edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

These rural districts face the four significant challenges: broadband access, funding, people, and understanding the “why.” Broadband access has become more critical in the last year and a half than ever before. He received his bachelor’s degree from The University of Southern Mississippi in elementary education. Challenges.

Broadband 98

Broadband E-rate BYOD Accessibility 98

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

Libraries 48

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

Libraries 50

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 50

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Then his team had until the end of spring break to execute a remote learning strategy for the district’s more than 41,000 students. As soon as we distributed our devices to our elementary students, possible or not we had to create a student help desk,” he said. In a matter of weeks after the shutdown, both ideas were launched. “As

Chromebook 171

Chromebook Laptops Broadband Accessibility 171

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

Libraries 48

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

Libraries 45

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 45

Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 11, 2017

In years past, particularly in the district’s elementary schools, Wireless Access Points (WAPs) couldn’t support the rapidly growing number of devices in every classroom; only 12 students could get online at one time. Shifting Their Strategy. Having scalable broadband infrastructure can help immensely in giving you that flexibility.

Digital Learning 74

Digital Learning E-rate Broadband Learning 74

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2020

Last-minute decision-making is the new normal, as schools and districts vet a multiplicity of strategies and applications to support their reliance on digital learning in a pandemic. No matter the Day One plans in your local area this fall, every school district must be ready for partially or fully remote school days.

Broadband 140

Broadband Learning Accessibility Outcomes 140

Education Superhighway

JUNE 24, 2019

As the Director of Digital Learning at the Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Education office, Ken Klau is focused on the strategy for rethinking the structure and delivery of learning, building a more student-centered system of public education, and creating the next generation of K–12 learning environments.

Technology 74

Technology E-rate Broadband Outcomes 74

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Now, the strategies she had pieced together to survive were being whittled away. Widespread lack of broadband access complicates learning. Their family does not have a computer or broadband internet at home, so the siblings have to take turns sharing their mom’s phone to access online lessons. Credit: Terri Johnson.

Broadband 145

Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2021

In February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its operational strategy guide for K-12 schools, a collection of prevention strategies and implementation tips for safe in-person learning. That same month, the U.S. That could be a random sample of teachers and students. That’s what ventilation is all about.

Handbook 90

Handbook Strategy Broadband Policies 90

eSchool News

MAY 10, 2017

Textbooks and blackboards have become a thing of the past in K-12 schools as educators collaborate with IT teams to shape a full digital core curriculum as part of their educational strategy for 2017 and beyond. billion in 2017.

E-rate 58

E-rate Blackboard Broadband Survey 58

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.

Technology 96

Technology Chromebook Broadband EdTech 96

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

This category covers the services necessary to support broadband connectivity in schools and libraries, including data links that connect multiple points, services used to connect eligible locations to the internet, and services that provide basic conduit access to the internet.

E-rate 52

E-rate Digital Citizenship Broadband Internet Safety 52

edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

One of the first challenges rural districts face is broadband access. Now, they are employing creative methods, such as expanding the reach of the school’s broadband so students can do work from the parking lot or in the surrounding area, having off-duty patrol cars become hotspots across the district.

BYOD 54

BYOD Broadband EdTech Elementary 54

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. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. Dr. David R.

Learning 83

Learning Broadband Elementary Professional Learning 83

The Innovative Educator

JUNE 24, 2019

Fortunately, teachers like April Keck DeGennaro who teaches at Peoples Elementary School in Georgia is. They need students who are immersed in and knowledgeable about AI on their team. But most teachers aren't doing that. She shared why AI is important in her SCREAM Lab. A useful resource is the COSN Digital Equity Tookit.

Trends 76

Trends Digital Citizenship Social Media EdTech 76

NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

A recent press release from the National Coalition for Digital Equity shared: A group of fourteen past-presidents of the American Association of School Librarians has come together to pool their expertise and experience to assist school librarians with strategies and resources helpful in addressing pandemic-exacerbated challenges.

Advocacy 81

Advocacy Libraries Broadband System 81

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

" Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? Representative Stephen Meeks (R-Greenbrier) proposed a study to see when elementary schools should introduce computers, tablets and other technology to their students. Note: my most current annotated reading list is always available here.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

" Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools? Representative Stephen Meeks (R-Greenbrier) proposed a study to see when elementary schools should introduce computers, tablets and other technology to their students. Note: my most current annotated reading list is always available here.

EdTech 150

EdTech Industry Survey Laptops 150

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

Rising fourth graders listen as a teacher reads a book at an elementary school summer program in Silver Spring, MD. Some of the strategies they’re using now might easily be extended through the summer months. Credit: Photo: Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images.

Learning 116

Learning Software Digital Divide Broadband 116

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

“Next year, many traditional education strategies will fade away as educators help students recover from the pandemic’s impact, especially with harder-hit groups like students who learn and think differently. Elementary students are not immune to serious student safety issues. Jeff Rubenstein, VP Product Strategy, Kaltura.

EdTech 139

EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 139

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In Port Orford, Oregon, it’s a quick walk from the elementary and middle school building to the town library—the two buildings are right down the street from each other. Similarly to Garrett County in Maryland , the geography of this rural district makes broadband access inaccessible for many families.

Libraries 104

Libraries Data Broadband Report 104

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2022

Yet efforts to improve our neighborhoods and schools have long operated on separate and uncoordinated tracks: one set of programs for neighborhood renewal and another, unconnected, strategy for school development. Related: OPINION: How targeted federal action could finally chip away at the broadband racism faced by Black students.

Digital Divide 90

Digital Divide Broadband Policies System 90

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Students can see right away whether they did something correctly, and they are prevented from practicing strategies incorrectly because these tools let them know when they’re off track. Related: The ‘dirty secret’ about educational innovation.

Tools 79

Tools Laptops Analysis Broadband 79

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools ® , I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director. Organization: Future Ready Schools ® (Part of the Alliance for Excellent Education).

Future Ready 100

Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2018

Katherine Cribbs, a second-grader at Discovery Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, explores the online “energy dashboard” that tracks her school’s energy consumption and production. With a flurry of touch-screen taps, she explored the “energy dashboard” of Discovery Elementary in Arlington, Virginia.

Elementary 105

Elementary Learning Data Report 105

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Maranda Seawood, student support specialist at Washington Elementary School. Fremont County is both rural and remote and Superintendent Troy Zickefoose said the school district had little choice but to remain open for students because unreliable cell and broadband service across the region made remote learning nearly impossible.

Elementary 142

Elementary Broadband Assessment Dropout 142

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

As an educator, Jared Cotton has worn nearly as many hats as Dr. Seuss’s Bartholomew Cubbins—elementary math and science teacher, assistant principal, principal, district director of assessment and accountability, assistant superintendent, superintendent.

Broadband 87

Broadband Technology Assessment iPad 87

eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2015

Yet every student in Piedmont is given a laptop in school and to take home and, through partnerships developed by the district, can access free or low-cost broadband 24/7. Browse more stories practices and strategies of League of Innovative Schools members.

Industry 40

Industry Broadband Course Elementary 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Both organizations are building their success on a key strategy: Rather than highlight the deficiencies that feed the rural education gap, they focus on fortifying existing local relationships — a form of social capital — and bending them toward increased college-going. percent of residents have broadband).

How To 140

How To Education Report Accessibility 140

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. That’s all part of Google’s strategy to get into as many classrooms as possible.

iPad 78

iPad Broadband Software Company 78

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Yet every student in Piedmont is given a laptop in school and to take home and, through partnerships developed by the district, can access free or low-cost broadband 24/7. Browse more stories practices and strategies of League of Innovative Schools members.

Industry 40

Industry Broadband Course Elementary 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. FWA allows extremely high-speed broadband where fiber connections can be too cost-prohibitive to install. — Keith Look, Ed.D.,

EdTech 110

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 110

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Elementary Years ? Kara Guiff : Stress Management Strategis For Students, Teachers and Parents Kara Guiff : Productivity Tools for All Karen Lock Kolp, M.Ed. : “I thought this was impossible, and we are DOING it:” Making Everyday Life Better for Families by Supporting Young Children’s Self-Directed Learning Kate Baker, M.Ed

Conference 34

Conference Learning OER Blended Learning 34

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Implementing strategies for creating a collaborative and supportive environment for teachers is more important than ever. One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades. public schools. The role of schools in providing accessible and equitable education will come into focus.

EdTech 69

EdTech Learning Industry Data 69

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.” ” More on the bill via Inside Higher Ed.

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50