ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

For example, it’s no good investing in iPads for the school if the broadband bandwidth and Wi-Fi connectivity aren’t up to scratch. For example, using digital whiteboards ensures that content created on your PC can be easily replicated and presented to the whole class. Confirm That Internet Connectivity is Ensured.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2021

Many people witnessed the change in technology from dial-up modems to broadband. 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? However, a child born in this technological era permeates every activity they do.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 17, 2019

For example, it’s no good investing in iPads for the school if the broadband bandwidth and Wi-Fi connectivity aren’t up to scratch. For example, using digital whiteboards ensures that content created on your PC can be easily replicated and presented to the whole class. Has internet connectivity been ensured?

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 18, 2021

Even among families with computers and broadband internet access at home, a majority are “under-connected,” meaning that they report insufficient and unreliable access to the internet and internet-connecting devices. Despite the challenges we face in education today, it all makes me hopeful.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Presented to the legislature in May 2020, the plan aimed to make education more equitable by closing gaps in device ownership and broadband coverage across the state. “We Plans are also underway for extending broadband to Mississippi’s rural communities, digitizing a landscape that has long been known as a digital desert.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2021

Some will have a live emcee behind a laptop encouraging cross-participation between presenters and online attendees following along at home. Attendees won’t have to make such fraught choices at the annual Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition conference in Arlington, Va.—scheduled scheduled for Oct.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Since before the pandemic, Benjamin Skinner has been researching broadband access and how lack of home internet impacts students’ ability to do online work. Last summer, Skinner and his colleagues at University of Florida, professor Hazel Levy and doctoral candidate Taylor Burtch, began researching broadband history and differences in access.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

And, that makes access to adequate and reliable broadband even more important as the development of new technologies continues. Marc Johnson, Executive Director of East Central Minnesota Educational Cable Cooperative (ECMECC), then provided perspective from a regional and local level on the expanding use of broadband. About the Host.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

While opportunities to advance technology-enabled or -enhanced school reform and improvement efforts appear throughout ESSA (and are in no way precluded as a strategy anywhere in the bill), it is Title IV that presents the most direct opportunity for state leadership.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

I was fortunate to lead teams that shared my passion for achieving educational equity, but I was also humbled by the challenges presented on this path. students still lack the broadband capability necessary for digital learning. But just as technology presents exciting opportunities, it also carries complications.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 17, 2019

California has recently increased state investment in school technology , focusing on better broadband connections and supporting further teaching of computer science. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2020

Check with your local broadband provider to see if they have free access programs. Access community hotspots and open WiFi, often made available by local businesses who are eager to assist. When you have internet access, download work from Google Classroom to work offline. How do I make online learning personal?

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EdNews Daily

APRIL 10, 2020

The discussion, hosted by Learning Counsel CEO and Publisher LeiLani Cauthen, presented solutions to the question on everyone’s mind: What do we do right now? Dr. Keisha Taylor, National Education Administrator for T-Mobile, presented strategy for connecting the unconnected populations in both urban and rural settings.

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2020

During the edWebinar “ Leading Digital Transformations in Rural School Districts ,” the presenters talked about how the COVID-19 situation amplifies the obstacles rural districts and schools face transitioning to a 21st century learning environment. One of the first challenges rural districts face is broadband access.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

Instead, EducationSuperHighway is sunsetting because, well, that’s what Marwell always intended it to do—once the organization reached its expressed goal of connecting 99 percent of K-12 students to high-speed broadband. For Marwell, a serial entrepreneur, EducationSuperHighway presented a new and refreshing challenge.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 2, 2024

Three years later, our work has made broadband affordability a national priority, catalyzing bipartisan action at federal, state, and local levels. This included establishing the nation’s first-ever federal broadband benefit – the $14.2 billion of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funds.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Curiosity piqued, she presented the program to her principal, worked to secure funding and stepped up to coach the after-school program. We live in a rural area, and our broadband doesn't always hold. League, a robotics program created through an alliance between FIRST ? Another challenge we deal with is internet access.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 2, 2019

During the edWebinar “ Technology in Rural Schools: Leading with Why,” the presenters discussed how they overcame challenges and helped the community understand the value of tech in schools. But in order to take advantage of edtech, they first need broadband access. About the Presenters. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

This means more Black and Latino students are trying to get their school work done in homes without parents present during the day to help supervise or hold their kids accountable, King said. The digital divide impacts more than homework and grades, King explained.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

As a district in a small, rural community, they suffered from the kind of broadband access issues that were spotlighted by the pandemic. Districts planned out how to deploy their relief funding in different ways, but its absence will likely present a nationwide obstacle. Quite frankly, I’m embarrassed,” Caposey said.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Mississippi’s past, marked by a legacy of racial segregation and educational inequality, continues to cast a long shadow on its present and future. percent, of households in the Black Rural South do not have broadband of at least 25 Mbps — the minimum standard for broadband internet. Sadly, what we discovered was not surprising.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 8, 2020

Starting April 3rd, Verizon is making a new broadband discount program available to new Fios Internet customers who qualify through the Lifeline program. $20 Charter will continue to offer Spectrum Internet Assist, a high-speed broadband program to eligible low-income households delivering speeds of 30 Mbps. Atlantic Broadband.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

From the 1990s to present day, teachers have had precious little wiggle room to stray from the over-packed curriculum, let alone liberty to play a game. From the 1990s to present day, teachers have had precious little wiggle room to stray from the over-packed curriculum, let alone liberty to play a game.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

But the challenges presented in the last year created a willingness to try new approaches to old problems. In households with incomes under $30,000 a year, 44 percent lack home broadband and 46 percent lack a computer. The past year and a half presented the greatest challenges our education system has faced in decades.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. About the Presenters. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2019

We would recommend choosing sessions with presenters who have a history of equity work as they will be better able to address nuances in practice and systems. The same types of equity questions that can be used to choose a session can also be asked of presenters during sessions. Is there a speech to text option?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

Last year presented many challenges and accelerated a number of shifts that were already underway in K-12 education.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

And there are indeed sharp disparities in home access to computers and reliable broadband service. At this time in our history, the global pandemic presents a unique opportunity to establish and refine an online learning model that is fair and equitable for all students.”.

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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Earlier this month, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) released their report, The Broadband Imperative II: Equitable Access for Learning. In it, education leaders advocate strongly for policymakers to increase broadband internet access in support of student learning. Watch Diane present about how St.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In 2002, a critical transition occurred when 94 percent of public schools secured always-on broadband connections, granting educators and students increased access to rich media content. By 2015, technology had become an integral facet of learning , with devices ubiquitously present in students' hands.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2020

Glaum said some of her professors chose to send students PowerPoint presentations instead of using videoconference platforms such as Zoom or Skype. Millions of Americans returning to their families in rural areas have no broadband access there , making online courses impossible for them.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

The four rural school district superintendents featured in the presentation reflected on the challenges and opportunities that have led to digital transformations and innovations in their districts. These rural districts face the four significant challenges: broadband access, funding, people, and understanding the “why.” Challenges.

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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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2018

One thing that's come up a few times—and something you presented about—is the rise of automation and artificial intelligence, and how both will affect our current students’ job prospects in the not-too-distant future. But the machine reader is not going to be able to present those results with empathy. What is your take on this?

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edWeb.net

MAY 9, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast This edLeader Panel is presented by CoSN and AASA. These tools include artificial intelligence (AI), untethered broadband and connectivity, and a rich digital ecosystem. Tech Enablers These are the tools that grease the wheels for schools to surmount hurdles, plus leverage accelerators.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2022

Researchers have shown that mental health risks—including aggression, depression, and suicidal behaviors—are often present for students experiencing struggles in school. That’s the big takeaway from decades of research and emerging findings on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student outcomes.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

If we do not have enough broadband to facilitate seamless learning experiences, our students will suffer. Meeting with other education technology and instructional leaders affirmed how multi-faceted and critical digital sustainability is for school districts right now.

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