Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

But when students were forced to attend classes from their homes, the district learned that many needed school-issued devices to get online and at least 30 percent did not have access to high-speed internet in their homes. billion for schools and libraries to buy computers, tablets and hotspots for their students during the pandemic.

Digital Divide 218

Digital Divide Survey Learning Broadband 218

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

Hunter and her colleague Rachel Krumenacker at the Chattanooga Public Library in Chattanooga, Tennessee, had filmed the DIY craft on a Zoom call from their respective living rooms. They posted it to the library’s YouTube channel as part of their new summer programming, the majority of which is taking place online due to COVID-19. . “We

Libraries 68

Libraries Social Media Digital Badges Accessibility 68

Education Superhighway

MARCH 19, 2019

Jojo Myers Campos is the state broadband development manager and has been working on the Nevada Connect Kids Initiative for the past two years. After years of research, Jojo and her team proposed solving the problem through community broadband upgrades – bringing together stakeholders across towns to build business cases for upgrades.

Broadband 40

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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. You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. OAKLAND, Calif.

Digital Divide 109

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 109

eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2017

A large majority of E-rate applicants (87 percent) said the federally funded program is vital to their internet connectivity goals, according to an annual survey that tracks program applicants’ perspectives on the program.

E-rate 63

E-rate Accessibility Broadband Survey 63

Neo LMS

JANUARY 9, 2018

Audit your student’s access: Draw up a short survey, (try the one on page 11 of this study ) that your students fill in. This will give you an accurate picture of the access needs and opportunities amongst your student population. The problem then is data and home access. Conclusion.

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Digital Divide Strategy Laptops Broadband 250

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

To inform the Federal Communications Commission in evaluating and refreshing the vitality of the $4 billion program, Funds For Learning announces its eighth annual E-rate Applicant Survey. April 25, 2018) – The Modernization Order that expanded federal E-rate funding to include broadband and internet services will expire in 2020.

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E-rate Survey Broadband Learning 40

techlearning

JUNE 26, 2018

JUNE 26, 2018 - The Federal Communications Commission soon will evaluate funding regulations for broadband internet in schools and libraries to consider how connectivity demands align with program utility and efficiency. Key 2018 survey findings include: E-rate is fulfilling its mission. Wi-Fi demand is surging.

Trends 40

Trends E-rate Report Broadband 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2020

A survey of schools and libraries done by the FCC in 2010 found that 80% reported that broadband services did not “fully meet their current needs.” classrooms have high-speed internet access. We are now largely past the hard work of putting the infrastructure in place to enable access to digital learning tools.

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Khan Academy Learning Differentiated Instruction Broadband 156

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

In a 2018 survey of college students, the trade publication Library Journal found that 75 percent say that reading print books is easier than e-books. Even the most digitally connected educator will have access to a printer, Fields said. It’s a coexistence. Blended is best,” he said.

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Chegg Software Industry Pearson 158

eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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Report Broadband E-rate Advocacy 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

However, while the benefits of moving some student homework to interactive, online platforms are clear, we can’t ignore the question of access. These programs can only work — and narrow, rather than widen, gaps — if all students have equitable access to digital resources.

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Tools Laptops Analysis Broadband 80

eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

The growing ubiquity of internet access and pervasive use of online information has changed the learning landscape forever. A holistic approach will ensure that school-aged children aren’t reduced to little or no access. 3 out of 4 districts have little plan for providing off-campus internet. Together, we’re better.

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E-rate Broadband Digital Divide Survey 46

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

And Marwell wants all of them to experience the types of teaching and learning high-speed internet access facilitates. When we started all of this, it wasn’t because we wanted to get broadband in every classroom,” Marwell said. “We Their plan seems to have worked. Marwell acknowledges internet connectivity is only a starting point.

E-rate 50

E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 50

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

Library closures hit patrons hard—especially those who relied on them as their main internet source and used them to access online educational resources. Libraries Close, Internet Access Ends There have been several studies about how the lack of fast home broadband has hurt kids’ access to online learning during school closures.

Libraries 150

Libraries Survey E-rate Report 150

edWeb.net

JULY 16, 2018

An IT leadership survey from cosn.org lists the top three IT priorities in K-12 education as cybersecurity and broadband/network capacity, data security, and budgets. The cloud is commonly used for offsite backup, which provides easy access to backup data wherever needed. So, what is the cloud?

Broadband 40

Broadband Data Libraries Technology 40

Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2015

As I continue to examine the challenge of digital equity, I've learned about many strategies school districts might use to mitigate the lack of Internet access outside of school. A survey of parents/guardians and students seems to be essential. Community access is great, but at some point students have to go home.

Broadband 40

Broadband Mobility E-rate Survey 40

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

This made it difficult to run programs like Pixie or access online math games. Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Without reliable [internet] access, there’s no way you can do something like that,” Tower said. Purcell asked.

Broadband 41

Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey 41

Graphite Blog

APRIL 18, 2019

For me, students' access to tech at school wasn't the issue. Because the majority of my students lacked internet access at home, I never assigned homework that required technology. While access to technology may be nearly universal today, using those same technologies for learning isn't always equitable.

Classroom 75

Classroom Policies Broadband Accessibility 75

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

These commitments are connecting 20 million more students to next-generation broadband and wireless. So before any products are delivered, Apple Project Engineers conduct a full survey of the school’s existing wireless infrastructure and help install or upgrade a network. Ordonez presented and review information at their own pace.

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Adobe Education Tablets iPad 120

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

This computing device return-and-repair ritual looks different from the end-of-year textbook and library book return that was a staple of decades past. 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.

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Broadband Survey Laptops Analysis 127

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Even before the pandemic, more than 25 million Americans lacked access to broadband internet. Once COVID broke out, it was very clear how much the achievement gap is exacerbated by inequitable access to good learning at home,” says Nick Simmons, the director of strategic initiatives for Gov.

Digital Divide 206

Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Libraries 206

Graphite Blog

APRIL 18, 2019

For me, students' access to tech at school wasn't the issue. Because the majority of my students lacked internet access at home, I never assigned homework that required technology. While access to technology may be nearly universal today, using those same technologies for learning isn't always equitable.

Classroom 40

Classroom Policies Broadband Accessibility 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

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. Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., on March 18, 2020. Mackey Pendergrast. School District.

Learning 69

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 69

Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

" Last month the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and Rutgers University released a national survey that found that millions of low- and moderate-income Americans are now in the ranks of the "under-connected." Address the lack of broadband Internet access in many lower-income homes.

Broadband 40

Broadband Digital Citizenship Industry Libraries 40

Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

" Last month the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and Rutgers University released a national survey that found that millions of low- and moderate-income Americans are now in the ranks of the "under-connected." Address the lack of broadband Internet access in many lower-income homes.

Broadband 40

Broadband Digital Citizenship Industry Libraries 40

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Ensuring wi-fi access at home or on the school bus is a top priority for a district still planning its one-to-one. Put simply, asking a fifth-grade student to watch an instructional video before the next day’s flipped classroom science lesson will fall on deaf ears if the child doesn’t have access to the internet at home.

E-rate 40

E-rate Chromebook Accessibility Flipped Classroom 40

MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

“Three days to conduct a survey of technology needs from 130,000 students and to prepare thousands of computers for student use. Just over half of the nation’s public school children are from families considered low-income, and an estimated 12 million lack broadband Internet access at home. Imagine that!

Learning 52

Learning Training Blended Learning Laptops 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

Engineering students used computer-aided design software to build 15 “Little Free Libraries” and placed them in neighborhoods where libraries and bookstores are scarce. It’s an access issue that creates this belief issue,” she said. After each internship, he surveys employers about how it went and what could be improved.

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Report Study Software Meeting 66

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.

E-rate 79

E-rate Broadband Survey Analysis 79

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

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Library of Congress ) The photos, shot in black and white, are from the early 20th century, and the disease in question was tuberculosis. She sent around a survey to see who would be open to teaching outside, and 200 of the 250 respondents expressed interest. An open-air class in Rutherford, N.Y. between 1900 and 1920.

Learning 218

Learning Analysis Assessment Groups 218

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. In a recent survey of 600 K-12 teachers, conducted by the U.S. With 99 percent of U.S. On its face, that sounds like a good thing.

Technology 106

Technology Chromebook Broadband EdTech 106

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The city of New Orleans, and some of its charter schools, plan to set up at least several hundred of these free learning hub spots at schools, libraries and other locations. million children don’t have, and ideally high-speed broadband Internet, which an estimated 16.9 ” That solution has been criticized as inequitable.

Learning 31

Learning Broadband Libraries Groups 31

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

There's a big giant access issue, both in terms of what happens when there’s no internet and then also what happens when you don’t have a device that can go on the internet,” says Beth Holland, the digital equity and rural project director at the Consortium for School Networking, an industry group for school tech directors.

Accessibility 212

Accessibility Broadband E-rate Smartphone 212

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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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. The role of schools in providing accessible and equitable education will come into focus.

EdTech 68

EdTech Learning Industry Data 68