The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., School buses provide Wi-Fi access for downloading homework assignments, as well as lunches, at various locations in South Carolina. With everything shut down, the chronic issue of home internet access became an immense and acute challenge. on March 18, 2020. Mackey Pendergrast.

Learning 70

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 70

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Before heading out, they call families to see what supplies are needed, including supplies like papers, pencils and crayons, back-up Chromebook chargers or food and warm clothing for kids. Previously, if teachers were worried about a student, they could ask school mental health professionals to come into a classroom to observe.

Technology 126

Technology Broadband Meeting Advocacy 126

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

Efforts by the national nonprofit EducationSuperHighway to publicize how much districts pay for broadband have allowed many school systems to negotiate bandwidth deals to get greater capacity for a fraction of the cost. Related: In Mississippi schools, access to technology lacking, uneven.

iPad 83

iPad Broadband Software Company 83

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Pearson/Harris Poll reveals new findings on mobile device ownership and how wi-fi access impacts learning in school. Just 68 percent of grades 4-12 students in a recent survey said they have wi-fi access at school, though 96 percent of those same students have wi-fi access at home. With increased ownership comes increased use.

Mobility 40

Mobility Pearson Tablets Smartphone 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

As summer vacation winds down, thousands of devices—including Chromebooks, iPads, and laptops—are in the care of school district IT departments. One survey of educators found a jump from about two-thirds of middle and high school students having access to a school-issued device prior to the pandemic, to 90 percent a year later.

Broadband 127

Broadband Survey Laptops Analysis 127

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 20, 2020

Some might not have a Chromebook or internet. Along with Rose, I contacted a middle and an elementary school teacher to see how they are faring. Nearly 12 million students in 2017 didn’t have broadband internet in their homes , according to a federal report. I’m calling and emailing them constantly. Will we get yearbooks?

Broadband 141

Broadband Chromebook Laptops Meeting 141

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? ." " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? So there is no increase in cost to taxpayers.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? ." " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? So there is no increase in cost to taxpayers.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

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. It’s not just Kolb’s observations.

Technology 106

Technology Chromebook Broadband EdTech 106

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2020

Chromebooks will also be distributed to children who need them. Related: Hundreds of thousands of students still can’t access online learning. Residents of rural areas are less likely to have access to broadband at home than those living in larger cities. It’s very important that we try to fill in those gaps,” he said.

Broadband 77

Broadband Software Report Chromebook 77

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2023

Tang now works part time as a tutor at DuPont Elementary, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. For a number of years, she’s relied on discount options for broadband so that her own family can connect to the internet. As part of that, school families can qualify for free internet access. Before that, she worked in special education.

Broadband 108

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Digital Divide 108

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. The app will be downloadable in September.

Tools 48

Tools Chromebook Software Mobility 48

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools this year, and equity remained front and center, too, continuing conversations around inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades.

EdTech 69

EdTech Learning Industry Data 69

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Implementing distance learning for schools like Hopi High would have been difficult even under the best of circumstances — the school is located on a vast reservation where families often lack access to internet and computers. In particular our elementary schools were really hard hit, [and] it’s not even covering their PPE.”.

Report 127

Report Elementary Online Learning System 127

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Third grade students at Meeker Elementary school share an iPad in a blended learning class in Greeley, Colorado. Like many students in the district, she has no access to the internet at home. “I’m experimenting with what I like and don’t like,” she says, pointing out the raised ceilings and solar panel siding on her virtual home. “I

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

.” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. ” More on this scramble to serve (profit from) low-income broadband customers in the upgrades/downgrades section below.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

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). ” Via NPR : “ Advanced Placement Exam Scores In Alabama On The Rise.”

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Via Pacific Standard : “Why Is the FCC Considering Cutting Broadband Access for Students?” Jeb Bush’s lieutenant governor, as assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education, the top post at the Education Department overseeing K–12 policy.” Chromebooks. ” Yay.

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50