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Could the Bridge Across the Digital Divide Be Paved With TV Signals?

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Although digital technologies hold great promise in the realm of education, access remains limited for many communities worldwide. When combined with state-of-the-art cloud technology, it is also a secure, effective way to share customized digital content with students. We asked where it fits in the journey toward universal broadband.

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Teaching Online During COVID-19

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Access the required site through mobile devices. Provide mobile hotspots distributed by school. Check with your local broadband provider to see if they have free access programs. Here are some choices: Khan Academy. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Learn to Code (for free).

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Big Jump in Use of Games, Videos in K-12 Schools, Survey Finds

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Whether or not districts support the move towards digital learning by offering PD or by curating content, an increasing number of teachers are taking the initiative and seeking out Khan Academy, YouTube, and Ted Talk videos to supplement or “flip” classroom learning. Technology in Education: An Overview.

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From Good Intentions to Real Shortcomings: An Edtech Reckoning

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In 2017, reality took a massive swipe at the wobbly optimism of technology progressives. Echoing wider soul searching over technology’s polarizing role in politics and society, the education technology scene has been doing its own reckoning. Equitable: An analysis by John Hansen and Justin Reich of U.S.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” It’s always fascinating to look at ed-tech companies’ job postings – this one is from Khan Academy. Via Edsurge : “ Salesforce Announces Mobile App for Advising at Dreamforce.” Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.” Via Edsurge : “ Khan Academy ’s New ‘Teacher Aid’ Tool Goes for a Test Drive in Southern California.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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.” “Republicans try to take cheap phones and broadband away from poor people,” Ars Technica reports. monthly subsidies toward cellular phone service or mobile broadband. .” ” Testing, Testing… From the Khan Academy blog : “ Khan Academy is the Official Practice Partner for AP.”