EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2020

After an extended period in limbo, there is more clarity about the federal E-Rate program and what K–12 districts need to know when submitting forms for the next application period and planning future networking needs. The FCC approved the last five-year E-Rate budget in 2014, which was also the first year of the program modernization.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

After an extended period in limbo, there is more clarity about the federal E-Rate program and what K–12 districts need to know when submitting forms for the next application period and planning future networking needs. The FCC approved the last five-year E-Rate budget in 2014, which was also the first year of the program modernization.

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E-rate Broadband Guidelines Trends 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 31, 2019

After an extended period in limbo, there is more clarity about the federal E-Rate program and what K–12 districts need to know when submitting forms for the next application period and planning future networking needs. The FCC approved the last five-year E-Rate budget in 2014, which was also the first year of the program modernization.

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E-rate Broadband Guidelines Trends 150

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

It reported one of the highest rates of ransom payment, with 47 percent of K-12 educational organizations paying the ransom requested. To keep students, educators, and staff safe, school departments need help funding robust security systems that prevent these harmful and costly incidents from happening.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The federal E-rate program remains a vital and trusted funding source to bring “mission-critical” internet access to schools and libraries, according to an annual report tracking trends and developments related to the federal funding stream. Key 2021 report findings include: 1.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Key points: Cybersecurity remains a major concern among school IT leaders, and many schools would like these services included in the E-rate program Schools and libraries continue to depend on the E-rate funding for internet connections and affordable pricing See related article: Will cybersecurity receive E-rate funding?

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E-rate Libraries Trends Survey 112

Neo LMS

JANUARY 4, 2022

For students, the ability to access their learning materials at any given time is a significant benefit. Edtech tools like learning management systems (LMSs) include all materials in a single place. The future of e-learning takes the pulse of the community to create a better learning experience. Tracking students’ emotions.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

This is a program that I'm reviewing for my own renewal that comes up this year and I'm excited about their microcredentialing system, which is why I'm recommending it to you! And we have 14 states that have teacher-run nonprofits that run the e-sports organizations for their state. E-sports competitors have to be physically fit.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 28, 2022

One of the most popular tools that achieve this goal is the learning management system (LMS). Some of these systems are now turning into intelligent learning platforms that provide next-level content recommendations and track and tweak their content based on user behavior. . Ratings and reviews .

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LMS Classroom Competency Based Learning E-rate 403

Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

public education system falls in the middle of international quality rankings. Still, huge gaps exist in educational outcomes, high school graduation rates, college readiness and workforce advancements based on race, class, and geography. There are three parts to the problem—access, participation, and powerful use.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

Millions of students lack the ability to access the internet from home — a problem compounded by increasing expectations from educators that students do so to complete homework and research. . Fourteen percent of children ages 3 to 18 lack home internet access , according to National Center for Education Statistics data.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

It’s no great overstatement to say that the Federal Communications Commission’s recent decision to rollback net neutrality protections has shaken the education community’s faith in open and equitable internet access for all students. But the tea leaves for E-Rate are pretty positive actually. The FCC merely oversees the program.)

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

per month for one access to one digital textbook or $14.99 per month to access all of the more than 1,500 titles on the company’s platform, with each plan requiring a four-month minimum. Users also get access to audiobook versions of their texts?available That’s why the all-access model is so significant?it

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Accessibility Pearson Secondary E-rate 211

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2019

With that in mind, Harpeth Hall recently turned to Relay from Lightspeed Systems. As the technology director at Harpeth Hall, Justin Dover works to provide a layer of safety for students’ internet access. MORE FROM EDTECH: Find out how K-12 schools can balance privacy and security protocols.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The e-learning industry is constantly evolving. E-learning trends come and go. E-learning trends come and go. Some current trends that shape up the e-learning industry at the moment are rather new, others are currently under the spotlight, while others are proven tactics that will continue to lead to great results.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

For more than 20 years, the Federal Communications Commission has directed the multi-billion dollar E-rate program, which provides taxpayer-supported construction and service discounts that districts and libraries can use toward internet costs. A quarter of respondents rated the system neither easy nor difficult in the 2017 survey.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

College Connect serves any interested student; however, its target population is the district’s most at-promise students, including young people experiencing homelessness and in the foster care system, English learners, and undocumented students. Jacob, the district’s superintendent. Their trainings and materials were used across the country.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2023

Nearly every list of major IT or educational technology issues for 2023 includes the need to further harden educational systems and infrastructure. The evening news commonly reports on cyberattacks against pipelines, government systems, and other vital services. Testing needs to occur with outside systems and partner organizations.

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Accessibility E-rate Microsoft System 142

eSchool News

JULY 9, 2020

When the coronavirus pandemic forced students into remote learning this past spring, many telecommunications companies stepped up to offer free or deeply discounted home broadband access to families who couldn’t afford it. Related content: What the pandemic has revealed about digital equity.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 5, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home. school system works.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2018

GoGuardian Admin offers adjustable, policy-based filtering that blocks prohibited sites and alerts administrators when students attempt to access inappropriate content, even on a permitted site. Last January, PCSD installed GoGuardian Admin on its Chromebooks , which the district provides for 11,600 students in its 18 schools. .

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Tools E-rate Chromebook Software 371

Neo LMS

AUGUST 23, 2022

Using edtech to personalize education for students is already something that many educators do by incorporating technology in teaching activities , such as: Learning management systems (LMSs). Based on the competencies teachers want to teach or assess, the system enables them to tag the course content accordingly. Digital field trips

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Personalized Learning Competency Based Learning Learning Learning Analytics 298

EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

where students are using a tabletop virtual reality system called zSpace. Some teachers use zSpace in combination with a portable 3D presentation system that allows them to share virtual images with the entire class. Students can then log on to their zSpace systems and explore the inner life of cell s on their own. “An

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2021

Funds For Learning announces that the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) opened the E-rate filing window on January 15, 2021, and will accept applications until March 25, 2021. The 24th year of the E-rate program enters a new phase of regulations intended to increase equity and streamline the application process.

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E-rate Broadband Libraries Trends 69

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Content filtering and web monitoring software aim to prevent students from accessing inappropriate materials online, and many options also include features to alert school leaders to cyberbullying and other instances in which students’ digital communications or web activity might indicate troubling behavior.

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Digital Citizenship EdTech E-rate Software 287

EdTech Magazine

MAY 12, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home. school system works.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home. school system works.

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E-rate How To Learning EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 7, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home. school system works.

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E-rate How To Learning EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 7, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home. school system works.

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E-rate How To Learning EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 6, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home. school system works.

E-rate 150

E-rate How To Learning EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 6, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home. school system works.

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E-rate How To Learning EdTech 150

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This is one of the first documents that really gives schools a roadmap for looking at their technology systems as a whole, says Lindsay Jones, the chief executive officer of CAST, a nonprofit that advocates for equitable learning conditions. It’s intensified the long-standing desire to deliver a truly inclusive education system.

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Digital Divide EdTech Broadband E-rate 203

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2025

Despite these encouraging gains, theres an abysmal record across the country, exemplified by Chicago, of helping these babies after they exit the NICU, particularly with access to the therapies that most reduce their risk of needing intensive, and expensive, special education services as schoolchildren. Support systems have to catch up.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

We are still, probably, in school systems spending less than what other sectors do, but it’s dramatically increasing,” he says. In the survey, school district representatives also answered questions about E-rate, broadband connectivity, cloud computing and data interoperability. I think we’re on the tip of the iceberg still.”

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E-rate Broadband Survey Data 151

Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2020

With digital learning likely to stretch into the fall due to COVID-19, how can we ensure every student has equitable access to powerful learning opportunities? For superintendents in the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools , this is an opportunity to examine and reimagine their education systems under new constraints.

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Digital Divide Education Accessibility E-rate 317

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Key points: Without continued funding, schools and libraries may struggle to maintain or upgrade technological infrastructure See article: 3 ways the E-rate program helps level up learning See article: Will cybersecurity receive E-rate funding?

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Digital Divide E-rate Libraries Advocacy 118

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard. So they full access, they get the full toolbar when they’re in their Google account. To learn more about Wriq go to www.texthelp.com/wriq.

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