eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

schools are well-positioned to help families get online with low-cost, high-speed internet options through the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), according to a new study from Discovery Education and Comcast. They can also learn about which schools have the lowest broadband adoption rates in their area.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As AI grows more sophisticated, it should be no surprise that some 68 percent of students and 73 percent of teachers believe AI tools can help improve student performance, according to a recent study by the Walton Family Foundation. Opportunities for technology-enabled learning extend beyond AI. communities.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As teachers develop lesson plans, they also face lingering questions, in Maine and nationally, over the possibility of a return to remote learning and concerns about ensuring all students have access to the devices and high-quality broadband they need to do classwork and homework. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 26, 2020

THURSDAY'S SHOW (August 27th) : 4:00 PM - REINVENTING.SCHOOL - EPISODE 18: BROADBAND INEQUALITY with host Howard Blumenthal. This week, REINVENTING SCHOOL asks a basic question: if distance learning is the solution, how does this work without 100% broadband coverage in the U.S.? By our count, about 2 in 3 U.S. See you "online!"

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

To further the mission of closing the Digital Divide for students across the United States, each grant recipient will receive up to $25,000, which they may use for any combination of Kajeet Education Broadband solutions, including WiFi hotspots, school bus WiFi, LTE-embedded Chromebooks and routers.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

At the same time, the meta-analysis described dozens of additional studies showing that laptop programs were correlated with positive teaching and learning processes, including more use of project-based learning and stronger relationships between students and teachers. But how much money should the MDE request?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

That divide affected a significant share of college students in West Virginia, a state where officials say nearly 40 percent of rural residents don’t have broadband. A lot of folks do better if they’re able to be near their home and they have that support structure and that support system. she asked. “If

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2022

K-12 school systems are facing a “perfect storm” of challenges today. . A study by the Brookings Institution of data from 5.4 The pandemic has put students well behind in their education, with millions of children achieving below grade level in reading and math. million U.S.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2023

School districts will also need to ensure their schools have adequate coverage for FirstNet public safety broadband, which uses the reserved Band 14 communications channel. FirstNet provides a more data-oriented and versatile communication platform compared to traditional radio systems.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

education system. Since our nation’s beginning, the farm has been a foundation of American society , but too often rural communities do not have broadband access or don’t have access to the digital skills needed on today’s modern farms,” Snapp wrote in a blog post. “As Google Offers Digital Skills Workshops and Coaches.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Studies show that parental involvement in a student’s education is the most accurate predictor of academic achievement. Researchers at Columbia University went further to study the impact of weekly automated alerts to parents about their student’s missed assignments, grades and class absences. VIDEO: Smart Mobile Messaging.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

Laptops and internet connections are not available in every household , and even students who usually have such resources available may now find themselves competing for them with siblings or parents studying or working from home. And broadband Internet connections aren’t available everywhere, especially in rural parts of the U.S.

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Lightspeed Systems is honored to receive this award for our Digital Insight product,” said Brook McShane Bock, Chief Product & Marketing Officer at Lightspeed Systems. “We Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Lightspeed Systems serves more than 20 million students using 11 million devices in 28,000 schools throughout 42 countries.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 21, 2012

It is a collaboration between the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Harvard University, and Dassault Systems (who make lots of great products including CATIA CAD systems). This is a great resource for teachers and students studying the Great Pyramids in history or engineering classes to be able to explore them online.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 30, 2020

Developed by the University of New Mexico-Taos Education and Career Center and local business partners, Taos HIVE was designed to solve challenges unique to rural communities, such as geographic isolation, education deserts , and lack of access to broadband and other services. Collect postsecondary education and workforce data in your region.

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Neo LMS

MAY 18, 2017

This diversity is driven by: advancements in online learning system design, rapid roll-out of broadband world-wide, the changing dynamics of the labor market and. It is worth noting that only 15% of higher education students in the US are full-time online students; the rest study via a blend of online and campus spaces.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2024

The hope is that if you build the institution, employers will come,” said Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, which has studied the idea on behalf of the legislature. Robert Stivers, the president of the Kentucky Senate, and the sponsor of the bill that commissioned the council’s study. “I

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2022

In one study , researchers asked children to complete cognitive tasks after either watching television or engaging in physical activity for 30 minutes. In another study , researchers administered academic achievement tests after children walked on a treadmill at a moderate pace. Leveraging Investments in Tech for Better Health The $17.6

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The report highlights states (Tennessee, Mississippi, Massachusetts) that have used state and federal relief funding to purchase devices and expand broadband connectivity. Asynchronous learning is better for independent study and when students are completing their individual assignments. There is a place for both, the authors argue.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

And while systems might not continue to operate as 100 percent virtual schools in a post-COVID world, better access to learning technology is no longer negotiable in this increasingly-digital world. The FCC’s E-Rate program , a K-12 broadband subsidy, provides methods for districts and libraries to acquire discounts on WiFi connectivity.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

With the ambitious goal of closing the digital divide, Congress approved and President Biden recently signed into law $65 billion for broadband infrastructure—the largest federal investment in history. A new report from the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway found that 28.2 million households remain unconnected. Take action.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Around this time, learning scientists picked up on the educational potential of gaming and began running research studies, largely with National Science Foundation (NSF) dollars. Yet, the academic incentive system still skews heavily toward research publication. This is beginning to shrink that gap. Where do they plug in?

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

One finding of the report is that schools’ focus on equity is centering on the needs of the individual student rather than on broad systemic inequities. Personal, and Political But a general consensus about equity’s definition doesn’t mean harmony over how to generate equity, nor does it mean comfort with the term itself.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2021

This year, the fields of outdoor learning and green schoolyards reached a tipping point, as thousands of schools around the country took their chairs, desks and easels—and log stumps, straw bales, picnic blankets and Wi-Fi—outside, to study under leafy tree canopies and shady tents.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

At the very dawn of digital education, Canada introduced one of the very first learning management systems, WebCT, a pivotal application, invented at the University of British Columbia in 1997. Another 26,000 study at a lower-cost affiliate, Tech Millennium. Branded eventually as Blackboard, it was the market leader in the U.S.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Another in Oregon launched an Amazon-style locker system for students to exchange broken devices. “It Previously we would take months to study and pilot it and do some testing. Langford’s team created a locker system where students can exchange a broken device for a functioning one. “We

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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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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

As school leaders work to implement digital learning practices, they must commit to navigating roadblocks, problem solving, and planning for sustainable, systemic transformation. Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Uneven access to broadband, resource disparities between upper- and lower-income districts and differences in family resources across racial lines, foreshadow widening achievement gaps. The country needs an education secretary who understands the systemic nature of our current problems, across sectors.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In a Harvard Medical School study of 67,000 college students across more than 100 institutions, 1 out of 5 students surveyed said that they had thought about suicide. Broadband penetration in K-12 schools reached over 98 percent , while low-cost computing devices like Chromebooks have proliferated in classrooms.

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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. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, Ph.D.,

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2021

And large-scale testing such as the NAEP and the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) provide benchmarks against which cities, states and nations can judge the success of their systems. Yet the current testing system is unsustainable. The current testing system is unsustainable. What can we do?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

For over a decade, North Carolina has been the site of one of the most sustained, successful initiatives in education: giving all students in all schools access to broadband internet with WiFi in every classroom by 2018. Full disclosure: Entangled Solutions, where I am a principal consultant, helped prepare the report.)

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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. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, Ph.D.,

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 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. in Communication from University of California, San Diego.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 7, 2021

For instance, a writing assignment could ask them to discuss something interesting they learned from their family while studying at home. Dr. Linda Mayes is the Arnold Gesell Professor of Child Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Psychology at Yale and Director of the Yale Child Study Center. However, these assessments should be asset based.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Despite mounting evidence that schools are not turning out to be major incubators or vectors of Covid-19 transmission, New York City shut down its public school system in November. Many other major school systems remain closed as well. Science in particular is extremely hands-on and almost impossible to grasp virtually.

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