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Digital Learning

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Fall Semester is Here. Now What?

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Digital Learning

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IT Challenges Schools Face

IT will continue to play an increasingly important role in how teachers teach and how students learn. However, many schools and districts still struggle when it comes to... Read More

Digital Learning

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Building Social Connections Through Virtual Learning

Developing strong student-teacher relationships is an important part of effective teaching and learning and has been shown to lead to better student outcomes. Unfortunately,... Read More

Digital Equity

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How Public Libraries Can Support Students Amid Distance Learning

The recent, large-scale shift from in-class to distance learning models – and other transformations in the way schools operate and in how students access information – are... Read More

1 to 1

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Why Summer Learning is More Important Than Ever

In the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak, schools struggled to cope with swift transition to distance learning, and students felt the brunt of it. Read More

funding

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Using the GEER Fund to Support Remote Learning

As of June 8, 2020, the last day of the extended deadline, all 50 states as well as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia had applied for and received... Read More

Digital Learning

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3 Considerations for Managing Remote Learning Data in Higher Education

As remote learning becomes a go-to method of instruction in colleges and institutions of higher education across the world for the foreseeable future, connectivity has become... Read More

Digital Learning

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How to Manage Data During Distance Learning

As distance learning becomes the de facto method of instruction in schools across the world for the next few months at least, connectivity has become a key topic of... Read More

WiFi for Students

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6 Challenges to Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Outbreak and Tips to Overcome Them

As schools across the country roll out their distance learning plans, many questions remain about how to execute them. Here are six of the most common experiences people have... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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Using School Bus WiFi to Provide Internet Access for Distance Learning

As many districts transition to distance learning for the remainder of the 2019–2020 school year, digital equity for students has become more imperative than ever.For... Read More

Digital Learning

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How COVID-19 Has Temporarily Transformed the Education Landscape

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted K-12 education in the United States, forcing schools across the country to close as district leaders prioritize the health... Read More

Digital Learning

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How to Make the Most of a Digital Curriculum

The American classroom isn’t what it used to be. In just a matter of years, digital learning and access to digital tools have revolutionized how students learn about the... Read More

Digital Learning

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The Top 6 Trends in Education for 2020

It’s the start of a new decade—that means it’s time to come up with new goals, try out new technology, and get up to speed on the latest ed tech trends.We’ve made our ... Read More

Homework Gap

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Do You Know Which Websites Your Students Access?

Is your school or school district budget being spent wisely? You’ve paid for students to have a 1:1 take-home device and you’ve paid for the necessary online tools your... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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School Bus Tech 101

Even a 39-minute bus ride – the average bus ride time according to a recent Kajeet survey – requires more than a physical bus, the driver, and students. Today’s school bus... Read More

Digital Learning

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Getting Creative with Your Title I Funds

Do you have unused Title I funds sitting there at the end of the school year? You’re not alone.An estimated $15.8 billion goes out to schools and districts across the country... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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What Can Title I Funding Be Used For

You did it. With hard work, ingenuity, and support from stakeholders in your school and community, you secured Title I funds that could possibly transform the way your K-12... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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National School Bus Safety Week

This blog was originally written on October 16, 2017. Did you know the third full week of October is National School Bus Safety Week? Read More

Mobile Broadband

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5 Reasons Why Chromebooks in the Classroom Benefits Students

As of 2019, 85 percent of schools and school districts across the United States have a Chromebook program in place. Perhaps you see this happening in your own school, but... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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How to Make Sense of Title I Funds

As of 2019, there are 26 federal grant-making agencies and over 900 federal technology funding programs that can help under-funded schools in low-income districts purchase... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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National School Bus Safety Month

Did you know that September is officially designated National School Bus Safety Month from a unanimous U.S. Senate vote? School Transportation News (STN) reports, “[The bill]... Read More

Digital Learning

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10 Apps for Back to School

The new school year is upon us and I’m sure as an educator you are already in full swing with classes, lesson plans, and meetings. It can be hard to see past week one, let... Read More

Digital Learning

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Deploying Chromebooks for the New School Year

It’s hard to believe it’s the start of another school year, but that can be even more daunting if you have 1,000 Chromebooks in storage just waiting to be placed in the hands... Read More

Digital Learning

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10 New Grants for 2019-20 Ed Tech Initiatives

Ask any educator about their #1 problem and you will most likely hear the answer: budget. According to CoSN’s 2019 K-12 IT Leadership Survey Report, budget constraints... Read More

funding

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10 New Grants for School Bus Fleets

The stories of how school districts can cut transportation costs continue to grow. With examples such as New Jersey potentially reducing transportation costs by $200 million... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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Keep Your School Buses Running with Remote Telematics

On average, school bus technicians are responsible for maintaining 21 school buses, including the maintenance, repairs, and inspection of each part of the school bus,... Read More

Digital Learning

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How Effective is Your Ed Tech Program?

You may have the most exciting ed tech program ready to go in your district. Perhaps you’ve finally gotten the green-light on incorporating a new ed tech tool into your... Read More

Digital Learning

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How Schools Can Help Parents with Student Screen Use

There is an ongoing debate about student screen time, especially once students head home for the day with school-issued devices.Many parents are unsure A) if there is any... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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4 Steps to a Safer School Bus Ride

More than 25 million students take the school bus every day, according to the American School Bus Council. It is the job of schools and transportation departments to ensure... Read More

Homework Gap

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How Internet Access Can Help Your ELL Students

According to Education Week, there are an estimated five million English-language learners in America’s public school system. And when it comes to the K-12 student... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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3G, 4G, 5G: What the Ever-Evolving Wireless Networks Mean for K-12 Education

Ninety-two percent of school districts currently meet the FCC’s E-Rate Modernization Order of providing 100 Mbps (megabits per second) per 1,000 students for all of their... Read More

Digital Learning

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TED-Ed as a Teaching Tool

Sometimes teachers need additional tools in the classroom. Something to elevate the conversation among students, to spark a new perspective on the world, or to enhance the... Read More

Homework Gap

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It's 2019: Is the Homework Gap Gone?

The Homework Gap.The Digital Divide.Whichever term you use, they both point to the same problem: students without Internet at home face additional barriers to completing... Read More

Digital Learning

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Chromebooks, Classrooms, & Connectivity: The Age of Chromebooks

Schools across the nation have deployed (and continue to deploy) mobile learning initiatives. One device that is frequently mentioned for 1:1 programs or use in the classroom... Read More

Digital Learning

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Why Chromebooks Have Expanded in K-12 Classrooms

Did you know Chromebooks made up 60 percent of all U.S. education shipments in 2017? To put that number in perspective, in 2012, Chromebooks made up less than a single... Read More

Digital Learning

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The Top 5 Obstacles and Accelerators in Ed Tech

Out with the old and in with the new, at least that is how the saying goes. It may be a new year, but educators continue to discuss wanting to adopt more technology and the... Read More

Digital Learning

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Empower Your Teachers with Classroom Management Controls They Need

Mobile device management (MDM) is just for IT teams to handle and understand, right? Wrong.Read how an MDM can empower teachers to provide better learning experiences for... Read More

Digital Learning

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Top Kajeet Blogs of 2018

Another year has come and gone, and what a year it has been! What were the top trends? What were educators most interested in?Here is our annual roundup of the top 10 Kajeet... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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The Internet of Things in K-12

From smart toys and clothing to smart homes and cities, the Internet of Things (IoT) is quickly becoming integrated into all aspects of our lives, and its influence and reach... Read More

Homework Gap

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Rural Districts Face Down the Homework Gap

There’s good news for rural school districts. According to the education nonprofit organization EducationSuperHighway, 96 percent of public schools in the U.S. (an estimated... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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Funding Connectivity Through Community Partnerships

The number one challenge facing K-12 IT leadership for planning and implementing technology enabled environments is budget constraints and a lack of resources, reports the... Read More

Digital Learning

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6 Ways to Incorporate Coding into Your Classroom

Did you know there’s an annual, week-long learning event that 663 million people ages four to 104 have already joined? It’s the annual Hour of Code Event that takes place... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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Announcing the Kajeet Connect Suite: Reliable Internet Access Moves on Campus

Kajeet has historically focused on closing the Homework Gap outside the classroom, but digital equity begins in school with reliable, safe Internet access.Kajeet is excited... Read More

Digital Learning

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Prepping Your Students for Tech Success

K-12 education has always been about learning and growing; about helping school-age children understand the world they live in, and the myriad ways in which it works. But... Read More

Digital Learning

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How Digital Resources Transform Teaching and Learning

Devices in the K-12 classroom are becoming as common as chalk and chalkboards once were, but how do teachers use those devices? Teachers, those on the front lines of this ed... Read More

Digital Learning

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Four Cybersecurity Tips for Schools and Districts

It’s October and while many think of Halloween and the start of Fall, it is also marks the beginning of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Without cybersecurity... Read More

Homework Gap

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Canada’s Digital Divide: How Wide is it and Can it be Solved?

Educational technology—how we use it now, how we’ll use it in the future—is of paramount importance to any discussion of education. Teachers, students, administrators, and... Read More

Homework Gap

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$38 Million Available for Arizona Schools to Replace Buses

It was recently announced that the state of Arizona is using $38 million of the $57 million they received from the Volkswagen (VW) settlement to repower or replace old school... Read More

Homework Gap

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2018 Kajeet Homework Gap Grant Winners

Kajeet is proud to announce the winners of the second annual Homework Gap Grant. Each applicant offered an inspiring story about how Kajeet can help their students succeed... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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[Infographic] Top Tech for School Buses

The school bus is changing, welcoming new technologies that bring buses into the 21st century. But which technologies are education transportation professionals focusing on... Read More

Digital Learning

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Managing Student Devices in K-12

At the start of 2018, the U.S. market experienced a 10 percent year-over-year growth in mobile devices sold to K-12 schools, according to THE Journal. From tablets to laptops... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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Redesigned Cloud Portal to Safeguard Student Internet Access

Since 2016, there have been over 353 reported cyber incidents in K-12. This number from K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center has increased by 20 since the last time we ... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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The Changing Role of the Bus Driver

School buses transport an estimated 26 million students each day, according to the American School Bus Council. But what that statistic really means is there are thousands of... Read More

Digital Learning

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[Infographic] Staying Connected in K-12

ISTE is the largest ed tech conference that brings together educators to discuss and create innovative ideas for the classroom. Here at Kajeet, we were interested in learning... Read More

Homework Gap

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Announcing the 2018 Kajeet Homework Gap Grant!

Kajeet has officially opened our 2018 Homework Gap Grant! In 2018, Kajeet will be awarding 15 Homework Gap Grants to school districts in need of providing safe, filtered... Read More

Homework Gap

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How to Close the Homework Gap. Together.

In recent years, there have been amazing strides to close the Homework Gap that exists between school-age students who have broadband Internet access and those who do not.... Read More

Digital Learning

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6 MDM Features that Save School Districts’ Time

There are over 13,500 school districts in the U.S. and 98,000 public schools that make up those districts, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. The... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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How Cameras Make School Buses Safer Than Ever

Something happens on your school bus – a fight between students, or maybe a traffic accident involving a passing automobile. Parents, administrators, and community... Read More

Digital Learning

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Digital Tools for Preventing the Summer Slide

It’s the end of the school year, and as students get ready for fun and relaxation, many educators across the nation are worried about one thing – the summer slide. Read More

Homework Gap

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5 Must-See Ed Tech ISTE Sessions

It’s June, and for thousands of educators that means the end of school, but it also signals another year of International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)! This... Read More

Digital Learning

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6 Key Steps to Successfully Deploying Devices in the Classroom

Deploying hundreds of devices can be overwhelming, and even more so if you don’t have a plan before the devices arrive on school grounds. Read More

Mobile Broadband

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Improving Cybersecurity in K-12

In three years, there have been 333 cyber incidents in K-12, according to the “K-12 Cyber Incident Map,” maintained by EdTech Strategies. Security remains a top concern... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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MakerBus Takes STEM On the Road

You may have heard of the growing popularity of makerspaces in schools, but have you ever thought about a makerbus? Read More

Digital Learning

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Student Screen Use: A Perspective from Principals

Students need more access to devices outside the classroom. Read More

Mobile Broadband

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The Connected Bus: 8 Technologies for the Next Generation School Bus

When you picture a school bus the first thing that probably comes to mind most likely is a big yellow bus driving around with noisy students in the back. Remember the kids... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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[UPDATED] Top Educational Websites Your Students Actually Visit

There you have it, the top 10 educational websites students visit from 2018 (Jan. 1 through April 4, 2018). Here's how Kajeet pulls these stats together every year. ... Read More

Digital Learning

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One MDM Dashboard, 10 Reasons to Use It

Devices in the classroom are becoming as common as pencil and paper once were, with 79 percent of educators, in a recent survey, reporting daily student device usage in... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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Kajeet and Google Power Rolling Study Halls

Kajeet is proud to announce its work with Google to provide filtered WiFi access on school buses for Google’s Rolling Study Halls program. This Google initiative is designed... Read More

Digital Learning

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Why Acceptable Use Policies are Critical for Education

Each year, school districts roll out more tech to their students. With the additional online tools, comes new opportunities for learning and for risks. Risks that could be... Read More

Digital Learning

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5 Tips for Teacher Tech Leaders

If there’s a front line in the ed tech revolution shaping school districts across the country, it’s filled with great teachers. Read More

Mobile Broadband

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With E-learning, School Doesn’t Stop for Bad Weather

Here’s how it goes: You get up in the morning and find the world outside your windows white with snow or shaking in hurricane-force winds. You turn on the television, check... Read More

Homework Gap

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California: Closing the Homework Gap with LCFF

Student success and academic achievement are the goals for any state public education system. As California districts prepare and update their Local Control and... Read More

Digital Learning

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Traditional vs. Digital: The Changing Educational Content Landscape

What once seemed like the most economical and practical learning tool—printed textbooks—is fast being replaced by digital solutions that provide lower costs, and more easily... Read More

Digital Learning

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What is 5G and its Role in Education?

Do you remember the first generation of cell phones, back on the 1G days? The big brick phones, the terrible reception, and the awful sound quality. 1G was created over 30... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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New GPS Feature: Locate Your Kajeet SmartBus

Kajeet is proud to announce the newest feature to our SmartBus™ solution, Global Positioning System, or GPS for short. Read More

Digital Learning

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[Best Practices Guide] Funding Your Technology from Start to Finish

New education technology programs engage and educate students using new creative methods while also providing them tools that can help them better learn and do schoolwork... Read More

Digital Learning

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[Infographic] Student Tech Devices in the Classroom

It’s no surprise that tech devices have grown tremendously in the classroom over the past few years. But how are these devices being used? Which devices do schools purchase... Read More

Digital Learning

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Keeping Students Safe Online

There are 34.9 million students in the U.S. who have Internet access at school and meet the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) minimum Internet access goal (100 kbps... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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How Does School Bus Wi-Fi Work?

Riding the school bus is the start, or completion, of a school day. And now, with today’s digital tools, it is easy to extend the classroom to the bus with filtered Internet. Read More

Mobile Broadband

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Texas Technology Lending Grant

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) established the Technology Lending Grant, for local education agencies (LEAs), to implement technology lending programs, including loaning... Read More

Digital Learning

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The Top 10 Kajeet Blogs in 2017

The New Year is almost here and the countdown is on. This has been a busy year, with school districts working to close the Homework Gap, continuing the growth of 1:1 and... Read More

Digital Learning

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Mobile Device Management in Education

Tablets. Laptops. Smartphones. These all fall under the broader umbrella of mobile devices. According to an EdSurge report, “there are 24.3 million mobile devices in K-12... Read More

Digital Learning

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10 Ed Tech Programs for the New Year

A lot can happen in a year. Last summer, we previewed some fascinating ed tech programs that launched in savvy school districts across the country. No surprise that 2018... Read More

Digital Learning

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Involve Your Students in the Hour of Code

The Hour of Code is a global movement that has served almost 4.7 million students, across 180 countries. And its back this week as schools across the nation celebrate ... Read More

Mobile Broadband

7 min read

Wisconsin Districts Succeeding with Kajeet

Over 800 school districts across the nation partner with Kajeet to help close the Homework Gap. One state in particular is working (and funding) student access outside the... Read More

Homework Gap

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Connecting Rural Students

In rural America, 39 percent of households do not have access to high-speed Internet, which equates to 23 million people, according to the FCC 2016 Broadband Progress Report.... Read More

Digital Learning

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5 Steps to Great Ed Tech Grant Writing

We all dream of ways to transform students’ lives through ed tech. But one thing that stands in the way for even the most ambitious school district: funding. And receiving... Read More

Homework Gap

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Closing the Homework Gap Shouldn’t be Scary

While 98 percent of U.S. kids live in a household that has some form of a mobile device, the Homework Gap is still scarily present in schools across the nation. Read More

Digital Learning

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[Infographic] The Current State of 1:1

In recent years, school districts across the nation have seen a proliferation of 1:1 programs. Now that educators have had time to adopt and incorporate 1:1 pedagogy into... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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[Webinar] Why Internet Outside the Classroom Should be Part of Your 1:1 Strategy

My school is thinking of going 1:1, but where do we start? How do we start? Read More

Homework Gap

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Wisconsin Information Technology Infrastructure Grants

The State of Wisconsin approved funds to expand broadband Internet for students outside the classroom through the Information Technology Infrastructure Grant. The funding... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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School Bus Wi-Fi, a Home Run for Student Athletes

Eight million (or 7.9 million to be more exact). That is the number of U.S. high school students who participate in sports at their school, a number that has increased in... Read More

Homework Gap

9 min read

Internet Access Makes College Applications Easier for All

Think of everything that goes into a college application. Transcripts. Personal essays. Teacher recommendations. Standardized test scores. Application fees. In the past,... Read More

Mobile Broadband

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How to Make a Technology Bus

Newington Public Schools (NPS) in Connecticut provides technology to all of their students, but the surrounding areas are not as fortunate. Students in neighboring school... Read More

Homework Gap

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The First-Ever Kajeet Homework Gap Grant Winners

The Kajeet team was wowed by the staggering number of submissions we received that portray a very visible Homework Gap occurring across the country. With so many compelling... Read More

Digital Learning

8 min read

Ransomware: A Growing Threat in K-12

Education is currently the biggest target for ransomware attacks, preceding the government, healthcare, energy/utilities, retail, and finance industries, according to Dark... Read More

Mobile Broadband

7 min read

How Much Data Does a Student Need?

To close the Homework Gap, just how much data does a student need? This is not a simple question, but it is an important one that is addressed in the CoSN Digital Equity... Read More

Digital Learning

6 min read

How OER Can Help Low-Income School Districts

Could three simple letters change the face of education in low-income school districts?That’s the hope for OER, or open educational resources, which can allow school... Read More

Digital Learning

10 min read

Why Computer Science Matters More Than Ever

Decades ago, high-school computer science classes were something of a luxury. In this elective course students explored basic C++ coding skills to create small games, and... Read More

Homework Gap

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New Grant to Help Schools Close the Homework Gap

The Homework Gap Grant is now closed. Thank you to all those that submitted applications. We are currently reviewing entries and will notify winners by August 31, 2017. The... Read More