eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

But thanks to the availability of detailed E-rate data, this sea change is now being recognized. E-rate is the federal government program that provides discounts of up to 90 percent for schools and libraries to bring high-speed internet into their building(s) and create internal networks for online access.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Still, huge gaps exist in educational outcomes, high school graduation rates, college readiness and workforce advancements based on race, class, and geography. Over the past two decades, the FCC through its E-Rate program has connected just about every U.S. school and library to the internet. Access Resources.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Every year, schools and libraries have access to billions of dollars of funding through the FCC’s E-rate program. In this post I’ll break down the importance of E-rate, how it works, and the types of technologies it makes available that are crucial to education. The importance of E-rate.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

Library closures hit patrons hard—especially those who relied on them as their main internet source and used them to access online educational resources. Libraries Close, Internet Access Ends There have been several studies about how the lack of fast home broadband has hurt kids’ access to online learning during school closures.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2018

But who makes the pitch for free or low-cost alternatives to textbooks known as OER, or open educational resources? Increasingly, the answer is the campus library. Several college libraries have created positions like Reed’s in recent years, or assigned those duties as part of existing jobs.

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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. E-rate remains a dependable and necessary program for education.

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 24, 2020

Despite the challenges ahead, we are here to provide connectivity and E-rate support during COVID-19. Here are a few ways the E-rate and broadband community is working to help connect your students during the crisis. State E-rate Coordinators Alliance (SECA). Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2021

SLIDE), a research project through Antioch University Seattle and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, highlights an ongoing decline in the number of districts nationwide with school librarians. The dropping rate of districts with librarians isn’t a recent change. This is the chicken-or-the-egg situation.

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Hapara

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

As K-12 schools increasingly rely on online resources in day-to-day instruction, safety takes on new proportions. CIPA requires schools or libraries eligible to receive discounts through the E-rate program to adopt and implement an internet safety policy. Can school web filters be too restrictive?

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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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eSchool News

JUNE 21, 2024

Through the pilot, the FCC aims to learn how to improve school and library defenses against sophisticated ransomware and cyberattacks that put students at risk and impede their learning. This is a landmark moment for schools and libraries across the nation.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 1, 2020

On April 1, 2020, the FCC announced extensions of several key E-rate deadlines to provide relief to program participants affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Grants schools and libraries an automatic 60-day extension to file requests for review or waiver of decisions by USAC. Resources to support you.

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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?

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Waterford

MAY 11, 2020

Because at-risk students don’t always have educational resources over the summer, they are particularly vulnerable to losing knowledge gained over the school year. The literacy rate in America is marked by a gap between privileged and disadvantaged communities. How Summer Learning Loss Widens the Achievement Gap.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

It’s that time of year again–the federal E-rate program is getting underway, and with program updates and refreshes in recent years, you might need a primer on this year’s program. At the end of 2014, the Federal Communications Commission voted to increase funding to the federal E-rate program by $1.5

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 15, 2020

Here’s a Wakelet list of free learning resources and tools to enjoy with kids and as a family, while were are at home. Note that this list points to resources made freely available by a growing number of publishers to support learning during this crisis. Wakelet of selected learning resources.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

It could involve digital media as well as offline resources like classroom makerspaces or library books. This means that students can work at a rate that is most comfortable for them, which is useful for all learners.[11]. Blended Learning, Classroom and E-Learning. Computers & Education, August 2008, 51(1), pp.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

E-rate is complicated. But complying with the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) -- a requirement of E-rate -- doesn't have to be. It also provides an overview of E-rate, with answers to commonly asked questions about eligibility, services supported, and audits. What is E-rate?

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Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

Have you ever considered creating your own open educational resources (OER)? Because these resources are open to use, when you share an OER, other educators across the globe can access it and use it in their classrooms. Let’s take a look at how to develop K-12 open educational resources. Similar resources.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 4, 2018

Dr. Laurie Korte talks about e-learning design that engages learners and common mistakes of e-learning and blended learning classrooms. It shouldn’t be just about throwing resources out there, or a place for them to go for a quiz. So it’s got the resources they need. She teaches online and gets all these great ratings.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

So I will draw and write, or sometimes I just write, sometimes I just make a list, whatever it is that becomes a resource for them. And I write a lot of that in my books about teachers notebooks because they become a teaching tool and a resource. Classroom Libraries And so I like classroom libraries. Absolutely.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Perhaps the single most significant development in ensuring access was the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) modernization of the E-rate program. Over the past 15 years, the E-rate program has achieved the goal of connecting almost every U.S. school and library to the Internet.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Why lug around half a dozen heavy books in a backpack that too often is left behind on a sports field or at the library? 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. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Our third Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Libraries and Privacy: Critical Issues for Information Professionals ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 13th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

During a recent edWebinar , edtech experts provided an overview of the E-Rate program, state matching funds, and ways to obtain grants for technological development. Tapping these funding sources can be a challenge, especially for smaller districts, but there are resources and other types of support available.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2017

It’s that time of year again–the federal E-rate program is getting underway, and with program updates and refreshes in recent years, you might need a primer on this year’s program. At the end of 2014, the Federal Communications Commission voted to increase funding to the federal E-rate program by $1.5

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

As the largest education technology program in the country, the Schools and Libraries program (E-rate) has transformed Internet access in our nation’s schools. In 2014, AASA played a lead role in modernizing the E-rate program, advocating for key changes such as: A policy update to make the program broadband-centric; and.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

OER Commons is a digital library full of open educational resources (OER). While their library contains several different types of materials, it is also a source for digital textbooks. . Wikibooks is a public library featuring open-content digital textbooks. Open Textbook Library. OER Commons. TextBookGo.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Not only do I think it is inspiring, but it may offer some context as to what giant gaps in funding and resources can be bridged with well-selected technology. I have tried to focus instead on actual case studies demonstrating the success of e-learning models in these environments. Community Health Volunteer Training. Descomplica.

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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.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 11, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO — December 11, 2014 — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted today to approve Chairman Wheeler’s latest proposal to complete modernization of the 18-year-old federal E-rate program. billion per year to account for growing bandwidth demand.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

per semester for what it calls Cengage Unlimited, its full e-library, and another $50 for access to a related homework system that professors often assign with the textbook. That pricing comes in slightly lower than a similar model offered by Cengage, which charges $69.99

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Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 6, 2015

What Good is E-Rate Modernization if Schools Can’t Pay for What’s Connected to Broadband? The dust is starting to settle from the recent changes to the federal E-Rate program. Schools are actively pursuing increases to bandwidth by filing their Form 471s before next week.

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eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2024

— On June 6, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to approve the Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program. This three-year initiative aims to bolster the cybersecurity defenses of school and library broadband networks by providing up to $200 million in Universal Service Fund support. EDMOND, Okla.—

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Libraries E-rate Broadband Survey 52

Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 1, 2014

On November 17, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his plan to complete the modernization of the federal E-rate program, ensuring that all of America’s schools and libraries are connected to high-speed broadband within the next five years.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Nevertheless, as virus rates continue to surge in many parts of the US and more and more schools are choosing to keep their buildings shuttered through at least the first half of the fall semester, it looks as though distance learning may be here to stay for a while. Additionally, online platforms make sharing resources a snap.

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