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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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2021

“There are still a proportion of families who have no internet access, and that’s massively important,” says Vikki Katz, associate professor in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University. It’s often too slow to support what they are doing—be it using a search engine, streaming a lesson or joining a live video call.

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2022

Stay Connected K-12 provides schools the ability to offer high-speed, reliable broadband internet access directly to their students in their own homes so learning and teaching are uninterrupted. Students and their families can benefit from: Download speeds up to 100 Mbps to support video collaboration and large file transfers.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

Tailwinds: An Enabling Ecosystem A baseline enabling condition for game-based learning is access to computers and broadband. COVID has also accelerated funding for broadband in underserved neighborhoods. Proponents of game-based learning have good reason to be optimistic—but also cautious. That’s still anyone’s guess.

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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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Bryan Alexander

MARCH 20, 2017

Should we transform discussion boards from text to video? What would we lose or gain when students converse through video recordings instead of written comments? There are plenty of ways to record and share video from multiple devices. Advantages: Connects with our ever-expanding immersion in video. and broadband.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2021

In attendance and making remarks will be Congresswoman Elaine Luria, who represents Virginia’s second district, Virginia Secretary of Education Atif Qarni and Virginia Chief Broadband Advisor Evan Feinman. ” The project to connect Historical Jamestowne Island was completed in early 2020 – just in time for distance learning.

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Hapara

MARCH 13, 2023

Web filters may also secure learners’ information so that it’s not targeted online. Schools that receive E-rate program discounts for broadband access are required to have internet safety policies with “technology protection measures.” As students visit web pages, Hāpara Filter’s AI blurs inappropriate or harmful text and video.

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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. VIDEO: Smart Mobile Messaging. Recommended Resources from AllHere. Build trust and improve family engagement with a chatbot.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Stay Connected K-12 provides schools the ability to offer high-speed, cable broadband internet access directly to their students in their own homes so learning and teaching are uninterrupted. Users can enjoy: Download speeds up to 50 Mbps to support video collaboration and large file transfers. About Charter.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 7, 2020

Over the past few weeks the switch to wholly online learning has been represented by live video meetings. This discursive emphasis on video in education is based on some reality. Most instructors who’ve never taught online can find live video to be a closer analog to their classroom practice than asynchronous tools.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

USAC online training video series. Other USAC E-rate video resources. E-rate support is limited to the services required to bring broadband into, and provide it throughout, schools and libraries as well as some basic maintenance of these connections. Who is eligible to receive E-rate support? USAC eligible services FAQ page.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2018

Digital learning helps students grasp concepts more fully, and not having access to the wealth of information found in online videos, apps, and curriculum puts these students at an immediate disadvantage to their connected peers. In today’s classrooms, high-speed internet is no longer an option; it has become a necessity.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Today, the award-winning science series NOVA , produced for PBS by GBH Boston, announced the launch of NOVA Science Studio , a new national program to teach and engage young people through an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on science communication, digital media literacy, and video production.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 1, 2016

Users must commit to installing and keeping up to date complex peer-to-peer file sharing software on a relatively modern, low-latency broadband internet-connected computer (most likely a desktop, not a laptop, tablet or smart phone). Also disadvantaged will be those with strict data caps on their internet usage.

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Buncee

MARCH 29, 2022

The purpose is to highlight libraries and how important it is for people to continue to build their literacy skills especially when it comes to changing technologies and access to more information than ever before. But more importantly, librarians teach students how to discover and discern credible information for themselves.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

We’ll also see educators needing to address the mental health crisis by prioritizing individualized and trauma-informed instruction.” GHz frequency of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band. ” – Bob Cunningham, Executive Director of Learning Development, Understood. temperature, lighting).

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 7, 2020

Over the past few weeks the switch to wholly online learning has been represented by live video meetings. This discursive emphasis on video in education is based on some reality. Most instructors who’ve never taught online can find live video to be a closer analog to their classroom practice than asynchronous tools.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2019

In this still from a Byju's provided video, about 20,000 students pack the country's largest indoor arena for a math lesson from the company's CEO in 2013. Byju’s customers pay for animations, simulations and video lessons for students in grades 4 to 12 and for students preparing for competitive entrance exams to Indian colleges.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Heitner also voices concern about kids having unrestricted access to video sites like YouTube, where kids spend an average of 17 minutes a day, according to the survey. Common Sense Media Educators, too, can play a role in informing parents about their children's’ media use. To her, streaming services may be a safer bet for parents.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

100 kbps per student may have been sufficient bandwidth when there were only 520 students and few devices, but as the student population and technology use grew, so did the district’s need for more robust broadband. Before each student had an iPad, Merritt’s teachers used traditional worksheets, textbooks, and reading texts.

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Nik Peachey

JULY 16, 2008

For some time now I've been looking round for a suitable video conferencing type application and while there have been a few that look okay, like SnapYap which I reviewed a week or two back, when I saw tokbox this morning I realised that here was a video conferencing tool that had exactly what I wanted and a bit more.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

It was going to level the playing field for access to information… And they’re basically telling us the opposite is true, in their experience.”. While broadband wasn’t a specific focus of the survey, Purcell said that the issue did arise frequently in focus groups. Clearly, broadband is a huge problem,” said Keith Krueger, CoSN CEO.

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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. The craft videos are part of the Chattanooga Public Libraries’ summer program for kids, called Make. And we put it on YouTube to make it as easy as possible to access.” .

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IT Bill

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

According to the ECAR 2016 Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology , 96% of undergraduate students now own a smartphone. This means lower costs up-front and lower costs overall when compared to the combined costs of cellular and monthly broadband Internet service to the home. becomes a simple and familiar process.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Access to student data is a hot topic in New York, Florida, and Louisiana where legislators have created laws that specifically identify what school districts need to understand about what information is going out and what apps have access to their data. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by Education Networks of America (ENA ) and CatchOn.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2016

They commissioned a school technology inventory that was completed by Connected Nation , a nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring affordable broadband to all Americans. In contrast, Alaska faces steep challenges in delivering affordable broadband to all schools because of its sheer size and geographic complexity. “In

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2016

This student-created video , which won the League Film Festival , highlights why personalized and connected learning makes more sense in today’s global economy. For more information on the superintendent finalists, visit AASA's web page. Personalized learning is not just for students at Kettle Moraine.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

APRIL 21, 2016

It suggests that the vast majority of students have access to broadband capabilities. The goal of Obama’s ConnectED initiative is to equip every school in the country with high-speed broadband by 2018 at speeds greater than 100 Mbps. That leaves us with at least five more years of classrooms with insufficient broadband.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

percent of residents have broadband). Yet, I saw teachers making videos of lessons and putting them on thumb drives, and school officials figuring out ways to turn school buses into remote internet hot spots. With little fanfare, they took on hard things.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 18, 2016

They are the generation that sees ultrafast broadband and wi-fi as a basic right. When we concede the fact that students can access information from a number of sources, other than simply from us at our pace, we will start developing some independence with learning. This leads to my next point.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 17, 2021

While there are video and audio tools that help bridge the physical distance, your communications strategy needs to include cognizance of the digital divide and your students’ access to these tools. don’t have a broadband connection and don’t own a laptop or computer. Don’t forget that around 4 in 10 lower-income households in the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Many broadband providers are also adding capacity, lifting caps on data and offering extended free trial periods. He suggested, for example, that teachers could email students a video link to a news report of a controversial issue, or a historical documentary, along with a few key questions and a post-viewing writing prompt.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 27, 2016

The broadcast was attended by 450 librarians and educators for an informative and engaging discussion with the whole audience. Future Ready has developed a common set of information, tools, and assessment, that are all available for free. Working with over 18,000 publishers and a database of more than 2.5

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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.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2016

For more information, visit www.dse2016.com. The interactive interface hooks parents into our student information system, and allows them to check their children’s grades, attendance, upcoming assignments, and important announcements. For more information about STAR Kiosks, see the video below:

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