eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Digital learning not only plays a crucial role in preparing today’s students for the jobs of tomorrow, it also has an important role in providing equity and access to education–especially in smaller and remote school districts. Related content: 7 things supporting broadband best practices. Broadband’s big picture.

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Neo LMS

JULY 12, 2018

A counterpoint to these figures, is also the finding that 70% of teachers assign homework requiring broadband access. 4 Examples of the best digital access initiatives. Between September 2016 and May 2017 the program donated 1,600 computers and 870 4G mobile hotspots to low-income families in Denver, Colorado. EveryoneOn.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 24, 2017

Additionally, only 55% of rural America has broadband access versus 94% of urban America. This digital divide and poverty create unique challenges. ” In today’s show, we’ll discuss: Promoting more broadband access. Rural Broadband Stats: [link]. as an advocate for Rural Broadband.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

schools were connected to high-speed internet, a boon to digital learning. EducationSuperHighway created a tool to help schools identify students without internet access at home and, in the process, learned a lot more about the digital divide. But then—as we all know too well—the pandemic hit. “My million U.S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

And one, Mississippi, has made important strides in closing the digital divide through a pandemic response plan that took each school district’s unique needs and challenges into account. It is worth remembering that the digital divide is not an all or nothing phenomenon. Experiences of digital access exist along a continuum.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Be explicit with districts about expectations for access to technology in schools and classrooms. It should not be controversial in 2016 that there is a baseline expectation of access to technology in schools, just as there are baseline expectations for access to textbooks and desks.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 1, 2017

Building out the infrastructure to support high-speed Internet access requires multi-layered collaboration between state and district leaders, school administrators, and service providers. students equal access to a robust, modern education, regardless of their socioeconomic background. Having high-speed Internet is about offering.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2020

One of the key lessons learned in the shift to remote learning this spring was the need to make online instruction easily accessible to everyone.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Every year, schools and libraries have access to billions of dollars of funding through the FCC’s E-rate program. For students in the 21st century, it’s almost impossible to overemphasize the importance of the internet and digital learning technologies. There is a growing dependence on these resources across the U.S.,

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 18, 2018

These are critical questions, and we are committed to ensuring that when it comes to our work, the answers around our use of broadband data are clear. As a result, more schools can upgrade their broadband networks and give their students equal access to countless digital learning opportunities. Data Collection.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 20, 2018

Last week, the Washington state legislature appropriated $900,000 to further leverage funding from the federal E-rate program, which will bring greater connectivity to schools across the state and make available K-12 digital learning access grants.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2017

A free tool from nonprofit EducationSuperHighway is intended to help district technology leaders compare broadband and connectivity information with other districts nearby and across the nation. Next page: District success stories and highlights of the new tool).

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2018

boast broadband access these days, and plenty of assignments require the internet, when students head home, their connections are not quite in lockstep with schools. Thus, there is a homework gap—the problem created when students who use digital learning in class can’t get online at home to finish up their schoolwork.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Though not exactly new, e-learning is being quickly embraced by more and more people as a complement or alternative to traditional classroom learning. It allows anyone with broadband access to become a student for life, opening new education and career opportunities.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 12, 2019

In order to make this and other digital learning opportunities a reality for students, the state needed to increase broadband connectivity in classrooms. Their efforts to provide equal access to education resources are helping build the foundation for the next generation of leaders in technology and beyond.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of emergency remote learning dramatically accelerated the push toward 1:1 computing initiatives that was already underway. Support That Extends Beyond Device Maintenance The 1:1 initiative wouldn’t mean very much if students and teachers weren’t able to access devices effectively.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 1, 2019

Digital learning is transforming education at an unprecedented pace. Looking forward, 1 Mbps per student is the minimum recommended bandwidth for digital learning to ensure your students have adequate connectivity now and into the future. What are your learning goals? MODERATE BANDWIDTH: 1 Access Point per 1.5

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

As school leaders work to implement digital learning practices, they must commit to navigating roadblocks, problem solving, and planning for sustainable, systemic transformation. Commit to Ensuring Equity in Access and Opportunity. With the new year now upon us, listed below are six edtech resolutions for 2016.

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Hapara

MARCH 13, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] A digital learning environment offers students all kinds of options for research, class projects, collaboration, activities and assessments. So how do you manage web filtering so that it protects students but doesn’t restrict learning?

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

For example, it’s no good investing in iPads for the school if the broadband bandwidth and Wi-Fi connectivity aren’t up to scratch. Additionally, sourcing digital solutions that can undergo upgrades without having to re-purchase the product or license is also a bonus. Confirm That Internet Connectivity is Ensured.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Access to New Education Technology and Resources We’ve seen some incredible progress from districts over the past few years in this area. Schools understand the importance of broadband internet and are exploring ways to ensure that the new digital programs that are introduced into their schools function in a secure and seamless fashion.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

After seven years of coordinated efforts to improve internet access in schools, thereby laying the foundation for digital learning to take root and expand in U.S. schools had gained high-speed internet access, per the Federal Communications Commission’s minimum connectivity standard of 100 kilobits per second (kbps) per student.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Here’s what we learned. North Carolina has been supporting digital learning longer than many other states. It was among the first in the nation to draft a Digital Learning Plan , published in 2015. “We A Vision for Digital Learning. Melissa Thibault is all about collaborative learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In July, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the use of E-rate funds to loan Wi-Fi hotspots that support students, school staff, and library patrons without internet access. The federal E-rate program provides discounts to help schools and libraries obtain affordable telecommunications and internet access.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 30, 2019

Robust broadband that fully supports digital learning requires that each part of a district’s network be working in unison and at full capacity. If one or more of the pieces of the network is broken or underperforming, then high-speed broadband and therefore rich, digital learning content cannot reach students’ devices.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As teachers develop lesson plans, they also face lingering questions, in Maine and nationally, over the possibility of a return to remote learning and concerns about ensuring all students have access to the devices and high-quality broadband they need to do classwork and homework. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 1, 2017

Building out the infrastructure to support high-speed Internet access requires multi-layered collaboration between state and district leaders, school administrators, and service providers. students equal access to a robust, modern education, regardless of their socioeconomic background. Having high-speed Internet is about offering.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Boosted by Broadband Core to the company’s offering is its leveled reading tool, which lets teachers and students find instructional materials that challenge students based on their Lexile-measured reading level. A key to Newsela’s growth has been the growing broadband internet access now available to many K-12 schools, Sanchez adds.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2018

A federal report on students’ home access to digital learning resources is months late, and ed-tech groups say the delay is impeding efforts to close the homework gap. ” Next page: Why low-income students could be even more at risk for losing internet access. . “This is critical.”

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Both have had long careers at Brevard and have worked closely to implement technology into the schools’ digital learning programs. Overcoming Obstacles to Digital Access. Mr. Fitzgerald saw an opportunity to plan ahead and set the schools up for future digital learning success. Shifting Their Strategy.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

As a result of their efforts, teachers have seen far greater opportunities to marry critical thinking with digital learning in their classrooms. With 1 Gbps of bandwidth and 1 Wi-Fi access point per classroom, the district meets the bandwidth goals set by the Oklahoma Connect & Learn Initiative and SETDA. The Impact.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Broadband : 85% of respondents took steps last year to improve home broadband and device access for students, with 71% continuing prior efforts and 14% launching new efforts during the 2023-24 school year. 92% of respondents in 2024 reported increased interest compared to 54% in 2023.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2020

Last-minute decision-making is the new normal, as schools and districts vet a multiplicity of strategies and applications to support their reliance on digital learning in a pandemic. But access alone wasn’t enough. But access and vetting were only part of the equation. This was a critical first step.

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SETDA Says

JUNE 23, 2021

OET Roundtable Blog Convened by SETDA, CoSN, & Digital Promise By Julia Fallon, Executive Director, SETDA Equity of Access As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us, reliable, robust broadband access both at school and away from campus is required to equitably engage all learners no matter where they live and learn.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

Students were excited about learning. Something else that was immediate and dramatic: the gap between students who had Internet access at home, and those who didn’t. “You can’t just send them home with an assignment or some research to do, because they have no access.”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. The bird’s-eye results: 65 percent of teachers say they use digital learning tools every day; 87 percent report using them at least a few days each week. That’s arguably the case for U.S.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Although schools in rural areas traditionally hit roadblocks when it comes to securing technology tools and high-speed internet access in classrooms and student homes, a new study suggests students in those schools actually outperform their urban and suburban peers in access at school.

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