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. At the end of each course, RIFLI staff award digital badges to the students. As a result, Ms.

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Assessment Accessibility Tablets Digital Badges 198

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Widespread lack of broadband access complicates learning. She’d created a Facebook group at the start of the school year for families of the children she taught. Their family does not have a computer or broadband internet at home, so the siblings have to take turns sharing their mom’s phone to access online lessons.

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. Looking Forward.

Learning 98

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In June, the group mobilized. In the middle of August, after a 12-hour virtual meeting that spanned two evenings and was streamed on Facebook Live, the school board approved a hybrid learning model and a start date of Sept. Some could fit a dozen or more, Teller says.

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Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Rather than using their school buses to bring students to schools, the district turned its buses into mobile service providers that could deliver meals and other types of support to students, while also serving as internet connection hotspots. Arati is currently on the edtech advisory board for Central Square Foundation in New Delhi, India.

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EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 98

Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Some people don't have mobile phones, and many more are not, nor ever will be, on Facebook, regardless of the hype Zuckerberg and his pals periodically peddle. Lack of broadband infrastructure. It's the elephant in the room, and those who hold the purse strings are steadfastly looking away from it. Lack of finance.

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Digital Divide Broadband Facebook Outcomes 64

Fractus Learning

APRIL 18, 2016

They are far more used to technology, having grown up with computers and mobile phones. They are the generation that sees ultrafast broadband and wi-fi as a basic right. We entrust our grandchildren to set up our new devices and change our Facebook profile pictures. I owned one of those too. This leads to my next point.

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Social Media Learning Broadband Smartphone 40

eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2016

Key features and benefits: High-Performance Networking – A comprehensive portfolio of high-performance indoor and outdoor wireless access points provides speed, range and reliability in classrooms and throughout the campus to maximize the performance of mobile devices in high-density environments.

Facebook 40

Facebook Software Mobility Accessibility 40

MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

We have managed to troubleshoot the mobilization of meal programs, lack of technology equipment, online teacher training, and a whole host of issues that come with a change of this magnitude. Just three days to mobilize a community of partners and volunteers to assist our schools.” Three days!

Learning 52

Learning Training Blended Learning Laptops 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Politics and Policies FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Connect to Compete , a new non-profit initiative that brings private industry and the non-profit sector together to help expand broadband adoption and promote digital literacy. Among his latest findings: "Time spent on Facebook was negatively related to overall college GPA.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” Via Venture Beat : “ Facebook and Oculus promise millions in funding for diverse apps, education, and more for VR.” Dead) Cordelia?

Education 66

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 66

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Please consider liking our Learning Revolution Facebook page (it''s not our primary method of communicating or organizing, but we think it will help bring awareness to what we and our partners are doing). Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Is your library mobile friendly?

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Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 54

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

But.truth is, the US government isn't the early adopter here; Amazon, Google and Facebook are really the front-line developers of the surveillance state." government, yet 92 percent of its most popular sites fail to meet basic standards for security, speed, mobile friendliness, or accessibility.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools. " But, wait, there's more.

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EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools. " But, wait, there's more.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Eric Holcomb says Indiana ’s low-rated online charter schools need ‘immediate attention and action’ ” Via Motherboard : “Half of West Virginia has Applied for Broadband Assistance.” Facebook is coming for your children. ” Education in the Courts.

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Education Robotics Company Report 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Students want to be able to enroll quickly, it found; they want access to financial aid and other services immediately; they want to know if their credits will transfer; they want to be able to access course and school information via their mobile phone. broadband privacy rules.” Rural areas continue to be underserved.

MOOC 56

MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 56

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

“ FCC Delays Are Keeping Broadband From Rural School Kids,” says Wired. Via Education Week : “Thousands of Android Mobile Apps Improperly Track Children, Study Says.” ” Via Techcrunch : “ Login With Facebook data hijacked by JavaScript trackers.” Better Than You Think, Study Finds.”

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Education Pearson Edmentum lynda.com 43