eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

It’s that time of year again–the federal E-rate program is getting underway, and with program updates and refreshes in recent years, you might need a primer on this year’s program. At the end of 2014, the Federal Communications Commission voted to increase funding to the federal E-rate program by $1.5

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2017

It’s that time of year again–the federal E-rate program is getting underway, and with program updates and refreshes in recent years, you might need a primer on this year’s program. At the end of 2014, the Federal Communications Commission voted to increase funding to the federal E-rate program by $1.5

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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. Department of Education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 27, 2020

It is a popular forms builder that uses customizable templates and a drag-and-drop interface to collect and curate data. The free JotForm Tables addresses the ongoing need teachers and schools have for easy-to-understand, easy-to-customize data to help with decision-making. View data as a spreadsheet, report, calendar, or card.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 8, 2020

EducationSuperHighway is working to address this homework gap by partnering with organizations to connect students at home, and to share resources with school districts to help them get their students online. Tripling data allowance for Verizon Innovative Learning middle schools. Sprint 1Million project.

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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. Department of Education.

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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. Department of Education.

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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. Department of Education.

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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. Department of Education.

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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. Department of Education.

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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. Department of Education.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 18, 2018

Increasingly, users of digital platforms, tools, and networks around the world are learning how important it is that their data is collected and used transparently and ethically. Why is it that data is collected? Where exactly does the data come from? ENSURING NATIONWIDE DATA ACCURACY. Data Collection.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

“A critical finding is that school districts that are meeting the 1 Mbps per student goal are also getting access at a much lower rate than those districts not meeting that benchmark,” said Emily Jordan, Vice President of Education Initiatives, CN. “In org website. How does lack of internet access affect students?

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Still, huge gaps exist in educational outcomes, high school graduation rates, college readiness and workforce advancements based on race, class, and geography. Over the past two decades, the FCC through its E-Rate program has connected just about every U.S. Access Resources. school and library to the internet.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

Students have fewer barriers to learning when they can use their tablets or laptops not only to find homework instructions, read e-books, and share important information with their families, but to create and work on independent projects, research topics that interest them, and connect with subject experts.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

Kajeet ’s ConnectEdNow campaign , announced in June, aims to make broadband access more affordable by providing students with portable Wi-Fi hotspot devices, a $200 mobile device subsidy and discounted data plans from Verizon , T-Mobile and other LTE providers. Schools are Dealing with a Widening Homework Gap. by Erin Brereton.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 24, 2017

It is our core belief that w ith access to more information and more data on broadband speeds and pricing, school district leaders are empowered to find new service options, make informed broadband choices, and get more bandwidth for their budgets. However, transparent data is most powerful when it’s accurate.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 23, 2022

For example, a student who is passionate about English literature and whose goal is to master modernism in literature can receive a variety of resource recommendations such as: The school or university’s internal literature courses. E-books, studies, and essays. They comprise various educational resources.

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Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2020

We are thankful for those who broadcast the news and the broadband providers that have opened their networks, lifted data caps and fees, and promised not to discontinue service. Kill Data Caps and Overage Fees: The FCC should work with providers to eliminate data caps and overage fees. I would like to see the FCC extend the 2.5

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2020

We also invite you to come early for our deep-dive workshops on esports, becoming a new CTO, and data privacy practices. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. New resources on student data privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

We also invite you to come early for our deep-dive workshops on esports, becoming a new CTO, and data privacy practices. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. New resources on student data privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

We also invite you to come early for our deep-dive workshops on esports, becoming a new CTO, and data privacy practices. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. New resources on student data privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

We also invite you to come early for our deep-dive workshops on esports, becoming a new CTO, and data privacy practices. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. New resources on student data privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

We also invite you to come early for our deep-dive workshops on esports, becoming a new CTO, and data privacy practices. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. New resources on student data privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

We also invite you to come early for our deep-dive workshops on esports, becoming a new CTO, and data privacy practices. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. New resources on student data privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

We also invite you to come early for our deep-dive workshops on esports, becoming a new CTO, and data privacy practices. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. New resources on student data privacy.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

We also invite you to come early for our deep-dive workshops on esports, becoming a new CTO, and data privacy practices. In preparation for CoSN2020, we plan to release a number of new resources , including: 2019-2020 IT Leadership Survey results. New resources on student data privacy.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

“If you didn’t have Internet access outside of school, you could learn in my class, but boy would it be at a different pace and rate and difficulty,” he says. The following three resources can help students and families realize the powering of digital learning at home. ” That’s about to change, though.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2019

Consider content filtering and data usage: If students are surfing the internet, it is important to ensure buses are equipped with proper content filtering software to keep students safe. Currently, E-Rate does not cover connected bus programs. There are bound to be issues during the initial phases of a connected bus program.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2022

Readlee is an amazing literacy tool that enables teachers to go from collecting reading data a couple times a year to getting data each week (or day!) Resources Mentioned in the Show. It tells you the rate it gives you is so much data and it took a matter of not even a minute. in just 5-10 minutes.

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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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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

Overview of Tech and WiFi Provisioning Laws From state to state, laws vary in how they currently address (or don’t address) distance and hybrid learning resource needs—and no two sets of laws are alike. Still, no new regulations have yet emerged from that data gathering. Jennifer E.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 24, 2017

However, transparent data is only powerful if it is accurate. That’s why we have a team of 28 data quality specialists, analysts, and engineers dedicated to ensuring that the network information for every public school district in the country accurately reflects their current network architecture. DATA FUELS ALL THAT WE DO .

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Black Virginians were more likely to have grown up in poor neighborhoods and attended elementary, middle and high schools with other poor students, less experienced teachers and fewer resources. At some colleges in Virginia, the gap exceeds 30 percentage points. ” Related: Behind the Latino college degree gap.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2018

IT Leaders Focus on Data-Driven Decisions. Data-driven instruction and decision-making broke into the top three this year, joining broadband and network security, which jumped one place to the top spot, and cybersecurity, which jumped two spots to become No.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Since the WSP argues that teachers should educate students “through hands-on, inquiry- and problem-based science experiences,” I decided to center each lesson on the social injustices marginalized communities experience by looking at historical data in the San Francisco Bay Area. I now lean on both practices when designing lessons and units.

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Discovery Education

DECEMBER 13, 2022

There are many questions circling this topic, from access to technology, resources to funding. What does the data say about early learning? For decades, data has shown that children 3-4 years old who have access to quality early education see more predictable, and higher, reading scores in third grade. Equity in education.

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