EdTech Magazine

MAY 4, 2015

Frank Smith Mobile devices are more prevalent in K–12 classrooms than ever. A new survey on mobile learning from Project Tomorrow shows that today's schools are relying increasingly on students having experience with devices like smartphones and tablets to engage in modern curriculum.

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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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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Tracy Smith, Parkland’s assistant to the superintendent for operations, spoke with EdTech about the district’s strategies and best practices for improving digital equity and shared her hopes for bringing broadband to every home in the Lehigh Valley region. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how mobile apps might help close the “homework gap.”.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Educators and digital equity advocates have tried a number of solutions to close the so-called “homework gap,” from deploying mobile hotspots to getting help from local businesses , but the problem has persisted. And then it finally erupted in March, when schools across the U.S. closed with little warning.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Surveys of remote college students show that their top priorities are convenience and flexibility. or in disadvantaged countries abroad that lack robust broadband options depend on mobile devices to participate online. This survey asked a broader group of students, while the Wiley study quizzed those in online programs only.

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eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2017

.” Ninety-four percent of families surveyed by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop , have some kind of internet access and most have at least one device connecting to the internet, but the quality or consistency of their internet access is lower than they would like it to be.

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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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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

A Strada Public Viewpoint survey released in June found that Black and Latino students are more likely than white students to have changed or canceled their education plans because of the pandemic. Related: OPINION: College in a pandemic is tough enough — without reliable broadband access, it’s nearly impossible.

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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. Many survey respondents and focus group participants who qualified for the ACP program said they had not explored enrolling due to the belief that they were ineligible for the program.

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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. In the survey, school district representatives also answered questions about E-rate, broadband connectivity, cloud computing and data interoperability.

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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. In August 2020, they launched a “Tech Check” survey to collect that data. The Tech Check survey “opened our eyes,” Mickens said.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2017

In a 2016 survey conducted by the Consortium for School Networking (COSN), 90 percent of IT administrators at K-12 schools expect that curricula will be at least 50 percent digital over the next three years. billion in 2017. What does this mean for schools?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Widespread lack of broadband access complicates learning. 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. Almost 40 percent of households in Washington County don’t have broadband service at home. Credit: Terri Johnson.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

Adams told MIND that Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) began with a district-wide survey to determine each family’s need for computers or a wired home broadband connection. DMPS distributed nearly 21,000 laptop computers to students throughout Des Moines during two weeks in mid-April.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 18, 2016

The number of American teachers using games in classrooms–particularly with younger students–has doubled over the past six years, according to a large survey released last week that measures national ed-tech use. T he 2015 Speak Up survey findings are the latest in a series of reports released each year by the Irvine, Calif.-based

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

These results mirror a recent national survey of more than 4,300 teachers, in which 63 percent of teachers said they believe they should be the primary decision-makers for tech in the classroom, while only 38 percent said they are even consulted on the decision. Only about a third (32 percent) favored decision-making by the central office.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

In June, the group mobilized. She sent around a survey to see who would be open to teaching outside, and 200 of the 250 respondents expressed interest. It was about getting kids back in school, connecting them to the services they need and reuniting them with caring, competent adults.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

percent of households don’t have internet subscriptions, according to the 2016 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. In neighboring Berkeley, the survey reports that only an estimated 8.1 Smartphones, however, offer limited access because several school data systems are more difficult to navigate on mobile devices.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

According to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey of 2,462 Advanced Placement and National Writing Project teachers on how they use technology, “there are striking differences in the role of technology in wealthier school districts compared with poorer school districts.”. In rural areas where there is no broadband access, that isn’t the case.”.

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The Electric Educator

JANUARY 24, 2011

As broadband service become increasingly common there is no reason for physical media such as DVD''s and CD''s. Mobile Devices and applications are quickly becoming the dominant form of connectivity in society. Both Apple and Android report strong sales/downloads of applications to mobile devices.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 17, 2023

Technology, both the internet and the mobile devices it enables, offers almost unlimited opportunity. Defined by the National Education Association , digital equity ensures all school-aged children have the basic resources — broadband internet and computer access — to meaningfully participate in remote learning from home.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2018

percent of households don’t have internet subscriptions, according to the 2016 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. In neighboring Berkeley, the survey reports that only an estimated 8.1 Smartphones, however, offer limited access because several school data systems are more difficult to navigate on mobile devices.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2015

In a sneak peek of the results from the forthcoming CoSN third annual E-Rate & Broadband Survey, which will be available by mid-October, the vast majority of U.S. A survey of parents/guardians and students seems to be essential. Step 4: Seek mobile-hot-spot programs. Step 1: Determine the size of the challenge.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

According to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey of 2,462 Advanced Placement and National Writing Project teachers on how they use technology, “there are striking differences in the role of technology in wealthier school districts compared with poorer school districts.” In rural areas where there is no broadband access, that isn’t the case.”

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2015

"Anytime, anywhere" learning has been core to the vision of education technology leaders since the Internet, laptops, and mobile devices entered the classroom. Next Century Cities , a new effort from the Ford Foundation, focuses on getting mayors to commit their cities to lead Next Generation broadband. Think Outside the Box.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

These steps include: survey the district’s connectivity and devices; engage the community; ensure sustainability through community assets; and consider outside-of-the-box solutions. Seek mobile hotspot and/or affordable LTE programs. Leverage special broadband offerings. The new leadership initiative and version 1.0

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The survey results demonstrated the urgency of eliminating broadband accessibility as a barrier to remote learning. The initiative set a goal of ensuring that every student had access to a broadband connection, which drove innovation and perseverance among all key players from the Task Force to the calling agents to school leaders.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 31, 2020

With the possibility of remote learning returning this fall, the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the philanthropic community, and leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) recognized a historic opportunity to eliminate broadband accessibility as a barrier to digital learning. Customer satisfaction surveys.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

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. Miami-Dade County Public Schools, for instance, sent home about 80,000 tablets and other mobile devices, and more than 11,000 smartphones that double as Wi-Fi hot spots.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

" Last month the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and Rutgers University released a national survey that found that millions of low- and moderate-income Americans are now in the ranks of the "under-connected." Address the lack of broadband Internet access in many lower-income homes. The answer is: not yet!

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

" Last month the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and Rutgers University released a national survey that found that millions of low- and moderate-income Americans are now in the ranks of the "under-connected." Address the lack of broadband Internet access in many lower-income homes. The answer is: not yet!

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MindShift

JUNE 26, 2018

percent of households don’t have internet subscriptions, according to the 2016 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. In neighboring Berkeley, the survey reports that only an estimated 8.1 Smartphones, however, offer limited access because several school data systems are more difficult to navigate on mobile devices.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

According to Dooley, the district also plans to send out a detailed survey to all of its families this year, asking them whether they have access to the Internet and — if they don’t — what the root problem is.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Even before the pandemic, more than 25 million Americans lacked access to broadband internet. But even that wasn’t enough to completely close the divide, says Doug Casey, the executive director at the Connecticut Commission for Educational Technology, who heads the home broadband part of the program. In Norwalk, Conn.,

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Pearson/Harris Poll reveals new findings on mobile device ownership and how wi-fi access impacts learning in school. Just 68 percent of grades 4-12 students in a recent survey said they have wi-fi access at school, though 96 percent of those same students have wi-fi access at home. With increased ownership comes increased use.

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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. “Three days to conduct a survey of technology needs from 130,000 students and to prepare thousands of computers for student use.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

And among those who do have access, not all have a broadband connection. A separate Pew Research Center survey found that 17 percent of adults access the internet exclusively through smartphones. Most of those are in households that make less than $50,000 a year, and many live in rural areas. the organization’s executive director.

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