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E-Rate Improvements Support Easier and Faster IT Upgrades

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E-Rate Improvements Support Easier and Faster IT Upgrades. When Tulare City School District officials wanted to provide Google Chromebooks to every student, they knew the wireless network wasn’t up to the job. The FCC also raised the cap on annual E-rate discounts from $2.4 How E-Rate 2.0

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Essential Guide to Digital Citizenship for CIPA and E-Rate

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E-rate is complicated. But complying with the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) -- a requirement of E-rate -- doesn't have to be. It also provides an overview of E-rate, with answers to commonly asked questions about eligibility, services supported, and audits. What is E-rate?

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6 Digital tools that help teachers create effective rubrics

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Read more: What is the role of rubrics in performance-based education? The analysis feature provides information regarding how many students received the same rating, whether the assignment was complicated or straightforward, ambiguous or clear for students, and if the criteria of a certain level of performance were hard to reach.

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Q&A: How the Virginia DOE and Orange County Leveraged E-rate

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The Virginia Department of Education’s Learning Infrastructure Coordinator, Susan Clair, spearheads the effort to ensure school leaders are aware of the E-rate program, funding, tools and resources needed for a successful broadband upgrade. DH: We couldn’t have done this project without Bruno, our E-rate consultant.

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Alabama Leaders in Ed Tech Offer a Model for Professional Development

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Education is moving toward a student-centered, collaborative, creative learning environment , but without professional development in place — and the understanding of what the end results should look like — it’s difficult to ensure technology investments will succeed. . That’s what Alabama Leaders in Educational Technology is all about. .

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Google for Education Summit Comes to Connecticut June 13 and 14

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The Authorized Google for Education summit is set for this June 13 and 14 in West Hartford, CT. This is a great opportunity to learn about ways to use Google for Education in your schools and classes and to meet and connect with other educators. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Understanding the legal implications of using web filters in K-12 schools

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? Listen to an audio version of this post: School and district leaders are obligated to protect the learners, staff and educators within their jurisdiction. With filtering and blocking software becoming a mainstay in public education institutions, it is important to understand the legal implications of these tools.