EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

As K–12 schools continue their E-rate processes for 2019, districts should be considering what tools are worth investing in to provide their students with the best outcomes in the coming year. . Digital transformation in schools is already happening at a rapid rate, and there seems to be no sign of slowing down.

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Trends E-rate Analysis Education 407

Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2020

The changes in broadband consumption may reveal weak points in the complex ecosystem of companies, services and products that make up the Internet. We have a sound statutory basis to do so through the E-Rate program. Protect Telecom Workers: The FCC should advocate for keeping our telecommunications workforce safe.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2019

teenagers, 59 percent , say they have experienced cyberbullying, according to a 2018 report from Pew Research Center. . Some companies that produce monitoring software report sending tens of thousands of alerts about cyberbullying, violence, sexual content and other concerns. A majority of U.S.

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Digital Citizenship E-rate EdTech Software 181

EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles about the men and women who are creating today’s EdTech companies. PublicSchoolWORKS became possible in the late ’90s when the government launched the E-Rate Program. The district staff often came into the office on weekends to handle the backlog reporting system.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

When it comes to innovation and developing economies there are a lot of reports and studies that conclude with a large amounts of “shoulds” and “coulds”. I have tried to focus instead on actual case studies demonstrating the success of e-learning models in these environments. Community Health Volunteer Training. Descomplica.

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E-rate Blended Learning Case Study Mobility 150

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

In the previous posts on this topic our examination found that technology can and does help when it comes to improving completion rates , reducing tuition costs and helping universities to bridge the revenue gap. Almost half of all Ontario secondary school teachers report using YouTube or video elements in their classrooms.

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Secondary LMS E-rate Dropout 300

Education Superhighway

APRIL 18, 2018

And in recent months, data has been essential to our defense of the E-rate program. Every year, we conduct surveys asking K-12 public school districts to clarify their publicly available E-rate data. This often includes state agencies (such as departments of education), E-rate consultants, and consortia leaders.

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Broadband Data E-rate Analysis 85

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

The FCC’s E-Rate program , a K-12 broadband subsidy, provides methods for districts and libraries to acquire discounts on WiFi connectivity. Jennifer E. After that, the Superintendent and education institutions will provide devices or WiFi resources accordingly to students in need.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

28, children’s media company Moonbug Entertainment partnered with Outright Games to launch CoComelon: Play with JJ on Nintendo Switch. Existing regulations focus mostly on content appropriateness, she adds, which may lay the groundwork for some gaming companies to continue to promote false advertisements about their products.

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Video E-rate Mobility Tablets 180

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 5, 2022

Then, when his foot had finally healed, he discovered that his company, CRST Expedited, had fired him. I called CRST and they told me that they would not take me back and that I had to pay them $6,500 or I could never drive for another company, either,” Orr, who is 59, said. This story also appeared in The New York Times.

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Training Company E-rate Industry 27

Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

As Secretary Duncan’s chief of staff wrote at the time, the Common Core was intended to create a national market for book publishers, technology companies , testing corporations, and other vendors.”. Billion has been invested in US K-12 education technology companies since 2010. Indeed, $2.3 ” 1:1 + Common Core = $$$$$. .

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 23, 2022

Credit: Liz Willen/The Hechinger Report. A recent report found Indiana’s rates at their lowest in recent history. Just 59 percent of students here enroll after high school, a drop from a rate of 61 percent in 2018. College-going rates were even lower among Black, Hispanic and Latino, and low-income students.

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E-rate Secondary Report Trends 105

eSpark

AUGUST 8, 2023

OpenAI, the organization behind ChatGPT and the Dall-E image generator, has been particularly scrutinized since the public release of ChatGPT in November 2022. The company has had to address bias issues on the fly as its users surface unforeseen issues in their outputs, ranging from political ideologies to ethnic stereotypes.

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E-rate Training Comparison Outcomes 98

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2018

Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Imagine how many customers a company could get running 10 miles of fiber somewhere else. Since 2014, a primary goal of the E-rate program has been to ensure affordable access to high-speed broadband in the nation’s schools. The entire length of San Francisco is just seven miles.

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E-rate Broadband Laptops Company 56

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

00;03;53;23 – 00;04;16;21 Dan Fitzpatrick And teachers all over the world are reporting back right now that it's absolutely supercharged learning within their classrooms. How Do You Report Bias or Issues with AI? 00;19;13;18 – 00;19;20;03 Vicki Davis You know, how do you with a chatbot report bias or flag something?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

As EdSurge reported, to be part of the initiative, companies “had to commit to providing goods or services worth at least $100 million.” But as Betsy Corcoran outlined in her July 2014 article , some companies had yet to deliver on their promise of clearly outlining how educators could apply for those products and services.

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Adobe Broadband E-rate Future Ready 60

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Photo: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. government terms “persistent poverty,” meaning that it has had poverty rates at or exceeding 20 percent for over 30 years. MANCHESTER, Ky.—

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The organization lobbied the Federal Communications Commission to allow districts to get or improve their Wi-Fi with money from a program called E-rate. E-rate is funded by collecting fees that telecommunications companies pass on to customers, and it supports massive discounts on goods and services for schools and libraries.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

In the past year, colleges have seen a rise in students skipping lectures , and some reports indicate that students are more prone to staring at TikTok or other distractions on their smartphones and laptops during lecture class. The textbook [company] made the slides and she literally read off of the slides for the entire semester.

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Laptops Smartphone Course E-rate 206

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

In many cases, the use of digital tools, platforms, and applications has helped to boost student engagement, grow pass rates, and increase retention. RCCC’s e-Text initiative has saved students up to 50 percent on the cost of their course materials, and has increased classroom engagement and retention. And it’s a good thing she did.

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Data E-rate Course Tablets 60

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Studies paid for by the organization or company that produced the program or resources tested are typically less reliable than studies that are externally funded. A company or organization’s interests in positive findings can bias or lead to selective reporting about the findings. It is important to follow the money.

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EdTech Comparison Study Groups 207

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2017

Most recently, one of the most widely-used education technology companies, Edmodo, had records for. Some districts also make schools report to credit agencies and offer reparations in the form of a credit monitoring service. After the Edmodo breach, which she heard about first from news reports, she felt at a loss.

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EdTech Data Edmodo Company 88

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2019

On the flip side, research by the Annie E. Third-grade reading proficiency rates improved across most Universal schools from 10 to 20 percentage points during the five years of the initiative. The post OPINION: How our youngest, neediest learners benefit from deeper phonics and other reforms appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2018

Photo: Bekah McNeel/The Hechinger Report. The schools are the brainchild of Charles Butt, a big donor to local education causes and chairman of H-E-B, the region’s largest grocery store chain. She chose the high school because she believed it could give her access to the type of company she wants to work for in the future.

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E-rate Microsoft Industry STEM 102

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. I think the latter."

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

If both happen together, that’s a 9x improvement in the rate of learning.” Newkirk calls his company Acuitus , in hopes of encouraging sharpness of thought. He co-founded the company in 1999 with Maria Machado, who also got her start in the semiconductor industry before turning her attention to education.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

When administrators in Ohio’s Mentor Public Schools were buying MacBooks during the 2015-16 school year, the local Best Buy was offering a lower price than Apple, even after the company’s standard discount for school districts. Photo: Jessica Huseman for The Hechinger Report. Apple backed down.

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iPad Broadband Software Company 86

Education Superhighway

JULY 17, 2019

Although the E-rate program provides substantial financial support, there is sometimes still a “gap” in funding that cannot be covered using the district’s existing budget. Both the ISP and WAN connections are usually purchased from a service provider like an area telephone or cable company.

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Broadband E-rate Tools Company 70

ExcelinEd

APRIL 5, 2019

In 2014, the Federal Communications Commission overhauled the E-rate program, which helps subsidize the cost of internet access and other telecommunications services for schools and libraries. ” Education Week , “ Schools See ‘Incredible Progress’ on Internet Connectivity, Report Says “

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Accessibility E-rate Broadband Libraries 28

Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

A decline in personal computer sales in the worldwide K-12 education market may be linked to faltering economies in other countries, particularly Latin America, a new report finds. market, according to a report from Futuresource Consulting, a London-based market research firm. Self-Paced E-Learning Market Evaporating, Report Finds.

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E-rate Chromebook Microsoft Tablets 40

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

And we want to know what are the response rates that you’re getting on your parent surveys. 4:02 So, 80% of our audience today said they have less than 50% response rates on their surveys. 5:33 Due to the stigma around self reporting. 3:45 So, you just click right there. 3:48 Great. We see a couple answers coming through.

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Survey Data Report E-rate 52

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Compare that to companies today, like the e-commerce giant Amazon, which in 2019 reportedly employed 798,000 persons and is currently projected to employ more than 1 million by the end of 2020. To put things into context, at one point the country’s steel industry employed roughly 650,000 persons.

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Industry E-rate Mobility Meeting 126

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In a telephone interview, Phil Hill, edtech guru and co-publisher of the widely followed e-Literate blog , acknowledged that “the LMS is not only part of the university’s core infrastructure, but it also allows faculty and students to use technology creatively in the classroom.”

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Online Learning MOOC Learning Coursera 130

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

For more than 20 years, the Federal Communications Commission has directed the multi-billion dollar E-rate program, which provides taxpayer-supported construction and service discounts that districts and libraries can use toward internet costs. A quarter of respondents rated the system neither easy nor difficult in the 2017 survey.

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E-rate Broadband Survey Analysis 81

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Makerspaces are expected to reach accelerated classroom adoption in less than one year, according to the K-12 Edition of the 2016 New Media Consortium Horizon Report. Essential Physics is a full-color, comprehensive physics textbook, paired with an e-book offering over 100 interactive tools to increase student engagement and understanding.

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CMS SchoolDude E-rate Differentiated Instruction 71

Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

And we want to know what are the response rates that you’re getting on your parent surveys. 4:02 So, 80% of our audience today said they have less than 50% response rates on their surveys. 5:33 Due to the stigma around self reporting. 3:45 So, you just click right there. 3:48 Great. We see a couple answers coming through.

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EdTech Survey Learning Data 52

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2021

Funds For Learning announces that the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) opened the E-rate filing window on January 15, 2021, and will accept applications until March 25, 2021. The 24th year of the E-rate program enters a new phase of regulations intended to increase equity and streamline the application process.

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E-rate Broadband Libraries Trends 59