Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Last year, Wakamiya, who is a former banker, released the app Hinadan , a Japanese doll game designed for senior iPhone users. Wakamiya: I am part of a nonprofit organization [called the Broadband School Association] that helps older people with learning how to use digital devices and computers, search using Google, this kind of stuff.

EdTech 167

EdTech Meeting iPhone Industry 167

Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Recall that the first iPhones weren’t released until 2007. For the first time, many students are learning in classrooms equipped with access to broadband internet and mobile computing devices. It’s a challenge that is complicated as the touchscreen generation enters middle school.

Robotics 137

Robotics Broadband iPhone Data 137

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” ” The phone was not a Samsung Galaxy Note 7, which have been recalled because of battery explosions, but an iPhone 6 Plus. It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet.

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

The students live in homes with multiple laptops, iPads, tablets, iPhones – iEverything. 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.

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Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” Via The New York Times : “ Apple Investors Warn iPhones and Other Technology May Be Hurting Children.” .” The Department of Education’s press release has more. The power went out. Perfect, really. ” JFC.

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” Among the new features: facial recognition to unlock the new iPhone. Via Brookings : “Signs of digital distress: Mapping broadband availability and subscription in American neighborhoods.” Upgrades and Downgrades. Apple had a thing. Its website touts the “Highlights from Apple’s keynote event.”

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools.

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EdTech Data Broadband Company 150