eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2016

For Darriale, sitting in the parking lot was the only way she could do her online homework since she didn’t have a home internet connection. No child should have to go to such lengths just to do homework, and every child should have easy and affordable access to the Internet and the opportunity that access brings.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

As internet connectivity becomes a necessity for schools and students, there is a new call for the government to make school bus wi-fi eligible for federal E-rate funding. Many schools are developing initiatives to park wi-fi enabled buses in school communities after school to help more students connect when the school day ends.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2024

In 2023, the internet is likely near the top of those concerns. As the school year began this year, the White House announced several initiatives to curb cyberattacks on K-12 schools. Now that many schools are back in the classroom, students may no longer be remotely logging onto computers for class instruction.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 1, 2018

Schools Need Robust Networks to Support Internet of Things. Recognizing the value of smart and connected classrooms, most school districts are experimenting with the Internet of Things or plan to do so in the near future. How K–12 School Will Adopt IoT. jena.passut_7651. Fri, 06/01/2018 - 11:52.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

For a new generation of educators, these pursuits have something in common: They’re all appropriate learning exercises that can take place in the school library. At the intersection of analog and digital learning opportunities, the value of school libraries has increased at all levels of education. The Evolution of the School Library.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida is piloting a school bus-based wi-fi program in partnership with Kajeet. The district’s “Wi-Fi-on-the-Go” program aims to provide students the opportunity for mobile learning on the school buses. But connectivity in non-traditional spaces is becoming increasingly relevant.

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eSchool News

JULY 3, 2020

Before COVID-19, home internet access for all students was a goal—one that some districts even thought they had achieved. But the pandemic and forced distance learning have exposed a plethora of inequities in schools that many district leaders now see as issues they must address.

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eSchool News

JULY 31, 2024

Online learning, for example, requires constant connectivity–should the network go down, students will have no way of accessing learning materials or turning in assignments. In recent years, cyberattacks on K-12 schools have increased mainly due to these institutions being easy targets for bad actors. A 2022 U.S.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Proposed legislation would ensure students have access to digital learning resources, internet outside of school. New legislation introduced in Congress would support “innovative strategies and methods to increase out-of-school access to digital learning resources” in an effort to boost both student and educator engagement.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2020

The school year ended for some students with quiet sign-offs in dining rooms and living rooms across districts. With the global spread of COVID-19, educators and students abruptly shifted to online and at-home learning, scrambling to ensure devices and internet connections were in place.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2015

Teachers at Holly Pond Middle School are turning to a popular reality TV show as inspiration to get students interested in flexing their research and presentation skills. The school used public funding to add an eLearning library environment for students this year. TV game show format comes to the classroom.

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2024

As a result, 28 percent of the students said workers will need to acquire new skills to thrive in the new AI workplace, and more than two thirds are looking to their schools to help position them for future success. How can high schools prepare students for the future world of AI?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2024

Although some gains in high school students’ technological device and internet access have occurred since ACT first investigated the digital divide in 2018, device and internet access of students with lower family incomes is lagging that of students with higher family incomes,” said Jeff Schiel, Ph.D,

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Across the nation, school districts are investing in one-to-one computing programs and supplying digital devices for their students to use as learning tools. This issue is near to our hearts in the Manor Independent School District in Texas. This issue is near to our hearts in the Manor Independent School District in Texas.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Efforts to bring high-speed internet to all classrooms in the country have been bolstered by advocacy groups and by President Obama’s ConnectEd initiative , but one critical area lags behind: the so-called “homework gap” caused by students’ lack of home internet access.

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Edsurge

JULY 27, 2023

That has sparked a burst of activity by teachers at schools and colleges to change their assignments to make them harder to game with this new tech — and hopefully more human in the process. For instance, on a recent assignment, some of the homework that came in didn’t sound like typical student work he was used to.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2019

As a former middle school teacher who taught in a lower-income, majority-minority school equipped with lots of “high tech” tools, I often wondered about digital equity. For me, students’ access to tech at school wasn’t the issue. But that was over 10 years ago, and a lot has changed since then.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

It takes only seconds to plug a writing prompt into a generative AI tool and receive a completed assignment. The bottom line: When students are confident in their writing skills, they will be less tempted to run directly to AI to generate a writing assignment.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

ARLINGTON, Texas/PRNewswire/ — Workforce solutions provider Ancora has developed a new relationship with McGraw Hill to launch Ancora High School. Ancora High School is an online high school that offers a Texas high school diploma and is accredited by Cognia.

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eSchool News

MAY 24, 2022

It shouldn’t rely on home internet access, a community hotspot or a ride to the library. It shouldn’t be exclusive to kids who attend schools stocked with new textbooks and state-of-the-art laboratories. Districts that had yet to assign devices to each student rushed to make that happen when remote learning began. Rather, U.S.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2020

As if that’s not bad enough, the COVID-19 crisis, which forced students across the globe to learn at home while schools closed physical operations, made inequities even more apparent. Students in schools all over the U.S. schools.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

As more students head back to school, we will continue to hear about how educators can successfully incorporate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education into curriculums from as early as Kindergarten. T” for technologically determining how to connect the robot to the Internet to make it move. “E”

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

Even amid the uncertainty of what the school year will look like in the fall, teachers are itching to get back to some semblance of normalcy. During this time of remote instruction, many school districts are forgoing giving grades.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2021

Growing concerns over digital equity and the silos that exist within school systems. These are some of the trends that emerged in a recent survey of district technology leaders, reflecting the dramatic changes and unprecedented demand that school-based technology teams experienced during the pandemic.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Just as the internet revolutionized learning, AI will be the next game-changer. Just like the internet, AI isn’t going anywhere–so let’s teach our kids to work with AI, not against it. But that’s only a risk if schools and teachers hold a low bar for what they expect of their students. How can AI be used in teaching?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2020

If the Ancient Mariner were sailing on the internet’s open seas, he might conclude there’s information everywhere, but nary a drop to drink. Knight Foundation and The Harvard Graduate School of Education. That’s how many college students feel, anyway. It was commissioned by the John S. and James L.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

billion Project 10Million (P10M) initiative has delivered reliable and affordable internet service to more than 6 million young learners across the U.S., School-related tasks from digital assignments to research, video streaming, video lessons, and web calls require more data. . — Since 2020, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS)’s $10.7

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Thanks to E-rate, as well as other state and local policy efforts, the education community has largely achieved the original 1997 goal of connecting every classroom to the internet. Digital equity increasingly requires that all students have broadband access when they leave the school campus, especially at home. Crossroads.

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Internet Accessibility Assignments Achievement 279

Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

With the ubiquitousness of the internet, outsourcing everyday tasks—grocery shopping, assembling furniture—requires just the click of a few buttons. In the past, edtech has fostered authenticity by detecting when it’s lacking, such as by flagging text similarity when an assignment is turned in.

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2020

Thousands of school districts, responsible for millions of students, are being put to the test in how they respond and stay resilient during this global pandemic. Social distancing, indefinite school closures, online learning, and homeschooling are the new reality for schools nationwide.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Passive learning, on the other hand, means students passively receive information–for example, students might use a Chromebook to take a test or submit assignments in a learning management system. Active learning with technology involves the use of edtech tools and digital resources to discover, analyze, and apply learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2019

Wi-fi access on school buses doesn’t just help the students who ride the buses–it brings wi-fi access to surrounding communities and neighborhoods through designated Homework Zones. School bus wi-fi lets students use personal or school-provided devices to complete homework or collaborate with peers.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Educators universally agree that equity should be one of the top priorities in every school and in every district across the country. A majority of school principals say instruction in their classrooms regularly includes digital games, online textbooks, and online videos, animations and simulations.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

I spent much of my free time preparing for the school year. The rest of the preparation involved reflecting, researching, and planning—activities that time constraints make difficult during the school year. I searched the internet and found a few online tools that fit my challenge. What did this preparation work look like?

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2019

Classically, the transfer of information has occurred in class via lecture and practice has been assigned for homework. Teachers are concerned about: Sending video content home with students who may not have access to the internet or a device. Overloading students with homework after a long day of school.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2025

School systems experience nearly daily security incidents with increasing sophistication, resulting in data breaches, financial losses, and operational disruptions. 11 to discuss the evolving landscape of digital threats in schools. Computer generated transcript below: Kevin Hogan OK. They face growing cybersecurity risks.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: School libraries have evolved to offer students and teachers everything they need See article: Modern students need modern librarians See article: 10 reasons we love school librarians For more news on school libraries, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page What makes an effective school library?

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