Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

With the lowest internet access in the world in sub-Saharan Africa, average broadband penetration is at a mere 2 percent, with n early 90 percent of students without computers at home South Africa, the continent’s bright spot, is the strongest early adopter of digital education with 63 percent of the population online.

Online Learning 121

Online Learning Learning Mobility Blackboard 121

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

During the pandemic, many districts have addressed this gap by handing out personal hotspot devices (similar to routers) or smartphones, or provided mobile Wi-Fi on school buses to kids lacking internet. An initial report , which is still being finalized, states that “lack of broadband access in Ector County is a crisis.”

Broadband 143

Broadband Learning Accessibility Company 143

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.

Broadband 82

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 82

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Pearson/Harris Poll reveals new findings on mobile device ownership and how wi-fi access impacts learning in school. The survey, released by Pearson and conducted on its behalf by Harris Poll, finds that while student ownership of mobile devices continues to increase, wi-fi connectivity at school lags behind home access.

Mobility 40

Mobility Pearson Tablets Smartphone 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

based early childhood technology and services developer best known for its GOLD observation-based assessment system and its Creative Curriculum product lines for infants, preschoolers and kindergarteners. But ReadyRosie’s growth also comes as a result of growing smartphone use among lower-income families.

Strategy 122

Strategy Video Company Smartphone 122

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

NOVA Science Studio, which will engage students remotely during the 2021 school year, includes workshops on storytelling, interviewing, filming, and editing, among other areas, and focuses on using devices like smartphones as the primary tool for shooting and editing. About NOVA. WGBH has been recognized with hundreds of honors.

Facebook 106

Facebook Broadband Twitter Mobility 106

eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2016

CFISD is building a 100G network with the vision of providing students and staff ‘Anytime, Anywhere’ broadband access so they can easily interact and collaborate with peers and engage in distance learning initiatives. ”

E-rate 40

E-rate Broadband Smartphone Mobility 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

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. Miami-Dade County Public Schools, for instance, sent home about 80,000 tablets and other mobile devices, and more than 11,000 smartphones that double as Wi-Fi hot spots.

Learning 68

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 68

Bryan Alexander

MARCH 20, 2017

The technologies are already available. Teaches technological skills (video recording, audio recording, editing, publishing). Disadvantages: Challenges for students without access to needed technologies, including video recorders (how many don’t have smartphones?) and broadband.

Video 41

Video Blackboard Broadband Comparison 41

eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2015

This is the chasm between the homes with and those without access to quality broadband. In both rural and urban settings, many students are obtaining their wi-fi signals using smartphones as hotspots at a rate that isn’t sustainable for their cellular plans. It’s one we can no longer ignore. It’s a complex and layered issue.

Broadband 40

Broadband Smartphone Libraries Accessibility 40

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.

Learning 52

Learning Training Blended Learning Laptops 52

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.

Social Media 40

Social Media Learning Broadband Smartphone 40

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Blatantly audible complaints by employees (“We have ‘this new system…’”) made it clear staff were neither trained adequately nor on board with the new technology. Developing learner resilience is by no means easy and requires a shift in culture as to how we incorporate technology in teaching and learning.

Software 238

Software Smartphone Mobility Robotics 238

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

But what if we took that to its logical conclusion and also made it the goal of our education technology predictions? We’d need to consider not just what technology products students are exposed to in the classroom, but also across the rest of their lives. First is the evolving nature of education technology.

Analysis 154

Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 154

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.

Learning 80

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 80

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

Many parents, however, experience educational, technological and language barriers to accessing and understanding data, limiting their ability to make informed decisions about their children. Families who don’t have access to the internet at home, due to a lack of hardware or broadband availability, often use their phones to access websites.

Data 110

Data Laptops Meeting Report 110

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2018

Many parents, however, experience educational, technological and language barriers to accessing and understanding data, limiting their ability to make informed decisions about their children. Families who don’t have access to the internet at home, due to a lack of hardware or broadband availability, often use their phones to access websites.

Data 102

Data Laptops Report Accessibility 102

MindShift

JUNE 26, 2018

Many parents, however, experience educational, technological and language barriers to accessing and understanding data, limiting their ability to make informed decisions about their children. Families who don’t have access to the internet at home, due to a lack of hardware or broadband availability, often use their phones to access websites.

Data 43

Data Laptops Report Accessibility 43

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

Robotics 28

Robotics Elementary Technology STEM 28

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

And among those who do have access, not all have a broadband connection. A separate Pew Research Center survey found that 17 percent of adults access the internet exclusively through smartphones. Most of those are in households that make less than $50,000 a year, and many live in rural areas. the organization’s executive director.

Accessibility 206

Accessibility Broadband E-rate Smartphone 206

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

The message, from Zach Leverenz, founder of the nonprofit EveryoneOn, attacked the Educational Broadband Service (EBS), which long ago granted school districts and education nonprofits thousands of free licenses to use a slice of spectrum — the range of frequencies that carry everything from radio to GPS navigation to mobile internet.

Broadband 87

Broadband Mobility Digital Divide Learning 87

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Smartphone Explodes in Rowan College Classroom.” Via Edsurge : “ Salesforce Announces Mobile App for Advising at Dreamforce.” Accreditation and Certification. Icon credits: The Noun Project

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

.” “Republicans try to take cheap phones and broadband away from poor people,” Ars Technica reports. monthly subsidies toward cellular phone service or mobile broadband. .” “ Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? If the bill passes, low-income Americans would no longer be able to use $9.25

Khan Academy 46

Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46