E-rate Sparks Low-Cost Connectivity, Better Digital Learning
EdTech Magazine
OCTOBER 2, 2017
By EdTech Staff Once schools receive E-rate funding, innovating learning can develop.
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EdTech Magazine
OCTOBER 2, 2017
By EdTech Staff Once schools receive E-rate funding, innovating learning can develop.
Digital Promise
JANUARY 8, 2019
At the same time, innovative education leaders and classroom teachers are engaging, motivating, and nurturing students to develop mindsets for college and career readiness and lifelong learning, and they are supporting social and emotional development. school and library to the internet.
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Digital Promise
JANUARY 13, 2015
One of those programs is the Universal Service Program for Schools and Libraries, better known as E-rate. E-rate helps schools and libraries get affordable Internet access by discounting the cost of service based on the school’s location – urban or rural – and the percentage of low-income students served.
Education Superhighway
APRIL 1, 2020
On April 1, 2020, the FCC announced extensions of several key E-rate deadlines to provide relief to program participants affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. These extensions have been put in place to alleviate administrative burdens while most public schools have closed and are transitioning to remote learning.
Education Superhighway
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
She is the current Digital Access Coordinator for the Learning Technology Center of Illinois (LTC) and an Illinois State E-rate Coordinator. Moreover, Mindy serves on several state and national associations such as the State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and State E-rate Coordinator Alliance (SECA).
Education Superhighway
OCTOBER 31, 2017
In 2014, the Federal Communications Commission modernized the E-rate program with the objective of closing the K-12 digital divide within five years. As a result, 35 million more students have been connected to digital learning and educational opportunity. Why has E-rate modernization worked so well?
Education Superhighway
JANUARY 23, 2019
One of the most important features of E-rate is that it set an annual target of $1 billion annually to help schools upgrade their internal networks and implement Wi-Fi in every classroom. That amounts to $150 in E-rate Category 2 funding per student, to deploy a robust LAN / Wi-Fi network.
Hapara
MARCH 13, 2023
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Education Superhighway
MARCH 17, 2020
The extension of the application deadline means that any Form 470 filed on or before April 1, 2020, will be within the E-rate program’s 28-day competitive bidding requirement. For additional information, please visit the USAC E-rate homepage. 5 Things To Remember When Filing Your E-rate Form 470.
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 26, 2018
School Districts Take Advantage of E-Rate’s Category One Funding. Once its existing WAN provider wanted to charge significantly more for the same bandwidth speed, Midlothian Independent School District administrators began shopping for a faster, more affordable network — and they got one this summer with the help of E-rate fund s.
Neo LMS
DECEMBER 3, 2019
If e-learning came to life as a method to augment face-to-face learning, it is now an approach to education that is bigger than the traditional method it was meant to support. Educators enjoy the new means of connecting with their students, create more engaging learning materials and being able to personalize their instruction.
Education Superhighway
JANUARY 2, 2020
In addition, teachers were adding more devices and the instructional technologists were planning to integrate new technology for digital learning. Kim and the district leadership team began strategically using E-rate Category 2 funds for the Wi-Fi network upgrade. . Digital learning in every classroom, every day.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 5, 2020
For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.
Digital Promise
JULY 20, 2020
The different factors that we know impact learning encompass the whole child—not just their math and literacy skills but also their cognitive abilities, social-emotional states, and their personal background. All of these factors interact to impact a child’s readiness to learn when they come into the classroom.
EdTech4Beginners
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Gone are the chalkboards and allergy-inducing erasers of old classrooms. Opponents argue digital media is distracting and can worsen classroom performance — but others believe forbidding digital media could hinder the performance of students who learn better with technology.
eSchool News
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Common Sense, SETDA unveil toolkit to help states, schools apply for billions in federal aid under the E-rate program modernization. A new E-rate funding toolkit from Common Sense and SETDA explains the changes to the federal program, available funding, and best ways to apply for it.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 12, 2020
For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 9, 2020
For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 7, 2020
For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 7, 2020
For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 6, 2020
For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 6, 2020
For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.
Education Superhighway
JANUARY 7, 2019
In the past few years, concerted efforts like E-rate modernization and various statewide initiatives have helped bring digital learning opportunities to students across the nation. Let’s look at three examples of how digital learning is changing the face of today’s classroom learning.
eSchool News
JANUARY 3, 2024
The latest statistics come from Connected Nation’s (CN) Connect K-12 Program’s 2023 Report on School Connectivity , released in collaboration with Funds For Learning (FFL). Students and teachers are getting the connectivity they need in every classroom, every day, and the districts are potentially saving money.”
Education Superhighway
JANUARY 9, 2017
With just over two million people living in New Mexico and almost 700,000 of them spread across rural regions, many New Mexico students still lack access to the high-speed broadband necessary to take advantage of digital learning in the classroom. Learn more about our Broadband Upgrade Consulting Program.
Digital Promise
APRIL 29, 2019
To better understand how using technology can create equity in schools, we’ll outline how technology creates more equitable situations in the classroom. One of the most straightforward ways that technology contributes to equity in schools is ensuring that every student has access to learning materials, even outside of the classroom.
Education Superhighway
NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Walking into a Merritt Elementary School classroom today, you’ll find students using iPads to figure out math problems and submit their answers, while teachers grade those answers and provide feedback and follow-up support in real-time. Now, teachers create their own curriculum in iTunes U, and the majority of classrooms are paperless.
EdTech Magazine
JUNE 14, 2018
When introducing technology to improve classroom results, it’s important to understand the needs and limitations of the teachers who will handle those solutions day to day. . No matter what stage districts or schools are at on the journey to digital learning, this guide will help them move forward,” state the authors of the report.
EdTech Magazine
OCTOBER 3, 2018
In education, software programs lend a helping hand just about everywhere, from device management to digital learning. The district also uses GoGuardian Teacher for classroom management. Content Monitoring Tools Help K–12 IT Officials Patrol Internet Boundaries. eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 10/03/2018 - 08:56.
eSchool News
MARCH 26, 2018
This year’s E-rate cycle may be over, but in order to be well prepared for the next one, now is the time to start the connectivity conversation with your school district. In today’s classrooms, high-speed internet is no longer an option; it has become a necessity.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 23, 2019
But EducationSuperHighway did it this week, announcing that the classroom internet connectivity gap is effectively closed – one year ahead of schedule, no less. When we started all of this, it wasn’t because we wanted to get broadband in every classroom,” Marwell said. “We Their plan seems to have worked.
Education Superhighway
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Over the past eight years, WANRack has worked with schools and communities to close the digital divide and ensure students have access to digital learning in every classroom, every day. With the increasing use of technology as a tool for learning, students and teachers need more than basic connectivity.
Edsurge
MAY 7, 2020
Good teaching is good teaching, regardless of whether it happens in a classroom, on Zoom or any other delivery modality. Course Materials Journals: Hybrid Pedagogy ; Online Learning “ Best Practices for Teaching with Emerging Technologies ,” by Michelle Pacansky-Brock (book), describes practical tools to support student learning.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
While vendors and e-learning service providers promote microlearning as an off-the-shelf solution to be used like a genie’s lamp to solve all the learning and development issues in your organization, they fail to understand that microlearning is not a technological solution—it is a learning strategy.
Neo LMS
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Whether you’re an experienced educator or a parent struggling to adjust to remote learning in the face of the national lockdown, chances are good that you’re looking for ideas to help your student, or students, thrive in the unfamiliar world of the virtual classroom. The key is to learn what works best for each of them.
eSchool News
MARCH 7, 2016
Statewide ed-tech inventories are helping state leaders assess their digital learning needs. It was the 100-percent response rate from the survey. “We We knew most districts and schools would respond, but a 100-percent response rate shows that technology is a high priority for education leaders throughout the state,” he said.
Educator Innovator
FEBRUARY 24, 2014
Digital Learning Day (DLD), held on February 5, immersed kids from coast to coast in activities like tinkering with robotics, penning blog posts, and painting digital canvases. As educators know, integrating meaningful digital learning into the classroom is a 365-day effort. So it should be with E-Rate.
Education Superhighway
DECEMBER 27, 2017
In the effort to ensure that all students have equal access to the broadband they need for digital learning, there are challenges and triumphs every year. There is no doubt, however, that incredible progress has been made in connecting America’s classrooms to high-speed Internet.
Education Superhighway
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
High-speed broadband that can support digital learning requires a combination of scalable fiber-optic connections, sufficient and affordable bandwidth, and robust internal networks that can deliver information onto student devices in the classroom. NAVIGATE E-RATE. Advice on E-rate program timeline and milestones.
Education Superhighway
DECEMBER 14, 2017
One of the most important features of E-rate is that it allots $3.9 billion annually to help schools upgrade their internal networks and implement Wi-Fi in every classroom. To date, only 50% of that available E-rate funding has been utilized. That amounts to $150 in Category 2 funding per student.
Hapara
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Listen to an audio version of this post: Your learners don’t come to your classroom with perfect math, language arts, science and social studies skills. It will help them set goals, collaborate in positive ways and make better decisions within your classroom and the school. They can do this with a rubric or a rating scale.
Education Superhighway
DECEMBER 11, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO — December 11, 2014 — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted today to approve Chairman Wheeler’s latest proposal to complete modernization of the 18-year-old federal E-rate program. billion per year to account for growing bandwidth demand.
Education Superhighway
APRIL 3, 2018
School board members play an important role in school districts’ ability to improve the level and quality of digital learning opportunities in the classroom. The chart below outlines three general usage scenarios and the bandwidth necessary to support each of the various digital learning environments.
Doug Levin
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
Be explicit with districts about expectations for access to technology in schools and classrooms. Consider also digital and online learning opportunities afforded students and teachers in which the state has invested.
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