August 21, 2020
As we are all fully aware, the global COVID pandemic has had a profound impact on the education landscape. And while colleges and universities worldwide were forced to make sweeping changes quickly la...
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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 understanding what IT tools an...
Read More →August 18, 2020
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, it is a somewhat overlooke...
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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 providing new opportunities ...
Read More →July 17, 2018
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 Internet solutions to connect ...
Read More →July 11, 2018
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. Recent successes, however, d...
Read More →November 13, 2017
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. Urban areas experience mu...
Read More →September 15, 2017
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 districts lack access to the ...
Read More →August 15, 2017
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 Toolkit. The Data Usage Answer...
Read More →July 24, 2017
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 Homework Gap The use of onl...
Read More →June 12, 2017
In just two weeks over 15,000 excited educators will head to San Antonio for the ISTE 2017 conference. Are you ready to immerse yourself in everything ed tech? Expand your knowledge with sessions, lec...
Read More →June 8, 2017
Advanced Placement (AP) courses provide high school students a more challenging environment and an opportunity to take on college-level work, with the potential to earn college course credit. Accordin...
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Ninety-four percent of families report having some kind of Internet connection, according to a survey by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop. But what does the “some kind” of connection act...
Read More →April 18, 2017
Five million households with school-age children do not have broadband access. This Pew Research Center statistic is frequently discussed in the education world and is something that impacts every sta...
Read More →April 18, 2017
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) has been talked about in the education world for years, and even recently it has changed to STEAM to add in the arts. But how can this trend pick up steam...
Read More →March 13, 2017
Hello, Wisconsin! The Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association (WEMTA) is hosting their annual conference March 19th - 21st at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Over 1,000 educat...
Read More →February 9, 2017
During the 2014-2015 school year, approximately $14.4 billion was appropriated for Title I funds throughout the country. The National Title I Association hosts an annual conference to provide a forum ...
Read More →September 23, 2016
When a student succeeds in school, success for one student may look differently than success for another. Making an ‘A’ on a history test, passing Chemistry class, being accepted at a university, rece...
Read More →April 4, 2016
As more districts adopt 1:1 programs and digital policies, many students will be left without Internet access at home. (Photo: Colorstock) Last week, the FCC voted to update the Lifeline program to in...
Read More →November 9, 2015
As more school districts launch 1:1 initiatives and invest in digital curricula, the issue of Internet access at home for students becomes more important than ever. Whether your teachers are assigning...
Read More →September 15, 2015
Although we at Kajeet are sad to see the summer end, we’re happy to have teachers and students returning to the classroom for another fantastic year of learning. As we dive into the 2015-2016 school y...
Read More →January 5, 2015
It's an exciting time to be an educator! The use of technology in the classroom is expanding curriculum development opportunities and fueling a passion for learning in students - and teachers. Here's ...
Read More →October 22, 2014
Earlier this month, the U.S. Secretary of Education put the full weight of Washington on the trail of states, schools, and districts that are not providing adequate educational resources to every stud...
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