Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

With no guaranteed end in sight, we need Congress to take swift and decisive action to empower the federal E-rate funding program to support off-campus learning devices and connectivity, delivered via secure internet access. It is time that Congress and the FCC allow E-rate support of off-campus educational activities.

E-rate 211

E-rate Accessibility Libraries Learning 211

Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

Students have fewer barriers to learning when they can use their tablets or laptops not only to find homework instructions, read e-books, and share important information with their families, but to create and work on independent projects, research topics that interest them, and connect with subject experts.

Accessibility 335

Accessibility Technology E-rate Data 335

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Key points: Without continued funding, schools and libraries may struggle to maintain or upgrade technological infrastructure See article: 3 ways the E-rate program helps level up learning See article: Will cybersecurity receive E-rate funding?

Digital Divide 123

Digital Divide E-rate Libraries Advocacy 123

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

So what will schools do when their now-new laptops wear out in a few years? Funds are available through the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), E-rate program, and federal COVID relief funds like the CARES Act. Or their networks need an upgrade?

Technology 196

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 196

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2015

On the primary and high-school levels, schools that successfully integrate technology into their classrooms see increased performance, better behavior from students, and lowered drop-out rates. Tablets, laptops, educational gaming software, and smartphones allow schools to: Personalize the learning experience.

Technology 150

Technology Laptops Secondary Tablets 150

EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Students receive personal devices, like a tablet or laptop, to use as part of the curriculum. Studies show students score higher on tests when they take notes on paper rather than a laptop. From e-books and games to virtual tutors and classrooms, there is no shortage of tools to add. High-tech projectors hang from the ceilings.

Classroom 176

Classroom Laptops E-rate Social Media 176

ViewSonic Education

JUNE 30, 2022

IPS monitor variations include S-IPS, H-IPS, e-IPS and P-IPS, and PLS (Plane-to-Line Switching), the latter being the latest iteration. TN panels cost less than their IPS and VA counterparts and are a popular mainstream display technology for desktop and laptop displays.

Technology 418

Technology E-rate Adobe Laptops 418

Neo LMS

JANUARY 8, 2016

E-learning, for some, can be boring if they just stick to the “rules”. You know like, not expanding the already-existing e-learning concepts and techniques instructors and educators already know. And just like that, there are many other ways to advance e-learning. They’re virtually ubiquitous.

BYOD 150

BYOD E-rate Khan Academy LMS 150

EdTech Magazine

JULY 17, 2018

With every tap of a touchscreen or login onto a laptop, a school’s back-end infrastructure — the maze of servers, racks and cords — is crucial to keep students prepared for their digital education. Technology is in constant flux and data centers must evolve at the same rate. How to Avoid Making Data Center Mistakes. eli.zimmerman_9856.

Data 166

Data How To E-rate Industry 166

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Behind the obvious laptops and countless other tech tools used by everyone in today’s schools sits what could arguably be labeled the least discussed aspect of K-12 technology: the vast software systems that nearly all schools use to store and update student data – including their identifying information.

E-rate 124

E-rate Laptops Data EdTech 124

Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

When Howard-Suamico School District went digital, giving every student in grades 3 and up tablets or laptops, the change was immediate and dramatic. “If you didn’t have Internet access outside of school, you could learn in my class, but boy would it be at a different pace and rate and difficulty,” he says.

Resources 120

Resources E-rate Broadband Digital Divide 120

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

In the past year, colleges have seen a rise in students skipping lectures , and some reports indicate that students are more prone to staring at TikTok or other distractions on their smartphones and laptops during lecture class. Most had the lecture slides up on their laptops or iPads, or were using paper notebooks and pens.

Laptops 211

Laptops Smartphone Course E-rate 211

Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

” The 1:1 initiative aimed for districts to issue each student a laptop for use in-school and at home. CIPA requires schools and libraries to install measures to protect children from obscene or harmful content in exchange for discounts offered by the E-rate program. Then there was the iPad. .”

EdTech 176

EdTech Common Core Chromebook iPad 176

eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2024

Here is what you need to know: Sources of RFR exposure The multiple RFR sources in a typical classroom include tablets, laptops, cell phones, clickers, cell boosters, and Wi-Fi networks. Thankfully, there are many simple ways to reduce RFR exposure in the classroom. Oct 18;21(1):92. Fernández, C., de Salles, A. Morris, R. D., & Davis, D.

Classroom 144

Classroom Tablets E-rate Laptops 144

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

This is driven in large part by the affordability and portability of digital devices like Chromebooks, tablets, and laptops. But there’s another side to the story of print vs. digital , one that is at the core of why 2015 e-book sales dropped in the United States and the UK.

eBook 187

eBook Khan Academy Tablets Chromebook 187

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard. Nobody really wants to carry the Chromebook or a laptop with you. To learn more about Wriq go to www.texthelp.com/wriq. Listen Now.

Google 322

Google Twitter Data Tools 322

Hapara

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Student attention changing with the times Twenty years ago, some schools actually banned laptops in the classroom because they were seen as too distracting for learners. Now most classrooms use laptops or another type of device. Data shows that there are more instances of depression and higher suicide rates, partly due to social media.

Social Media 162

Social Media Digital Citizenship Smartphone Policies 162

eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

After taking steps to update and increase funding for the E-rate program in 2014, this year the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began allowing applicants to apply for discounts for dark fiber and self-provisioned fiber. sees E-rate’s expansion to include dark fiber provisioning as yet another way for U.S.

E-rate 74

E-rate Broadband Laptops Meeting 74

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

For example, a quasi-experimental study might test out a one-to-one laptop program with School A that is excited about new technology and then compare gains in state assessments before and after the program with School B. Moreover, make sure the outcome—test scores, absence rates, etc.—is is something you care about.

EdTech 215

EdTech Comparison Study Groups 215

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Government initiatives like the federal E-rate program and Title IV of the Every Student Succeeds Act provide the resources schools need to acquire technology for classroom use. Some programs help schools extend digital tools to students for home use, including laptops, tablets, and even internet access.

Accessibility 119

Accessibility Digital Divide E-rate Tablets 119

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Summer and transitioning to a new day-to-day computer (Linux laptop). graduation rates — up to a record 83 percent — and whether it is real or an elaborate scam. Tagged on: July 20, 2017 Are iPads and laptops improving students’ test scores? Not that I’ve been twiddling my thumbs exactly. I think the latter."

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Hapara

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

It either has to increase the rate of how I can accomplish something, or it has to be something that is benefiting the student in how they’re gaining knowledge and skills. Veronica says, I appreciate having a monitor that my district gave me and my laptop. Is it the best tool for the job right now? she emphasizes.

Classroom 130

Classroom Chromebook Digital Citizenship E-rate 130

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The latest Lenovo Education portfolio includes new laptops, running Windows 11 or ChromeOS, built to help students and teachers embrace next-level hybrid learning. Partnering with school districts across the country, the program offers free high-speed data and free mobile hotspots–and access to at-cost laptops and tablets.

EdTech 138

EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 138

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The students at Maine Consolidated had tablets and laptops to access digital literacy programs like Study Island and Kahn Academy but–because of an unreliable Internet connection and extremely low bandwidth–couldn’t use them. Revised E-rate RFP Strategy. Mark Williams. A New Strategy.

E-rate 72

E-rate Broadband Comparison Laptops 72

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

Many institutions are attempting to ensure that all students have access to Wi-Fi and technology, distributing laptops by the thousands, providing Wi-Fi hot spots and reorienting campus wireless networks to extend access into parking lots. Most college leaders are doing the best they can.

Broadband 128

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Libraries 128

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. Unstable Economies Impact E-Learning Market. percent and negative 1.1

Report 70

Report E-rate OER LMS 70

Education Superhighway

APRIL 3, 2018

The number of devices like tablets, laptops, and smartphones your network is supporting. Here are three key funding sources that can help: The FCC’s federal E-rate program provides public schools and libraries with funding for Internet services.

E-rate 70

E-rate Broadband BYOD Smartphone 70

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2018

If teachers want kids to use online resources in class, they must take home a classroom set of laptops and download the information to each computer in preparation for the school day. Since 2014, a primary goal of the E-rate program has been to ensure affordable access to high-speed broadband in the nation’s schools.

E-rate 68

E-rate Broadband Laptops Company 68

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Although more than 20,000 Mississippi children age 5 and under are enrolled in Head Start, and Mississippi legislators have slowly added seats to the state’s highly-rated public preschool program, nearly half of the state’s 4-year-olds do not attend preschool at all, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count Data Center.

E-rate 105

E-rate Report Laptops Assessment 105

Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

In one minute there are over 2 million search queries on Google, 6 million Facebook views, over 200 million e-mails sent and 100,000 tweets. Mobile phones, tablets and laptops are portable gateways into the Internet, and it is predicted by 2015 that there will be twice as many mobile devices on the planet as there are humans.

E-rate 66

E-rate Mobility Social Media Laptops 66

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

As iPads, laptops and other learning gadgets increasingly make their way into K-12 schools, there’s one resource that more than 21 million students still lack access to in the United States: high-speed internet. “We They turned to E-rate, the $3.9 Still, the tool isn’t for everybody.

Broadband 60

Broadband E-rate Tools Data 60

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

When EducationSuperHighway launched, the Perry-Lecompton school district, in a rural area outside of Topeka, Kansas, still had laptop carts that teachers had to reserve if they wanted students to use computers in their classrooms. And he remembers battery life on those laptops lasting just an hour.

E-rate 56

E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 56

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Green Bay Area PS had a laptop cart model until 2017 when they established the Ninja Deployment initiative that resulted 1:1 devices at the secondary level and 1.5:1 Nebraska’s two historical bonds, one in 2014 and another in 2017 that positioned Omaha PS to take total advantage of the modernization of E-Rate.

Accessibility 73

Accessibility Digital Citizenship E-rate Broadband 73

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

In many cases, the use of digital tools, platforms, and applications has helped to boost student engagement, grow pass rates, and increase retention. RCCC’s e-Text initiative has saved students up to 50 percent on the cost of their course materials, and has increased classroom engagement and retention. And it’s a good thing she did.

Data 60

Data E-rate Course Tablets 60

The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2018

The schools are the brainchild of Charles Butt, a big donor to local education causes and chairman of H-E-B, the region’s largest grocery store chain. A monitor she is wearing as part of a PE project is going off, informing her she has reached her resting heart rate, and cueing her to make a note of her current activity.

E-rate 107

E-rate Microsoft Industry STEM 107

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

On an unremarkable November morning, Jimmie Conner is hunched over his laptop at a dining table in an open-concept kitchen flooded with light. Ultimately, less than 4 percent of them graduate from college, compared with the nation’s overall rate of 29 percent, according to a 2018 report. FULLERTON, Calif. —

E-rate 133

E-rate Study Report Accessibility 133

EdTechTeam

JULY 24, 2017

Cloud-based- Maybe you don’t have mobile devices, but you have laptops. As it pertains to app selection, in most cases, a Silver rating is sufficient to meet my students' needs, but I confess to being a sucker for apps that have a few more standout qualities. Every one of them is a precious gem that schools should value.

Android 59

Android E-rate Chromebook iPad 59