eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The federal E-rate program continues to provide expanded access to technology, including edtech tools, digital learning resources, and high-speed internet access, to schools, according to an annual report that takes stock of the program’s progress.

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E-rate Libraries Learning EdTech 82

EdTech Magazine

MAY 5, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

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E-rate How To Learning EdTech 195

Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 31, 2017

In 2014, the Federal Communications Commission modernized the E-rate program with the objective of closing the K-12 digital divide within five years. As a result, 35 million more students have been connected to digital learning and educational opportunity. Why has E-rate modernization worked so well?

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E-rate Broadband Digital Divide Digital Learning 82

Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

One of the most straightforward ways that technology contributes to equity in schools is ensuring that every student has access to learning materials, even outside of the classroom. The district collects data through a School Climate Survey, a Getting to Know You Survey, and an MPS Cares self-reporting tool.

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Accessibility Technology E-rate Data 336

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Education leaders expect school internet needs to increase over the next several years, highlighting the need for increased bandwidth and resources to support growing digital learning demands on school networks. Related content: 5 school and library applicants weigh in on E-rate.

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E-rate Mobile Learning Mobility Broadband 77

Hapara

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] A digital learning platform is designed to make teaching easier by allowing educators to manage and individualize lessons and evaluate students. To get the maximum out of any digital learning platform your school uses, your operators need to be well-trained and skilled.

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Training Digital Learning How To EdTech 162

Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

She is the current Digital Access Coordinator for the Learning Technology Center of Illinois (LTC) and an Illinois State E-rate Coordinator. Moreover, Mindy serves on several state and national associations such as the State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and State E-rate Coordinator Alliance (SECA).

E-rate 76

E-rate Accessibility Broadband Industry 76

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. According to the CoSN report, just 12 percent of school districts have a designated employee to address network security issues.

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E-rate Broadband Survey Data 151

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Especially important is a strategy to align digital learning plans to participation in the E-rate program and any state programs designed to meet similar ends (including those beyond K-12 education that support broadband build out to universities, hospitals, libraries, or public safety institutions).

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Strategy EdTech Broadband E-rate 231

EdTech Magazine

MAY 12, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

E-rate 150

E-rate How To Learning EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

E-rate 150

E-rate How To Learning EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 7, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

E-rate 150

E-rate How To Learning EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 7, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

E-rate 150

E-rate How To Learning EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 6, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

E-rate 150

E-rate How To Learning EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 6, 2020

For school districts implementing e-learning plans, a key concern is ensuring equity and access to learning materials for all students. Some students may not have access to the devices needed to complete e-learning activities, while others may not be able to connect to the internet from home.

E-rate 150

E-rate How To Learning EdTech 150

Hapara

MARCH 13, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] A digital learning environment offers students all kinds of options for research, class projects, collaboration, activities and assessments. So how do you manage web filtering so that it protects students but doesn’t restrict learning?

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Digital Learning Chromebook Learning Policies 130

American Consortium for Equity in Education

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The report sheds light on the progress, challenges, and prospects of the program that empowers schools and libraries across the United States with vital funding for internet connectivity and digital learning Funds For Learning, the nation’s leading E-rate compliance services Keep Reading Funds For Learning Releases 13th Annual ‘E-rate Trends (..)

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E-rate Trends Report Libraries 52

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

That schools rely on the mega-rich to fund their digital learning at all—and that those funds could dry up at any time—illustrates some of the fundamental problems with K-12 technology spending: It is inconsistent, pieced together haphazardly, and as a result impacts student technology access in disproportionate ways.

Technology 214

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 214

eSchool News

JUNE 21, 2024

. “This pilot program represents a crucial step in providing the resources necessary to safeguard sensitive information and maintain secure, reliable access to digital learning tools. Material from a press release was used in this report.

E-rate 111

E-rate Libraries Broadband Survey 111

Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 30, 2016

Future revenue in the $33 billion e-learning market is expected to fall precipitously in the United States and internationally, but sales of other types of digital learning products are predicted to rise, according to a market research report released recently. The free report , published by Monroe, Wash.-based

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Report E-rate OER LMS 70

Education Superhighway

JANUARY 7, 2019

In the past few years, concerted efforts like E-rate modernization and various statewide initiatives have helped bring digital learning opportunities to students across the nation. Let’s look at three examples of how digital learning is changing the face of today’s classroom learning.

Digital Learning 74

Digital Learning E-rate Chromebook Learning 74

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2015

As you know, Digital Promise is committed to closing the Digital Learning Gap -- ensuring that all learners have equitable access to technology, acquire the skills to fully participate in a connected world, and feel empowered to achieve their life and work goals. school and library to the Internet.

E-rate 120

E-rate Libraries Meeting Accessibility 120

Edsurge

JANUARY 14, 2022

Despite being capable of working a variety of jobs, people who are blind or visually impaired tend to have low job placement rates, low salaries and an unusually high underemployment rate. The company describes itself on its website as the first e-learning platform built for and by the blind and visually impaired.

Online Learning 176

Online Learning E-rate Training Software 176

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

After seven years of coordinated efforts to improve internet access in schools, thereby laying the foundation for digital learning to take root and expand in U.S. In 2017, EducationSuperHighway’s annual “State of the States” report declared 94 percent of U.S. It’s the beginning of the end of the road for EducationSuperHighway.

Broadband 151

Broadband E-rate Advocacy Industry 151

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2020

Our Driving K-12 Innovation: Hurdles & Accelerators report. This summit will focus on shaping decision-makers’ opinions about the future of E-rate, student data privacy, ed tech appropriations and the homework gap. New resources on student data privacy. CoSN2020 will be a highlight for any ed tech leader. March 16 to 18.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

Our Driving K-12 Innovation: Hurdles & Accelerators report. This summit will focus on shaping decision-makers’ opinions about the future of E-rate, student data privacy, ed tech appropriations and the homework gap. New resources on student data privacy. CoSN2020 will be a highlight for any ed tech leader. March 16 to 18.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Our Driving K-12 Innovation: Hurdles & Accelerators report. This summit will focus on shaping decision-makers’ opinions about the future of E-rate, student data privacy, ed tech appropriations and the homework gap. New resources on student data privacy. CoSN2020 will be a highlight for any ed tech leader. March 16 to 18.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Our Driving K-12 Innovation: Hurdles & Accelerators report. This summit will focus on shaping decision-makers’ opinions about the future of E-rate, student data privacy, ed tech appropriations and the homework gap. New resources on student data privacy. CoSN2020 will be a highlight for any ed tech leader. March 16 to 18.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Our Driving K-12 Innovation: Hurdles & Accelerators report. This summit will focus on shaping decision-makers’ opinions about the future of E-rate, student data privacy, ed tech appropriations and the homework gap. New resources on student data privacy. CoSN2020 will be a highlight for any ed tech leader. March 16 to 18.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Our Driving K-12 Innovation: Hurdles & Accelerators report. This summit will focus on shaping decision-makers’ opinions about the future of E-rate, student data privacy, ed tech appropriations and the homework gap. New resources on student data privacy. CoSN2020 will be a highlight for any ed tech leader. March 16 to 18.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Our Driving K-12 Innovation: Hurdles & Accelerators report. This summit will focus on shaping decision-makers’ opinions about the future of E-rate, student data privacy, ed tech appropriations and the homework gap. New resources on student data privacy. CoSN2020 will be a highlight for any ed tech leader. March 16 to 18.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference EdTech 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Our Driving K-12 Innovation: Hurdles & Accelerators report. This summit will focus on shaping decision-makers’ opinions about the future of E-rate, student data privacy, ed tech appropriations and the homework gap. New resources on student data privacy. CoSN2020 will be a highlight for any ed tech leader. March 16 to 18.

Student Data Privacy 150

Student Data Privacy E-rate Conference EdTech 150

eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Common Sense, SETDA unveil toolkit to help states, schools apply for billions in federal aid under the E-rate program modernization. A new E-rate funding toolkit from Common Sense and SETDA explains the changes to the federal program, available funding, and best ways to apply for it.

E-rate 40

E-rate Broadband Libraries Advocacy 40

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Studies show that this largely unwanted national experiment in widespread distance education has not been very successful thus far, with schools across the US reporting rampant online absenteeism , and mounting frustration and discouragement among students, parents, and teachers alike. The key is to learn what works best for each of them.

Social Media 195

Social Media Gamification Learning E-rate 195

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

The latest statistics come from Connected Nation’s (CN) Connect K-12 Program’s 2023 Report on School Connectivity , released in collaboration with Funds For Learning (FFL). Key takeaways from this year’s Connectivity report include: 74 percent of all U.S. Key points: U.S. org website.

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Meeting E-rate Digital Divide Comparison 111

Education Superhighway

APRIL 18, 2018

As a result, more schools can upgrade their broadband networks and give their students equal access to countless digital learning opportunities. And in recent months, data has been essential to our defense of the E-rate program. Machine Learning and Analysis. ENSURING NATIONWIDE DATA ACCURACY.

Broadband 85

Broadband Data E-rate Analysis 85

eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2018

A federal report on students’ home access to digital learning resources is months late, and ed-tech groups say the delay is impeding efforts to close the homework gap. “We think there’s a big problem, and we need good data around it,” says CoSN CEO Keith Krueger. “This is critical.”

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Groups Accessibility Report Broadband 69