Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

EducationSuperHighway’s pre-enrollment tool, GetACP.org is a vital first step in the assistance process followed by Library staff, ensuring those who are eligible save time on their applications and are equipped with a list of plans that are free with ACP before interacting with providers.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 4, 2018

Unless you’ve been living on the moon for the last decade you will also know that mobile is booming: the statistics bare this out with a 20% year-on-year increase in the uptake of mobile broadband (data) subscriptions. Income vs. Access: The Digital Divide in the US. Source: LEE RAINIE ). So keep an eye on the NEO Blog!

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

We also work in partnership with the state’s broadband office, Broadband Ohio. Our care staff are trained to provide support through the application process and troubleshoot when needed. They named the United Way of Greater Cincinnati as the backbone organization for the Southwest Ohio Regional Digital Inclusion Alliance.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

More than 50 years after Don Rawitsch introduced Oregon Trail in his eighth grade class, the debate continues : Can games become a legitimate tool for learning? Tailwinds: An Enabling Ecosystem A baseline enabling condition for game-based learning is access to computers and broadband. That’s still anyone’s guess.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

However, with the sheer amount of technology available, it can be challenging to identify those resources, products, or tools that tick all the boxes. 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. Therefore, you need the tools and resources to assist.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

The year before a rollout, we’d begin training the teachers and upgrading any necessary infrastructure at the school level. If we do not have enough broadband to facilitate seamless learning experiences, our students will suffer. In August 2023, I transitioned from teaching and learning to IT.

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 30, 2022

Last year, Congress created the Affordable Connectivity Program, a new long-term, $14 billion programs, to replace the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB) in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Current ACP rules do not allow or support this broadband deployment strategy.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2020

When the transition happened in March, administrators in our region of Washington state had roughly two weeks to evaluate, purchase and train teachers to use a variety of ed-tech products — from learning management systems and video-conferencing tools to complex, interactive software. Related: What if public schools never reopen?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2021

With increased federal support to fund technologies in the classroom, expand broadband access, and put devices in the hands of more students, education technology continues to play an important role in the lives of educators and students. Holding learning technologies accountable.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

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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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2020

According to the latest survey data from the Pew Research Center, 73 percent of adults have broadband internet at home. While 92 percent of adults from households earning $75,000 or more per year say they have broadband internet at home, just 56 percent of adults from households earning below $30,000 say the same.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2018

boast broadband access these days, and plenty of assignments require the internet, when students head home, their connections are not quite in lockstep with schools. schools to high-speed broadband nears completion. schools to high-speed broadband nears completion. While most schools in the U.S.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

EducationSuperHighway and our partners across the broadband space have been busy advocating for ACP renewal, and we are starting to see positive progress. Here are three simple ways to advocate for ACP renewal: Step One: Share Your Story Our most powerful tools for ACP advocacy are personal stories about the impact of the ACP.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Digital equity, as defined by ISTE , involves “making sure students have equal access to technology like devices, software, and the internet, and that they have trained educators to help them navigate those tools.”. are in place.

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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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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

Even before the pandemic, broadband and mobile technology was expanding connectivity across the globe, hybrid and virtual classrooms were gaining steam in providing personalized learning to students, and project-based learning was proving to be an effective, engaging and increasingly popular pedagogy.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Though for many school districts, slow download speeds in classrooms serve as the impetus for a network upgrade, there are many reasons district leaders strive to revamp their broadband infrastructure. The broadband itself was sufficient for the number of devices they had now, but what if they wanted to use more devices?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2018

After conducting a survey in 2015, district leaders found that while a surprising number of students have access to broadband, the biggest obstacle to technological access rural students face is the lack of devices. How could they get the technology and training into the right hands with their schools spread over such a wide area?

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Education Superhighway

JULY 8, 2019

As the State E-rate Director, Milan Eaton has been working on the Arizona Broadband for Education Initiative since it began in 2016. He’s been a tireless advocate for schools across the state, doing everything he can to make sure school districts have affordable, high-quality broadband so that students can use digital learning technologies.

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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. They created materials for and trained and managed call center agents. Implementing technology tools. Training and preparation was a critical first step to the call center’s success.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 17, 2019

However, with the sheer amount of technology available, it can be challenging to identify those resources, products, or tools that tick all the boxes. 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?

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Neo LMS

MAY 18, 2017

When considering that technology is playing an ever-increasing role in education, specifically the use of online learning tools, what the future of education looks like is a question many educational historians ponder. Can there be a loftier topic than the future of education? In other words, to get a better job.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. The bird’s-eye results: 65 percent of teachers say they use digital learning tools every day; 87 percent report using them at least a few days each week. That’s arguably the case for U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2020

More instructors will be using interactive tools, he said, and finding creative ways to adapt to the difficult circumstances. Washington and other schools are canceling classes that require hands-on training, such as some art and engineering courses. “For the spring, I’m seeing a really different approach,” he said.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

There exist major gaps in teacher knowledge and the availability of curricular tools to support this type of learning. By integrating screen-free tools, children can design and create in all STEAM subjects by developing a child’s computational thinking. GHz frequency of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

Connecting our nation’s schools, libraries, health clinics and other community anchor institutions (CAIs) to next generation high-speed broadband is an important national priority. The SHLB Action Plan gives policy makers a road map for designing a broadband strategy that promotes education, health care and community enrichment.”.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The platform’s videos are in English and Spanish and includes tools for educators to measure engagement from children’s parents. Pew Research Center found that the share of lower-income Americans who rely on smartphones to go online instead of a broadband connection has nearly doubled from 2013 to 2019.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 29, 2018

Provides training on E-rate eligible services and technology implementation. Find qualified leads and links to filed FCC Form 470’s using our free school broadband tool, Compare & Connect K-12. Some service providers offer consulting and project development support. Looking ahead.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Without home access to broadband Internet, students don’t have a chance at an equitable education and have virtually no chance to compete for the best jobs and an opportunity to break the cycle of poverty that is pervasive in the Washington inner city. Not only digital curriculum, but also productivity tools. of technology in practice.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Property maps, 311 data, school quality information and census statistics - all of these are examples of open data that give people the tools they need to learn and advocate for their causes. Armed with practical tools and experiences, you’ll be ready to start diving into open data to help your library and community!

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 17, 2021

In this article, we’re going to look at a few tools and strategies you can use to approach remote education in a positive, inclusive way. While there are video and audio tools that help bridge the physical distance, your communications strategy needs to include cognizance of the digital divide and your students’ access to these tools.

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Nik Peachey

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

The first is ‘General teacher training videos’ This contains video tutorials on how to do some pretty useful stuff from how to use ITunes and download podcasts to how to create a Blog and PowerPoint tips. The videos go from the basics of understanding the tool set to some of the more demanding tasks, such as animation.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 15, 2015

If we intend to prepare students for the jobs of the modern economy, ensuring high-speed broadband access is a crucial first step. For lucky kids, the K-12 digital divide will soon be a memory, thanks to bold leadership from their governors to make high-speed broadband a priority and take steps to close the connectivity gap in their schools.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Using digital tools in the classroom isn’t the future of learning, it’s the present—except at the significant percentage of schools without reliable high-speed internet. Along with the increase in speed, there’s been an exponential increase in the use of digital tools in the classroom. Teachers attend training sessions via webinar.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Many products, digital resources and tools weren’t designed for teacher-level purchase and use. In most cases, district hardware and broadband infrastructure don’t support site-level decision-making or deployment. Get comfortable with pulling the plug on tools or strategies that aren’t panning out as expected.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

But what does it take to improve learning for all student populations, support positive school environments, and ensure school leaders at all levels are equipped with the skills and tools they need to maintain successful learning environments? The need for high-speed broadband internet in every classroom in the U.S.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. They learned how to manipulate various Photoshop Elements tools to crop, select, paint and fill select areas of their work with contrast colors. When students bring their tablets home, the whole family can benefit from these tools.

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