The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

If you look at data from the National Center for Education Statistics, you can see steady gains made between 2000 and 2018. Higher education is America’s most effective engine of economic and social mobility, and it plays a historically important role in creating a thriving democracy. Now is not the time to lose focus.

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Accessibility Broadband Survey Digital Divide 141

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons. According to an April 2018 Department of Education report, 18 percent of 5- to 17-year old students in “remote rural” districts have no broadband access at home.

Broadband 91

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 91

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Here’s some of what we learned about the challenges and opportunities in mobilizing new technologies to address educational equity. But, I do hope that 2018 will see a greater emphasis on coalition-building and renewed attention to how edtech can best contribute to this broader challenge. and globally.

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EdTech Khan Academy MOOC Broadband 147

Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

Computers, laptops and mobile devices became more affordable. Broadband internet access and cloud computing made it easier to distribute educational software once sold on floppy disks and CD-ROMs. EdNET, a K-12 focused industry event organized by marketing data firm MDR, last convened in 2018. “In

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Industry Conference EdTech Student Data Privacy 176

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Pew Research Center found that the share of lower-income Americans who rely on smartphones to go online instead of a broadband connection has nearly doubled from 2013 to 2019. Any serious engagement of this demographic with educational technology tools must have a mobile-first strategy in place,” Roden says.

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Video Strategy Company Smartphone 133

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The program, NOVA’s first focused effort to create educational resources to teach science communication to teens, grew out of a pilot program during the 2018-2019 academic year in the Boston area that worked with nearly 30 students. WGBH also is a major supplier of programming for public radio, and oversees Public Radio International (PRI).

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Facebook Broadband Twitter Mobility 105

The Innovative Educator

JUNE 24, 2019

It didn't take long for her to figure that out and then share her powerful story on the ISTE stage in 2018. When she first enlisted in the ISTE and TED masterclass, she didn't know what story she had to offer the world. You can check it out in the video below. If you want to find your story to share, check out the ISTE and TED masterclass.

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Trends Digital Citizenship Social Media EdTech 77

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. Schuler is the 2018 Illinois and National Superintendent of the Year.

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Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 91

techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

Certiport and EC-Council will launch the EC-Council Associate Series certification exams, practice tests, and curriculum beginning in fall 2018 starting with the Ethical Hacking Associate (EHA) and Cyber Forensics Associate (CFA) exams. released several upgrades for the 2018 - 2019 school year. app, even on the go.

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Tools Chromebook Software Mobility 56

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

This means they know a K-12 where the promise of mobile 1:1 school computing is becoming a reality. The 15-year-old today is more a sibling of cloud computing, of apps that are available from any screen, of mobile devices in many sizes and form factors that go beyond last century’s laptops. In October 2018, 40.7 And determined.

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Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 167

eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Addressing this challenge involves boosting signal coverage for cellular networks as well as 700 MHz and 800 MHz Land Mobile Radio (LMR) frequencies traditionally used by emergency responders. FirstNet provides a more data-oriented and versatile communication platform compared to traditional radio systems.

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Broadband Smartphone System Meeting 110

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” Via Edsurge : “ Salesforce Announces Mobile App for Advising at Dreamforce.” It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. ” Well, maybe they do; maybe they don’t.

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Education MOOC Report Facebook 66

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

But many students live in threadbare mobile homes and modest, low-slung dwellings on the edge of town. At least one Duke University study suggested that the arrival of broadband service in North Carolina between 2000 and 2005 correlated with a small, but significant dip in reading and math scores for elementary school students.

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Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

“ FCC Delays Are Keeping Broadband From Rural School Kids,” says Wired. link] — Trevor Noah (@Trevornoah) April 18, 2018. Via Education Week : “Thousands of Android Mobile Apps Improperly Track Children, Study Says.” Muñiz as the Education Department’s General Counsel. Thank you Bill.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

million Idaho Education Network settlement | Idaho EdNews → After eight years - and with state-issued checks totaling $3.4M - the state has closed the costly and convoluted case of the Idaho Education Network broadband project. Tagged on: March 10, 2017 State reaches $3.5 Tagged on: March 9, 2017 Belgrade schools may tap $1.5M

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EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170