Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

Broadband policy is dense, and many of the articles and statements on the subject are frankly hard to follow. Previously this band was only available to education institutions—known as the Educational Broadband Service, or EBS for short. radio, TV, mobile data, broadband. Wait, I said start at the beginning.

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Broadband Policies Company Libraries 136

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2021

Many people witnessed the change in technology from dial-up modems to broadband. When using a public network, your child is vulnerable to data theft and cyber-attacks. It’s highly possible that they venture onto websites that can access their data and use it for illegal activities. Schedule Time Limits.

Social Media 397

Social Media Data Broadband Digital Citizenship 397

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

According to the most recent federal data, about 14 percent of households with school-age children do not have internet access. And among those who do have access, not all have a broadband connection. Most of those are in households that make less than $50,000 a year, and many live in rural areas.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Broadband E-rate Smartphone 218

eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2018

A recent Mobile Beacon report analyzing mobile broadband usage by non-profit organizations, including schools, finds that schools utilizing Mobile Beacon’s 4G LTE internet service indicate that the ability to supplement and/or extend existing school networks is the greatest benefit of the service.

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Broadband Mobility Report Data 64

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

In the months that followed, many states and school districts mobilized, using federal CARES Act funding, broadband discounts and partnerships with private companies to connect their students and enable online learning. K-12 students lacked access to a working device, reliable high-speed internet or both. Ultimately.

Digital Divide 218

Digital Divide Broadband Report Accessibility 218

Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2020

When Americans see crisis we mobilize. We are thankful for those who broadcast the news and the broadband providers that have opened their networks, lifted data caps and fees, and promised not to discontinue service. Kill Data Caps and Overage Fees: The FCC should work with providers to eliminate data caps and overage fees.

Broadband 211

Broadband E-rate Data Accessibility 211

Edsurge

MAY 27, 2021

More off-campus broadband access. Before the outbreak of COVID-19, about half of districts provided some off-campus broadband services to their students, helping connect them to the internet from their homes—most often through the use of mobile hotspots. New ways of engaging with families.

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Broadband Technology Survey Learning 213

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learning — broadband internet beyond school walls. They’re building their own countywide broadband network. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If The hardware on the towers then blasts that connection about 10 miles into the valley below.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 106

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Pew research suggests just 24 percent of US adults with less than a high-school diploma have home broadband access, while further Pew research indicates 95 percent of U.S. adults have some type of mobile device. These data tend to be confirmed by adult educators. The Future is Now.

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Software Mobility Smartphone Social Media 305

Edsurge

JULY 23, 2021

The team, which included Katz, specifically talked with families with household incomes below the national median of $75,000 a year and reached them by landline and mobile phones, rather than through the increasingly popular method of online questionnaires. Others still use dial-up or have no internet at all.

Accessibility 203

Accessibility Digital Divide Broadband Survey 203

Neo LMS

JANUARY 4, 2018

Unless you’ve been living on the moon for the last decade you will also know that mobile is booming: the statistics bare this out with a 20% year-on-year increase in the uptake of mobile broadband (data) subscriptions. Income vs. Access: The Digital Divide in the US. Source: LEE RAINIE ). Digital Divide 2.0.

Digital Divide 150

Digital Divide Broadband Mobility BYOD 150

Tom Murray

MAY 23, 2018

In this Lifeline Modernization Order , the Commission included broadband as a support service in the Lifeline program for those in need. Partner with Companies Such as Kajeet for Mobile Broadband. Some districts have partnered with companies such as Kajeet to gain access to Smartspots , a filtered mobile wifi solution.

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Accessibility Broadband Future Ready Facebook 239

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

The tests will be device-agnostic, meaning students will be able to complete them at home using computers, tablets or mobile phones , or even write their responses by hand and take a photo of them to submit. And broadband Internet connections aren’t available everywhere, especially in rural parts of the U.S.

Tablets 209

Tablets Laptops Smartphone Mobility 209

Neo LMS

JULY 12, 2018

A counterpoint to these figures, is also the finding that 70% of teachers assign homework requiring broadband access. Mobile Beacon. Some studies have shown that enabling such households with mobile, rather than broadband, internet creates a more flexible solution, as these types of households tend to relocate more frequently.

Examples 150

Examples Accessibility Broadband Mobility 150

eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2017

In fact, in the past 12 months from when the survey was conducted, 20 percent of families with home broadband access and 24 percent with mobile-only access had their services cut off due to inability to pay. Next page: Why mobile-only access is detrimental to some students).

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Mobility Broadband Technology Survey 79

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

As we discovered in the spring, some families still lack the devices or broadband connectivity they need for remote learning, despite mobile computing being a ubiquitous facet of our lives. That sad reality had school districts scrambling to provide devices and broadband access to students when the pandemic originally closed schools.

EdTech 136

EdTech Broadband How To Tools 136

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

We asked where it fits in the journey toward universal broadband. households didn't have broadband access. Now, we're ready to help teachers seamlessly create lesson plans and send them out to all students — even those who don't have broadband. We use these digital television signals, which have always been able to carry data.

Digital Divide 166

Digital Divide Broadband Khan Academy eBook 166

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2014

” To help increase digital literacy awareness in underserved communities, Broadband Rhode Island , a partner with RIFLI, created a curriculum in 2011 for adult education teachers to promote digital literacy among adult learners. Without an affordable data plan, a tablet has limited usefulness. As a result, Ms.

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Assessment Accessibility Tablets Digital Badges 212

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

Yet, after seeing data from the California School Dashboard and learning that close to one-fifth of McClymonds’ students were not graduating, he mentally shifted some accountability to the school, seeing a systemic failure to meet the needs of all students. Then they don’t want us to leave, because they wonder, ‘What can I do now?'

Data 133

Data Laptops Meeting Report 133

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

That’s according to the sixth annual broadband and infrastructure report released by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), a nonprofit made up of K-12 school technology leaders. The recent data breach at San Diego Unified School District, which is estimated to have affected 500,000 current and former students, is one such example.

E-rate 141

E-rate Broadband Survey Data 141

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A recent analysis of federal government data by Jeff Seaman of Bayview Analytics shows that enrollment in on-campus courses fell nearly 11 percent in the past decade and almost 30 percent from 2020 to 2021. or in disadvantaged countries abroad that lack robust broadband options depend on mobile devices to participate online.

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Survey Broadband Course Analysis 208

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

During the pandemic, many districts have addressed this gap by handing out personal hotspot devices (similar to routers) or smartphones, or provided mobile Wi-Fi on school buses to kids lacking internet. An initial report , which is still being finalized, states that “lack of broadband access in Ector County is a crisis.”

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Broadband Learning Accessibility Company 145

Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2017

For the first time, many students are learning in classrooms equipped with access to broadband internet and mobile computing devices. Data collection and synthesis techniques aren’t available at the scale and consistency required for thoughtful classroom application. Recall that the first iPhones weren’t released until 2007.

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Robotics Broadband iPhone Data 157

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

What follows are summaries of five of the ways they suggest improving online learning for all students, using data, evidence and research. The report highlights states (Tennessee, Mississippi, Massachusetts) that have used state and federal relief funding to purchase devices and expand broadband connectivity.

Digital Divide 218

Digital Divide How To Learning Broadband 218

Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

The funds will go toward purchasing MiFi devices, which provide mobile broadband access, so that 15 percent can connect at home for free. And, Riverside Unified School District in California used funds from the program to purchase mobile learning devices equipped with 4G data connectivity so students could stay connected.

Resources 120

Resources E-rate Broadband Digital Divide 120

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2018

Yet, after seeing school data from the California School Dashboard and learning that close to one-fifth of McClymonds’ students were not graduating, he mentally shifted some accountability to the school, seeing a systemic failure to meet the needs of all students.

Data 110

Data Laptops Report Accessibility 110

Lightspeed Systems

MARCH 12, 2025

Its too easy to miss red flags in a sea of disjointed data. How Signal Addresses It: We consolidate device and user data into a single view. How Signal Addresses It: Agents on each device detect outages instantly and feed that data to your dashboard. By then, Im already getting emails from multiple schools.

Data 52

Data Broadband Report Digital Learning 52

Education Superhighway

APRIL 8, 2020

You can find Part 2 (Mobile Offers) here and Part 3 (Additional Low-Cost Offers) here. Waiving all home Internet data overage fees. Pausing their data plan for 60 days and giving all customers Unlimited data for no additional charge. Spectrum does not have data caps or hidden fees. GET IN TOUCH. Spectrum/Charter.

Broadband 98

Broadband Resources Data Accessibility 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

We were starting to [exceed] our bandwidth capacity… With our goals as a district to move towards mobile technology and online curriculum, we needed to begin focusing on [increasing bandwidth].” In order to allow districts to compare their options, EducationSuperHighway first needed to gather the data school leaders wanted.

Broadband 60

Broadband E-rate Tools Data 60

Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Mini immediately organized our scattered data and got to work pushing critical information about attendance to families by sending positive “nudges” via text messages, offering empathetic support and guidance. VIDEO: Smart Mobile Messaging. Mobile texting is the best way to ensure consistent and equitable communication with families.

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Tools Broadband Strategy Mobility 163

Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2015

A recent order to modernize E-rate , the first update to the plan in nearly two decades, doesn’t increase the annual cap, but it does promise extra money for Wi-Fi and broadband access, two priorities of the Obama administration. With approaches like these, digital learning doesn’t stop when students leave the classroom.'

E-rate 120

E-rate Broadband Libraries Mobility 120

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

If you look at data from the National Center for Education Statistics, you can see steady gains made between 2000 and 2018. Higher education is America’s most effective engine of economic and social mobility, and it plays a historically important role in creating a thriving democracy. Now is not the time to lose focus.

Accessibility 141

Accessibility Broadband Survey Digital Divide 141

eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

and Canada lack home broadband access, putting a staggering number of school-aged children at a serious learning disadvantage. patents in mobile technologies. An estimated 12 million students in the U.S. Kajeet holds 40 U.S. To learn more, visit kajeet.com and follow us on Twitter at @Kajeet.

Libraries 98

Libraries Digital Divide Broadband Software 98

eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The data shows that, nationally, more than 1 in 4 low-income survey respondents do not subscribe to home internet service. The findings are the culmination of quantitative and qualitative research from households in five select markets: San Francisco, Calif; Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; Milwaukee, Wis.; Cleveland, Ohio; and Charlotte, N.C.

Digital Divide 126

Digital Divide Broadband Social Media Survey 126

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons. According to an April 2018 Department of Education report, 18 percent of 5- to 17-year old students in “remote rural” districts have no broadband access at home.

Broadband 103

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 103

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The tool, called Connect K-12, will provide actionable internet speed and pricing information on K-12 broadband connectivity across America using publicly available data from the federal E-rate program. Related content: 3 findings about digital and mobile learning.

E-rate 80

E-rate Broadband Tools Mobile Learning 80

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. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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Broadband Accessibility Mobility E-rate 43