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5 Ideas to Improve Rural Education in America

The CoolCatTeacher

Additionally, only 55% of rural America has broadband access versus 94% of urban America. ” In today’s show, we’ll discuss: Promoting more broadband access. Rural Broadband Stats: [link]. as an advocate for Rural Broadband. Today Daisy Dyer Duerr @DaisyDyerDuerr reimagines what rural education can be.

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Broadband is a human right

Learning with 'e's

The 2011 ALT-C Conference is being held at the University of Leeds on a campus that is as convoluted as the maze of arguments and discussions we are enjoying. of which more in later posts from ALT-C 2011. Broadband is a human right by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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Awareness, Assessment, and Access: Improving Adult Digital Literacy

Digital Promise

” To help increase digital literacy awareness in underserved communities, Broadband Rhode Island , a partner with RIFLI, created a curriculum in 2011 for adult education teachers to promote digital literacy among adult learners.

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5 Trends to Watch in 2011

The Electric Educator

As broadband service become increasingly common there is no reason for physical media such as DVD''s and CD''s. Look for mobile devices and applications to dominate the news and innovation cycle of 2011. Look for the development of web browsers to continue while the development of operating systems to stagnate.

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New Survey Reveals How Much Time Kids Really Spend on Mobile Devices

Edsurge

While only about 10 percent of parents reported their kids used a virtual reality headset, personal assistant device like Amazon Echo or internet-connected smart-toy, that’s about the same percentage of parents that reported owning a tablet computer in 2011. Today, 42 percent of children have their own tablet.)

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OPINION: We need a SpaceX for assessment

The Hechinger Report

In 2011, the renowned — but aging — U.S. Suddenly, space travel can enable expanded broadband access, real-time tracking for methane leaks, the spotting of wildfires before they spread and much more. But, most importantly, we must recognize that the status quo is broken. We need new thinking, new methods and new talent.

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US Edtech Investments Peak Again With $1.45 Billion Raised in 2018

Edsurge

Source: EdSurge One trend is clear: The dollars invested in the US edtech industry has ticked up steadily since 2011 (considering 2015 as an aberration). More common in 2010 and 2011, the early days of the current edtech investment cycle, those deals were prevalent at a time that saw an abundance of new ideas, companies and investments.

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