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After Net Neutrality, Experts Expect Changes to FCC’s E-Rate

Edsurge

But the tea leaves for E-Rate are pretty positive actually. Rather, it's centered in the popular E-Rate program, which has provided billions of dollars in broadband discounts and infrastructure upgrades to schools and libraries. Early in his tenure, Pai revoked an Obama-era progress report praising E-Rate modernization.

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E-rate Terminology for Educators

Education Superhighway

One of the barriers to entry for the E-rate program is the difficulty in understanding the technical terminology required to file for data services. For more detailed information, please refer to our terminology guidance in our upgrade toolkit. Leased Lit Fiber can refer to two distinct services.

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Building a culture of academic integrity in a remote learning environment

Neo LMS

If you invoke the five values of academic integrity and work to create a class or campus-wide honor code — that students help create — the academic dishonesty and plagiarism rates will be far lower. This is where e-learning and edtech solutions come in. Bolstering academic integrity with e-learning solutions.

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8 Steps to Create a Successful Modern Learning Space

EdTech Magazine

Redesigning learning spaces doesn’t have to mean scrapping all of the furniture and technology already in place in a district. Support and Manage Technology. Only when access to technology is consistent and predictable will teachers be willing to incorporate digital tools into their planning. Be Willing to Fail at First.

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Millions of Students Are Still Without WiFi and Tech—Why Haven’t Policymakers Stepped Up?

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It’s time for states to step up and realize that proper technology and WiFi connectivity are a must-have in public school districts, and that state policy is dangerously lagging behind. COVID-19 shed light on the huge gap in policy relating to tech and infrastructure provisioning—what many are now referring to as a civil rights issue.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

It’s a transformation that’s been largely driven by the unprecedented pace of technological advancement. Technological Integration The 21st-century classroom is unimaginable without the integration of technology, and soon AI (artificial intelligence). ” Both critical thinking skills (e,g.,

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Attitudes About Homeschooling May Get Unexpected Boost From a Year of Remote Learning

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Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey finds homeschooling rates have more than doubled during the pandemic. For more evidence of increased pandemic appeal, the Census Bureau notes that while national homeschooling rates grew rapidly from 1999 to 2012, since then they’d held steady at about 3.3 Cue the STEAM reference.

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