The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

As online schooling plays an increasingly large role in education, researchers say more work needs to be done to understand and address why some families have a harder time accessing the internet. Their research also revealed that differences in broadband vary depending on race, ethnicity and income levels.

Accessibility 144

Accessibility Broadband Digital Divide Policies 144

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

James Tiggeman Digital Learning Coordinator, Irving Independent School District. Results of a recent survey of educators at participating schools conducted by our partner Westat agreed with Lubas’ sentiment, showing that prior experience integrating technology into learning made the shift to distance learning smoother.

Broadband 183

Broadband Learning Blended Learning Flipped Classroom 183

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. Now adding to that list is one of the most thorough efforts—a new survey from Gallup and NewSchools Venture Fund , a nonprofit that provides grants to education technology and innovation efforts.

EdTech 165

EdTech Survey Classroom Digital Divide 165

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As teachers develop lesson plans, they also face lingering questions, in Maine and nationally, over the possibility of a return to remote learning and concerns about ensuring all students have access to the devices and high-quality broadband they need to do classwork and homework. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine.

Digital Divide 145

Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Chromebook 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2020

State and federal agencies have advised schools to create online learning plans to minimize the disruption to student learning. Their students have internet connections at home, laptops they can work from, teachers who know how to design online lessons and a strong foundation of in-school blended learning experience.

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Broadband Flipped Classroom Online Learning Smartphone 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

There are some positive findings in the survey. 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.

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Broadband Survey Digital Divide Accessibility 130

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.

Digital Divide 126

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 126

eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2024

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 The report is based on a December 2023 survey of national ACT test registrants.

Digital Divide 123

Digital Divide Laptops Smartphone Tablets 123

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

That changed when his school district in Fairfield County, South Carolina, switched to online learning during the pandemic. Online, he has no problem asking the teacher a question,” said Woodward. Yet it’s unclear how many students will remain in virtual learning when the pandemic subsides — or whether they should.

Survey 138

Survey Course Online Learning Accessibility 138

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Organization: International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). iNACOL provides a myriad of resources, white papers, and tools to implement a more personalized approach to technology infused learning and holds a Blended and Online Learning Symposium each year. URL: www.inacol.org. Organization: Maker Ed.

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Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

MindShift

APRIL 8, 2020

The poll of 849 teenagers , by Common Sense Media, conducted with SurveyMonkey, found that as schools across the country transition to some form of online learning, 41% of teenagers overall, including 47% of public school students, say they haven’t attended a single online or virtual class.

Online Learning 37

Online Learning Survey Broadband Learning 37

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Even though more schools are online, leaders say they will need more modern connections in the coming years to keep up with the pace of technological advancement. Nearly 60 percent of school leaders surveyed by CoSN said ongoing costs remain a major challenge.

Blended Learning 86

Blended Learning Broadband Report Tablets 86

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

As districts across the United States consider how to get student learning back on track and fortify parent interest in public schools, they’re asking the same question as Steve Joel: What should we keep after the pandemic? This story also appeared in The Christian Science Monitor. Related: Research evidence increases for intensive tutoring.

Learning 145

Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 145

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

The Consortium for School Networking, or CoSN, issued a plan of action this week that aims to prod district leaders to at least gather data on personal student broadband access. The survey, produced by the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at N.C. to repurpose the Educational Broadband Service spectrum.

Accessibility 40

Accessibility E-rate Broadband Blended Learning 40

MindShift

MARCH 17, 2020

And, as colleges shift to online learning for the remainder of the semester, not everyone can afford the necessary laptops and broadband. The voluntary survey includes disproportionately few private colleges).

Laptops 36

Laptops Broadband Survey Facebook 36

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

But there is one essential that has always been scarce in this part of the country and that she couldn’t stock up on: Broadband access. Perry’s home isn’t wired for broadband access. Only 13 percent of New Mexico’s population has access to a low-price internet service plan, according to Broadband Now, a research group.

Broadband 142

Broadband Accessibility Report Company 142

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

One example is New Jersey, where schools and districts were required to submit to the state “a survey weekly of how many students lacked devices and/or WiFi,” according to Erica Hartman, Director of Technology Integration at New Jersey’s Morris School District. Still, no new regulations have yet emerged from that data gathering.

Broadband 173

Broadband Digital Divide E-rate Policies 173

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.

Broadband 145

Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

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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Learning Analysis Groups Assessment 218

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. Many broadband providers are also adding capacity, lifting caps on data and offering extended free trial periods. Coronavirus gave many just days. By mid-April, state officials said they had about 700 Wi-Fi buses on the move, in dozens of districts.).

Learning 95

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 95

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

A majority of libraries have made borrowing digital media easier by relaxing and extending online renewal policies, offering a wider range of ebooks and streaming media, and increased virtual programming, according to a Public Library Association survey. . Louis Public Library have moved completely online.

Libraries 68

Libraries Social Media Digital Badges Accessibility 68

MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

Three days to gather online resources so aligned instruction could continue to take place. “Three days to conduct a survey of technology needs from 130,000 students and to prepare thousands of computers for student use. And that’s true even when online teachers have experience and training with online teaching.

Learning 52

Learning Training Blended Learning Laptops 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2021

One reason, according to a survey of 984 school counselors by Savitz-Romer, Heather Rowan-Kenyon at Boston College and others, is what you might expect: Counselors are tasked with more duties.

Data 137

Data Meeting Broadband Accessibility 137

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

His schools have been scrambling to set up online learning, connect students with virtual counseling and get laptops into the hands of families — steps McKneely says will be invaluable if another hurricane disrupts education. “We We don’t have a distance learning plan that is operating on all cylinders,” he said in April.

Digital Divide 131

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 131

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

One survey conducted this year (by Learning House) did give a boost to the argument online education is becoming more competitive. One study published this year confirmed what many professors will tell you: that teaching online is more time-consuming than teaching in a traditional, face-to-face setting.

MOOC 56

MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 56

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource – a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools – called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Facebook , an Online Learning Platform?”

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The New York Times : “ Udacity , an Online Learning Start-Up, Offers Tech Job Trials.” Another resource, via Education Week : “K–12 Districts to Get Price Transparency on Broadband Rates With New Tool.” ” Good.

Education 40

Education Company Data Pearson 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

An April survey from the National Indian Education Association, a nonprofit that advocates for Indigenous students, found that students in BIE schools have been given far fewer resources to complete distance learning than their public school counterparts. To keep kids learning, BIE and tribal schools needed more resources, fast.

Report 136

Report Elementary Online Learning Groups 136

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 ?” ” (In Cleveland.). ” (Wow.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

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.”

Khan Academy 46

Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46