The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Just two weeks away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. The accepted conference sessions are listed just above the keynote bios and include links to full descriptions! Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 45

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Schools across the country were forced to rapidly shift to distance learning last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as the 2020-2021 school year began in the fall and teachers and students were still trying to adjust to this “new normal,” those in the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program had an advantage. What we’ve learned.

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Broadband Learning Blended Learning Training 159

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The district built up community trust and used a cautious, step-by-step reopening strategy to make it through the 2020-2021 school year with zero cases identified in school buildings. contracted COVID-19 between the start of the pandemic and early August 2021.). Precautions continue into fall 2021.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

These rural districts face the four significant challenges: broadband access, funding, people, and understanding the “why.” Broadband access has become more critical in the last year and a half than ever before. Most recently, he was named the 2021 State Superintendent of the Year for Mississippi. Challenges. About the Host.

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Broadband E-rate BYOD Accessibility 98

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

In Utah, the Murray City School District had been slowly developing a broadband network for students for two years when funding from the CARES Act helped the district speed up the rollout. Virtual communication has offered an efficient replacement for in-school conferences, which were often derailed by parent work schedules and child care.

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Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 142

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” ” For those not up on corporate conference speak, Dreamforce is Salesforce’s big annual event. Anyway, via Venture Beat : “Juniper Research: VR hardware market will hit $50 billion by 2021.” Icon credits: The Noun Project

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Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 66

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” percent from 2017 to 2021.” Via NPR : “ West Virginia State University Says It Is Suing Dow Chemical For Contamination.” ” (In Cleveland.). Go, School Sports Team! ”).

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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). Start Holding Weekly Data Conferences ,” says Edsurge. ” Go, School Sports Team!

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Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

” Via Education Week : “ FCC Revokes Decision Allowing Companies to Provide Low-Income Families With Subsidized Broadband.” percent between 2017 and 2021, according to a new report by market research firm Technavio.” ” More via WaPo. ” Go, School Sports Team!

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Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40