Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The Good The best blended learning programs seem to have some common threads. One of the biggest indicators of a successful program is intentional technology use. Whether creating digital resources and activities or planning a large purchase of student devices, the technology should support the learning, not the other way around.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 24, 2017

It is our core belief that with transparency in broadband speeds and pricing, school districts are empowered to grow their technology programs. More schools upgrading their Internet networks across America means more students will be connected to digital learning opportunities – which is our mission here at EducationSuperHighway.

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Education Superhighway

MAY 13, 2016

And to not only seamlessly administer online tests but also enable digital learning in the classroom, schools need robust broadband. Fiber is the only network infrastructure technology that can scale cost-effectively to meet growing bandwidth needs. According to our data, however, nearly 12% of U.S.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 15, 2016

The 2016 Kansas Digital Learning Report indicates that 26% of Kansas school districts believe their network infrastructure is not digital learning ready. The goal of this initiative is for every child to have the same opportunities when it comes to learning through technology.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Digital equity remains a troubling issue with far-reaching consequences. Digital learning is reaching a tipping point. Thanks to E-rate, as well as other state and local policy efforts, the education community has largely achieved the original 1997 goal of connecting every classroom to the internet. Crossroads.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 12, 2017

million students now have at least the minimum connectivity they need to take advantage of technology in the classroom, representing 88 percent of school districts nationally. million students and 20,000 schools are still being left behind without the connectivity they need to take advantage of technology in the classroom.

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Broadband Report E-rate Digital Learning 40

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Montana Governor Steve Bullock announced today his commitment to connect every K-12 classroom in the state to high-speed Internet in order to support digital learning and equal opportunities for all Montana students. We have been surpassing state goals and benchmarks for years with our teaching and learning. September 14, 2015.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

In 2013, our SchoolSpeedTest analysis of K-12 broadband purchasing revealed only 30 percent of school districts nationwide met the Federal Communications Commission’s minimum Internet access goal of 100 kbps per student, leaving 40 million students without the broadband needed for digital learning.

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Broadband Report E-rate Digital Learning 40

Education Superhighway

AUGUST 28, 2015

School may just be getting back into session, but EducationSuperHighway has been working this summer to help school districts upgrade their networks so that their students can take advantage of digital learning when they return to the classroom. Understand the Broadband Landscape. Identify Options.

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Broadband E-rate Digital Learning Analysis 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Since the shift to remote learning in spring 2020, schools in the U.S. Verizon has committed over $3 billion to help schools pay for technology, hoping “to leave no student behind.” Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, gave $10 million to a single school district in California, aimed at closing digital disparities.

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Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 173

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. National) Education Politics. Corwin has acquired Cognition Education Group.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Another Duke story – The Chronicle of Higher Education looks at the school’s Technology Scholars Project: “ Steering More Women to Silicon Valley.” Via Getting Smart : “ Competency-Based Micro-credentials are Transforming Professional Learning.” ” asks MIT Technology Review.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

One of the challenges of writing this series – and trust me, there are many – is separating my analysis out into ten articles that name ten distinct “trends.” The business of education technology overlaps with the politics of ed-tech. There is No Technology Industry (There is Only Ideology).

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