The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

We're excited to announce our second Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join the Library 2.0 Please also join the Library 2.0 Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

And yet, reliable broadband is far from guaranteed in this region of towering plateaus, sagebrush valleys and steep canyons. According to an April 2018 Department of Education report, 18 percent of 5- to 17-year old students in “remote rural” districts have no broadband access at home.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As districts start to file their Form 470’s, many are considering the strategies that will put them in the best position to receive the broadband they need at prices they can afford. In the August 22, 2017 School and Libraries News Brief , USAC changed the definitions of some key service options on the 470.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Tomorrow is our second Library 2.020 mini-conference! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

Rather, it's centered in the popular E-Rate program, which has provided billions of dollars in broadband discounts and infrastructure upgrades to schools and libraries. billion has been committed for 2017. Overall, broadband costs in Rawson’s home state of Mississippi have dropped from $50 per megabit in 2006 to $.50

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference is just one week away! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Common Sense Kids Action, the advocacy arm of Common Sense Media, and SETDA will work together this year and in 2016 and 2017 to encourage digital leaders to file applications for E-rate program funding. Common Sense Kids Action and SETDA will collaborate to help connect every U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. In 2017, he left teaching to work in education technology at Clever, a digital platform for schools. OAKLAND, Calif.

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 16, 2016

I’d venture to say that most of us could stand to learn a little more about ESSA and its potential for school libraries and the communities we serve. Deb’s presentation ESSA: Every Student Succeeds Act: Implications for School Library Programs , shares critical background on the ESSA reauthorization and a plan for moving forward.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

A 2017 review of the literature by my Brookings colleagues found “on average, students’ achievement scores declined over summer vacation by one month’s worth of school-year learning” and that the loss was especially great for math. We must continue to provide access to software, online libraries and educational videos.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In Port Orford, Oregon, it’s a quick walk from the elementary and middle school building to the town library—the two buildings are right down the street from each other. In fact, the town library and school are linked by more than geography, since the school district’s two libraries became part of the Port Orford library system in 2017.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

Since Chicago Technology Academy introduced project-based learning and real-world internships, the school’s four-year graduation rate climbed from 57 to 77 percent in 2017, and college enrollment rose from 48 to 68 percent (with about 80 percent of the 2017 class expected to enroll this fall).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

For more than 20 years, the Federal Communications Commission has directed the multi-billion dollar E-rate program, which provides taxpayer-supported construction and service discounts that districts and libraries can use toward internet costs. A quarter of respondents rated the system neither easy nor difficult in the 2017 survey.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

Instead, EducationSuperHighway is sunsetting because, well, that’s what Marwell always intended it to do—once the organization reached its expressed goal of connecting 99 percent of K-12 students to high-speed broadband. In 2017, EducationSuperHighway’s annual “State of the States” report declared 94 percent of U.S.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

When asked about the hurdles that happened due to schools closing on March 13th, 2020, all four presenters agreed that broadband, not devices, challenged their districts to provide equitable access to learning no matter their districts’ geographic location or demographics. Juliet Chamber of Commerce “Wilsonian of the Year” award in 2017.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

One of the first challenges rural districts face is broadband access. Normally, many rural districts work with local libraries and businesses to provide students with WiFi hotspots. Normally, many rural districts work with local libraries and businesses to provide students with WiFi hotspots.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

In a session at the annual EDUCAUSE conference on Wednesday, three panelists encouraged the audience to advocate for net neutrality, stressing its importance to higher education institutions, libraries and other public service organizations. Speaking at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Under the Obama administration, this office spearheaded efforts around increasing broadband access for schools and libraries, expanding the use of open educational resources through the #GoOpen campaign, and improving teacher preparation programs. Within ED, one of the busiest teams has been the Office of Educational Technology (OET).

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MindShift

DECEMBER 13, 2017

The federal E-Rate program , which helps eligible schools and libraries have affordable access to phone and internet services, was redesigned and refunded just last year helped try and patch that gap. have access to high-speed internet and more than 118,000 school and libraries use the E-rate program. Copyright 2017 NPR.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

From Apple, Google and Microsoft battling to take over the classroom, to random acts in both K-12 and higher education compromising the private information of millions of vulnerable students, 2017 has been no short of edtech news. Increasingly, that means broadband. Why should readers be concerned about what's going on in those areas?

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

From the press release : “FBI Releases 2017 Hate Crime Statistics.” The New York Times notes it’s not just rural students who struggle with broadband access : “Why San Jose Kids Do Homework in Parking Lots.” ” The Scholarly Kitchen weighs in on layoffs at DPLA , the Digital Public Library of America.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

The message, from Zach Leverenz, founder of the nonprofit EveryoneOn, attacked the Educational Broadband Service (EBS), which long ago granted school districts and education nonprofits thousands of free licenses to use a slice of spectrum — the range of frequencies that carry everything from radio to GPS navigation to mobile internet.

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Edsurge runs with Trump’s promise to boost rural broadband like it’s a truth anyone can count on. A New York district court awarded Elsevier US$15 million in damages for copyright infringement by Sci-Hub , the Library of Genesis (LibGen) project and related sites.” “technologizing” the government.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 24, 2019

We're excited to announce the keynote panel for our second Library 2.019 mini-conference: "Open Data," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 5th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 network to be kept updated on this and future events.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 22, 2019

We've added information on the accepted sessions for the second Library 2.019 mini-conference: "Open Data," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 5th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join the Library 2.0 network to be kept updated on this and future events.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.” ” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” percent from 2017 to 2021.” ” (In Cleveland.). ”). .”

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

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). ” Student workers at the University of Chicago’s library have voted to unionize.

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Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

E-rate is the name commonly used to describe the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, established as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The burden of proof that schools and libraries are being offered a competitive price falls on the applicants themselves. Who has benefited?

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). Tagged on: April 2, 2017 School IT Leaders Share Strategies on Defending Against DDoS Attacks | EdTech Magazine → This article claims students are primarily responsible for denial of service attacks on schools. Strong opinions may be weakly held. It is that bad.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). Tagged on: April 2, 2017 School IT Leaders Share Strategies on Defending Against DDoS Attacks | EdTech Magazine → This article claims students are primarily responsible for denial of service attacks on schools. Strong opinions may be weakly held. It is that bad.

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Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

” (Did you know he recorded his first mixtape at the Chicago Public Library’s YOUmedia studio ?). Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” Via Campus Technology : “ Augmented and Virtual Reality Spending to Double in 2017.” ” More via The New York Times.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

” Via Ars Technica : “Senate Democrats fight FCC plan to lower America’s broadband standards.” million to cover federal funds that went to the botched statewide school broadband contract.” million augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality headsets shipped in the second quarter of 2017, a 25.5

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Hack Education

MARCH 31, 2017

“Higher education and library associations called on the Federal Communications Commission Thursday to uphold Obama-era rules requiring broadband providers to treat all traffic on the internet equally,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Sadly, I think “ net neutrality ” under Trump is toast.).

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Hack Education

APRIL 7, 2017

Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “New Law Nixing Broadband Privacy Protections Stirs K–12 Fears.” pic.twitter.com/I0OCK8VeBa — TECHNOprah (@juanyfbaby) April 1, 2017. ” Via Ars Technica : “ Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students.” Congrats, FLOTUS.).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” ” The University of Wisconsin at Madison plans to close 22 libraries and create six “hubs” in their stead, says The Wisconsin State Journal. link] — Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) December 11, 2017.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

” Via Education Week : “ FCC Revokes Decision Allowing Companies to Provide Low-Income Families With Subsidized Broadband.” niVz3ongY0 — (((Sherman Dorn))) (@shermandorn) February 10, 2017. — Jonathan Rees (@jhrees) February 10, 2017. ” More via WaPo. Unbundled higher ed can't.

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