edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

And with online assessments now being required in many states, reliable broadband access is also essential so that students’ knowledge and skills are accurately represented, and technology is not a barrier to achievement and its documentation. Accessing the E-Rate and Matching State Funds. Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D.,

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Although the window has closed to submit e-rate applications, districts can still use the free resource, Compare & Connect K–12, by the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway, as they consider their needs over the next three to five years.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 21, 2022

Blog post by Robert Low based on this edLeader Panel. In the edLeader Panel, “ Broadband and Beyond: How to Optimize Your Network to Sustain and Support Growth ,” current and former district technology officials discussed their work since the pandemic began and the future needs of their systems. Pandemic Responses. Join the Community.

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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. There are no cap limits, no throttle rates, and no chastising schools when they need extra bandwidth.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 9, 2019

With this in mind, Part Four of our Network Essentials blog series explores the importance of securing buy-in from district leadership and having the right team in place to create a successful upgrade plan. Other blogs in this series. #1 2 – Plan for your school districts broadband budget. #3

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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. You can also read his leadership blog at www.educationrewired.org. Challenges.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 14, 2018

In Alaska, where we recently announced a partnership with Governor Bill Walker to address statewide school connectivity, the challenges that rural Alaska communities typically face in getting scalable broadband infrastructure are especially acute. How Have Other Communities Secured Broadband Access?

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Education Superhighway

JULY 17, 2019

Monthly broadband fees. Over the last five years, the cost of school broadband has decreased by 85%. We’ve seen that when armed with the knowledge of other school districts’ broadband deals, district leaders can significantly increase the bandwidth they receive within their existing budgets. Other blogs in this series. #1

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 14, 2019

In the third part of our Network Essentials blog series, we explore the importance of planning for the future when working to improve school connectivity. Based on how many users and how many devices you have today, and how those numbers may change over the next 5 years, your bandwidth growth rate may vary.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of teachers surveyed by Pew reported using mobile phones in the classroom or to complete assignments, while almost half (45%) reported using e-readers and tablet computers.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

With a 50% E-rate discount and 10% matching funds through the state’s Digital Connections Partnerships Schools Grant & Loan Program that resulted in an additional 10% from E-rate (for a total of 70% discount), the district moved to a fully self-provisioned fiber network. A third time?

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

By Kathleen Costanza Digital Learning Day (DLD), held on February 5, immersed kids from coast to coast in activities like tinkering with robotics, penning blog posts, and painting digital canvases. In 2008, the high school graduation rate at Winterboro High School was 63 percent. So it should be with E-Rate.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

According to a 2014 blog post from FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, “Forty-one percent of America’s rural schools couldn’t get a high-speed connection if they tried,”— where a high-speed connection is defined as offering speeds of 10Mbps or higher. It may not be unusual, but it is unacceptable that these realities are allowed to hurt students.”.

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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.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2015

This blog is the second in a series on digital equity from CoSN CEO Keith Krueger. However, most of our time, focus, and resources are concentrated on at-school connections -- a sensible strategy when the state of technology at school has been severely lacking (see CoSN's 2014 E-Rate and Infrastructure Survey ).

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Supported by the 2014 modernization of the federal government’s E-Rate program and state funding efforts, a majority of schools now meet the FCC’s short term connectivity goal of 100 Mbps/1000 students. Promote Low Cost Broadband Offerings 3. Partner with Community Organizations to Create “Homework Hotspots” 2.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of teachers surveyed by Pew reported using mobile phones in the classroom or to complete assignments, while almost half (45%) reported using e-readers and tablet computers.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2015

I wrote in last week's blog about how digital equity is a community challenge, not strictly a school problem. In a sneak peek of the results from the forthcoming CoSN third annual E-Rate & Broadband Survey, which will be available by mid-October, the vast majority of U.S.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Digital Learning Day (DLD), held on February 5, immersed kids from coast to coast in activities like tinkering with robotics, penning blog posts, and painting digital canvases. In 2008, the high school graduation rate at Winterboro High School was 63 percent. What do we make of this 18th birthday of the E-Rate program?

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ExcelinEd

APRIL 5, 2019

#edWebinar 4/9 State Leadership for K12 Broadband Implementation @ENAconnects @Kajeet @mobilebeacon @SETDA [link] pic.twitter.com/XmL5wKfgZT. In 2014, the Federal Communications Commission overhauled the E-rate program, which helps subsidize the cost of internet access and other telecommunications services for schools and libraries.

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IT Bill

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

This means lower costs up-front and lower costs overall when compared to the combined costs of cellular and monthly broadband Internet service to the home. Such media can be submitted to an e-portfolio or blog (e.g. The cost of the smartphone is usually spread out over monthly payments within a contract.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

This new weekly blog post / email is replacing the regular email I have sent out for the last couple of years for the now-defunct Host-Your-Own-Webinar program (I still have hopes of resurrecting that near-to-my-heart program, and when that happens we''ll wrap it into this weekly missive). And apps like Kno and Stanza failed to work.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2017

Tagged on: April 7, 2017 Cyber Criminals Sharing Millions of Higher Education Institutions’ E-mails and Passwords on The Dark Web | Digital Citizens Alliance → Cyber criminals are aggressively sharing credentials to.edu e-mail accounts - including stolen accounts, fake e-mails, and older e-mail accounts.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. ” These colleges no longer offer federal loans because of students’ high default rates.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” Speaking of online higher ed in California, Udacity’s blog says that “ Udacity and Baidu Announce Groundbreaking Self-Driving Car Partnership at CES.” .” The Department of Education’s press release has more. ” JFC.

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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

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

“5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. ” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” ” asks Jade E.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

DeVos herself sat on the Board of Directors of the Acton Institute from 1995 to 2005, an organization that recently blogged about repealing child labor laws. million in E-Rate rebates.). In February, CoSN, the Consortium for School Networking, called broadband access outside of school a “ civil right ” for students.

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