Digital Divide, E-rate and Video

Edtech Reports Recap: Video Is Eating the World, Broadband Fails to Keep Up

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Early childhood” videos on YouTube nearly all have advertising. And as video dominates online instruction, more educators need easy-to-use resources for video creation. Connected Nation bases the analysis in its “Connect K-12 2020 Executive Summary” on FCC E-Rate application data for the 2020 federal fiscal year.

Broadband

Broadband Report Video EdTech

Education in the Era of COVID-19: Why Connection Matters

Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2020

With digital learning likely to stretch into the fall due to COVID-19, how can we ensure every student has equitable access to powerful learning opportunities? The crisis has shone a harsh light on the digital divide in the United States, surfacing thoughtful debate and long-overdue discussion around the equity gap.

Digital Divide

Digital Divide Education Accessibility E-rate

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition)

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge. If it’s free to play with, and easy to learn about through communities working to improve the open source code, the assumption is that more people (and younger people) will start to get interested in working with AI.

EdTech

EdTech Chromebook iPad Laptops

AI in the Classroom: A Complete AI Classroom Guide

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

D-ID – Digital people text to video Prof Jim – AI text to video to add to lessons Speaker Bios as Submitted Dan Fitzpatrick Dan Fitzpatrick is the author of The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education.

Classroom

Classroom Tools Data Twitter

A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Whether it’s used for homework-assignment web searches, streamed video tutorials, educational apps or collaborative multimedia projects, fast internet at home is rapidly turning into a necessity for America’s students. Read more about the Digital Divide. We can extend the learning day. We can flip the classroom.

Broadband

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard

Deep learning

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 3, 2014

Other Star Trek technologies are also becoming common, including medical scanners (tricorder), video conferencing, touch screen tablets and even 3D printers (replicators). Will such a universal translation tool become available to all, or will the social gulfs be amplified because of a new digital divide? Unported License.

Learning

Learning E-rate Microsoft Digital Divide

How to Address Digital Equity

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Supported by the 2014 modernization of the federal government’s E-Rate program and state funding efforts, a majority of schools now meet the FCC’s short term connectivity goal of 100 Mbps/1000 students. For black youth, such criticisms about their technology use come not just from family members, but from educational researchers too.

How To

How To Broadband E-rate Digital Divide

Another Cause of Inequality: Slow Internet in Schools

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Along with the increase in speed, there’s been an exponential increase in the use of digital tools in the classroom. Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Teachers attend training sessions via webinar.

Broadband

Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey

Another Cause of Inequality: Slow Internet in Schools

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Along with the increase in speed, there’s been an exponential increase in the use of digital tools in the classroom. Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Teachers attend training sessions via webinar.

Broadband

Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey

98 Percent of U.S. Public School Districts Connected to High-Speed Broadband, But 2.3 Million Students Still Left Behind

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

At the same time, the report cites the urgent need to close the digital divide for 2.3 million students across the nation who lack access to the minimum connectivity required for digital learning. billion in E-rate funds set to expire in 2019. Since 2015, the amount invested in Wi-Fi nearly doubled to $2.9

Broadband

Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Report

State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Many times, the funding is not enough, and schools supplement from outside sources, including the E-Rate program. There are no cap limits, no throttle rates, and no chastising schools when they need extra bandwidth. Included in the new report and accompanying website are case studies of success stories.

Broadband

Broadband Accessibility Mobility E-rate

65 ways equity, edtech, and innovation shone in 2022

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This includes navigating the often politicized issues related to immunizations, the high student absence rate due to quarantines or parents wanting to keep their children home, and the negative impact the pandemic had on student and staff mental health. 5G promises reliability, lightning-fast speeds, and much higher data capacities.

EdTech

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility

Developing Systems for Effective, Equitable Education for All Students

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

First, districts need to address the digital divide/homework gap in meaningful ways. Another aspect of the digital divide includes teachers. What’s needed to address the digital divide for all is sustainable, dedicated funding that allows districts to meet the needs of the community.

System

System Digital Divide E-rate Education

Confronting the New Reality of Today’s Student Mental Health Crisis

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Fill out the form below to view this webinar Read the Transcript Overcoming Obstacles to Bridging the Digital Divide in K-12 Learning 0:21 Hi, everyone, welcome to our webinar, We’re going to give everyone about 30 more seconds to join us, and then we’ll dive in. Thank you. 0:58 Hello, welcome everyone. 3:48 Great.

Survey

Survey Data Report E-rate

Powered by Lightspeed – How Hays CISD Empowers Staff to Support Student Safety, Wellness, & Engagement

Lightspeed Systems

JUNE 15, 2023

Fill out the form below to view this webinar Read the Transcript Overcoming Obstacles to Bridging the Digital Divide in K-12 Learning 0:21 Hi, everyone, welcome to our webinar, We’re going to give everyone about 30 more seconds to join us, and then we’ll dive in. Thank you. 0:58 Hello, welcome everyone. 3:48 Great.

Survey

Survey Data Report E-rate

Lightspeed Learning Lab – Edtech Best Practices for a Smooth Return to School

Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

IT Leaders & Decision Makers, Digital Learning and Instructional Technologists, IT Admins, Network Admins, IT Security, IT Infrastructure roles, School Counselors, Safety leaders, and SROs. And we want to know what are the response rates that you’re getting on your parent surveys. Thank you. 0:58 Hello, welcome everyone.

EdTech

EdTech Learning Survey Data

Confronting the New Reality of Today’s Student Mental Health Crisis

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Fill out the form below to view this webinar Read the Transcript Overcoming Obstacles to Bridging the Digital Divide in K-12 Learning 0:21 Hi, everyone, welcome to our webinar, We’re going to give everyone about 30 more seconds to join us, and then we’ll dive in. Thank you. 0:58 Hello, welcome everyone. 3:48 Great.

Survey

Survey Data Report E-rate

The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, The key word in that headline isn’t “digital”; it’s “force.” Um, they do.)

Pearson

Pearson MOOC Company Software

EdTech Update

Edtech Reports Recap: Video Is Eating the World, Broadband Fails to Keep Up

Education in the Era of COVID-19: Why Connection Matters

Trending Sources

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition)

AI in the Classroom: A Complete AI Classroom Guide

A school district is building a DIY broadband network

Deep learning

How to Address Digital Equity

Another Cause of Inequality: Slow Internet in Schools

Another Cause of Inequality: Slow Internet in Schools

98 Percent of U.S. Public School Districts Connected to High-Speed Broadband, But 2.3 Million Students Still Left Behind

State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

65 ways equity, edtech, and innovation shone in 2022

Developing Systems for Effective, Equitable Education for All Students

Confronting the New Reality of Today’s Student Mental Health Crisis

Powered by Lightspeed – How Hays CISD Empowers Staff to Support Student Safety, Wellness, & Engagement

Lightspeed Learning Lab – Edtech Best Practices for a Smooth Return to School

Confronting the New Reality of Today’s Student Mental Health Crisis

The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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