Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

as the leader in digital learning, representing the most adventurous innovations. Today, online education provides access to great masses of college students in the developing world, with Open Universities in Bangladesh, Iran, Pakistan, South Africa and Turkey together currently enrolling more than 7 million students.

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Online Learning Learning Mobility Blackboard 128

Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

Students were excited about learning. Something else that was immediate and dramatic: the gap between students who had Internet access at home, and those who didn’t. “You can’t just send them home with an assignment or some research to do, because they have no access.”

Resources 120

Resources E-rate Broadband Digital Divide 120

Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2015

E-rate helps schools and libraries get affordable Internet access by discounting the cost of service based on the school’s location – urban or rural – and the percentage of low-income students served. With approaches like these, digital learning doesn’t stop when students leave the classroom.'

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E-rate Broadband Libraries Mobility 120

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

School bus wi-fi also is viewed as a way to close the persistent homework gap that occurs when students have internet access during school, but lack it at home. More and more, school buses are equipped with wi-fi to give students connectivity while they are on their way to and from school and during travel to extra-curricular activities.

E-rate 101

E-rate Broadband Trends Accessibility 101

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The Homework Gap refers to the number of school-age children who don’t have broadband access at home and cannot complete their school assignments. Across the country, school districts are launching 1-to-1 initiatives to extend the impact of mobile devices and implement innovative programs in their classrooms.

Broadband 40

Broadband Digital Divide Mobility Accessibility 40

eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

While 96 percent of Americans in urban areas have access to fixed broadband, only 70 percent of New Mexicans have broadband access at home. In rural communities, the problem is even worse — only one in three can access the internet at home. However, students may have no internet access when they get home.

Digital Divide 40

Digital Divide E-rate Broadband Laptops 40