Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2021

Many people witnessed the change in technology from dial-up modems to broadband. The internet is a vast space holding information pertaining to a variety of areas. This information exists in the form of images, text, and videos. Cybercriminals can access their information through an unencrypted network.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2017

A free tool from nonprofit EducationSuperHighway is intended to help district technology leaders compare broadband and connectivity information with other districts nearby and across the nation. Next page: District success stories and highlights of the new tool).

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The team can be reached via our ACP benefit information page or by clicking the ‘Live Chat’ button in our enrollment assistance tool, GetACP.org. How the Contact Center Addresses Enrollment Barriers Millions of ACP-eligible households aren’t taking advantage of up to $360 per year in federal broadband benefits.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Mini immediately organized our scattered data and got to work pushing critical information about attendance to families by sending positive “nudges” via text messages, offering empathetic support and guidance. In households with incomes under $30,000 a year, 44 percent lack home broadband and 46 percent lack a computer.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 31, 2018

Organized by AMERIND Critical Infrastructure Manager Kimball Sekaquaptewa, this fiber build project will ultimately help Native American students in these Pueblos access high-speed broadband and gain essential skills through the power of technology. The Vision: A high-speed broadband network for pueblo schools and libraries.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2021

trillion infrastructure bill into law, our nation is poised to make historic investments in its highways, public transit, railways, airports, ports, water systems, broadband networks and electric grid. The FAA then aggregates, analyzes and disseminates this information to other pilots. With President Biden’s signature turning the $1.2

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

Kajeet ’s ConnectEdNow campaign , announced in June, aims to make broadband access more affordable by providing students with portable Wi-Fi hotspot devices, a $200 mobile device subsidy and discounted data plans from Verizon , T-Mobile and other LTE providers. Broadband access still is limited in some rural areas.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A report by the American Library Association (ALA) states that 88% of all public libraries offer formal or informal digital literacy programming to community residents. Co-Location of Events , in conjunction with other local partners, has proven to be an effective avenue to reach eligible households with this helpful information.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

What’s more, only 22 percent of educators surveyed strongly agree that administrators in their school districts are equipped with the necessary information to communicate options for high-speed internet access at home. They can also learn about which schools have the lowest broadband adoption rates in their area.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2024

Since then, the program has transformed to help schools and libraries connect to high-speed broadband. However, many districts find it challenging to engage in long-term planning without outside consultation or tools that help them evaluate their programs and stay abreast of the latest E-rate policy changes.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

households lack home broadband internet access because they cannot afford to connect. in Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to deploy Free Apartment Wi-Fi programs to address these inequalities. 17 million U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

“My goal for this year is to see how I’ll make [digital tools] effective in the classroom.”. billion Emergency Connectivity Fund, which allows schools to apply for funds to pay for home broadband and devices for their students. Barriers for high-quality broadband include affordability and availability.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

However, with the sheer amount of technology available, it can be challenging to identify those resources, products, or tools that tick all the boxes. For example, it’s no good investing in iPads for the school if the broadband bandwidth and Wi-Fi connectivity aren’t up to scratch. Therefore, you need the tools and resources to assist.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 30, 2019

Robust broadband that fully supports digital learning requires that each part of a district’s network be working in unison and at full capacity. If one or more of the pieces of the network is broken or underperforming, then high-speed broadband and therefore rich, digital learning content cannot reach students’ devices.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

From the earliest stages, as Pre-K parents search for activities and resources to nurture their child's growth, to K-12 schools adopting technology to improve student outcomes and operational efficiencies, the impact of modern learning tools is undeniable. Virtual classrooms became the norm. Evidence-based solutions.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2020

When the transition happened in March, administrators in our region of Washington state had roughly two weeks to evaluate, purchase and train teachers to use a variety of ed-tech products — from learning management systems and video-conferencing tools to complex, interactive software. And that two weeks was more time than many districts had.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

More than 50 years after Don Rawitsch introduced Oregon Trail in his eighth grade class, the debate continues : Can games become a legitimate tool for learning? Tailwinds: An Enabling Ecosystem A baseline enabling condition for game-based learning is access to computers and broadband. That’s still anyone’s guess.

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EdTech4Beginners

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Hybrid learning environments are sure to become even more popular through 2022 and beyond, particularly as tools such as web conferencing, chat and remote communication tools (such as Microsoft Teams) evolve to create an increasingly equitable experience for students. #2. The Use of Augmented Reality in Teaching.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

We also work in partnership with the state’s broadband office, Broadband Ohio. This community-centric group spent the spring and summer talking to residents in a 16-county region to inform Ohio’s Digital Opportunity plan and increase digital equity and opportunity in our region.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

My unique path to serving as Chief Information Officer for Orange County Public Schools has enabled me to experience our district’s digital transformation from multiple perspectives. If we do not have enough broadband to facilitate seamless learning experiences, our students will suffer.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 10, 2015

In our work over the past three years to understand and analyze school broadband connectivity and costs, we have discovered high variance in the prices that school districts in different areas of the country—and even within the same state and county—pay for Internet access.

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Neo LMS

JULY 12, 2018

Only 3% of teachers in high-poverty level schools said that their students had the digital tools necessary to complete homework assignments, compared to 52% of teachers in more affluent schools. A counterpoint to these figures, is also the finding that 70% of teachers assign homework requiring broadband access.

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Tom Murray

MAY 23, 2018

It’s imperative to remember that such information is highly-sensitive and confidential, and thus calling down all students who are on free and reduced lunch would be an awful and immoral decision. Districts must remain sensitive to the needs of the families when sharing out this information and understand the legalities of such lists.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 14, 2020

Over the past eight years, an unprecedented coalition united behind a simple, but important, goal: to improve broadband in America’s K-12 classrooms. Funds For Learning will utilize their extensive experience with K-12 broadband data and E-rate to manage the technology platform and ensure that the data is accurate and updated annually.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 17, 2019

California has recently increased state investment in school technology , focusing on better broadband connections and supporting further teaching of computer science. When students feel an emotional connection to the subject being taught in the classroom, retaining and recalling information becomes easier.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 22, 2023

Add ACP information to your website. As a trusted community partner, your online presence can be a valuable resource for sharing information and promoting the ACP benefit. Find trusted media partners, then share information about ACP and the GetACP.org pre-enrollment tool with them. Loop in local partners.

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 30, 2022

Last year, Congress created the Affordable Connectivity Program, a new long-term, $14 billion programs, to replace the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB) in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Current ACP rules do not allow or support this broadband deployment strategy.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2016

21 launched a beta version of Compare & Connect K-12, an online tool that makes the internet services that schools receive more transparent. Through Compare & Connect K-12, school district technology directors and superintendents can easily view broadband pricing and bandwidth information for school districts across the country.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 26, 2020

Earlier this year, we selected Connected Nation and Funds For Learning as partners to carry forward our mission of upgrading the broadband in America’s K-12 schools. Connect K-12 is a free internet pricing and speed transparency tool for US K-12 school districts.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 9, 2020

EducationSuperHighway will focus on building public-private partnerships to connect over ten million students who lack home broadband. Today, we announced we are delaying our planned sunset to connect students who lack home broadband. Funding: There needs to be federal funding for student home digital access. population.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2023

Make data-informed decisions to ensure all students have access to adequate digital tools and broadband internet through introducing large-scale solutions such as hotspots, Wi-Fi enabled community centers and more. This is a huge step in leveling the playing field for so many students.”

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

EducationSuperHighway was honored to join together with New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan and New Hampshire Department of Education Commissioner Virginia Barry this week at an event at the Ellis School in Fremont to highlight the work being done in the Granite State towards expanding broadband to more schools in every community.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC) Following a partnership with the Baltimore City Office of Information and Technology, EducationSuperHighway partnered with HABC to bring awareness of the ACP benefit to 19,500 residents. Additionally, 29 governors have indicated that ACP adoption is a priority in their state.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 9, 2018

We all read about glamorous examples of 1:1 programs where students enjoy an almost Utopian relationship with their school and teachers via a host of remarkable digital tools. 59% of teachers feel the digital tools they use frequently are effective. 59% of teachers feel the digital tools they use frequently are effective.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 11, 2019

But with so many apps, platforms and resources available on the market, where do schools start in terms of identifying the most appropriate and effective edtech tools for them? With the right tools and training, adopting edtech in the classroom can have far-reaching benefits. The challenges. Running a school has never been easy.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. The bird’s-eye results: 65 percent of teachers say they use digital learning tools every day; 87 percent report using them at least a few days each week. That’s arguably the case for U.S.

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