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Case Study: A “mega” school district negotiates a better deal

Education Superhighway

As is the case in many mega-districts, PWCPS already had access to high-speed broadband. The district put in a request to their school board to upgrade their network’s bandwidth, and sought out additional support to make their broadband goals a reality. PWCPS attended the webinar and developed a plan to implement a successful upgrade.

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Case Study: A “mega” school district negotiates a better deal

Education Superhighway

As is the case in many mega-districts, PWCPS already had access to high-speed broadband. The district put in a request to their school board to upgrade their network’s bandwidth, and sought out additional support to make their broadband goals a reality. PWCPS attended the webinar and developed a plan to implement a successful upgrade.

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Another Cause of Inequality: Slow Internet in Schools

Educator Innovator

Teachers attend training sessions via webinar. The ubiquity of digital tools was not surprising to the researchers, said study coauthor Kristen Purcell, associate director of research at the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. In rural areas where there is no broadband access, that isn’t the case.”.

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Early Literacy in the U.S.: Building a Pathway to Opportunity for All

Graphite Blog

You can join us for a conversation with Lisa and Michael in our next edWeb webinar on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 1-2 p.m. 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.

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Early Literacy in the U.S.: Building a Pathway to Opportunity for All

Graphite Blog

You can join us for a conversation with Lisa and Michael in our next edWeb webinar on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 1-2 p.m. 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.

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Navigating the Shift to OER

edWeb.net

This edWeb webinar was hosted by SETDA and sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Recent publications and projects include Navigating the Digital Shift, Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States, OER Case Studies: Implementation in Action, The Broadband Imperative and From Data to Information.

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State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

edWeb.net

Rocco was awarded the K-12 Alumni Award from the University of Pittsburgh in 2018; the 2018 Leadership Award from the Consortium for Public Education; and the Distinguished Educator Award from the Tri-State Study Council and the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Rocco received his B.A. from Duquesne University and earned his Ed.D.