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3 Levels of Connectivity K–12 Schools Should Consider

EdTech Magazine

According to a report from K–12 device company Kajeet, the number of mobile devices sold to K–12 schools grew 10 percent year-over-year, with 73 percent of teachers polled agreeing technology has changed classroom dynamics over the past five years for the better. This calls for bandwidth that exceeds 1Mbps per student. by Calvin Hennick.

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Why connected laptops are a pathway to digital liberation

eSchool News

Key points: Digital classrooms–and their remote students–are here to stay School facilities face unprecedented demand for broadband across education sites The introduction of always-connected PCs and Chromebooks continues to be the catalyst for digitally liberating many students.

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Baltimore County Public Library Is Leading the Way on ACP Adoption

Education Superhighway

To accomplish that mission, she noted three things had to occur: Increase hot spot availability through libraries Increase availability of connected devices (Chromebooks) for the area’s most socially vulnerable as a priority Develop an understanding that the first two solutions are short-term and require something more sustainable.

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Connecticut Gives Every Student a Computer and Home Internet to Close the Digital Divide

Edsurge

Even before the pandemic, more than 25 million Americans lacked access to broadband internet. In all, the state has distributed about 140,000 devices—many of them Chromebooks—and 44,000 home internet connections, negotiating discounts with five ISPs, with most connections costing the state between $10 to $20 a month.

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Kajeet Awards $550,000 To 22 Organizations for Purchasing Connectivity Solutions That Drive Digital Inclusion in Education

eSchool News

To further the mission of closing the Digital Divide for students across the United States, each grant recipient will receive up to $25,000, which they may use for any combination of Kajeet Education Broadband solutions, including WiFi hotspots, school bus WiFi, LTE-embedded Chromebooks and routers. patents in mobile technologies.

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Q&A: Tracy Smith on the Value of a Team Approach to Digital Equity

EdTech Magazine

Tracy Smith, Parkland’s assistant to the superintendent for operations, spoke with EdTech about the district’s strategies and best practices for improving digital equity and shared her hopes for bringing broadband to every home in the Lehigh Valley region. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how mobile apps might help close the “homework gap.”.

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Kajeet to Bring Next-Gen Private 5G to Schools & Students Across America in Partnership with Google Cloud

eSchool News

Empowering Learning Anywhere by combining Kajeet’s public & private wireless networks with Google’s Chromebook and Classroom EDU solutions. Many school districts aspire to provide adequate off-campus broadband access to their staff and students. patents in mobile technologies. Kajeet holds 40 U.S.