Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ As districts became more in tune with these issues in 2015, the move to Chromebooks continued to grow. With the new year now upon us, listed below are six edtech resolutions for 2016.

EdTech 189

EdTech Future Ready Social Media Broadband 189

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

As summer vacation winds down, thousands of devices—including Chromebooks, iPads, and laptops—are in the care of school district IT departments. Before the pandemic, the state ranked lowest on the number of broadband subscribers per capita. But allocating funding for broadband made MDE’s 1:1 initiative more likely to succeed.

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Broadband Laptops Survey Analysis 158

eSchool News

MAY 24, 2023

Key points: Digital classrooms–and their remote students–are here to stay School facilities face unprecedented demand for broadband across education sites The introduction of always-connected PCs and Chromebooks continues to be the catalyst for digitally liberating many students.

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Laptops Chromebook Broadband Digital Learning 111

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

We’d need to consider not just what technology products students are exposed to in the classroom, but also across the rest of their lives. A year later, in their second grade, Google launched the first Chromebooks. Being connected, as is required to get iPads and Chromebooks up and running, is assumed. Yes, teens.

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Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 166

eSchool News

JULY 2, 2020

To make classrooms less crowded and prevent the spread of the coronavirus, many states and districts are considering a hybrid approach in which some students attend school and some learn from home, such as by having students alternate between in-person and remote learning. Related content: 5 ways to build a community of learners online.

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Accessibility How To Broadband Learning 122

eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

To further the mission of closing the Digital Divide for students across the United States, each grant recipient will receive up to $25,000, which they may use for any combination of Kajeet Education Broadband solutions, including WiFi hotspots, school bus WiFi, LTE-embedded Chromebooks and routers.

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Broadband Digital Divide Chromebook Libraries 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2018

After conducting a survey in 2015, district leaders found that while a surprising number of students have access to broadband, the biggest obstacle to technological access rural students face is the lack of devices. Some students live off the grid, in homes only reachable by four-wheel drive vehicles. Others live in familiar American suburbs.

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Technology Blended Learning Chromebook Education 162

Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

“What you find out very quickly as teachers is not just the power of using technology in the classroom, but the power to extend learning, to carry it beyond just the school day,” says Brian Nicol, communications coordinator and, until recently, a teacher at the Wisconsin school district. Share them in the comments.

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Resources E-rate Broadband Digital Divide 120

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Chromebooks. With 1:1 initiatives increasingly being either considered or implemented across the US, school districts need an affordable and easy-to-use device for their students: enter, Chromebooks. Broadband improvements. Now is also a time to reflect on what educational technology tools U.S. However, investments of over $1.5

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Broadband Technology Chromebook Tools 80

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Broadband penetration in K-12 schools reached over 98 percent , while low-cost computing devices like Chromebooks have proliferated in classrooms. Schools spent a decade buying technology. Now they want it to work. Education technology reached a tipping point in the last decade.

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Trends EdTech Education Company 199

Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

schools accessing high-speed broadband, and devices all but ubiquitous in the classroom, the question is no longer whether teachers and students are using technology, but how. Teachers themselves report a lack of confidence using technology tools in the classroom. With 99 percent of U.S. It’s not just Kolb’s observations.

Technology 130

Technology Chromebook Broadband EdTech 130

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2022

Empowering Learning Anywhere by combining Kajeet’s public & private wireless networks with Google’s Chromebook and Classroom EDU solutions. Many school districts aspire to provide adequate off-campus broadband access to their staff and students. Supports an open ecosystem of multiple RAN vendors.

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Digital Divide Google Broadband Chromebook 98

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2020

But the term doesn’t just mean equipping students with the same devices and broadband access. We have seen some districts actually say, “Come check out a Chromebook. My son’s kindergarten teacher sent an email to parents, but she also sent a picture of the classroom pet. I was so happy today. It was really exciting for him.

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Technology Digital Divide Broadband Accessibility 218

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Shawn Caine, who teaches technology at Panguitch High School in Garfield County, Utah, lets students who don’t have adequate home internet service get online in her classroom before and after school. Caine oversees the school’s Chromebooks. Photo: Chris Berdik. Some kids come to log extra time on class projects.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 87

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

And while that makes her sad, it’s not what bothers her most after 34 years in the classroom. “My Some might not have a Chromebook or internet. They told me they are often frustrated, longing for classroom interaction and eye-contact. I’m calling and emailing them constantly. They are literally MIA and may never come back.”.

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Broadband Chromebook Laptops Meeting 143

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

According to a 2021 report from the think tank New America, 1 in 8 children from low-income families don’t have a computer at home, while 1 in 7 lack access to broadband internet. Inside Castlemont’s media center in May 2021, Chromebook carts are completely empty. The homework gap isn’t new. Nothing was coordinated,” Thomas said.

Digital Divide 126

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 126

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Your school just invested in a new set of Chromebooks or iPads. In a study of 140,000 classrooms in K-12 schools across 39 states, more than half showed no evidence of students using technology to gather, evaluate, or use information for learning. Apps aren’t designed for the whole classroom. Let’s use that to our advantage.

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Technology Differentiated Instruction Broadband Academic Standards 145

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

Google just made some HUGE announcements about your favorite Google products, including Google Classroom and officially renaming G Suite as Google Workspace for Education. We have updates to Google Classroom, Google Meet, Chromebooks, and even Google Forms! Google Classroom Updates. Learn more about storage here.

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Google Chromebook Android Education 101

Edthena

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Earlier this month, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) released their report, The Broadband Imperative II: Equitable Access for Learning. In it, education leaders advocate strongly for policymakers to increase broadband internet access in support of student learning. Vrain Valley Schools.

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Broadband Report Blended Learning Chromebook 40

Hapara

MARCH 13, 2023

Schools that receive E-rate program discounts for broadband access are required to have internet safety policies with “technology protection measures.” If your district only uses Chromebooks, turn on the Chromebook setting Hāpara Filter works on any device across operating systems.

Digital Learning 130

Digital Learning Chromebook Learning Policies 130

Tom Murray

JUNE 8, 2016

Work collaboratively to answer the question, “What do we want teaching and learning to look like in our classrooms in three to five years?”. Assess and understand current infrastructure and broadband capabilities. Organize and map the core curriculum, resources, and assessments the district is currently utilizing.

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Chromebook Tablets Broadband Assessment 100

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

A student in New York uses Google Docs on her classroom iPad to discuss themes in the class’s latest book with her group. classrooms. Technology has become a vital component of teaching and learning, and it is considered a classroom requirement to adequately prepare students for life after graduation.

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iPad Broadband Software Company 97

The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2020

The rural district has only one public preschool classroom. Almost a third of all homes in the county lack broadband access. And though several Mississippi districts have rushed to make large purchase orders for Chromebooks and hotspots, Hammitte’s district hasn’t been able to ensure that each student has access to a device. “It

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Guidelines Laptops Learning Digital Divide 126

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Before heading out, they call families to see what supplies are needed, including supplies like papers, pencils and crayons, back-up Chromebook chargers or food and warm clothing for kids. Previously, if teachers were worried about a student, they could ask school mental health professionals to come into a classroom to observe.

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Technology Broadband Meeting Advocacy 135

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. For Lake Central this means that at the same time each new loan is approved, an old one is being paid off. So there is no increase in cost to taxpayers. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. For Lake Central this means that at the same time each new loan is approved, an old one is being paid off. So there is no increase in cost to taxpayers. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2020

Chromebooks will also be distributed to children who need them. Residents of rural areas are less likely to have access to broadband at home than those living in larger cities. The district is using space on five of its campuses so that each classroom hosts fewer than 10 children.

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Broadband Software Report Chromebook 91

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.

Accessibility 70

Accessibility Digital Citizenship E-rate Broadband 70

eSchool News

MAY 11, 2016

Google’s affordable broadband service is already impacting some communities and schools. percent of American households with school-age children currently have broadband access at home. According to The Pew Research Center, 82.5 I am also pleased to see that Google is offering data drops to homes in the urban core.

Digital Divide 40

Digital Divide Broadband Google Chromebook 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

In the weeks that followed, the district surveyed parents about their technology needs, took an inventory of devices such as Chromebooks and Wi-Fi hotspots, and assembled digital learning content under one portal that teachers and students could access easily.

Digital Divide 131

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 131

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

You can forget trying to use Zoom or Google Classroom. Rural leaders have been lobbying Congress for a big public works project to build out broadband here, much like when the government paid to bring electricity to rural areas during another crisis, the Great Depression. “We were doing schooling on Saturdays and Sundays as well.”

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Broadband Learning Chromebook Tablets 48

techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

COMCAST INTERNET ESSENTIALS PROGRAM ( www.internetessentials.com/apply ) Comcast announced it has now connected over six million Americans to the Internet through its Internet Essentials program, a comprehensive broadband adoption program for low-income families in the U.S. released several upgrades for the 2018 - 2019 school year.

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Tools Chromebook Software Mobility 58

techlearning

OCTOBER 10, 2018

10, 2018 – Impero Software, specialist providers of remote monitoring and management software for education, in conjunction with ENA, a provider of comprehensive technology solutions for education institutions and libraries, has been selected for a New York state contract covering classroom management, school safety and device management software.

Software 44

Software Broadband Libraries Future Ready 44

MindShift

MAY 4, 2020

Classroom teachers scrambled to learn how to put lessons online and tens of thousands of Chromebooks and other devices were distributed in a matter of weeks in large school districts. Schools distributed WiFi hotspots, Chromebooks and other devices when shelter-in-place orders began. Breathe that truth in and then let it go.

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Learning Chromebook Broadband Meeting 68

Edthena

JANUARY 23, 2018

In a world where recording and uploading a social network video, a 60-minute classroom video needs to be as easy to capture and upload as a 60-second Snap. Record classroom video with just one click. The upload technology was built with the variability of school broadband networks in mind.

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Video Google Android Broadband 56

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Many broadband providers are also adding capacity, lifting caps on data and offering extended free trial periods. Even in a district that’s able to send every kid home with a laptop, you’re still trying to adapt a model that’s been designed for a classroom situation.” Steve Kossakoski, CEO, Virtual Learning Academy in New Hampshire.

Learning 84

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 84

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Put simply, asking a fifth-grade student to watch an instructional video before the next day’s flipped classroom science lesson will fall on deaf ears if the child doesn’t have access to the internet at home. The ubiquitous nature of the K-12 classroom has created some significant equity issues.

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E-rate Chromebook Accessibility Flipped Classroom 40