Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Before March, the chief technology officers who keep modern classrooms connected would have agreed that new tech programs can’t be rolled out overnight. One Texas school district fielded 35,000 calls to its technology help desk on the first day of remote classes. It seems like since March we’ve not stopped.

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Chromebook Laptops Broadband Accessibility 192

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Personal hotspots, which allow students to connect a laptop or tablet with a cellular data connection, have been the most popular solution because they are relatively inexpensive and easy to use. An initial report , which is still being finalized, states that “lack of broadband access in Ector County is a crisis.”

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Broadband Learning Accessibility Company 145

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.” But lending the tablets is only part of the access puzzle. As a result, Ms.

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Assessment Accessibility Tablets Digital Badges 209

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

kids live in a house with some form of a mobile device—and those smartphones and tablets are gobbling up a greater portion of kids' screen time than ever. But time with tablets and smartphones is triple what it was in 2013. Today, 42 percent of children have their own tablet.) A whopping 98 percent of U.S.

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Survey Mobility Digital Divide Tablets 99

Doug Levin

AUGUST 1, 2016

Blockchain technology may seem magical, but it is not magic. Based on that experience, I’d argue that there are three main misconceptions being advanced by many of those advocating for the use of blockchain in education: One, blockchain technology is self-executing.

Education 186

Education Broadband Data System 186

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Ramos knew there were many kids like her, eager to keep up with school but lacking the technology to do so. While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We To her, it was “heartbreaking.”. The homework gap isn’t new.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ Districts looking for long term sustainability by purchasing high quality devices at an affordable cost should take a hard look at both laptops and tablets for solutions.

EdTech 189

EdTech Future Ready Social Media Broadband 189

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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Adobe Education Tablets iPad 120

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Today, 68 percent of districts say they meet that benchmark – a major increase that reveals just how many schools now see the value in improved internet connections. Here’s why it matters: A technology snafu creates a situation where precious class time can be lost. Is technology necessary to personalize learning?

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Blended Learning Broadband Report Tablets 81

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

As districts across the United States consider how to get student learning back on track and fortify parent interest in public schools, they’re asking the same question as Steve Joel: What should we keep after the pandemic? Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education.

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Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 142

Graphite Blog

APRIL 18, 2019

Because the majority of my students lacked internet access at home, I never assigned homework that required technology. While access to technology may be nearly universal today, using those same technologies for learning isn't always equitable. Try to learn from your students: How many have computers at home?

Classroom 75

Classroom Policies Broadband Accessibility 75

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 17, 2017

As teachers kick off the back-to-school season, we’d like to hear your thoughts about the role technology plays in your classrooms and how you empower your students to navigate digital learning. I also had a tablet that I would rotate for 1:1 use, especially for kids who were still developing their fine motor skills.

Digital Learning 58

Digital Learning Learning Broadband Social Media 58

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 17, 2017

As teachers kick off the back-to-school season, we’d like to hear your thoughts about the role technology plays in your classrooms and how you empower your students to navigate digital learning. I also had a tablet that I would rotate for 1:1 use, especially for kids who were still developing their fine motor skills.

Digital Learning 45

Digital Learning Learning Broadband Social Media 45

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive. Miami-Dade County Public Schools has distributed some 100,000 tablets and other mobile devices, and more than 11,000 smartphones that double as Wi-Fi hot spots. Inequity looms large.

Learning 74

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 74

Graphite Blog

APRIL 18, 2019

Because the majority of my students lacked internet access at home, I never assigned homework that required technology. While access to technology may be nearly universal today, using those same technologies for learning isn't always equitable. Try to learn from your students: How many have computers at home?

Classroom 40

Classroom Policies Broadband Accessibility 40

Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

This piece was co-authored by Lisa Guernsey , director of the Early Education Initiative and the Learning Technologies Project in the Education Policy Program at New America and Michael H. These actions, while necessary, are not enough to address a critical and related problem: Will today's young children ever learn how to read?

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Broadband Digital Citizenship Industry Libraries 40

Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

This piece was co-authored by Lisa Guernsey , director of the Early Education Initiative and the Learning Technologies Project in the Education Policy Program at New America and Michael H. These actions, while necessary, are not enough to address a critical and related problem: Will today's young children ever learn how to read?

Broadband 40

Broadband Digital Citizenship Industry Libraries 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Eleanor Roosevelt The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn--and even how we think about learning. Learn more about our MiniCon events and how to sign up for these fun presentation opportunities here. Follow #RSCON5 for updates. More information at [link]. Check them out!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Audrey is a writer for the NPR education technology blog MindShift , for the data section of O’Reilly Radar , and for the Edutopia blog. The Rise of the Low-Cost Tablet & the Promise It May Hold for Learning BYOD: Does It Solve or Does It Worsen K-12 Tech Woes? Not a reader.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Currently senior director of technology at Tustin Unified School District in Tustin, Calif., He said both teachers and technical staff members need to be trained on how to leverage and manage the “big scale-up,” with a primary focus on how to most effectively use the devices for learning.

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Chromebook Laptops Training System 40

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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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. Tech Enablers. Looking Forward.

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Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 83

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

You know how to reach me if you want to talk… Note to self: When deleting tweets in bulk, remember not to delete my keybase proof. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

The current crisis has highlighted the disparity between students with and without equitable access to technology, especially in rural schools. One of the first challenges rural districts face is broadband access. With not all kids having the same access, they need to figure out how to develop lessons to accommodate all students.

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BYOD Broadband EdTech Elementary 54

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

Moderation Controls on Mobile (coming this year) : In the coming months, educators using tablets or mobile phones to teach will also have access to key moderation controls, like who can join their meetings or use the chat or share their screen, directly from their iOS or Android devices. . Credit: The Keyword Blog).

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Google Chromebook Android Education 101

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.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Digital Divide 108

MindShift

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

The STEAM labs, STEAM coordinators and technology education teachers are part of a district-wide embrace of “computational thinking.”. The population in this region around Pittsburgh is surging, thanks to a thriving medical and technology economy and a natural gas-fracking boom. We started being invited into classrooms,” said Owens. “We

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Robotics Elementary Technology STEM 28

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools this year, and equity remained front and center, too, continuing conversations around inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. To be intentional and thoughtful to what technology can provide for teachers and students.

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EdTech Learning Industry Data 68

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. FWA allows extremely high-speed broadband where fiber connections can be too cost-prohibitive to install. Access to interactive experiences, 3D drawings, site visits, etc.

EdTech 110

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 110

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

million into schoolwide technology upgrades. The students live in homes with multiple laptops, iPads, tablets, iPhones – iEverything. One in five Greeley residents lives below the poverty level, and the school district is trying to upgrade its technology to give students an economic boost. The measure failed.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

I maintain a dataset of all education technology investments and all education technology investors. Again, I’ll publish a finalized list of “who,” “what,” and “how much” at the end of the year. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is no exception. The Elephants in the Ed-Tech Room.

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Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

And whether you are personally concerned about issues of privacy (perhaps because you believe you have nothing to hide ), you should be concerned about the ability of even the most sophisticated technology company to keep the data collected about you secure. Data breaches happen with alarming frequency. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

And whether you are personally concerned about issues of privacy (perhaps because you believe you have nothing to hide ), you should be concerned about the ability of even the most sophisticated technology company to keep the data collected about you secure. Data breaches happen with alarming frequency. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Software Facebook Data 150

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Wired : “ Ajit Pai ’s Plan Will Take Broadband Away From Poor People.” Via Standard Digital : “School abandons computer lessons as tablets remains unpowered.” National) Education Politics. “Open.”

Education 46

Education Company Data Elsevier 46

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. It remains a modest gesture toward addressing much bigger questions. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. It remains a modest gesture toward addressing much bigger questions. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150