Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

Computers, laptops and mobile devices became more affordable. Broadband internet access and cloud computing made it easier to distribute educational software once sold on floppy disks and CD-ROMs. In 2019, venture capitalists invested $1.7 About 120 people registered for its last summer gathering in June 2019.

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Industry Conference EdTech Student Data Privacy 156

The Innovative Educator

JUNE 24, 2019

2019/20: The Year Of. School bus wifi In communities where students spend a lot of time on a bus, consider using a company like Kajeet to provide internet access during the commute. Schools as wireless hubs Some schools are using LTE technology to push internet access to their community. Is Culatta right?

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Trends Digital Citizenship Social Media EdTech 76

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The program, NOVA’s first focused effort to create educational resources to teach science communication to teens, grew out of a pilot program during the 2018-2019 academic year in the Boston area that worked with nearly 30 students. WGBH also is a major supplier of programming for public radio, and oversees Public Radio International (PRI).

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Facebook Broadband Twitter Mobility 104

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The video’s simplicity and accessibility is the point for ReadyRosie, which offers parents ways to turn a chore like putting away groceries into vocabulary practice. Pew Research Center found that the share of lower-income Americans who rely on smartphones to go online instead of a broadband connection has nearly doubled from 2013 to 2019.

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Strategy Video Company Smartphone 122

edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

According to Davis, Fuller, Jackson, Pittman, and Sweet (2007) , the definition of digital equity is “equal access and opportunity to digital tools, resources, and services to support an increase in digital knowledge, awareness, and skills.” Innovative Approaches. Looking Forward.

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Strategy EdTech Professional Learning Accessibility 49

Education Superhighway

JULY 31, 2020

With the possibility of remote learning returning this fall, the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the philanthropic community, and leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) recognized a historic opportunity to eliminate broadband accessibility as a barrier to digital learning. On June 25, 2020, Mayor Lori E.

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Case Study Study Digital Divide Broadband 52

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.

Learning 83

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 83

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

This work has focused on policy and innovations to foster universal broadband access and adoption, digital and media literacy, local journalism and information hubs, public service media, civic engagement, and government transparency. He holds an M.Ed from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

This work has focused on policy and innovations to foster universal broadband access and adoption, digital and media literacy, local journalism and information hubs, public service media, civic engagement, and government transparency. He holds an M.Ed from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Libraries 28

Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

It provoked an outcry among education groups, who argued that the decision would be reduce home internet access for students in rural areas—thereby widening the homework gap. Broadband policy is dense, and many of the articles and statements on the subject are frankly hard to follow. radio, TV, mobile data, broadband.

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Broadband Policies Company Libraries 113

techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

COMCAST INTERNET ESSENTIALS PROGRAM ( www.internetessentials.com/apply ) Comcast announced it has now connected over six million Americans to the Internet through its Internet Essentials program, a comprehensive broadband adoption program for low-income families in the U.S. released several upgrades for the 2018 - 2019 school year.

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Tools Chromebook Software Mobility 49

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

More than two years ago, educators around the country began to engage in dialogue regarding the digital divide , as they recognized the reality that many students did not have access and connectivity as once believed. The phrase “information technology” represents access, or a lack thereof, to digital infrastructure.

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Digital Divide Broadband Education Accessibility 198

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

But there is one essential that has always been scarce in this part of the country and that she couldn’t stock up on: Broadband access. Perry’s home isn’t wired for broadband access. Cellphone access is also spotty on the Perry property. Credit: Kelli Johansen for The Hechinger Report.

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Broadband Accessibility Report Company 132

The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2020

If there was ever a time to mobilize and organize to fight for adequate school funding it is now. Budget cuts after the Great Recession in 2008 led to sizable losses in academic achievement for students living in counties most affected by the economic downturn, according to a 2019 study.

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Policies Broadband Laptops Report 102

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn, for example, predicted in their 2008 book Disrupting Class that by 2019 half of all high school classes would be taught via the Internet. broadband privacy rules.” ” From August: “ Republicans try to take cheap phones and broadband away from poor people.”

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MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55