuring that every student had access to a broadband connection, which drove innovation and perseverance among all key players from the Task Force to the calling agents to school leaders.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2021

It’s been a busy few months for schools reopening—and perhaps an even busier time for the agencies releasing guidance on how to do those reopenings safely. And do they have a place they can refer the individual for testing? What that means is all schools should know if someone has symptoms at school. It could be a teacher.

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Georgia Test Prep

JANUARY 25, 2021

When they are not using their devices, they are referring to them in one way or another. Now how to fix it? All of this wonderful technology—smartphones, broadband internet, social media, and so on—came to us at a time when we were already relatively mature. Addressing Technology Addiction in your kids: The DOs and DON’Ts.

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Technology Examples Broadband Smartphone 98

NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 16, 2016

After eight years without a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), ESSA becomes law with references to school libraries and librarians. Deb describes the victory, attributing it largely to grassroots networking. Essa 3-10-16 from Debra Kachel.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Even before the pandemic, more than 25 million Americans lacked access to broadband internet. But even that wasn’t enough to completely close the divide, says Doug Casey, the executive director at the Connecticut Commission for Educational Technology, who heads the home broadband part of the program. In Norwalk, Conn.,

Digital Divide 212

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

TechSoup for Libraries is a free national library online information resource that covers library technology news, how-to content and information on TechSoup product donations and services for libraries. The free monthly TechSoup for Libraries newsletter has over 40,000 subscribers.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will soon consider adopting a new version of its Lifeline program to increase broadband access for the millions of low-income Americans who do not have consistent service. Address the lack of broadband Internet access in many lower-income homes.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will soon consider adopting a new version of its Lifeline program to increase broadband access for the millions of low-income Americans who do not have consistent service. Address the lack of broadband Internet access in many lower-income homes.

Broadband 40

Broadband Digital Citizenship Industry Libraries 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

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Libraries 41

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

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Libraries 41

Libraries Conference Pearson Advocacy 41

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 27, 2016

The Future Ready movement grew out of the Connect Ed initiative launched by President Obama in 2013 with several goals: to connect 99% of students in schools to broadband, and to address the need for more professional learning and leadership to ensure the effective use of technology. Thank you for everyone’s comments.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 5, 2012

The imminent arrival of widespread 4G broadband and LTE ( Long Term Evolution ) will usher in wider availability to information and push even more data to our mobile devices over the same amount of radio spectrum. When people talked about ‘smart phones’ they were referring to the design and appearance of the device, not its capability.

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Microsoft Broadband Mobility Tools 64

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

Even more troublesome than the delays are flat-out denials, says Evan Marwell, CEO of EducationSuperHighway, a nonprofit that advocates for improved broadband in schools. This year, there were 347 such requests—for about $440 million in new broadband construction—and only a small fraction have received responses so far. 1 target date.

E-rate 84

E-rate Broadband Survey Analysis 84

Digital Promise

JUNE 30, 2020

Developed by the University of New Mexico-Taos Education and Career Center and local business partners, Taos HIVE was designed to solve challenges unique to rural communities, such as geographic isolation, education deserts , and lack of access to broadband and other services. Northern Area Local Workforce Development Board.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Learn more about our MiniCon events and how to sign up for these fun presentation opportunities here. Curating the Best Content for Learning , Spending on education technology is now in the tens of billions dollars as schools push for broadband, computer labs, and 1-to-1 tablets. Follow #RSCON5 for updates. But what about content?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2023

For a number of years, she’s relied on discount options for broadband so that her own family can connect to the internet. The broadband speed is supposed to be up to 300 gigabytes — considered moderate usage for an American household — but it can run slow because everyone is using it, Tang says. Tang heard about it from another family.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Digital Divide 110

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

Meeting transcripts (later this year): Teachers will be able to receive meeting transcripts, share transcripts with students, review what was discussed during class or maintain a record for future reference. Related: How to Integrate Google Classroom and Google Meet.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Like many online schools, students at the school took self-guided, online lessons at home or somewhere with adequate broadband and the support of an offsite teacher who could also work outside a traditional schoolhouse. They didn’t give us any information about where we’re supposed to refer to.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

For instance, one class of second-graders recently learned how to use simple circuits to make a game in which the correct answer to a double-digit math problem would light up a little bulb. Now, go ahead and open up App Inventor,” Mannarino called out, referring to another block-based coding language, developed at MIT for making mobile apps.

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Robotics Elementary Technology STEM 28

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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MindShift

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Schools across the country are nervously watching to see if the Federal Communications Commission chooses to repeal Obama-era regulations that protect an open internet, often referred to as “net neutrality.” She also uses computers to teach her students how to find good sources versus bad sources. EST on Thursday.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

If I were a teacher, would I know how to shift to teaching online?”. Related: How one Navajo Nation high school is helping students see a future that includes college. March 30 guidance provided by the BIE on how to implement distance learning was only two pages long and provided mostly generic, boilerplate advice. Stalled Aid.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Beyond providing technology, there is hope that Biden’s focus on supporting teachers extends to providing training to ensure that they know how to implement the latest technology and instructional practices effectively. We’ve also heard from teachers and parents that they didn’t know how to use these tools well.

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