The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2020

Waterford.org initially launched a pilot program in Mississippi in 2017. Almost a third of all homes in the county lack broadband access. “Children really need to have as much support during this interim as they can get,” said Nita Norphlet-Thompson, executive director of the Mississippi Head Start Association.

Guidelines 126

Guidelines Laptops Learning Digital Divide 126

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Efforts by the national nonprofit EducationSuperHighway to publicize how much districts pay for broadband have allowed many school systems to negotiate bandwidth deals to get greater capacity for a fraction of the cost. In June 2017, Henry County School District in Georgia got $21,196 knocked off an Apple purchase of more than $3.2

iPad 101

iPad Broadband Software Company 101

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Student Access to Digital Learning Resources Outside the Classroom Report , by the Department of Education, identified the three main causes of digital inequity as access and cost of high speed broadband and the lack of understanding by school families as to the importance of internet to support their students’ education.

Accessibility 70

Accessibility Digital Citizenship E-rate Broadband 70

EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

A 10th-grader enters her classroom, flips open her Chromebook and then settles into a quiet corner to work. . Modern classrooms are open and flexible and have writable surfaces, modular furniture, one-to-one devices, hands-on learning with makerspace activities and robust broadband connectivity. eli.zimmerman_9856.

Personalized Learning 404

Personalized Learning Classroom Blended Learning Blackboard 404

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

A year later, in their second grade, Google launched the first Chromebooks. Being connected, as is required to get iPads and Chromebooks up and running, is assumed. In 2017—the last full year for which it publicly released numbers— Futuresource Consulting estimated that Chromebooks had 58.3 Outside of the U.S.,

Analysis 167

Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 167

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Since 2017, investment has accelerated with $14 billion allocated, according to research firm HolonIQ. Broadband penetration in K-12 schools reached over 98 percent , while low-cost computing devices like Chromebooks have proliferated in classrooms. Schools spent a decade buying technology. Now they want it to work.

Trends 208

Trends EdTech Education Company 208

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Some might not have a Chromebook or internet. Nearly 12 million students in 2017 didn’t have broadband internet in their homes , according to a federal report. Some have banded together to call for providing internet hotspots and Chromebooks to millions of students who cannot get online or access lessons.

Broadband 143

Broadband Chromebook Laptops Meeting 143

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” Investor Fred Wilson on “ Chromebooks in K–12.” It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. Google has also rebranded Google Apps for Education as G Suite for Education.

Education 66

Education MOOC Report Facebook 66

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

In the weeks that followed, the district surveyed parents about their technology needs, took an inventory of devices such as Chromebooks and Wi-Fi hotspots, and assembled digital learning content under one portal that teachers and students could access easily. That’s been a reality the last few years.

Digital Divide 131

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 131

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). Tagged on: April 2, 2017 School IT Leaders Share Strategies on Defending Against DDoS Attacks | EdTech Magazine → This article claims students are primarily responsible for denial of service attacks on schools. Strong opinions may be weakly held. It is that bad.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Company Broadband 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). Tagged on: April 2, 2017 School IT Leaders Share Strategies on Defending Against DDoS Attacks | EdTech Magazine → This article claims students are primarily responsible for denial of service attacks on schools. Strong opinions may be weakly held. It is that bad.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Company Broadband 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” Chromebooks. link] — Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) December 11, 2017. ” Via The 74 : “ Middle Schoolers Without Broadband Access Feel Set Up for Failure, New Survey Finds.” ” Yay.

Education 51

Education Kaplan Robotics E-rate 51

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition). Tagged on: March 10, 2017 State reaches $3.5 Tagged on: March 10, 2017 State reaches $3.5

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource – a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools – called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). ” Contests and Awards. ” This Week in Betteridge’s Law of Headlines. ”).

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” Luster lost to Chromebooks, apparently. Via Campus Technology : “ Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending to Double in 2017.” ” (Did you know he recorded his first mixtape at the Chicago Public Library’s YOUmedia studio ?).

Education 40

Education MOOC Company Pearson 40

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.” ” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” percent from 2017 to 2021.” ” (In Cleveland.). ”).

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

MARCH 31, 2017

“Higher education and library associations called on the Federal Communications Commission Thursday to uphold Obama-era rules requiring broadband providers to treat all traffic on the internet equally,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Sadly, I think “ net neutrality ” under Trump is toast.). ” Contests and Awards.

Education 40

Education Coursera Pearson Report 40