Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2020

We educators understand online learning, probably have taken classes this way, but we haven’t yet wrapped our brains around how to make it work in OUR classes. In fact, the biggest question I get from teachers in my online classes and on my blog is: “How do I do it?” How do I make online learning personal?

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2021

Students and families who are considered under-connected are those who have internet access and devices in their home, but not at a caliber or quality sufficient for smooth and consistent online learning. A plurality of those disconnected families rely on mobile phones to get onto the internet.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2021

Here are some suggestions to help you with that issue (from the Ask a Tech Teacher team): How Parents Can Protect Their Kid’s Privacy and Safety Online? Many people witnessed the change in technology from dial-up modems to broadband. However, a child born in this technological era permeates every activity they do.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

With this latest—and largest—surge of coronavirus infections in the United States, K-12 schools that hadn’t yet reopened for in-person learning now see few paths to do so in the near term, and many of the schools that were offering some face-to-face instruction are now pulling back into full-time remote learning.

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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. We have to do something about that, especially now that so many of our students are learning remotely,” Muri said.

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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.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2017

The Internet Broadband Expansion for Minnesota Students grants help provide students with the high-speed internet connections needed to complete homework and access other online learning opportunities. But in Minnesota, a new grant program is changing that. Too many Minnesota students are on the wrong side of the digital divide.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

In this rural Tennessee county of just 12,000 residents, online learning simply isn’t an option for most families. A lot of our kids don’t have internet access,” said Coe, who knows students who routinely head to the library or the town’s McDonald’s to get online. This story also appeared in NBC News. “A

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The company has built several tools to do that, including a customizable reading challenge platform and a mobile app, reading challenge templates, and diverse book recommendations. Eduverse.com is a revolutionary online learning environment providing a safe and secure ‘metaverse’ for K-12 schools.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Widespread lack of broadband access complicates learning. Students with the internet at home could access online learning activities offered by the district or participate in virtual classrooms, while packets were provided for children without the ability to log on. Meanwhile, education is just one role schools fill.

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

While most schools across the country are fully back in person, students continue to struggle to complete homework assignments or participate in remote learning because they lack adequate internet service and access to a computer at home — a phenomenon commonly referred to as the “homework gap.” The homework gap isn’t new.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

“It simply comes down to who gets to determine when, where and how our stakeholders get to access our online resources and services via their home and mobile connections,” Cummings said. Cummings said net neutrality will ultimately “be back in the courts” and in congress.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

During “ Learning with Google ,” a free online learning event for educators, Google shared a lot of updates to our favorite Google products. Improved grading on mobile (coming later this year) : More teachers are using mobile devices to give feedback on the go. Credit: The Keyword Blog).

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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.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. The move to online learning also made people wonder: Are there practices we can continue when the pandemic abates? GHz frequency of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band. education system. temperature, lighting).

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. Miami-Dade County Public Schools has distributed some 100,000 tablets and other mobile devices, and more than 11,000 smartphones that double as Wi-Fi hot spots. Coronavirus gave many just days. We flipped this switch almost literally overnight.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

While 96 percent of Americans in urban areas have access to fixed broadband, only 70 percent of New Mexicans have broadband access at home. I’m sure that other students in the Hatch community have this problem as well.”. In rural communities, the problem is even worse — only one in three can access the internet at home.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

I’m heartbroken for the impossible situation families have been put in, especially families with no resources, going to schools that don’t have the luxury of fancy online learning or giant schoolyards or under-crowded classrooms,” Latané says. In June, the group mobilized.

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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 Tagged on: March 9, 2017 Belgrade schools may tap $1.5M

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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!

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MindShift

MARCH 10, 2020

With confirmed and suspected cases of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) spreading throughout the United States, school and district officials are starting to plan for school closures and shifts to online learning. Schools can mobilize PTO and parent volunteers to equip schools and classrooms with cleaning supplies, as needed.

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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.

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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.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Thursday, October 23rd at 3pm Webinar: Online Learning for Inclement Weather , Join the discussion! In this session, three districts will share how they implemented online learning options to make up snow days. For more information, click here. Register at [link]. More information.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2015

“Boot camp” sessions introduce students to new blended learning platform. Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) is launching an Advanced Placement (AP) Blended Learning program, and wireless provider Kajeet will provide students with mobile hotspots to support the district’s efforts.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

.” “Republicans try to take cheap phones and broadband away from poor people,” Ars Technica reports. monthly subsidies toward cellular phone service or mobile broadband. Via Business Insider : “Online learning may be the future of education – we compared 4 platforms that are leading the way.”

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 20, 2015

Frank Smith 'These requests reflect long pent-up demand' says FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” MarcoPolo Learning has raised $8.5

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

A robust and feature rich LMS (Learning Management System). I prefer to call the ones that have evolved Online Learning Environments (OLEs). The focus is on the learning, not just managing the learners. Modern systems have moved beyond the old concept of a LMS, and are really much more than they were 10 or 15 years ago.

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