ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

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. Confirm That Internet Connectivity is Ensured. Before you invest in any technology, it’s important to check your IT infrastructure. So, before you do anything, check connectivity.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

While remote learning may be ending in most places across the country, many students will continue to struggle to complete many lessons and assignments because they lack adequate internet service and access to devices at home — a phenomenon commonly referred to as the “homework gap.”. An additional $7.17

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2018

Understanding your district’s broadband costs is important, whether you’re inquiring for your own reference or to convince colleagues of the importance of a network upgrade.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons. According to an April 2018 Department of Education report, 18 percent of 5- to 17-year old students in “remote rural” districts have no broadband access at home.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2019

When we look at Australia and Melbourne, we see 200,000 open tech positions and large companies looking to fill their gap,” says CEO Dan Sommer, referring to a Deloitte report that projected a need for more tech workers in Australia over the next five years. And students end up with a credential from the college. Why Melbourne?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

MLIS; Community Engagement & Economic Development Manager, King County Library System | Sabrina Roach, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (full description) “LEO: Low Earth Orbit (Satellite) Broadband for Libraries.” - Don Means, Director.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

MLIS; Community Engagement & Economic Development Manager, King County Library System | Sabrina Roach, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (full description) “LEO: Low Earth Orbit (Satellite) Broadband for Libraries.” - Don Means, Director.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Locating Government Resources During Crisis” - Jennifer Castle, Reference and Government Documents Librarian, Tennessee State University and Arkansas State University | Dominique Hallett (full description) “Launching a Digital Navigators Program at the Library” - Audrey Barbakoff, Ed.D., Disaster Strikes!

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Education Superhighway

JULY 17, 2019

Monthly broadband fees. Over the last five years, the cost of school broadband has decreased by 85%. We’ve seen that when armed with the knowledge of other school districts’ broadband deals, district leaders can significantly increase the bandwidth they receive within their existing budgets. Equipment closet accessories.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

It’s a longstanding national crisis, often referred to as the “digital divide,” which at Kapor Capital we identify as one of the cumulative barriers across The Leaky Tech Pipeline. Only 60 percent of these families had access to computers or broadband internet at home. I think we all know the answer.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2023

Whenever I hear someone fatalistically reference what these trends mean for the future of education, I counter that we have an opportunity to change our mindset and our models. What will help is treating broadband as essential as water and electricity. Pessimism does nothing for our students or their academic and career futures.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The Homework Gap refers to the number of school-age children who don’t have broadband access at home and cannot complete their school assignments. Since December 2014, students in more than 130 districts have spent more than 1 million hours completing homework outside the classroom using Kajeet Education Broadband.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The survey results demonstrated the urgency of eliminating broadband accessibility as a barrier to remote learning. The initiative set a goal of ensuring that every student had access to a broadband connection, which drove innovation and perseverance among all key players from the Task Force to the calling agents to school leaders.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

Rather, it's centered in the popular E-Rate program, which has provided billions of dollars in broadband discounts and infrastructure upgrades to schools and libraries. The Universal Service Funds refer to the telecom fees collected by USAC, the Universal Service Administrative Company, that pay for E-Rate. schools. “If

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 10, 2017

Whether you’re inquiring for your own reference or to convince colleagues of the importance of a network upgrade, having an understanding of what your broadband costs could be is important. What deals have Internet providers offered other school districts in your area?

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 10, 2017

Whether you’re inquiring for your own reference or to convince colleagues of the importance of a network upgrade, having an understanding of what your broadband costs could be is important. What deals have Internet providers offered other school districts in your area?

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

While most schools across the country are fully back in person, students continue to struggle to complete homework assignments or participate in remote learning because they lack adequate internet service and access to a computer at home — a phenomenon commonly referred to as the “homework gap.” The homework gap isn’t new.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 17, 2019

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. Has internet connectivity been ensured? Before you invest in any technology, it’s important to check your IT infrastructure. So, before you do anything, check this.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 8, 2019

In addition to celebrating school districts nationwide, this year our blog will feature a new Broadband Leaders series. Maryland is also referred to as “America in Miniature” with drastically varied geography from the Atlantic Ocean to the Appalachian Mountains. Meet Gary Davis. It ranges from urban to rural.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

It is also not too surprising, given that for much of this decade businesses and governments have laid the infrastructure needed to support online learning, through enabling better broadband internet access and providing cheap computing devices to schools. A different ‘digital divide’ has emerged.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

Dark fiber is helping some districts scale broadband for tomorrow, not today. According to the DPI, lit fiber refers to a leased fiber service that the school does not own or manage. Dark fiber refers to physical fiber that the school owns, leases, or IRUs (indefeasible rights of use, or permanent contractual agreements).

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Discounts can range from 20 percent to 90 percent of the cost of eligible services, and applicants can refer to resources that help them determine discount percentages. Category Two services include Internal Connections, Managed Internal Broadband Services, and Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2021

And do they have a place they can refer the individual for testing? Is it students of color, students with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, students without broadband access at home or the devices? What that means is all schools should know if someone has symptoms at school. It could be a teacher.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Discounts can range from 20 percent to 90 percent of the cost of eligible services, and applicants can refer to resources that help them determine discount percentages. Category Two services include Internal Connections, Managed Internal Broadband Services, and Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections.

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Marketplace K-12

OCTOBER 13, 2016

That term refers to students lacking internet connectivity away from school, which leaves them unable to complete assignments online that their peers from more privileged backgrounds routinely complete without a hitch. families with children in school do not have home broadband access.

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Georgia Test Prep

JANUARY 25, 2021

When they are not using their devices, they are referring to them in one way or another. All of this wonderful technology—smartphones, broadband internet, social media, and so on—came to us at a time when we were already relatively mature. Addressing Technology Addiction in your kids: The DOs and DON’Ts. Now how to fix it?

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 16, 2016

After eight years without a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), ESSA becomes law with references to school libraries and librarians. Deb describes the victory, attributing it largely to grassroots networking. Essa 3-10-16 from Debra Kachel.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2019

In 2007, he started using the name “Byju’s CAT Classes”—a reference to the Management Institutes’ entrance exam—for his services, according to Indian trademark documents. He offered online live and video classes through broadband and satellite to teach students beyond the centers’ walls.

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eSpark

JANUARY 11, 2016

families, broadband is not affordable. This creates what policy-makers and education leaders refer to as the “homework gap.” Unfortunately, many low-income or rural families across the country don’t have internet access at home. For nearly 5 million U.S. Missing out on homework can seriously derail a student’s learning.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 12, 2016

The image presented here was ironic, appearing as it did on the door to the main venue of the conference, but as several pointed out, the device in the image is a reference to a bygone age when mobile phones were primitive. Significant problems include a lack of broadband connectivity in various parts of the world.

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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.

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IT Bill

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

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. References: Brooks, D.C. The cost of the smartphone is usually spread out over monthly payments within a contract. ANDERSON, T (2003).

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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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

million students who lack internet access, the nonprofit is also looking ahead to the future, when 1 Mbps per student becomes the new broadband benchmark. students with access to at least 100 kbps of broadband has increased from 4 million to 44.7 Last year, when 94 percent of districts had access to high-speed broadband and 6.5

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Kemper also recently served as chair of the board of directors of the Schools, Health, & Libraries Broadband Coalition, which supports open, affordable broadband connections for local community organizations. Kate has a passion for service excellence and the furthering of libraries and their missions.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

Kemper also recently served as chair of the board of directors of the Schools, Health, & Libraries Broadband Coalition, which supports open, affordable broadband connections for local community organizations. Kate has a passion for service excellence and the furthering of libraries and their missions.

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