EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Tracy Smith, Parkland’s assistant to the superintendent for operations, spoke with EdTech about the district’s strategies and best practices for improving digital equity and shared her hopes for bringing broadband to every home in the Lehigh Valley region. . Technology can make a difference , and in this case it’s a good fit.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2020

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. GetEpic –Digital library for kid’s books. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Biology simulations.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 31, 2020

This shift to technology-mediated teaching and learning puts a spotlight on the homework gap -- the divide between students who have home broadband access and those who do not. Most households have mobile devices, but it’s hard to get work done on a phone. Check your local library. Secure devices for every student.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

“We live in a very rural state and our fiber connectivity is not comparable to what you would have in some large populous states,” said Tom Hering, Director of Information Technology at Great Falls Public Schools in Montana. “We But Compare & Connect K-12 does more than just allow technology directors to view bang for buck.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

One big barrier to sustaining education via remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic has been students’ unequal access to advanced technology tools. Any Device Will Do Americans have lots of consumer technology tools to choose from, and they haven’t all made the same selections.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

K-12 school districts, higher education institutions, public libraries, education and career non-profits and municipalities, the program will grant winners one year of free Kajeet internet connectivity hardware and managed service on its award-winning mobile connectivity platform, Sentinel®. patents in mobile technologies.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Educators and digital equity advocates have tried a number of solutions to close the so-called “homework gap,” from deploying mobile hotspots to getting help from local businesses , but the problem has persisted. We have to broaden our thinking about how technology is being leveraged in our homes,” she said. closed with little warning.

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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.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2015

.” This rarely noticed charge helps fund a variety of programs that enable families, libraries, and schools to stay connected. One of those programs is the Universal Service Program for Schools and Libraries, better known as E-rate.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Shawn Caine, who teaches technology at Panguitch High School in Garfield County, Utah, lets students who don’t have adequate home internet service get online in her classroom before and after school. And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

As Jamienne Studley and I discussed in a recent Hechinger Report op-ed, the reality is that millions of Americans — in rural and urban areas alike, and including many underrepresented minorities — lack the reliable broadband connections needed to access postsecondary and K-12 education in a nation that remains in partial lockdown.

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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.” As a result, Ms.

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eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2020

In the guide, we take a look at how IT leaders work with administrators and teachers to secure district buy-in for new technology, and we also check in with experts to outline a few ways to navigate a technology upgrade. Stay tuned for eSchool News Guides on library media technology, online/blended learning, and more.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. Ramos knew there were many kids like her, eager to keep up with school but lacking the technology to do so. OAKLAND, Calif.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

NOVA is the most popular primetime science series on American television, demystifying the scientific and technological concepts that shape and define our lives, our planet, and our universe. WGBH also is a pioneer in technologies and services that make media accessible to those with hearing or visual impairments. About NOVA.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2015

In a sneak peek of the results from the forthcoming CoSN third annual E-Rate & Broadband Survey, which will be available by mid-October, the vast majority of U.S. Step 4: Seek mobile-hot-spot programs. Nearly 5 percent of school districts report they're implementing a mobile-hot-spot-loaner program.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Register now for our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th, and we'll send you the information on how to either attend the live sessions or watch the recordings afterwards. Be sure to also join the Library 2.0 Sponsored with ALA’s Center for the Future of Libraries.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Most educators and policy makers understand that equity is key to ensuring technology narrows rather than widens achievement gaps. "Anytime, anywhere" learning has been core to the vision of education technology leaders since the Internet, laptops, and mobile devices entered the classroom. Think Outside the Box.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

We're just over a week away from our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th! Be sure to also join the Library 2.0 network to be able to connect with and correspond with 22,000 other individuals in the library world, and to be kept updated on this and future events.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

That was one frustrating situation Jean Tower recalls encountering when she started as director of technology at the Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough , Massachusetts, about six years ago. What was the promise of technology that everyone saw in the beginning for education?” The problem: a slow internet connection.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

While 96 percent of Americans in urban areas have access to fixed broadband, only 70 percent of New Mexicans have broadband access at home. The Hatch Valley schools receive the FCC’s E-Rate initiative, which reimburses schools and libraries for expenses related to internet access.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Rather than using their school buses to bring students to schools, the district turned its buses into mobile service providers that could deliver meals and other types of support to students, while also serving as internet connection hotspots. Staying Organized and Healthy. This article was modified and published by eSchool News.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2015

This is the chasm between the homes with and those without access to quality broadband. In rural schools, the availability of internet access beyond school and home can be difficult to obtain, while students in urban areas often can poach access from libraries, open networks in the community, or nearby fast food restaurants.

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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.,

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

This disparity in home computer and internet access, dubbed the “homework gap,” was a slow-burning problem for most districts in the days when schools were in session and students could get online at libraries, after-school programs, coffee shops and other community gathering spots. Coronavirus gave many just days.

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MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

We have managed to troubleshoot the mobilization of meal programs, lack of technology equipment, online teacher training, and a whole host of issues that come with a change of this magnitude. “Three days to conduct a survey of technology needs from 130,000 students and to prepare thousands of computers for student use.

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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. We want technology to assume a new role -- as a human relationship builder, not as a solution by itself. The answer is: not yet!

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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. We want technology to assume a new role -- as a human relationship builder, not as a solution by itself. The answer is: not yet!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. This virtual conference will be hosted in Adobe Connect and registration is free for librarians and leaders of libraries.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 18, 2016

Technology for me in the 1980s was a dodgy microfiche in the university library and then my trusty and often dusty overhead projector in my classroom. They are far more used to technology, having grown up with computers and mobile phones. Or if you like, Generation Technology. I’m a Gen X baby. Blended approach.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

“Before we start handing out devices, we want to make sure that all of students are on an even playing field; our board was very intent on this,” said Leeann Dooley, K-12 assistant principal and technology coordinator at the district. Giving students devices isn’t a good move if they can’t use them when they’re not at school.”.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! Huge thanks to the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science , the founding sponsor of the conference. There is lots of fun below, and especially don''t miss the first weekly recorded podcast with Audrey Watters!

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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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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2022

Many school districts aspire to provide adequate off-campus broadband access to their staff and students. According to the White House , more than 30 million Americans live in areas where broadband infrastructure is unable to provide minimally acceptable speeds. patents in mobile technologies. Kajeet holds 40 U.S.

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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. For 20 years, the NMC and its members have dedicated themselves to exploring and developing potential applications of emerging technologies for learning, research, and creative inquiry.

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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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Library of Congress ) The photos, shot in black and white, are from the early 20th century, and the disease in question was tuberculosis. In June, the group mobilized. An open-air class in Rutherford, N.Y. But to many, the similarities in the situations then and now, more than 100 years later, are undeniable. between 1900 and 1920.

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