EdTech4Beginners
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Students receive personal devices, like a tablet or laptop, to use as part of the curriculum. 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. About the Author.
Digital Promise
APRIL 29, 2019
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. Resources to help you use technology to increase equity in schools: Learn more about the Digital Learning Gap and how we’re working to close it.
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Digital Promise
JANUARY 16, 2015
When Howard-Suamico School District went digital, giving every student in grades 3 and up tablets or laptops, the change was immediate and dramatic. Students were excited about learning. As learning becomes increasingly connected, many districts are struggling to serve students who are disconnected at home.
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 number of devices like tablets, laptops, and smartphones your network is supporting. This is a direct reflection of your district’s learning goals.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 23, 2019
The nonprofit launched in 2012, and when it explored school connectivity data the following year, it found that just 30 percent of school districts had sufficient bandwidth to support digital learning, or 100 kbps per student. And he remembers battery life on those laptops lasting just an hour. Their plan seems to have worked.
Education Superhighway
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
The students at Maine Consolidated had tablets and laptops to access digital literacy programs like Study Island and Kahn Academy but–because of an unreliable Internet connection and extremely low bandwidth–couldn’t use them. Revised E-rate RFP Strategy. Mark Williams. A New Strategy.
Marketplace K-12
AUGUST 30, 2016
Future revenue in the $33 billion e-learning market is expected to fall precipitously in the United States and internationally, but sales of other types of digital learning products are predicted to rise, according to a market research report released recently. Unstable Economies Impact E-Learning Market.
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