Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

When Howard-Suamico School District went digital, giving every student in grades 3 and up tablets or laptops, the change was immediate and dramatic. The funds will go toward purchasing MiFi devices, which provide mobile broadband access, so that 15 percent can connect at home for free. Students were excited about learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2024

Nearly all (96 percent) high school students reported having access to a smartphone at home, and 87 percent had access to a laptop computer. This indicates that lower-income students are more likely to rely solely on cellular data plans and lack access to more robust and stable internet options, such as broadband. “As

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The urgent prompt comes from EducationSuperHighway, a national nonprofit with a mission to close the broadband affordability gap. Over the past year, closing the broadband affordability gap has become a national priority. The ACP is a $14.2 million households, including 17.7 The ACP is a $14.2 million households, including 17.7

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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. “ Districts looking for long term sustainability by purchasing high quality devices at an affordable cost should take a hard look at both laptops and tablets for solutions.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 31, 2020

This shift to technology-mediated teaching and learning puts a spotlight on the homework gap -- the divide between students who have home broadband access and those who do not. PCs for People and Human IT are programs that can link students up with free or low-cost computers, tablets, and laptops. Leverage educational TV.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Personal hotspots, which allow students to connect a laptop or tablet with a cellular data connection, have been the most popular solution because they are relatively inexpensive and easy to use. An initial report , which is still being finalized, states that “lack of broadband access in Ector County is a crisis.”

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Census , 90 percent of American households have a broadband internet subscription, and 95 percent have a computer–but that doesn’t mean kids are learning to use these tech tools as they should. Some programs help schools extend digital tools to students for home use, including laptops, tablets, and even internet access.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

and Canada lack home broadband access, putting a staggering number of school-aged children at a serious learning disadvantage. “Providing a more equitable future for students everywhere is a top priority at Kajeet and we are thrilled to once again offer a grant opportunity that will help schools and libraries provide critical resources.”.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

What is alarming for advocates and policy-makers, is that even for families that do have broadband internet access at home, the survey found that most are “ under-connected ,” or lacking devices or service that are sufficient and reliable enough for remote learning. An additional $7.17

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The ACP is a new long-term benefit that provides qualifying low-income households with a monthly discount of up to $30 per month (and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands), as well as a one-time $100 discount toward a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Tagged on: September 21, 2017 Hampton school making do without stolen laptops | Daily Press → After 100 laptops were stolen from George P. Representative Stephen Meeks (R-Greenbrier) proposed a study to see when elementary schools should introduce computers, tablets and other technology to their students.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Tagged on: September 21, 2017 Hampton school making do without stolen laptops | Daily Press → After 100 laptops were stolen from George P. Representative Stephen Meeks (R-Greenbrier) proposed a study to see when elementary schools should introduce computers, tablets and other technology to their students.

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2024

It will also allow the FCC to gather and analyze data on which cybersecurity services and equipment would best help K-12 schools and libraries address growing cyber threats and attacks against their broadband networks.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2024

This fund addressed the digital divide by providing financial support for broadband connectivity, Wi-Fi hotspots, and connected devices such as laptops and tablets. Over the years, the ECF component of E-rate emerged as a lifeline for schools and libraries, particularly in economically disadvantaged communities.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Ramos would connect to the library’s Wi-Fi — sometimes on her cellphone, sometimes using her family’s only laptop — to complete assignments and submit essays or tests for her classes at Skyline High School. Ramos’ parents promised to buy her a laptop eventually, but bills mounted and it wasn’t in the family’s budget.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 3, 2018

With that in mind, here’s a guide to assess school district network needs and implement affordable broadband upgrades. The number of devices like tablets, laptops, and smartphones your network is supporting. School Network Structure. In a school environment, the two main drivers of how much network bandwidth you need are: 1.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In 2020, after the onset of the pandemic, the program was created to provide funding to schools and libraries to purchase eligible equipment and services for students and teachers who lack connected devices, including laptops, tablets, or even broadband access.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Kajeet introduced Kajeet Private Wireless, its next-gen, cloud-based, private 5G and LTE platform delivering fast, secure, and reliable broadband connectivity for students in remote areas and communities underserved by public wireless options. The zSpace Inspire is an AR/VR laptop that does not require a head-mounted display or 3D glasses.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

And even before bandwidth, plenty of schools don’t have the laptops or tablets that students need to get online. Nearly one in four school districts still does not have sufficient bandwidth to meet the digital learning needs of students. In the last couple years, I’ve become increasingly aware of it.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The students at Maine Consolidated had tablets and laptops to access digital literacy programs like Study Island and Kahn Academy but–because of an unreliable Internet connection and extremely low bandwidth–couldn’t use them. Mark Williams.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

Her daughters, ages 8 and 4, don’t yet have school-issued laptops or tablets, but they will be able to bring them home in a few years. Both her kids have laptops provided by the school, and more of their work is becoming centered online, she said. Not having internet at home would put her girls at a disadvantage, Bushwood said.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

In addition to free wireless internet access and mobile Wi-Fi hotspots, some awardees may also receive a new or refurbished laptop, Chromebook, or tablet learning device (based on need and subject to availability). Applicants may seek awards for up to 500 students per application. Everyone belongs in a Connected Nation.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

In Utah, the Murray City School District had been slowly developing a broadband network for students for two years when funding from the CARES Act helped the district speed up the rollout. The researchers found that most of these solutions are short term, however, and will require more funding.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 12, 2016

Among the technology that will be purchased: computer servers, interactive whiteboards, tablets, desktop and laptop computers, and high-speed broadband and wireless connectivity. The five districts securing the largest infusions for classroom technology are: Lakeland ($3.65 Gates-Chili ($2.98 million).

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

Moderation Controls on Mobile (coming this year) : In the coming months, educators using tablets or mobile phones to teach will also have access to key moderation controls, like who can join their meetings or use the chat or share their screen, directly from their iOS or Android devices. . Credit: The Keyword Blog).

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Marketplace K-12

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Students participating in the program will receive either a free smartphone, tablet, laptop, or “hotspot” device that offers them access to the web. families with children in school do not have home broadband access. The Pew Research Center has estimated that 5 million U.S.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Technology like tablets PCs, apps, and access to broadband internet are lubricating the shift to mobile learning, but a truly immersive mobile learning environment goes beyond the tools for learning to the lives and communities valued by each individual learner.

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MindShift

APRIL 8, 2020

In the past few weeks, school districts have purchased and started loaning out hundreds of thousands of laptops and tablets and worked with telecom providers to get families set up with Internet. Before the pandemic, it was estimated that about 12 million students had no broadband access at home. But the need is large.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2017

Devices available through the project are smartphones, tablets, laptops and hotspots. Sprint noted that the 1Million Project is getting support from the Sprint Foundation and through donations from device manufacturers.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Reliable and suitable devices (laptop computers) for staff. This is not an IT decision. The IT department is important to ensure that the technical aspects are appropriate, but the LMS is a tool to enhance learning, not IT. It is then a matter of budgeting, and this can be difficult.

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IT Bill

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Mobile technologies have changed over the years: from the early PDAs, Blackberrys and feature phones with texting capability and cameras, to tablets and eReaders to the ubiquitous smartphones of today. According to the ECAR 2016 Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology , 96% of undergraduate students now own a smartphone.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Left to navigate the ins and outs of using tablets or laptops in the classrooms on their own, teachers may quickly return to their traditional teaching methods as the equipment gathers dust and/or gets used primarily for entertainment and gaming.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

FWA allows extremely high-speed broadband where fiber connections can be too cost-prohibitive to install. Think of broadband speeds where large amounts of data can allow students to collaborate digitally from their schools or homes. Across the board, we saw more laptops in the hands of young people than ever before.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

For example, some schools are already integrating bi-directional casting between student tablets and interactive displays at the front of the classroom. When classrooms went online in 2020, the digital divide was amplified showing the gap between students who had, did not have, access to broadband internet and digital tools at home.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 1, 2016

Users must commit to installing and keeping up to date complex peer-to-peer file sharing software on a relatively modern, low-latency broadband internet-connected computer (most likely a desktop, not a laptop, tablet or smart phone). Also disadvantaged will be those with strict data caps on their internet usage.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

The 15-year-old today is more a sibling of cloud computing, of apps that are available from any screen, of mobile devices in many sizes and form factors that go beyond last century’s laptops. So Apple may wind up owning teen allegiance to wearable digital accessories, even as it loses hands-on loyalty in traditional laptops and tablets.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

With the ambitious goal of closing the digital divide, Congress approved and President Biden recently signed into law $65 billion for broadband infrastructure—the largest federal investment in history. more than just relying on student mobile phones and data plans) as well as procedures to protect student privacy and security.

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