Education
The "Education" section features news and information about how broadband brings schools, higher education, libraries and museums to the front of 21st century innovation.
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- Kids and Technology: Can We Ever Really Keep Up?
- Diana Garber, Huff Post Parents, Aug 14, 2014
- How can parents stay involved with their kids online if parents are being left behind by today's technology?
- 20 Things Educators Need To Know About Digital Literacy Skills
- Innovation Excellence, Aug 12, 2014
- Teaching digital literacy is about more than just integrating technology into lesson plans; it’s about using technology to understand and enhance modern communication, to locate oneself in…
- Do Google Chromebooks Threaten Apple’s Dominance in Education?
- Justine Brown, Government Technology, Aug 7, 2014
- Schools that have purchased Chromebooks versus iPads point to low cost and minimal maintenance requirements as the primary selling points.
- Dorm Wi-Fi a Selling Point for Many Universities
- Wylie Wong, EdTech Magazine, Aug 5, 2014
- Colleges and universities fit dorms with new wireless networks in bid to attract students.
- Iowa School District Adds Wi-Fi to Buses
- Mark Newman, McClatchy News Service, Aug 5, 2014
- Cardinal Community School District officials say the goal is to transform school buses into locations for learning, by adding wireless Internet and bringing focus to educational apps.
- Comcast Offers Up To Six Months of Complimentary Internet Service And An Amnesty Program For Low-Income Families
- PR Newswire, Aug 4, 2014
- Internet Essential Kicks Off Back to School Season in Georgia with Nationwide, Complimentary Six-Month Offer, Discounted Computers and Free Digital Literacy Training for Eligible Families.
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- Cook County Helps Close Digital Divide for Low-Income Families
- Andrea V. Watson, Chicago Defender, Jul 24, 2014
- Comcast announces expansion of a new program, “Internet Essentials Learning Lab,” to help close the digital divide in Cook County.
- At Rural Libraries, Young and Old Connect to Learn and Teach Digital Literacy Skills
- Roxana Ryan, Dec 20, 2012
- Effingham Library’s “Connecting Generations” Program Matches Teens and Seniors for Computer Training
DECEMBER 20, 2012 – Nancy lives in an assisted living community and wants…
- Center for Digital Inclusion is Established at the University of Illinois
- Center for Digital Inclusion, Nov 21, 2012
- The Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) is proud to announce the establishment of the Center for Digital Inclusion (CDI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The…
- Chicago Public Schools, Microsoft, United Way team up to provide ‘digital literacy’
- ROSALIND ROSSI Education Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times, Nov 19, 2012
- Mary Ann Moore-Lockhart says her two sisters didn’t know a mouse “is not something you catch in a trap’’ until they got computer training at a new Parent Engagement Center at…
- Mayor Emanuel, CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Microsoft and United Way Announce the Opening of 12 New Parent Engagement Centers in CPS
- Press Release Mayor's Press Office, Nov 19, 2012
- Centers Are Being Piloted in 12 Schools As Part of the Administration’s Focus on Encouraging Parental Involvement in Their Children’s Education; Pilot Is A Collaboration with Microsoft,…
- A New Era of Learning
- Lainie Steelman, McDonough County Voice, Sep 12, 2012
- West Prairie High School students, teachers adapt to use of iPads in class
- Seniors Earn Diplomas from Connected Living Computer Training Program
- Jun 21, 2012
- The commencement ceremony was much like any other graduation. The graduates marched to their seats in the converted common room where friends, family, and fellow residents greeted them with…
- Uncovering Broadband and Education Opportunities in Springfield
- Clayton Black and Roxana Ryan, Jun 14, 2012
- While many Sangamon county students are enjoying summer vacation, local educators gathered on a June afternoon to discuss the high-speed internet needs, assets, and technology programs in their…
- Southeast Central eTeam plans for busy Spring
- Apr 18, 2012
- The Southeast Central eTeam is slated for an active Spring with events scheduled throughout the 13-county region. The team convened March 22 at Lakeland Community College in Mattoon to discuss…
- Libraries as building blocks for learning and careers in local areas across illinois – and the nation
- Layton Olson, Oct 31, 2011
- Education is FCC National Broadband Plan National Need #3. Libraries are local community anchor institutions focused directly on learning, working alongside schools, museums, cultural and social…
- Push to bring faster broadband to college towns; PCI chairman Charles Benton attends
- Sep 27, 2011
- Partnership for a Connected Illinois chairman Charles Benton attended a meeting with Google and more than 50 other companies in Chicago on Monday, aimed finding funding for faster broadband for 37…
- This week on the Illinois Channel: SIU President Glen Poshard shares insights on how broadband may shape higher education in Illinois
- Jul 13, 2011
- From Southern Illinois University in Carbondale: we hear an address by SIU President Glenn Poshard where he shares his insights as to how broadband…
- New Grant Opportunity: Digital Media for Learning in Libraries and Museums
- Tara Davlin Holcomb, Jul 1, 2011
- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation identifies YouMedia as a model for libraries across the nation. The foundation’s new grant program, in conjunction with the federal Institute…
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