Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

schools accessing high-speed broadband, and devices all but ubiquitous in the classroom, the question is no longer whether teachers and students are using technology, but how. With 99 percent of U.S. On its face, that sounds like a good thing.

Technology 91

Technology Chromebook Broadband EdTech 91

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

Rising fourth graders listen as a teacher reads a book at an elementary school summer program in Silver Spring, MD. The seminal Coleman Report published in 1966 showed that student outcomes inside the classroom are predicated on their circumstances outside the classroom. Summer has always been a time when gaps get wider.

Learning 116

Learning Software Digital Divide Broadband 116

The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2020

A growing body of research shows that children who start kindergarten without a firm grasp of the basics are more vulnerable to poor academic outcomes in later grades. Almost a third of all homes in the county lack broadband access. Now, early learning advocates are even more worried about the state’s youngest learners.

Guidelines 109

Guidelines Laptops Learning Digital Divide 109

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Had broadband even existed then, chance are we wouldn’t have been able to afford it. There are common threads that merit our explicit attention when it comes to access, capacity, opportunity and outcomes. That’s why it’s important to continue to measure outcomes on how effectively we’re serving these learners.

Broadband 94

Broadband Outcomes System Accessibility 94

Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Walking into a Merritt Elementary School classroom today, you’ll find students using iPads to figure out math problems and submit their answers, while teachers grade those answers and provide feedback and follow-up support in real-time.

Digital Learning 92

Digital Learning Guidelines E-rate Edcamps 92

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 30, 2021

Limited broadband and computer access, home and food insecurity, deferred maintenance on buildings, uneven employment benefits among nonteaching school staff and fewer resources for schools that serve children of color were throttling academic achievement before the pandemic, and they will certainly widen achievement gaps during and after.

Broadband 109

Broadband Assessment Report System 109

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The district believes that by making its students feel equal to those in more affluent communities, they will start to see the same outcomes. A new elementary school, Presidential Park, hosts more than 1,000 students in a modern, state-of-the-art building. The initiative is in place at elementary and middle schools in Middletown.

Blended Learning 131

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 131

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The district believes that by making its students feel equal to those in more affluent communities, they will start to see the same outcomes. A new elementary school, Presidential Park, hosts more than 1,000 students in a modern, state-of-the-art building. The initiative is in place at elementary and middle schools in Middletown.

Blended Learning 120

Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Research before the pandemic often showed poorer outcomes for students in virtual schools versus brick-and-mortar ones. If district-run virtual schools do become the new normal, their leaders will have to address the pitfalls that have led to poorer outcomes in the past. Heather Schwartz, co-author of Rand surveys on virtual learning.

Survey 127

Survey Course Online Learning Accessibility 127

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

We still have not realized the guarantee to an equal education promised more than 50 years ago by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. We still have not realized the guarantee to an equal education promised more than 50 years ago by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Fourth, it’s connected with broadband and devices.

Accessibility 83

Accessibility Secondary Education Broadband 83

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Elementary students are not immune to serious student safety issues. As a result, school district IT teams will look to vendors and broadband solution providers to support other use cases in 2021 that go beyond COVID-19, such as school bus security cameras and indoor IoT to help manage building operations (e.g. temperature, lighting).

EdTech 137

EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 137

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

While it was the outcome Teller had hoped for, it also “led to a frenzy of figuring out what that looks like,” she says. A first-grade teacher at Portland’s Longfellow Elementary School wrote to Teller about how the experience is going so far. The district had less than a month to make plans and purchase the equipment needed.

Learning 217

Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 217

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

We will see a shift in priorities for school leaders with a focus on protecting against further learning loss – the projects they invest in should help reach this outcome long-term. One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades.

EdTech 68

EdTech Learning Industry Data 68

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. She pointed out that the legislation was passed quickly and without a lot of accountability, leaving a lot of the details to be figured out later.

EdTech 97

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 97

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

FWA allows extremely high-speed broadband where fiber connections can be too cost-prohibitive to install. Think of broadband speeds where large amounts of data can allow students to collaborate digitally from their schools or homes. — Nicollette LeTellier, STEM Specialist for K-5, Swift Water Elementary School.

EdTech 107

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 107

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Third grade students at Meeker Elementary school share an iPad in a blended learning class in Greeley, Colorado. At least one Duke University study suggested that the arrival of broadband service in North Carolina between 2000 and 2005 correlated with a small, but significant dip in reading and math scores for elementary school students.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Task Force Seeks Comment on Higher-Ed Outcomes Reporting Standards.” Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource – a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools – called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). ” Fox.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44