Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Meanwhile, because people of color are overrepresented in jobs considered “essential” during the economic shutdown, some reports estimate that only one in five Black Americans and one in six Latinos are able to work from home during COVID-19. The Senate has not yet acted on the legislation. “We

Digital Divide 218

Digital Divide Survey Learning Broadband 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

kids live in a house with some form of a mobile device—and those smartphones and tablets are gobbling up a greater portion of kids' screen time than ever. But time with tablets and smartphones is triple what it was in 2013. Today, 42 percent of children have their own tablet.) A whopping 98 percent of U.S.

Survey 131

Survey Mobility Digital Divide Tablets 131

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.”

Broadband 145

Broadband Learning Accessibility Company 145

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.

EdTech 189

EdTech Future Ready Social Media Broadband 189

eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2024

an ACT lead research scientist and author of the report. The new report, How High School Students Use and Perceive Technology at Home and School , examines high school students’ access to and use of technology and how access and use vary among student groups.

Digital Divide 119

Digital Divide Laptops Smartphone Tablets 119

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

Despite various efforts by states and school districts to close the gap during the past year, 15 percent of children from families with incomes below the national median of $75,000 a year are still without fast and reliable home internet access, according to a new report from New America and Rutgers University. An additional $7.17

Broadband 127

Broadband Survey Digital Divide Accessibility 127

Doug Levin

AUGUST 1, 2016

I’ve read and discussed both the KnowledgeWorks Foundation report, Learning on the Block , and Learning is Earning 2026 , the latter of which was introduced by Jane McGonigal on the keynote stage at SXSWedu. Also disadvantaged will be those with strict data caps on their internet usage.

Education 186

Education Broadband Data System 186

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

But now I can report that these tools have been adopted in thousands of U.S. higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. classrooms from kindergarten through high school.”

Chegg 166

Chegg Software Industry Pearson 166

Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A report by the American Library Association (ALA) states that 88% of all public libraries offer formal or informal digital literacy programming to community residents. Libraries have always played a critical role in accelerating digital adoption.

Libraries 98

Libraries Broadband Chromebook Mobility 98

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

However, this lag began to erode when the rise of cloud computing made it possible for edtech startups to flood the market with educational applications, the expansion of broadband internet gave those apps an easy distribution channel into campuses, and an increasing number and variety of mobile devices provided them an in-school abode.

Analysis 167

Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 167

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 124

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 124

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Among high schools, only 6 percent nationwide now report that they lack WiFi, according to the CoSN report. A new story in The Hechinger Report asks and answers that question.) 68 percent of public school districts in the United States report that all their schools have a fast internet connection.

Blended Learning 85

Blended Learning Broadband Report Tablets 85

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. The Hechinger Report spoke with Kennedy about the film and this issue, crucial to the future of learning. The post New documentary explores ‘the digital divide’ appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

Digital Divide 87

Digital Divide Broadband Accessibility Tablets 87

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. Every student and teacher in the school receives a tablet device equipped with a 4G data plan regardless of whether or not they have access to data plans at home. This includes more than $2 billion in private-sector commitments.

Adobe 120

Adobe Education Tablets iPad 120

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Representative Stephen Meeks (R-Greenbrier) proposed a study to see when elementary schools should introduce computers, tablets and other technology to their students.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Representative Stephen Meeks (R-Greenbrier) proposed a study to see when elementary schools should introduce computers, tablets and other technology to their students.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

This story is a part of Learning from Lockdown , a series about education solutions in the pandemic, produced in partnership with the Education Labs at AL.com , the Dallas Morning News , Fresno Bee and Seattle Times partnered with The Christian Science Monitor , Hechinger Report and Solutions Journalism Network.

Learning 145

Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 145

edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

According to a CoSN report , more than half of school districts and about one-third of public schools in the United States are in rural areas. These rural districts face the four significant challenges: broadband access, funding, people, and understanding the “why.” Challenges.

Broadband 98

Broadband E-rate BYOD Accessibility 98

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Nearly three-quarters (73%) of teachers surveyed by Pew reported using mobile phones in the classroom or to complete assignments, while almost half (45%) reported using e-readers and tablet computers. While broadband wasn’t a specific focus of the survey, Purcell said that the issue did arise frequently in focus groups.

Broadband 46

Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey 46

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

The 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation report released by CoSN selected the most critical Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that school districts are facing with personalized learning, innovation, and digital equity. As defined by the CoSN report, accelerators are megatrends that drive change.

Learning 90

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 90

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.

Learning 91

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 91

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Foundation grant will fund educational computer tablets for 1,500 low-income families. The grant will fund a pilot program providing 1,500 tablet computers, preloaded with educational content, to families in Georgia who are enrolling in Cox Communications’ Connect2Compete discounted internet service program. . The James M.

Digital Divide 40

Digital Divide Broadband Tablets Education 40

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

Originality reports in new languages (coming soon) : Originality reports help students turn in their best work, while making it easy for instructors to detect potential plagiarism. With this tool, teachers and students can record lessons and reports in the classroom and at home. . Credit: The Keyword Blog).

Google 101

Google Chromebook Android Education 101

Graphite Blog

APRIL 18, 2019

A number of key findings in Common Sense's recently released research report, The Common Sense Census: Inside the 21st-Century Classroom , speak to this disconnect. Solutions they proposed ranged from providing free citywide broadband access to giving students cellphones with preloaded data plans. Try it out!

Classroom 75

Classroom Policies Broadband Accessibility 75

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.

EdTech 137

EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 137

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Nearly three-quarters (73%) of teachers surveyed by Pew reported using mobile phones in the classroom or to complete assignments, while almost half (45%) reported using e-readers and tablet computers. While broadband wasn’t a specific focus of the survey, Purcell said that the issue did arise frequently in focus groups.

Broadband 36

Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey 36

MindShift

APRIL 24, 2020

To have broadband, a tablet or a laptop is not to play video games. Eskelsen Garcia says she’s concerned not only for the health of children, but also for the health of her members, which include teachers, custodians, food service workers and school support staff. Staggered schedules. It’s hurting entire communities.

Digital Divide 69

Digital Divide Groups Broadband Policies 69

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.

Online Learning 37

Online Learning Survey Broadband Learning 37

Graphite Blog

APRIL 18, 2019

A number of key findings in Common Sense's recently released research report, The Common Sense Census: Inside the 21st-Century Classroom , speak to this disconnect. Solutions they proposed ranged from providing free citywide broadband access to giving students cellphones with preloaded data plans. Try it out!

Classroom 40

Classroom Policies Broadband Accessibility 40

IT Bill

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

For the past several years the Horizon Report has listed mobile learning, in one form or another, as an emerging educational technology (e.g. 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.

Smartphone 28

Smartphone Learning Mobility Social Media 28

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

For example, my school provided Surface Pro 3 devices to all staff as the educational goals required the power of a full laptop computer, the form factor of a tablet and the advantages of “real” granular stylus enabling digital ink and digital paper (as compared to the rather primitive touch capabilities provided by some tablet devices).

LMS 40

LMS Laptops Tablets System 40

MindShift

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

He showed off a few student-created games on his tablet — one with a Pong-like bouncing ball and another in which a basket caught falling apples while avoiding falling bombs. Computing devices and broadband Internet are abundant both inside and outside of school. Coding and 3-D printing is all second nature to them.

Robotics 28

Robotics Elementary Technology STEM 28

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. A new report from the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway found that 28.2 million households remain unconnected.

Accessibility 187

Accessibility Digital Divide Broadband Tablets 187

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The recordings of recent FutureofEducation.com shows are posted: David Loertscher on Library 2.0 , Gina Bianchini on Mightybell , Tim Wilson on Redirect , Peter Cookson on a Children''s Education Bill of Rights , and an iPads in the Classroom report. Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network.

Knewton 43

Knewton Pearson Education E-rate 43

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Use of both tablets and smartphones (at home, school or elsewhere) has risen across all grade levels. In 2015, nearly 80 percent of surveyed elementary students reported using a tablet regularly compared with 66 percent in 2014. Elementary and middle school students most enjoy doing schoolwork on tablets.

Mobility 40

Mobility Pearson Tablets Smartphone 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

The message, from Zach Leverenz, founder of the nonprofit EveryoneOn, attacked the Educational Broadband Service (EBS), which long ago granted school districts and education nonprofits thousands of free licenses to use a slice of spectrum — the range of frequencies that carry everything from radio to GPS navigation to mobile internet.

Broadband 102

Broadband Mobility Digital Divide Learning 102

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

–Michele Dick, Education Specialist, Wacom With the release of the Nation’s Report Card and ongoing school staffing shortages, states and professional organizations will need to rethink the benefits of technology in supporting students in special education programs. . It is all about the balance.

EdTech 68

EdTech Learning Industry Data 68