Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

In December, the district won a $15,000 grant from Cellcom, a local cellphone company. Families must meet other criteria as well, such as no outstanding bills or existing Internet service. Local and regional providers : A grant from a local cell phone carrier is helping Howard-Suamico close the digital learning gap in its community.

Resources 120

Resources E-rate Broadband Digital Divide 120

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. On the down side, as the technology evolves it will also enable hackers to be more adept at infiltrating systems that store sensitive student data.

Trends 144

Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

AI-powered adaptive learning platforms analyze individual student strengths and weaknesses, tailoring educational content to meet specific needs. Automation of grading, attendance tracking, and data analysis facilitates efficient classroom management. Human educators bring empathy, mentorship, and nuanced understanding that AI lacks.

Education 52

Education Adaptive Learning Personalized Learning Gamification 52

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

The first ghost that Ebenezer Scrooge meets in “A Christmas Carol” is the spirit of his business partner, Jacob Marley. The metaverse should probably reference them,” says Patel, who previously held positions at workforce-training companies Thinkful, On Deck and Maven. Scrooge asks the spirit of his old friend why it’s shackled. “I

Education 178

Education Groups Robotics Course 178

MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

Unfortunately, school closures have meant a step backward for many when it comes to the digital divide. At Passmore Elementary in San Antonio, TX, math specialist Noemi Gonzales shared that she “lets the students know that I am continuously tracking their data and successes, [which] has kept students engaged with ST Math.

Education 124

Education Broadband Learning Elementary 124

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

There is also a growing need for quality SEL data to ensure that educators are serving students’ SEL needs. Teachers will continue to embrace AI for analyzing classroom data and grading tools. Zoom Meeting hacks, ransomware). – Tara Ketner, Director of Client Success, Aperture Education.

EdTech 142

EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 142

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Some internet-access advocates say EBS is underutilized at best, and wasted at worst, because loose regulatory oversight by the FCC has allowed most of the spectrum to fall into the hands of commercial internet companies. The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below. Photo: Chris Berdik.

Broadband 92

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 92

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2016

The “digital divide” is still very real. The digital use divide is present in both formal and informal learning settings and across high- and low-poverty schools and communities,” explains a report from the U.S. Data from the 2015 Teachers Know Best survey , Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

EdTech 60

EdTech Classroom Digital Divide Data 60

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Tips for using data to secure more funding and support for mental health and safety programs. 1:40 Let’s start today by meeting our speakers. Not only is the data incomplete in terms of getting responses from the parents, but also incomplete, as you describe that it’s just not deep enough and what the problem is.

Survey 52

Survey Data Report E-rate 52

eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

At the end of June, eSpark joined the thousands of district and edtech leaders headed to Denver, CO to meet innovative educators and discuss the current state of technology in schools. Edtech allows educators to track student data and identify students who need additional support or are who aren’t being challenged by their coursework.

EdTech 52

EdTech Digital Divide Education Future Ready 52

Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

Make sure your tech stack is set up to support fundamentals such as student data privacy, emerging challenges like AI policy-making, and ongoing critical mental health and safety concerns. 1:40 Let’s start today by meeting our speakers. But it also created some data challenges. Thank you. 0:58 Hello, welcome everyone.

EdTech 52

EdTech Survey Learning Data 52

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. On the down side, as the technology evolves it will also enable hackers to be more adept at infiltrating systems that store sensitive student data.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Tips for using data to secure more funding and support for mental health and safety programs. 1:40 Let’s start today by meeting our speakers. Not only is the data incomplete in terms of getting responses from the parents, but also incomplete, as you describe that it’s just not deep enough and what the problem is.

Survey 52

Survey Data Report E-rate 52

eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

At the end of June, eSpark joined the thousands of district and edtech leaders headed to Denver, CO to meet innovative educators and discuss the current state of technology in schools. Edtech allows educators to track student data and identify students who need additional support or are who aren’t being challenged by their coursework.

EdTech 40

EdTech Digital Divide Education Future Ready 40

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

They collaborate to make sure the technology and services are meeting their current and future needs. By providing these examples of state leadership to support technology in education, though, states can work towards bridging the digital divide. Most important, CEN has advisory councils made up of their stakeholders.

Broadband 41

Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

John Harrington, Funds for Learning Among the groups commenting on the issue, both ISTE and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) raised the possibility that digital education providers can pay to deliver their content more quickly, and wondered aloud if the move would deepen the digital divide.

E-rate 94

E-rate Broadband Digital Divide Libraries 94

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2020

Administrators at Dorchester School District Two in suburban Summerville, South Carolina, were well aware of the digital divide when they decided to give students both paper and online resources after shuttering schools because of coronavirus. She received her first response on the morning of April 9 and opened it immediately.

Digital Divide 145

Digital Divide Policies Resources Study 145

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. Responding to Changing Needs and Funding Opportunities. Cynthia Schultz, Esq.

E-rate 42

E-rate EdTech Broadband Digital Divide 42

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I would be happy to join you and your staff in a Web Meeting. Data collection for planning. Data collection for planning. I would be happy to join you and your staff in a Web Meeting. I would be happy to join you and your staff in a Web Meeting. Data collection for planning.

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Privacy and Student Data During these pressing circumstances, many educators are curating and sharing digital tools, strategies, and tips for remote teaching with their networks. They might also have their location data and IP address tracked without their knowledge.

Digital Divide 216

Digital Divide Social Media Microsoft Policies 216

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

When “families can speak in their native tongue, they feel more connected to school—no longer a guest, but part owner, like they have stock in the company,” said Dr. Van Heukelum. Translation services, for example, need to meet every child’s needs, even for the least-spoken languages, like Farsi.

Advocacy 105

Advocacy Education Learning Digital Divide 105

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 26, 2011

This session directly addresses the need to develop and implement real-time employee training assessment strategies specifically designed to meet targeted business objectives. Utilizing an actual high-tech, consumer electronic Fortune 100 company renamed ''Orange Inc.'' link] COLLABORIZE ( Classroom 2.0

Digital Divide 46

Digital Divide Wiki Common Core iPad 46

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Federal licenses to use spectrum that can carry mobile internet are a hot commodity, coveted by big telecommunications companies with money to spend at the periodic spectrum auctions conducted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). We have this perfect alignment of stars.

Broadband 83

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 83

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

The laptops provide access for students in a community where, he says, even a cellphone data plan cannot be taken for granted. By contrast, parcel taxes require a two-thirds majority, a minimum that voters in the East Side Union district have repeatedly failed to meet, according to district administrators.

Technology 105

Technology Chromebook Laptops iPad 105

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Richard Labbe Johnston County Public Schools Nominated by: Savvas Learning Company While recent statistics from NAEP (The Nation’s Report Card) show significant declines in math scores across the country, Johnston County Public Schools in North Carolina has defied that trend. During a district board meeting, Ms.

Education 128

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 128

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

have received billions of dollars in combined donations and gifts from private companies and individuals. Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, gave $10 million to a single school district in California, aimed at closing digital disparities. More than Devices The “digital divide” was not quite a household term two years ago.

Technology 179

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 179

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Companies are encouraged to nominate the schools and districts using their products and services–this offers a chance to share success stories and impart valuable lessons learned with the education community. Our entire partnership has really helped our district to continue to thrive.

Edmentum 86

Edmentum Digital Divide Professional Learning Industry 86

Lightspeed Systems

JUNE 15, 2023

Fill out the form below to view this webinar Read the Transcript Overcoming Obstacles to Bridging the Digital Divide in K-12 Learning 0:21 Hi, everyone, welcome to our webinar, We’re going to give everyone about 30 more seconds to join us, and then we’ll dive in. 1:40 Let’s start today by meeting our speakers.

Survey 52

Survey Data Report E-rate 52

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? “I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. The thread on this tweet has the details.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

MindShift

DECEMBER 5, 2020

The number has fluctuated as cases rise across the country, but throughout this fall pandemic semester, between 40% and 60% of students have been enrolled in districts that offer only remote learning, according to a tracker maintained by the company Burbio. We are still starved for data on what this all means.

Digital Divide 28

Digital Divide Learning Laptops Broadband 28

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Educators will seek out content that better supports them to successfully bring clean energy content to their students in meaningful ways and, as the job market in clean energy continues to grow, it is important for schools to help meet this demand for an educated workforce by helping students see themselves in clean energy careers.

EdTech 72

EdTech Learning Industry Data 72

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Data breach disclosure 101: How to succeed after you've failed | Troy Hunt → Folks in edtech may want to bookmark this one. Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Cybersecurity Knowledge Quiz | Pew Research Center → This is not easy (though I did get 10/10). This is ALSO true for edtech.

EdTech 170

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Data breach disclosure 101: How to succeed after you've failed | Troy Hunt → Folks in edtech may want to bookmark this one. Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Cybersecurity Knowledge Quiz | Pew Research Center → This is not easy (though I did get 10/10). This is ALSO true for edtech.

EdTech 150

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

Women entrepreneurs made up more than a third of the presenting companies. Learn Capital is closing on a seed investment vehicle dubbed “ LearnStart ,” which has already invested in a Finnish company, 3DBear. One of its investments announced this week is in Aula , a London-based company that just closed a $4.2

Kaplan 108

Kaplan Company EdTech Industry 108

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

5G promises reliability, lightning-fast speeds, and much higher data capacities. The pandemic highlighted the massive digital divide that exists between marginalized communities and affluent communities that enjoy well-established digital infrastructure. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company.

EdTech 116

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 116

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

A 2015 Pew Research Center report revealed that the disconnected included 5 million households with school-aged children, who either couldn’t afford home broadband or lived in rural areas avoided by for-profit internet companies. Home broadband is increasingly a must-have for education. How can we get it to work for its intended purpose?”.

Broadband 88

Broadband Mobility Digital Divide Learning 88

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145