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The November Guide, the eSchool News K-12 Digital & Mobile Learning Guide,offers expert insight on the reasons digital and mobile learning support students’ aca-demic achievement and build the skills they’ll carry with them into the global economy.In the guide, we take a look at the various factors present in successful digital andmobile learning initiatives. Plus, we’re giving you tips to incorporate more digitalresources into your instruction.

Have you dreamed of using more digital tools and resources in your district’s class-rooms, but don’t know where to look for those resources? In the eSchool News K-12Digital & Mobile Learning Guide, we’ve compiled a list of some of the most populardigital learning apps and websites. Do you want educators throughout your district tounderstand just how much digital equity impacts students? We explore this issue, whichis vital to digital and mobile learning.

We highlight examples of how real educators built their mobile learning must-havelists, and we’ve included a story highlighting the various ways that the federal E-rateprogram is essential in helping school IT leaders create robust and capable school infra-structure to support the highest quality digital learning initiatives.

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The digital learning challenge that still vexes schools . . .4

Trending News10 awesome digital and mobile learning resources . . .6

3 amazing findings about digital and mobile learning . . .7

3 essentials in a mobile learning environment . . . . . . . . .8

6 ways the E-rate supports digital and mobile learning . .9

5 strategies to tackle the homework gap . . . . . . . . . . . .10

10 things to know about digital learning . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Trending News5 new strategies for digital content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Digital learning is helping this school close achievement gaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

When the digital divide hits at school and at home . . .14

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BY DENNIS PIERCEThe latest Speak Up survey findings

from Project Tomorrow reveal how farschools have come in making digitallearning available to every student — andhow far they still have to go to realize thefull value of their edtech investment.

Although the survey indicates that stu-dents in a majority of schools are nowgiven a mobile device to use in class, thereare mixed signals about the value thisadds to their learning. For instance, whenasked to identify the benefits of digitallearning for students, 86 percent of teach-ers and 93 percent of principals citedgreater engagement as the most signifi-cant outcome, instead of stronger indica-tors of success such as deeper learning ormore sophisticated student work.

Julie Evans, CEO of ProjectTomorrow, believes schools aren’t see-ing enough value from digital learningbecause there are too few transforma-tional uses of technology happening inschools today.

“Too often, classroom technologyimplementations aim to mirror or repli-cate traditional learning modalities,such as using a mobile device to takenotes or take a class poll,” Evans writesin a briefing paper about the surveyresults. “It’s difficult to demonstratevalue or justify a return on investmentwith these substitution-type activities.”

In schools where digital learning ismost successful, she says, leaders haveclearly articulated instructional goals andare focused on using digital devices to sup-port personalized learning, student inquiry,creativity and collaboration, and other usesof technology that are more mature.

Here’s a closer look at what the sur-vey reveals about the state of digitallearning in U.S. schools, where it fallsshort — and how one forward-thinkingschool system is achieving success.What the survey shows

Nearly three-fifths of administratorswho took part in last year’s Speak Upsurvey (57 percent) say their studentsare given a mobile device for learning inschool, and 38 percent say students areallowed to take their device home withthem. The type of device varies bygrade level, the survey indicates, withthe youngest students more likely to usea tablet and older students more likelyto use a Chromebook.

In fact, the survey not only shows asharp rise in mobile learning over thelast five years; it also reveals howChromebooks have replaced laptops asthe main device of choice for middleand high schools.

In 2014, 50 percent of middleschoolers said their primary access totechnology was in a computer lab. Now,just 25 percent of students in grades 6-8say their edtech access depends on avisit to the library or computer lab.Sixty-four percent say they use aChromebook in class — a 138-percentgrowth in student Chromebook use injust four years, Project Tomorrow says.

With classroom access to a mobiledevice becoming more prevalent, “wewould expect to see frequent usage bystudents of various online resources,”Evans writes. “However, that’s not nec-essarily the case.”

While 83 percent of students in grades

6-12 say they use Google tools on aweekly basis and six in 10 report takingweekly online assessments, students useother types of digital resources less fre-quently. Only one in five middle schoolstudents uses digital primary-source doc-uments, animations, simulations, or virtu-al labs as part of his or her regular school-work — and a majority of students (58percent) say they rarely or never accessthese online tools.

“These types of digital content repre-sent learning activities that cannot be eas-ily replicated without the use of technol-ogy. For example, students can potential-ly learn about the Civil War’s impact onthe families of both Union andConfederate soldiers by reading theirtextbook. But a more in-depth and rele-vant learning experience can be gained byaccessing primary-source photographsand letters written by soldiers to theirfamilies through the National Archiveswebsite,” Evans observes.

“Similarly, it’s becoming increasing-ly challenging for schools to providestudents with authentic science labexperiences. Virtual labs, animations,and simulations provide a unique oppor-tunity for students to experience real-world experiments and bring meaningto abstract concepts that cannot be repli-cated in the natural world.”

The digital learning challenge that stillvexes schoolsFinding real value in edtech is something schoolscontinue to struggle with—here’s why.


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Moving beyond engagementWhen asked how technology bene-

fits student learning, educators mostoften mention increased studentengagement as the primary value.Although research links student engage-ment with improved outcomes, teachersand administrators should be focusinginstead on how technology can lead todeeper learning, Evans says.

For instance, nearly seven in 10 districtadministrators cite changes in studentengagement as the most effective metricfor evaluating their edtech initiatives. Farfewer administrators identify better work(30 percent), depth of student collabora-tion (38 percent), or students’ skill devel-opment (38 percent) as the most meaning-ful measures of digital learning’s value.

“The effective integration of digitaltools, content, and resources withininstruction requires teachers to re-engi-neer existing lessons and rethink currentinstructional practices to take advantageof the unique functionalities afforded bytechnology,” Evans notes. “Quite can-didly, this is challenging and time-con-suming work.”

One district that has made strides inreinventing instruction is theMetropolitan School District of WayneTownship, Indiana. In rolling out a dig-ital learning initiative for the district,Chief Technology Officer Pete Justbegan by involving all stakeholders increating a vision for using technology toimprove teaching and learning.

From this effort, a Digital LearningBlueprint emerged. The blueprint defineswhat effective teaching and learning withtechnology should look like in WayneTownship — and what specific outcomesthe district is looking for.

“When you walk into classrooms, it’s

normal to see kids using a blend of learn-ing approaches,” Just says. “There is a lotless lecturing and more student creationand collaboration. Students are in chargeof their own learning and are working oninquiry-driven tasks. We think the four Cs— communication, collaboration, cre-ativity, and critical thinking — are a goodmodel for what we hope to see.”Success in action

Audrey Taylor, a social studiesteacher at Wayne Township’s Lynhurst7th and 8th Grade Center, uses technol-ogy to share multiple perspectives withher students that they can’t get from atextbook alone.

“We are living in a time when every-thing you’d care to know is Googleable.I’ve shifted my focus to teaching mystudents to think critically about theinformation they have access to. We aremore investigative,” she says.

“For a recent lesson on the Boston TeaParty, we looked at four representationsof the event: a cartoon, a comic, a HistoryChannel miniseries, and their text.Students had to analyze the similarities

and differences, decide why those differ-ences existed, and determine what infor-mation was correct. I am able to maketheir learning more meaningful as theybecome proficient at 21st-century skills.”

Lynhurst Principal Dan Wilson saysmultidisciplinary teams of teacherswork together to plan inquiry-basedprojects for students to collaborate on.In one such project, students developedproposals for building something oncampus that would enhance their learn-ing. The winning proposal included aplan to renovate an old concession standto turn it into an outdoor classroom, andthe high school building trades class

implemented the project. “It’s verypowerful for students to see their ideascome to life,” Wilson says.

The key to realizing value in digitallearning is to provide support structuresthat enable teachers and students to usetechnology in truly transformationalways. Wayne Township employs full-time instructional coaches and gives astipend to exemplary teachers (dubbedthe “iTeam”) who help their peers comeup with innovative uses of technologyto support student learning. Professionaldevelopment focuses not just on how touse edtech tools but on developingteachers’ capacity to transform theirpractice.

At the school level, Wilson has fos-tered a culture of risk-taking among fac-ulty and has changed his hiring prac-tices to create a staff of edtech innova-tors. Above all, he gives teachers sharedplanning time to co-create lessons.

“The best thing administrators cando is give teachers the gift of time,”Taylor says. “When there is profession-al development that introduces technol-ogy, include time for teachers to work

with those tools and to figure out howthey could best integrate those tools intotheir lessons. Then, give them time toplan those lessons.”

“When I’m visiting classrooms, I’mlooking to see: How has instruction actu-ally changed as a result of giving studentsa mobile device?” Just says. “That’s thetrue test of whether we’re seeing a returnon our edtech investment.”

The former editor of eSchool Newsand eCampus News, Dennis Pierce isnow a freelance writer who has beencovering education and technology formore than 20 years.

BY LAURA ASCIONEManaging Editor, Content Services

Digital and mobile learning caninvigorate a dull classroom, boostingstudent engagement and motivating stu-dents to immerse themselves in learn-ing.As with any tech-based instruction,

the technology is just a tool for a high-ly-qualified teacher to use to augment alesson and link learning to real life.We’ve gathered a handful of popular

digital and mobile learning apps, web-sites, and resources for you or yourteam of educators to try in the class-room. Some are for student use, othersare management tools, but they’re allworth a look.1. The Relay Platform, from

Lightspeed Systems, offers cloud-basedfiltering; delegated management witheasy app controls; monitoring to keeplearning as the focus; protection tools toflag inappropriate content or cyberbully-ing; and a function to analyze and driveapp ROI, adoption, and compliance.2. Kajeet's solutions aim to tackle the

homework gap with the KajeetSmartSpot, a filtered Wi-Fi hotspot; theKajeet SmartBus offering school bus Wi-Fi; and the Kajeet Chromebook, offeringa complete student connectivity solution.3. DIY.org: This DIY community

offers a huge library of hands-on proj-ects, how-to videos, and an awesomekid community. Projects offer step-by-step instructions, and a variety of cours-es are targeted to different skill levels.4. Educreations: Record your voice

and iPad screen to create dynamic videolessons that students and colleagues canaccess any time, as needed. Post yourvideos to Educreations and share themwith anyone. You can even share videosvia email, Facebook, Twitter, Edmodo

or YouTube, or download and storethem in Dropbox or Google Drive.5. TED-Ed Lessons: Teachers can

build a lesson around any TED-EdAnimation, TED Talk, or YouTubevideo. Students can create talks on theirown or in groups, and educators caneven give their own TED-style talks.6. Coggle: Coggle is an online tool

for creating and sharing mindmaps andflow charts. Whether you’re takingnotes, brainstorming, planning, or doingsomething awesomely creative, it issuper simple to visualize your ideaswith Coggle. Share with as many stu-dents or colleagues as you like. Changesyou make will show up instantly in theirbrowser, wherever they are in the world.7. Dotstorming: Dotstorming is A

real-time group brainstorming and deci-sion making app. Dotstorming takes theprocess of dot voting online to allowgroups of people to collaborate on atopic.8. Classkick: Teachers add drawings,

text, images, audio, links, and videos to

provide instruction or create assess-ments. In 1:1 or small group settings,students input drawings, text, images, oraudio in response to teacher-createdmaterial. Teachers provide individual-ized, real-time feedback or allow stu-dents to give each other anonymousfeedback. Teachers can see who needshelp and how students are progressingthrough the assignment.9. Photomath: This app doesn’t

replace learning and knowing mathe-matical processes, but it can be a bighelp during homework when studentsand parents are left scratching theirheads. Photomath reads and solvesmathematical problems instantly byusing the camera of a mobile device.Students can also check their completedwork for any printed or handwrittenproblems.10. Khan Academy: With Khan

Academy, teachers can identify gaps intheir students’ understanding, tailorinstruction, and meet the needs of everystudent.

10 awesome digital and mobile learningresourcesStudents have come to expect learning tools that are engaging and easy to use—here are 10 digital and mobile learning tools to try in your classroom


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In order to support digital and mobilelearning, students in K-12 classroomsneed access to sufficient bandwidth,scalable and affordable broadbandinfrastructure, and robust Wi-Fi.

And for the most part, they have it.Educators and school IT leaders

have worked tirelessly toward this end,and according to the nonprofitEducationSuperHighway, 99 percentof school districts across the nation arenow on scalable fiber connections witha “clear path” to supplying enoughbandwidth for digital and mobilelearning in every classroom.

The 2019 State of the States report isthe latest in an annual look at schoolconnectivity, taking stock of school dis-tricts’ progress toward meeting the dig-ital and mobile learning needs of stu-dents and teachers.

Eighty-seven percent of teacherssay they use digital and mobile learn-ing in their classroom several times perweek, and three-quarters of U.S.schools now have at least one deviceper students, notesEducationSuperHighway CEO EvanMarwell in the report’s introduction.More than 70 percent of educators sayhigh-speed internet connections andWi-Fi networks are “significantlyimproving” teaching and learning.

And, as Marwell notes, this is justthe beginning–85 percent of teachers,principals, and district leaders supportthe increased use of digital and mobilelearning in their schools.

“This means that state leaders andschool districts will need to continue toupgrade classroom internet access sothat bandwidth is never a bottleneck tolearning,” he adds.

Some of the report’s major findingsinclude:

1. 46.3 million students and 2.8 mil-lion teachers–and 99 percent ofschools–are connected to scalable fibernetworks. As new fiber-optic connec-tions have become available to morethan 22,000 schools, those schools havethe broadband infrastructure in place tomeet the FCC’s 1 Mbps per studentinternet access standard.

2. Ninety-four percent of schoolsreport digital and mobile learning in atleast half of their classrooms.

“However, this is not the finish line; it’sa starting point. Once digital learningenters a school, bandwidth demand con-tinues to rise,” according to the report.“Students and teachers find more waysto enhance the learning experience withtechnology, and other teachers beginusing it in their classrooms. Ultimately,digital learning becomes fully integrat-ed into teaching and learning through-out the school as teachers leverage tech-nology in every classroom, every day.”

3. State leaders are using the federalE-rate to close classroom connectivitygaps and help districts upgrade internetaccess. These leaders can maintain astrong E-rate program, along withhelping school districts take advantageof budgets and deals designed to helpthem reach 1 Mbps, in an effort toavoid a broadband “bottleneck” thatcould prevent schools from access theconnectivity that enables digital andmobile learning.

The nonprofit will wind down itsefforts as its overarching goals are met,

Marwell also notes in the report.“Now, it is time for EducationSuper

Highway to sunset. In August 2020, wecomplete our mission, but not before wespend one more year helping as many ofthe last one percent of schools and stu-dents get connected to high-speedbroadband. As we close our doors, wedo so knowing that we have helpedopen the digital door to educationalopportunities for millions of students.”

3 amazing findings about digital and mobile learningThe classroom connectivity gap is closed, and more students than ever have access to robust digital and mobile learning



BY GARY LAMBERT, KENDRA LEROY, AND MICHELLE ZAVALETA

Gary Lambert: Wi-fi at home and on the bus

Beekmantown (NY) Central SchoolDistrict, a rural district of 2,070 students,was on a mission to be the most progres-sive educational institution in the area.When funds were earmarked for schoolwi-fi, we wanted to harness the internet toprovide a world-class education for everystudent in this district.

Our initiative to address digital equi-ty issues began with the rollout ofKajeet SmartSpots for students whoneeded home Internet access. In the fouryears since we had started our 1:1 pro-gram, the number of students withoutInternet has dropped from 30 percent to10 percent because parents saw the ben-efit for their kids and made it a priorityto get connected. For that 10 percentwho still don’t have Internet, we had aneasy-to-use solution.

Because robust filtering and reportingfeatures come standard with Kajeet,we’re now able to ensure that students areusing wi-fi for its intended educationalpurpose. While we have a responsibilityto be CIPA-compliant, we also are able toset notifications for when students violateour acceptable use policy by going tosites they shouldn’t. We can then deter-mine when it’s necessary to intervene.

To address both digital access andthe district’s commitment to keepingstudents connected to school, we startedlooking at wi-fi on buses. Some stu-dents spend up to an hour on the busgetting to and from school each day, andschool-sponsored athletic events oftenrequire a commute of an hour-and-ahalf-each way. Putting wi-fi on buseswas a tangible way to solve a problemand provide mobile learning opportuni-ties for students.

With wi-fi on the buses, drivers imme-diately reported that students wereengaged and working on assignments dur-ing their commutes instead of getting intotrouble. In fact, when it comes to disciplineissues, the bus often represents one of themost challenging environments for manyschools, but we have decreased thosebehavior incidents by 70 percent.

The success is in the numbers. In thepast three years, our attendance rateshave increased, along with our assess-ment scores in grades 3 through 8.School is a not a place that studentshave to go; it’s where they want to go.We believe the digital learning initiativehas been a foundation for their success.Kendra LeRoy: Connecting totoday’s smartphone-toting parents

I work in a group of four teacherswho collaborate to teach the differentsubjects in 5th grade. To keep us allconnected, we use the parent-teacherapp Bloomz to post announcements andupdates to students’ parents individuallyor as a group.

Parents really appreciate the up-to-date posts about what is happening atschool on the Bloomz newsfeed, whichthey can access right on their smart-phones. They also like having the calen-dar to remind them about dress-up days,report cards, and meetings.

We’ve used the conference schedul-ing aspect for three years in our gradelevel to set up time slots for confer-ences. Parents get instant notificationsthat conference times are available, aswell as the option to cancel or resched-ule if something arises. This simplifiesour life as teachers because it saveswritten notes and phone calls. The bestpart about a parent-teacher communica-tion tool is the fact that we know whena parent has viewed our messages, sowe can be aware that he or she has seenthe subject at hand.

Michelle Zavaleta: Uniting theclassroom with an audio system

So many pieces are needed to com-plete the puzzle of a mobile learningenvironment. Every school has its ownunique challenges, and technologyplays the important role of helpingaddress those by supporting educatorsto continue providing superior lessons.

At Tulare (CA) City School District in2011, we had a cluster of deaf and hard-of-hearing students for the first time inone class. Faced with the challenge ofproviding the necessary assistance to stu-dents who couldn’t hear their teachers,we implemented Lightspeed’s Redcatclassroom audio system. After complet-ing training courses, educators quicklynoticed the advantages of using audio intheir spaces.

We saw the benefits in our class-rooms with our hard-of-hearing stu-dents, but through the years, we’ve alsoseen the benefits for students who arenot hard-of-hearing. In today’s mobilelearning classrooms, where students aremoving around the room rather than sit-ting at desks, children are able to hearanywhere in the classroom and havedisplayed an increase in attention span.Having students working on theirdevices in different areas of the roomcan create distracting background noise,but an audio system allows teachers tobe heard—without raising their voice.

Gary Lambert is the director of 21stCentury Learning at BeekmantownCentral School District. Follow him onTwitter @Dir21KLearning. Kendra LeRoyis a 5th-grade math teacher in SouthernIndiana. Michelle Zavaleta is the directorof psychological services in special educa-tion at Tulare City School District. To con-tact her, email [email protected].

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Education leaders expect schoolinternet needs to increase over the nextseveral years, highlighting the need forincreased bandwidth and resources tosupport growing digital learningdemands on school networks.

The ninth annual E-Rate TrendsReport from Funds For Learning showsthat the federal E-rate program is stillcritical in establishing broadband con-nectivity for schools and libraries. The2014 E-rate update will expire in 2020,and stakeholders are urged to advocatefor the program in order to ensure it cancontinue to serve schools and librariesand help close connectivity gaps.

“Every year, we read through hun-dreds of responses that showcase how E-rate is mission critical for schools andlibraries,” says John Harrington, CEO ofFunds For Learning. “It’s vital to identifywhat’s working and what improvementsmust be made, and to deliver that feed-back directly to the FCC.”

The survey also includes open-endedresponses from applicants.

“[E-rate] is a tremendous programthat is necessary for the instructionalbenefit of all students and educatorsacross the United States. Without it,these individuals would sufferimmensely and potentially cause ournation a huge disadvantage when itcomes to 21st century skills,” accordingto comment number 218.

“As a small rural school district, ouroptions for internet, fiber, etc. are limit-ed. E-rate helps us tremendously withour internet, building-to-building con-nectivity, and network equipment thatare necessary in today’s education envi-ronment. Since state funded programs…no longer exist, districts must spend

more district money [on] projects. Itwould be difficult for our district to fundeverything needed without the benefit ofE-rate,” says comment number 41.

School internet remains critical tostudents’ success, both academicallyand in building the schools they’ll needto succeed in college and the workforce.

Here are 6 key findings about digitallearning and school internet needs:

1. Digital learning continues toexplode. 88 percent of applicants expectbandwidth needs of schools and librariesto increase in the next three years.

2. Barriers to internet still exist. 82percent of applicants agree that insuffi-

cient internet access to home of studentsor library patrons is significant issue intheir community.

3. If permitted to share school internetaccess off-campus at no additional cost tothe E-rate program, 83 percent of respond-ing applicants say they would do so.

4. Wi-Fi remains mission-critical. 88percent of applicants feel Wi-Fi isextremely important in fulfilling theirmission. 79 percent of applicants in FY18cited the same need, showing a consistenttrend in Wi-Fi access to support digitallearning in schools and libraries.

5. More applicants say school inter-net should extend to school buses–in2018’s survey, 58 percent of applicantsbelieved school bus internet shouldqualify for E-rate support. This year, 66percent of applicants say the same. “Ourcommunity would greatly benefit fromaccess to Wi-Fi on buses and school-provided internet at their homes. Thiswould allow for a greater flexibility inthe use of online resources and blendedlearning. Extending the classroom toanywhere our students have a device iskey to success in a 21st century learningenvironment,” according to commentnumber 274.

6. E-rate funding is considered criticalto school internet connectivity goals, butnot all applicants feel they can depend onthe funding each year. Ninety-four per-cent say E-rate is vital, but only 84 per-cent say their organization can depend onthe funding each year.

Participation in this year’s report wasa record high, with 1,763 applicantsfrom every state and territory complet-ing the survey, representing about 8 per-cent of all school and library applicantsnationwide.

6 ways the E-rate supports digital andmobile learningSchool internet access is critical to digital learning—here's the latest look at howschools are able to connect and meet bandwidth demands




Despite a brighter spotlight on digitalequity, gaps still remain, including thetroubling and persistent homework gap–but a newly-relaunched digital equitytoolkit aims to highlight the importantwork districts across the nation are takingto address equity differences.

The 2014 Erate modernizationhelped a majority of schools meet theFCC’s short-term connectivity goal of100 Mbps per 1,000 students, accordingto CoSN’s relaunched Digital EquityInitiative toolkit. But because classroomuse of technology and digital resourcesis growing, a gap has continued to growbetween students who have internetaccess at home and those who do not.

Because it tends to impact low-income and rural students harder thanothers, the homework gap can intensifyother income or access issues these stu-dents and their families face. And evenif a family has internet access, studentsdon’t necessarily have access to adevice–or the right device–with a largeenough screen or enough data to com-plete homework.

CoSN’s toolkit is updated with newstrategies and examples regarding howto best address the larger implicationsthat come with a lack of home internetaccess. The toolkit also highlights fivestrategies districts are leveraging toaddress those challenges.

There seem to be five steps school dis-tricts are taking in an attempt to close thehomework gap and help level the playingfield for rural and low-income students.1. Partner with community organ-

izations to create “homeworkhotspots.” As part of the Access4Allprogram, Fairfax County (VA) PublicSchools mapped free wi-fi locations forstudents. Their Community InternetAccess maps list sites in neighborhoodswithin the district, including libraries,

community, family, and other resourcecenters where students can access wi-fito complete their homework.2. Promote low-cost broadband

offerings. In Chattanooga, Tenn., thecity’s public utility internet provider,EPB, provides subscribers with up togigabit speeds. In 2015, EPB beganoffering the NetBridge StudentDiscount Program, which provides 100-Mpbs internet service for $26.99 amonth to households with students eli-gible for free or reduced lunch. TheHamilton County (TN) Department ofEducation disseminates program infor-mation along with applications for freeand reduced meals and validates studenteligibility for the program.3. Deploy mobile hotspot programs.

In the fall of 2017, Oregon’s BeavertonSchool District deployed Sprint hotspotsin all of their high schools after receivinga Sprint 1 Million Project grant. The dis-trict worked with Sprint specialists, highschool teachers, administrators, andcounselors to identify students withouthome internet access. Prior to the hotspotprogram, teachers in low income schoolswere hesitant to assign online homework,practice or readings because many oftheir students did not have home internetaccess, despite having school-issued lap-tops. The hotspots have changed the waythat teachers deliver instruction.4. Install wi-fi on school buses. In

the Salamanca City (NY) CentralSchool District, located on the lands ofthe Seneca Nation of Indians, AlleganyIndian Territory, in rural western NewYork State, approximately 40 percent ofthe district’s 1,250 students are NativeAmerican. Due to the district’s rurallocation and high poverty rates, manystudents lack home internet access.After launching a 1:1 mobile deviceprogram, the district worked with theSeneca Nation to ensure students couldaccess public wi-fi at the administration

building, library, and community center.Additionally, because a high percentageof students participate in athletics andother extra-curricular activities involv-ing long bus rides, the district partneredwith its wireless provider to install acost-effective bus wi-fi solution.5. Build private LTE networks.

Albemarle County (VA) Public Schoolsis leveraging Educational BroadcastSpectrum (EBS) licenses to providehome connectivity for underserved stu-dents through a private 4G LTE net-work. Spanning 726 square miles at thefoothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains,the district is both geographically andsocioeconomically diverse, comprisedof both urban and rural communitieswith pockets of poverty and low levelsof both broadband adoption and access.According to the National DigitalInclusion Alliance, broadband is notavailable through either cable or com-mercial 4G cellular service in many ofthe district’s rural areas. Following aninitial pilot that included partnershipswith local police and fire agencies andbegan with mounting antennas onschool buildings, the district is expand-ing the EBS service to cover additionalareas. With an eye toward sustainability,its strategy includes partnering with acommercial firm to install towers onschool campuses, allowing the districtto broadcast signal to wi-fi deviceswhile also leasing space to commercialcarriers, generating revenue to supportsystem upkeep.

CoSN also outlines steps school lead-ers can take to collaborate with local gov-ernments and community for a broadertake on digital equity and inclusion:

1. Assemble a team and develop a shared vision2. Assess existing community resources, gaps, and needs3. Engage stakeholders and partners4. Develop and execute a project plan

5 strategies to tackle the homework gapThe homework gap is a troubling barrier to digital equity, but some school districts are leaders in addressing the dilemma




Digital learning itself is expandingin schools, but access to classroom andhome technology still remains a majorobstacle, according to a new study fromSchoology.

The State of Digital Learning reportis based on responses from more than9,200 education professionals and cov-ers challenges, priorities, and studentachievement as they relate to digitallearning and edtech tools.

The study yields significant findingsregarding challenges and priorities, therole and impact of technology, digitalcitizenship and emerging edtech trends,and professional development andlearning communities.

Nearly 42 percent of study partici-pants say lack of student access at homeis their biggest obstacle to studentlearning. More than 50 percent also saytheir school or district is one-to-one,and more than half of them let studentstake those devices home.

The study breaks down obstacles tostudent learning by rural, suburban, andurban. Lack of student access at home isthe biggest obstacle for both rural (51percent) and urban schools (close to 45percent), while insufficient time toteach individual students who need itmost is the top obstacle in suburbanschools (42 percent).

K-12 classroom teachers say theirtop two digital learning challenges arejuggling multiple digital tools for teach-ing and learning and student access totechnology. Teachers’ top priorities areintegrating new edtech tools into theclassroom, along with improvingassessments, reporting, and data-drivendecision making.

Administrators’ top challenges are pro-viding relevant and effective professionaldevelopment, dealing with technologicalinfrastruture such as wi-fi and security,

and device management. Top digitallearning priorities are providing ongoingprofessional development, encouraginginstructor collaboration, and rolling outnew devices or device strategies.

More than 34 percent of respondentscited internet safety as the number onedigital citizenship concern, yet an equalnumber of respondents do not have adigital citizenship program in place orare not encouraged to discuss the topicwith students.

About 40 percent of schools allowsocial media for educational purposesonly, while nearly 20 percent have anopenly permitted social media policy.These numbers speak to the notion thatinstitutions are increasingly meetingstudents where they are.

Digital learning needs to extendbeyond the K-12 classroom and intoteacher PD opportunities. Most PD cours-es are still conducted via in-person work-shops, with 60 percent of schools and dis-tricts relying on periodic workshops.

Major findings include:1. Relevant and effective PD

remains a top concern2. Professional Learning

Communities have a positive effect on professional learning

3. More institutions see the value of dedicated instructional technologists

4. Educators are increasingly eager to integrate edtech

5. Most institutions provide differentiated instruction to students

6. Nearly half of respondents report that their institutions are using coding in classrooms

7. Lack of student access to technology at home is a roadblock for student learning

8. Learning Management Systems benefit students, teachers, administrators, and parents

9. Social media is finding its place in the classroom

10. Internet safety is a huge concern

10 things to know about digital learningA new report outlines digital learning challenges and top priorities for teachers and administrators



BY KYLE SCHUTTFor the past decade of my career, I’ve

worked to empower and inspire educatorsin their use of digital content and technol-ogy. From teaching educators in graduatelevel courses and delivering school levelprofessional development to producingdigital learning content and designingeducational products and services, mycareer has had one common purpose: tolearn how to best support educators’ useof digital content.

This work has been informed by hoursinterviewing, surveying, observing, andconversing with educators in all roles,grade-levels, and subject areas.Throughout this process, I have observedtime and again that when we give educa-tors practical strategies to use digital con-tent, they are more effective at teachingwith that content and engaging studentsin the learning process.

Following are five new strategieseducators at any level can use to moreeffectively use digital content to jump-start classroom learning.Try to discover and implement one

new instructional strategy per week togrow your teacher toolbox. With somany requirements of teachers, profes-sional learning can sometimes take aback seat. Practical professional learningcan be as easy as trying one new idea forsparking conversations, jumpstartingwriting, and exploring concepts. One ofmy favorite strategies, Snowball Fight,asks students to write and reflect on whatthey learn at intentional pause-points in avideo. After writing a fact they learnedfrom the prior segment, students crumbletheir papers and toss them into the middleof the room (not at each other!). After thenext video segment, students pick up adifferent paper and add another fact relat-ed to what they learned. As the processrepeats and wraps-up, each paper pro-vides an opportunity for discussion andreflection to correct misunderstandingsand dive deeper into the content being

learned through multiple perspectives.Offer students shared learning

experiences through virtual field tripsthat take your students outside ofyour classroom walls. Speaking ofsnow, one of my favorite times of theyear is when I travel to Churchill,Manitoba for the annual polar bearmigration. Each fall, students comealong on our journey to virtually to ask

questions of scientists, observe polarbears in their native habitat, and learnhow the tundra is connected to theirhomes. These “event-based virtual fieldtrips create a single point in time whereclassrooms from around the world con-nect to form a unique and diverse com-munity that takes a deep-dive on a par-ticular topic or moment in history.” Iencourage all educators to integrateVirtual Field Trips into their classroominstruction. It is a great way to expandyour students’ horizons.Enable students to remix content

and apply what they learn in a digitalmedium. Content creation and collabo-ration spaces empower students andteachers to design, build, and share con-tent in creative ways. With high qualitycontent creation tools, students can cre-ate a concept map, organize a digitalportfolio, record and upload a read-aloud, prepare a scientific explanation,or produce a character analysis. Givingstudents opportunities to apply their

knowledge supports each of the FourC’s that are pivotal for student success.Connect with other educators to

learn practical ideas for digital con-tent integration. Whether in-person oronline, professional learning networks(PLNs) continue to provide a safe placefor educators to collaborate and contin-ue learning. Through our surveys, wecontinue to hear that educators want toshare resources and connect with otherlike-minded educators. By gettinginvolved in a community like theDiscovery Educator Network, you canaccess ideas, pictures, and videosdemonstrating how other teachers usedigital content in their classrooms.Pair high-quality content with

effective instructional strategies forinstantaneous engagement. I continueto hear how teacher exemplars saveplanning time and provide thought-starters for content integration andengagement. A great example is grab-and-go lesson activities that can bemodified or assigned to students as-is.Covering all grade levels and subjectareas, resources like this are practicaland flexible. What’s more, this is myfavorite tip to share with educatorsbecause it addresses a common chal-lenge: saving teachers time.

Regardless of grade level, subjectarea, or instructional model, teachershave limited instructional time, they areworking to meet the needs of diverselearners. They want practical profes-sional learning opportunities that lead torelevant and engaging lessons.

Kyle currently serves as Director ofLearning Communities andInstructional Innovation at DiscoveryEducation. He holds a master’s degreein Classroom Technology, and is anadjunct faculty member at WilkesUniversity, for whom he designed theCreating a STEM Culture ThroughApplication graduate level course.

5 new strategies for digital contentUsing digital content can save teachers time and bring real-world relevance to classrooms



BY ESCHOOL NEWS STAFFThere’s a widening technology

achievement gap for minorities, despiteblacks and Hispanics having more inter-est in learning computer science. So whyis the field so dominated by whites?

eSchool News recently spoke withMashea Ashton, who foundedWashington, D.C.’s first com-puter science middle school lastyear in a struggling, historicallyblack community to help bridgethe technology achievementgap. Today, 99 percent of thestudents at Digital PioneersAcademy (DPA) are on a freelunch program. Ashton, whopreviously worked with SenatorCory Booker to create more edu-cational options in Newark,N.J., talked about how innova-tive educators can help solve theracial achievement gap.eSN: There are lots of cities

with impoverished neighborhoodsand poor public school systems, sowhy did you choose to start DPA insoutheast D.C.?Ashton: My husband’s family goes

back six generations in southeast D.C.and I taught here early in my career.Southeast Washington, D.C.. is a uniqueand multifaceted community, where thetalent pool is high, but access to trans-formational educational opportunities isoften lacking. I love my community andknow that our students can achieve any-thing they set their minds to accom-plish. I saw DPA as a way to bridge theachievement and opportunity gap forscholars east of Washington D.C.’sAnacostia River, and for people of colorwho are disproportionately underrepre-sented in the technology field.eSN: With your first year almost

completed, what are some challengesyou’ve encountered this year that youdidn’t expect when DPA was starting?Ashton: I’ve been working in public

education for nearly 20 years, so notmuch surprised me when we openedDPA last year. One component of work-ing with middle school students that

continues to push my thinking aroundthe work we are doing is the challengesand obstacles our scholars face outsideof school. Some of our students have tocarry adult responsibilities or haveexperienced trauma outside the class-room. I am constantly reminded of theimportance of addressing the social-emotional needs of our scholars in aneffort to achieve our academic goals.eSN: How would you grade DPA

on integrating computer science (CS)education into the curriculum thisyear? What makes DPA’s CS curricu-lum unique?Ashton: Many believe that CS is

simply too hard to teach, and believeyou need very specific expertise in thefield just to teach it at a K-12 level. DPAtakes a non-expert-dependent approachto our CS curriculum: Our teachers

come in with little to no background inthe subject and the curriculum allowsteachers to learn skills through projectsbefore scholars. Both students andteachers start learning basic programslike Scratch before diving into the bigcoding languages like CSS andJavascript.

eSN: As you know, the techfield is largely dominated bymen, while women and otherdemographics are not findingthe same success in the field.What are you doing at DPA toinclude these groups of stu-dents?Ashton: For us, it started

with our name. We chose thename Digital Pioneers Academybecause “pioneer” doesn’t sug-gest any specific gender or race.Leaders and innovators comefrom all kinds of backgrounds,just as our students and teachers

do. In fact, girls make up more than halfof our student body. While our faculty isdiverse, we hire based solely on align-ment with our mission and values. It’simportant that our students know that nomatter what their skin color or back-ground, they know that if they believein themselves and put in effective effortthey can achieve their goals.eSN: D.C. has a booming tech sec-

tor, with companies like Amazonchoosing to move there over other bigcities. As DPA expands its grade lev-els, do you have plans to establishrelationships with any of these com-panies?Ashton: We’re already partnering

with Microsoft and Deloitte to give ourstudents opportunities to work with lead-ers in the tech industry and expose themto the kind of careers they could enter in

Digital learning is helping this schoolclose achievement gapsA Q&A with Mashea Ashton, the founder/CEO of a D.C. charter middle school that's bridging the racial achievement gap in tech



a few years after college. We are trying tocreate more opportunities for our studentsto take part in “expeditions,” where theyare exposed to tech careers in which theycan apply what they are learning in theclassroom. They might get to show offtheir skills to experts from these compa-nies and then tour the companies’ officesto see their work up close. We think it’simportant for our scholars to experiencethese environments in person so that theprospect of high achievement after grad-

uation becomes something tangible.eSN: Where do you hope to see

DPA in 20 years? Are you planningany new projects/school startups forthe future?Ashton: Our plan is simple: to be the

most innovative school in America. Wewant to close the achievement andopportunity gap for low-income andworking-class students of color.

We hope that DPA equips all our stu-dents to enter higher education and even-

tually the job market, where they cansecure in high-paying careers. With morehigh-quality college-prep schools thatprepare students for the digital economy,we believe we can help break the cycleof poverty in areas like southeast D.C. Inthe coming years, we hope to open up to25 DPA schools in cities across the coun-try. We are creating an educational modelthat allows for schools to be tailor-madefor their communities and totally replica-ble in new areas.

When the digital divide hits at schooland at homeAs it turns out, the digital divide proves tougher for students with fewer electronic devices at home


The digital divide is proving one ofthe most pervasive and stubborn chal-lenges in U.S. education, and its effectscan follow students from kindergartenthrough college.

A new study confirms that, despiteefforts to close the space, the gapbetween students who have access todevices and the internet and those wholack it compounds equity problemswithin U.S. schools.

New research from ACT’s Center forEquity in Learning shows that under-served students with access to only oneelectronic device in their home may findit difficult to complete schoolwork. Thehomework gap, as it is frequentlycalled, is particularly tough on low-income and rural students. Even whenfamilies have one device at home, thatdevice is often a smartphone, whichisn’t conducive to completing home-work or doing research.

The report, “The Digital Divide andEducational Equity,” looks at the 14 per-cent of ACT-tested students who saidthey had access to only one device athome. It was a follow-up to the report“High School Students’ Access to and

Use of Technology at Home and inSchool,” which examines overall surveyresults and results for selected subgroups.

According to the report, among stu-dents who have access to only onedevice at home:• 85 percent were classified as under-served (low income, first generation incollege or minority).

• 28 percent of students who have onedevice at home say that device is pro-vided by their school–40 percent ofthose students have a laptop and 31percent have a smartphone.

• 56 percent of students reporting accessto only one device at home say thatdevice is a smartphone.

• American Indian/Alaskan, AfricanAmerican and Hispanic/Latino stu-dents had the least amount of access;white and Asian students had the high-est. For example, 20 percent ofAmerican Indian/Alaskan Native stu-dents have access only to a smart-phone, compared to only 4 percent ofwhite students.Naturally, students with access to more

than one device at home use those devicesmore frequently than students with accessto only one device at home. Sixty-eightpercent of students with access to two or

more devices use those devices for home-work, while just 48 percent of studentswith access to only a smartphone use thatdevice for homework.

Of students whose parents have acollege degree, the majority have accessto more than one device at home; just 7percent of this group have access toonly one device and 3 percent haveaccess only to a smartphone–a disad-vantage of 15 percentage points forfirst-generation college students.

Various reports and research offer afew suggestions as school leaders hopeto tackle the digital divide and thehomework gap:

1. Expand device and internet accessamong those who lack them

2. Ensure all students have easyaccess to the applications they need forschool-related activities via mobiletechnology

3. Look to instructional coaches,who, according to Digital Promiseresearch, can play a key role in closingthe gap and advancing equity

4. Look to other districts for exam-ples and best practices

5. Think about unconventional waysto connect students to the internet, suchas putting wi-fi on school buses



Disrupting students’ opportunity gapswill hinge on networksSociety is passing up entire reservoirs of latent innovation potential in the next generation—here's what can close those opportunity gaps

BY JULIA FREELAND FISHERRecently, Stanford researcher Raj

Chetty came out with yet another newstudy on the jagged landscape of oppor-tunity facing America. Analyzing therelationship between young people’sexposure to innovation and the likeli-hood that they would go on to becomeinventors, the study highlights an alarm-ing rate of what the authors dub “lostEinsteins”: young people who showpromising potential but who, due to lackof exposure to innovation, appear farless likely to pursue careers as inven-tors. Perhaps unsurprisingly these gapsfall along demographic lines. Children

from high-income (top 1 percent) fami-lies are 10 times as likely to becomeinventors as those from below-medianincome families.

The consequences of Chetty’s specificfindings are profound. Society is passingup entire reservoirs of latent innovationpotential in the next generation.

The findings are also a microcosm ofa broader reality facing the educationestablishment in an age of stark incomeand geographic inequalities. If Chetty’sresearch tells us something aboutschools, it’s that all the academic inter-ventions in the world may not add up to

tackling opportunity gaps that shapestudents’ ability to realize their potentialas inventors or otherwise. In recentyears, education reformers have focusedrelentlessly on K-12 achievement gapsand college graduation rates as proxiesfor leveling the playing field. ButChetty’s data suggests that opportunitygaps don’t merely spring forth fromgaps in achievement or attainment—they are based on exposure. They arealso social and geographic in nature.

The study underscores a fundamentaltruth about opportunity: it depends, atleast in part, on our inherited networks.Inherited networks, Chetty’s findings

suggest, are fundamentally bounded.They can propel some young peopleinto certain careers, but keep others out.Luckily, however, new tools andapproaches emerging across K-12 andhigher education could begin to disruptthe boundaries of students’ inheritednetworks.Tools to address opportunitygaps

For the past three years I’ve beentracking tools and models that expandstudents’ access to relationships thatmight otherwise be out of reach—

because of where they live, their fami-ly’s networks, or the structures of theschools they attend. These emergingtools and practices offer a small butvibrant beacon lighting the path forwardto address the social side of opportunitygaps.

Some include platforms, likeCommunityShare or ImBlaze. Thesetools are aimed at allowing schools tobetter tap into local community-basedopportunities and experts by cuttingthrough the logistical hurdle of coordi-nating across the school-communityinterface. Using CommunityShare,teachers can log onto the site to find a

community member who can speak toparticular topics in their classes or offera lesson. Schools can use ImBlaze—aneffort spawned from Big PictureLearning’s longtime model connectingstudents to internships with local busi-nesses—to recruit and organize intern-ship opportunities for their studentsthroughout their local community. Inother words, these tools can helpschools address exposure gaps by delib-erately connecting students to morelocal, real-world professionals whomthey otherwise might not know.

But much of Chetty’s research

suggests that geography can shape thesorts of opportunities on students’ radar.(The map above shows just how uneven-ly the ratio of patents to children is dis-tributed across the country). What aboutthose geographies where a diverse arrayof industry experts and mentors are hard-er to come by? In these cases the mostpromising innovations may be those thatallow students to diversify their connec-tions to experts online. For example,tools like Nepris or Educurious alloweducators to port online mentors orexperts into classrooms over video.Using these tools, educators can begin tosupplement traditional lesson plans andprojects with live chats with real peopleworking in the fields that students arestudying and industries they might even-tually work in.

These tools could help K-12 schoolsbegin to address exposure gaps. Stillother innovative approaches—like

Braven—aim to help higher educationinstitutions address stubborn opportuni-ty gaps that tend to persist even as olderstudents get closer to entering the work-force. Braven partners with universitiesto provide an “Accelerator Course” toarm first-generation college studentswith skills, internship experiences, andnetworks. The program is deliveredthrough local volunteer near-peer youngprofessionals working in high profilefirms the likes of Facebook, Prudential,and Audible. According to its latestimpact report, compared with peersnationally, Braven college graduates aremore likely to have at least one intern-ship during college. Their cohorts alsoexperienced statistically significantgrowth in the closeness of friendshipnetworks and advice networks with vol-unteer professionals.

What schools and collegescan do to surface ‘lostEinsteins’

Opportunity is something young peo-ple are—or aren’t—networked into.Although the notion of “networking” canreek of a shallow exercise at cocktail par-ties or ad-hoc connections on LinkedIn,Chetty’s research suggests that exposureto certain professions has deep, long-last-ing consequences. Education institutionscan address this reality by exploringemerging tools and approaches designedto reach beyond students’ inherited net-works and, in some cases, immediategeography. If we don’t, countless “lostEinsteins” will be deprived of—anddeprive us of—a brighter future.

Julia Freeland Fisher is the directorof education research at the ChristensenInstitute.




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2gcinc335 Old Sutton RoadBarrington, IL 60610

2ndGear7012 Belgrave AvenueGarden Grove, CA 92841(855) 812-9335

7 Mindsets60 King StreetRoswell, GA 30075(678) 878-3144

Acellus Corporation26900 E. Pink Hill RoadIndependence, MO 64057(816) 220-0300

Acer America Corporation333 West San Carlos Street, Suite 1500San Jose, CA 95110(408) 533-7700

Achieve30001985 Cedar Bridge AvenueLakewood, NJ 08701(732) 367-5505

Aerohive Networks1011 McCarthy BlvdMilpitas, CA 95035(866) 918-9918

AGi Repair220 Huff Avenue #500Greensburg, PA 15601(888) 325-5713

Agile Mind1705 W. Northwest Highway, Suite 160Grapevine, TX 76051(817) 329-2223

AGParts Education220 Huff AvenueGreensburg, PA 15601(724) 838-1170

Aidmics Biotechnology11F.-1, No.171, Sec. 3, Roosevelt Rd., Da an DistrictTaipei City, 10647Taiwan+886-2-2368-5358

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise600 Mountain Avenue, Suite 700New Providence, NJ 07974(908) 582-3275

American Printing House for the Blind1839 Frankfort AvenueLouisville, KY 40206(502) 895-2405

Anywhere Cart Classroom Solutions42035 Zevo DriveTemecula, CA 92590(888) 650-4488

Apple Education1 Infinite LoopCupertino, CA 95014(408) 974-5573

Aruba, a Hewlett PackardEnterprise company3333 Scott BlvdSanta Clara, CA 95054(408) 227-4500

Ask Listen Learn2345 Crystal DriveArlington, VA 22202(202) 637-0077

AT&T208 S. Akard Street, 17th FloorDallas, TX 75202(210) 821-4105

AutodeskOne Market, Suite 500San Francisco, CA 94105

Avantis Systems Ltd.Unit 2 & 3 The Glenmore Centre,Waterwells Business ParkQuedgeley, Gloucester GL2 2APUnited Kingdom+44 (0) 845 862 0390

AVRover1720 Military RoadBuffalo, NY 14217(716) 684-8200

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GuidesK-12 Digital & Mobile Learning Company Profiles

BakpaxPO Box 164Milford, NJ 08848(856) 818-4162

Barco, Inc.Beneluxpark 218500 Kortrijk, Belgium(678) 475-8183

Belkin International, Inc.12045 E. Waterfront DrivePlaya Vista, CA 90094(310) 751-5100

BenQ America3200 Park Center Drive, Suite 150Costa Mesa, CA 92626(866) 600-2367

BiblionasiumPO Box 1034New York, NY 10150(917) 524-2546

Blank Technologies Corp.2321 Kenmore AvenueBuffalo, NY 14207(718) 488-7005

Blocksi, LLC228 Hamilton AvenuePalo Alto, CA 94301(650) 521-9976

Bloxels EDUPO Box 21604St. Louis, MO 63109(888) 689-5896

BocaVox, LLC2900 Glades Circle, Suite 500Weston, FL 33327(954) 453-9705

Boclips22 Upper GroundLondon, England SE1 9PDUnited Kingdom44 7523152282

Boxlight Corporation1045 Progress CircleLawrenceville, GA 30043(866) 972-1549

BrainPOP27 West 24th Street, Suite 605new york, NY 10010(212) 689-9923

Brenthaven921 E Pine StreetSeattle, WA 98122(360) 733-5608

Bretford11000 SeymourFranklin Park, IL 60131(847) 678-2545

Bulb, Inc.400 E. Simpson Street, Suite 230Lafayette, CO 80026(970) 822-8020

Bump Armor458 Dansbury Road B-3Milford, CT 06776(415) 347-8039

Bytes of Learning, Inc.266 Elmwood Avenue, #256Buffalo, NY 14222-2202(800) 465-6428

Cambium Learning Group, Inc.17855 Dallas Parkway, Suite 400Dallas, TX 75287(888) 399-1995

Casio America, Inc.570 Mt. Pleasant AvenueDover, NJ 7801(973) 361-5400

CDI Technologies500 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 600Chicago, IL 60611(888) 226-5727

CDW / CDW-G75 Tri-State InternationalLincolnshire, IL 60069(847) 465-6000

Certiport, a business of NCSPearson, Inc.1276 South 820 EastAmerican Fork, UT 84003(801) 847-3128

Charter Communications(Spectrum Business)12405 Powerscourt DriveSt. Louis, MO 63131(314) 965-0555

Chen-Source Inc.50-13, Section 1, Minsheng NorthRoad, Guishan DistrictTaoyuan City, 333Taiwan886-3-316-2789

Chungdahm LearningSeoul 68-5 Cheongdam-dong,Gangnam-gu, Shinyoung Building,15th floorSeoul, Korea+811045444333

Cisco300 East Tasman DriveSan Jose, CA 95124(408) 525-9864

Cisco Meraki500 Terry A Francois BlvdSan Francisco, CA 94158(415) 632-5800

ClassCalc446 S Elm DriveBeverly Hill, CA 90212(310) 963-3031

ClassLink, Inc45 E Madison Avenue, Ste 7Clifton, NJ 07011(201) 271-1010 x117

ClassVRUnit 2 & 3 The Glenmore Centre,Waterwells Business ParkQuedgeley, Gloucester GL2 2APUnited Kingdom+44 (0) 845 862 0390



Clever1263 Mission StreetSan Francisco, CA 94103(877) 578-5572

CLEVERTOUCH401 West 6th StreetGeorgetown, TX 78626(866) 562-7850

CoderZ18 Tsienneto RoadDerry, NH 3038(603) 413-2600

Coffman Media6365 Shier Rings Road, Suite DDublin, OH 43016(614) 389-3456

ComcastOne Comcast CenterPhiladelphia, PA 19103(215) 286-1700

Connections Education8621 Robert Fulton Drive, 2nd floorColumbia, MD 21046(443) 873-1730

Copernicus EducationalProducts8194 County Road 109 RR#3Arthur, Ontario NOG 1AOCanada(519) 848-3664

CoSpacesElsenheimerstr. 4580687 Munich, Germany+49 89 21 55 35 490

Cox Communications, Inc.6205 Peachtree Dunwoody RoadAtlanta, GA 30328(888) 278-6660

CTL Corporation9700 SW Harvest Ct. #100Beaverton, OR 97005(866) 814-9380

CUBROID, INC.#1308, 202-dong, Chunui-Technopark II 18Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do 14557 NON+82-10-2350-9202

Curriculum Associates153 Rangeway RoadNorth Billerica, MA 1862(800) 225-0248

Datum Storage Solutions89 Church Road, PO Box 355Emigsville, PA 17318(866) 875-9594

Deeloh Technologies, LLC203 Otis AvenueSaint Paul, MN 55104(612) 750-8958

Dell Computer, Inc.One Dell WayRound Rock, TX 78682(512) 728-4200

Digital Management (DMI)6550 Rock Spring Drive 7th FloorBethesda, MD 20817(240) 200-5854

Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc.817 Pacific AvenueBremerton, WA 98337(360) 616-8915

Dino-Lite Scopes (BigC)19803 Hamilton AvenueTorrance, CA 90502(888) 668-2442

Distribu-QPO Box 105Greendale, WI 53129(262) 320-7345

Docusign221 Main Street, Suite 1550San Francisco, CA 94105(877) 720-2040

Draper, Inc.411 S. Pearl StreetSpiceland, IN 47385(765) 987-7999

DreamBox Learning, Inc.600 108th Avenue North East,Suite 805Bellevue, WA 98004(425) 637-8900

Dremel DigiLab1800 W. Central RoadMt. Prospect, IL 60056(844) 800-3736

d'Vinci Interactive28 South Potomac Street, Fourth FloorHagerstown, MD 21740(301) 797-2386

EarthWalk Communications, Inc.10262 Battleview ParkwayMannassas, VA 20109(703) 393-1940

EdGate Correlation Services3413 56th Street, NW, Suite AGig Harbor, WA 98335(253) 853-7133

Edthena95 Third Street, Floor 2San Francisco, CA 94103(855) 338-4362

Education SuperHighway433 California Street, Suite 500San Francisco, CA 94104(415) 967-7430

Educational Testing ServiceRosedale Road MS 18-EPrinceton, NJ 8541(609) 683-2942

Edupoint Educational Systems1955 South Val Vista DriveMesa, AZ 85204-7373(480) 633-7550



Electroboard Solutions Inc.415 Boulder Court, Suite 500Pleasanton, CA 94566(888) 506-7275

Elevate K12980 N. Michigan Avenue, Ste. 1400Chicago, IL 60611(312) 373-9214

Empow Studios1776 Massachusetts AvenueLexington, MA 2420(617) 395-7527

Encore Data Products, Inc.1729 Majestic Drive, Suite 2Lafayette, CO 80026(303) 926-1669

Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. /Britannica Digital Learning331 N La Salle Drive #2Chicago, IL 60610-4707(312) 347-7059

Ergotron1181 Trapp RoadSt. Paul, MN 55121(888) 743-1119

EverFi3299 K Street NW, 4th FloorWashington, DC 20007(202) 297-2649

ExploreLearning110 Avon StreetCharlottsville, VA 22902(434) 293-7043

Extreme Networks, Inc.6480 Via Del OroSan Jose, CA 95119(408) 579-2800

FireFly Computers1271 Red Fox RoadSt Paul, MN 55112(612) 564-4088

Follett Corporation3 Westbrook Corporate Cetner,Suite 200Westchester, IL 60154(800) 365-5388

Fortinet (formerly Meru Networks)899 Kifer RoadSunnyvale, CA 94084(408) 215-5373

FreshGrade Education Inc.460 Doyle Avenue #603Kelowna, BC VIY OC2(877) 957-7757

Fujitsu America, Inc.1250 E. Arques AvenueSunnyvale, CA 94085-3470(408) 746-6000

Genius Plaza511 Moe RoadClifton Park, NY 12065(518) 280-9550

GreenpowerUSA200 White Street SEHuntsville, AL 35801(256) 975-1977

Gumdrop Cases321 3rd Avenue SSeattle, WA 98104(206) 971-1917

Hapara801 High Street #200Palo Alto, CA 94301(650) 701-3442

Higher Ground Gear134 S Industrial DriveSaline, MI 48176(734) 975-7500

Hooked on Phonics83 Wooster HeightsDanbury, CT 6810(888) 605-5055

HoverCam9985 Pacific Heights Blvd., #100San Diego, CA 92121(858) 750-3499

Howard Technology Solutions36 Howard DriveEllisville, MS 39437(601) 425-3181

HP Computer Corp. - HQ3000 Hanover StreetPalo Alto, CA 94304-1185(650) 857-1501

Hyperion Partners400 South 4th Street Suite 650Las Vegas, NV 89101(855) 213-7500

i-Blason.com1880 McFarland PkwyAlpharetta, GA 30005(678) 815-6637

Illuminate Education6531 Irvine Center Drive, Suite 100Irvine, CA 92638(909) 576-7303

Immersed Games640 Ellicott Street, Suite 108Buffalo, NY 14203(352) 641-0730

Impero Software823 Congress Avenue, Suite 1410Austin, TX 78701(844) 346-7376

InferCabulary10264 Wayover WayColumbia, MD 21046(410) 960-2444

Infobase132 West 31st Street 16th FloorNew York, NY 10001(212) 896-4337

Insight, Inc.6820 South Harl AvenueTempe, AZ 85283(800) 467-4448

IPEVO, INC.440 N. Wolfe RoadSunnyvale, CA 94085(408) 490-3085


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iRobot8 Crosby DriveBedford, MA 01730(617) 945-8751

iStation8150 North Central Expressway,Suite 2000Dallas, TX 75206(972) 643-3440

iTutor.com, Inc.420 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 1016Jericho, NY 11753(516) 681-8000

IXL Learning777 Mariners Island Blvd., Suite 600San Mateo, CA 94404(650) 372-4040

JAMF Software100 Washington Avenue S Suite 1100Minneapolis, MN 55401(612) 605-6625

JAR Systems10530 Portal XingBradenton, FL 34211(866) 393-4202

JLab Audio2281 Las Palmas Drive, Suite 101Carlsbad, CA 92011(405) 445-7219

Kaligo by Learn&GoLewis Building, Bull StreetBirmingham, England B4 6EQUnited Kingdom+44121 728 0557

Kramer Electronics USA, Inc6 Route 173 WestClinton, NJ 08809(888) 275-6311

LanSchool1009 Think Place Bldg. 1, 3J40Morrisville, NC 27560(888) 473-9485

Laptops Anytime17304 Pearson Rd Suite 800Dallas, TX 75252(614) 579-3053

Learn with Socrates7935 W. Badura Avenue, Ste. 1045Las Vegas, NV 89113(702) 560-6776

Learning Ally20 Roszel RoadPrinceton, NJ 08540(609) 243-7092

Learning.com1620 SW Taylor, Suite 100Portland, OR 97205(503) 517-4447

LearningMate Solutions880 Third Avenue, 18th FloorNew York, NY 10022(602) 566-7118

LEJU(SHENZHEN)ROBOTICS9B, C Block, Tongfang InformationHarbor, North Area, Hi-TechPark,Nanshan District, Shenzhen City,P.R.C.GUANGDONGShenzhen, 518100China0755-21000548

Lenovo1009 Think PlaceMorrisville, NC 27560(919) 257-4808

Lexia Learning300 Baker Avenue, Suite 320Concord, MA 1742(978) 405-6253

Lock N Charge4510 Helgesen DriveMadison, WI 53718(888) 943-6803

Kajeet, Inc.7901 Jones Branch Drive, Ste 350McLean, VA 22102(240) 482-3500

Kajeet, the industry leader forsafe, managed mobile solutions,powers the K-12 connected environment. Kajeet Sentinel®manages and enables safe,online connectivity and adminreporting. Schools and districtscan connect their students in theclassroom, on the school bus,and with Internet at home. Kajeethas student access covered.

www.Kajeet.com

Kajeet, [email protected](240) 482-3500

Lightspeed Systems2500 Bee Cave Road, Bldg. One, Suite 350Austin, TX 78746(877) 447-6244

The Relay platform by LightspeedSystems has everything schoolsneed to make mobile learningsafe and effective. Filter, manage,monitor, protect, and analyzeevery OS from a single platform.It’s #1 for a reason: Relay givesschools more control and betterreports, making students safer.

www.lightspeedsystems.com

Lightspeed [email protected](877) 447-6244

http://www.Kajeet.com


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Logitech, Inc.7600 Gateway BlvdNewark, CA 94560-1159(510) 795-8500

Lumens Integration, Inc.4116 Clipper CourtFremont, CA 94538(510) 252-0200

Mackin Educational Resources3505 County Road 42 WBurnsville, MN 55306(800) 245-9540

MacMillan Learning175 Fifth AvenueNew York, NY 10010(646) 307-5151

MAXCases130 McCormick Avenue, Suite 104Costa Mesa, CA 92626(888) 799-6837

Mentoring MindsOne International Place, Suite 1400Boston, MA 2110(800) 585-5258

Merge VR424 Soledad StreetSan Antonio, TX 78205(210) 478-9919

Microsoft CorporationOne Microsoft WayRedmond, WA 98052-6399(425) 706-3470

Mobile Advance203 Lemon Creek Dr. Unit DWalnut, CA 91789(888) 995-5988

Mobile Edge1150 N. Miller StreetAnaheim, CA 92806(714) 399-1400

MobileDemand1501 Boyson Square Drive, Suite 101Hiawatha, IA 52233(319) 363-4121

National GeographicLearning/Cengage Learning20 Channel Center StreetBoston, MA 02210(617) 757-7900

NB Carts & One Screen29 Poplar DriveStirling, NJ 07980(908) 604-9360

Nearpod / Panarea Digital18305 Biscayne Blvd. Ste 301Aventura, FL 33160(855) 500-0217

NEC Corporation of America3929 W John Carpenter FwyIrving, TX 75063(214) 262-6000

NEC Display Solutions3250 Lacey Road, Suite 500Downers Grove, IL 60515(630) 467-3200

NetOp220 NW Second Avenue, Suite 940Portland, OR 97209(866) 725-7833

NetRef45240 Business Ct, Suite 200Dulles, VA 20166(844) 638-7331

NetSupport, Inc.6815 Shiloh Road East, Suite A-7Alpharetta, GA 30005(770) 205-4456

Newline Interactive101 East Park Blvd. Suite 807Plano, TX 75074(972) 468-9728

NoteAffect1290 Bay Dale Drive, #324Arnold, MD 21012(410) 974-0505

Numberrella23-31 Beavor Lane, HammersmithLondon, England W6 9ARUnited Kingdom+44 (207) 193-6995

Nureva1301 401 9th Avenue SWCalgary, Alberta T2P 3C5Canada(403) 699-9781

NWEA121 NW Everett StreetPortland, OR 97209(503) 624-1951

OtterBox209 S. Meldrum StreetFort Collins, CO 80521(970) 980-2022

Padcaster119 W 23rd StreetNew York, NY 100111(888) 391-4050

Neptune NavigatePO Box 132691Tyler, TX 75713(903) 630-7487

Neptune Navigate's ResponsibleDigital Citizenship program provides turnkey online modulesthat are 100% classroom orassignment ready - no workrequired! Modules are customized by grades K-3, 4-6,7-8, and 9-12, and cover topicsincluding Cyberbullying, DigitalFootprint, Social Media, MediaLiteracy, and more.

https://neptunenavigate.com

Suzy Shoup Product [email protected](903) 630-7487

Rachel GuthrieProduct [email protected](903) 630-7487

https://neptunenavigate.com





Peerless AV, Inc.2300 White Oak CircleAurora, IL 60502(708) 236-6744

PowerGistics2701 International Lane, Suite 201Madison, WI 53704(833) 250-5244

Prodigy Game1100 Burloak Drive, Suite 200Burlington, Ontario L7L 6B2Canada(866) 585-4655

Professor Garfield Foundation5440 E County Road 450 NAlbany, IN 47320(765) 287-2368

PublicSchoolWORKS3825 Edwards Road, Ste 400Cincinnati, OH 45209(513) 631-6111

Reading Horizons1194 West Flint Meadow DriveKaysville, UT 84037(800) 333-0054

RealNetworks, Inc.PO Box 91123Seattle, WA 98111-9223(206) 674-2700

Renaissance2911 Peach StreetWisconsin Rapids, WI 54494(800) 338-4204

Riverside InsightsOne Pierce Place, Suite 900WItasca, IL 60143(800) 323-9540

Ruckus Wireless, Inc. / an ARRIS Company350 W Java DriveSunnyvale, CA 94089(650) 265-4200

SAP Concur1919 Gallows Road, Suite 800Vienna, VA 22182(703) 506-7699

Scholastic, Inc.557 BroadwayNew York, NY 10012(212) 389-3633

Schoology, Inc2 Penn Plaza 10th FloorNew York, NY 10121(212) 213-8333

Screencast-o-Matic600 Steward Street, Suite 400Seattle, WA 98101(206) 260-1000

Seesaw180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1580San Francisco, CA 94119(415) 279-6602

SHI International Corp.290 Davidson AvenueSomerset, NJ 08873(888) 764-8888

Skalable Technologies4300 Stevenscreek Blvd, Suite 140San Jose, CA 95129(408) 890-5066

Smart Tech Insurance255 Primera Blvd Suite 160Lake Mary, FL 32746(877) 307-6777

SoraOverDrive World Headquarters,One OverDrive WayCleveland, OH 44125(121) 657-3688

Soundtrap for Education150 Greenwich Street, 62nd FloorNew York, NY 10007(332) 201-0361

Spectrum Industries Inc.925 1st AvenueChippewa Falls, WI 54729(715) 723-6750

Square Panda935 Benecia AvenueSunnyvale, CA 94085(877) 807-2632

Staymobile1850 Parkway PlaceMarietta, GA 30067(678) 695-8535

Stop, Breathe & Think11111 Santa Monica Boulevard,Suite 1700Los Angeles, CA 90025(424) 901-5114

Studytracks Inc.824 S Los Angeles Street, Suite 302Los Angeles, CA 90014(323) 445-7430

Super Duper PublicationsPO Box 24997Greenville, SC 29616(866) 515-0625

Scantron TechnologySolutions1313 Lone Oak RoadSt Paul, MN 55121-1334(800) 722-6876

affianceSUITE EDU puts thepower of a nationwide team ofon-site network, hardware, andprinter experts at your fingertips.Choose a la carte options orselect the whole solution. You’vetrusted Scantron assessmentsolutions—now trust our technologysolution to manage your critical ITsystems.

www.scantron.com/affiancesuiteedu

Mark McGuireVice President, Technology [email protected](402) 697-3211

http://www.scantron.com/affiancesuiteedu




TabPilot Learning Systems517 Oothcalooga Street, Suite CCalhoun, GA 30701(706) 625-2657

Targus1211 N Miller StreetAnaheim, CA 92806(714) 765-5555

TeachersFirst / Source for Learning12355 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 625Reston, VA 20191(703) 860-9200

Technology Resource Advisors5381 North 118th CourtMilwaukee, WI 53225(888) 991-4145

TechProducts360.com5445 Oceanus Drive Ste. 108Huntington Beach, CA 92649(844) 360-8324

Terrapin Software955 Massachusetts AvenueCambridge, MA 02139(508) 487-8181

The Social Express162 S. Rancho Santa Fe RoadEncinitas, CA 92024(877) 360-0155

Thule, Inc.2420 Trade Center Avenue, Suite ALongmont, CO 80503(203) 881-9600

Trinity3 Technology2550 University Avenue W, Suite 315-SSaint Paul, MN 55104(651) 888-7922

Triple T Global, Ltd.Unit 3, Wellingborough Road,Sywell Northants, EnglandNN6 0BNUnited Kingdom+44 1604 790982

Turning Technologies,255 W Federal StreetYoungstown, OH 44503(330) 884-6055

Typing Agent144 Railroad Avenue, Suite 220Edmonds, WA 98020(425) 880-2500

Unicon, Inc.1760 E Pecos Road, Suite 432Gilbert, AZ 85295(480) 558-2400

Urban Armor Gear, LLC28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300Laguna Niguel, CA 92677(818) 960-7031

UziBull (UZBL)212 L Technology DriveIrvine, CA 92618(949) 715-1174

Verizon WirelessOne Verizon Way Location Code: VC63S215Basking Ridge, NJ 7920(908) 306-7000

Vernier Software & Technology13979 SW Millikan WayBeaverton, OR 97005-2886(888) 837-6437

ViewSonic10 Pointe Drive, Suite 200Brea, CA 92821(909) 444-8888

VIPKID301 Howard Street, Suite 910San Francisco, CA 94105(415) 200-0215

Wize Computing Academy513 Beacon Hill DriveCoppell, TX 75019(214) 226-4595

Worth Avenue GroupPO Box 2077Stillwater, OK 74076(800) 620-2885

Xirrus Riverbed680 Folsom StreetSan Francisco, CA 94107(800) 947-7871

Zoobean, Inc3100 Clarendon Blvd #200Arlington, VA 22201(412) 532-6267

Zoom Video Communications, Inc.55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th FloorSan Jose, CA 95113(408) 496-0600

Tools for SchoolsSt Nicholas House, 31-34 High StreetBristol EnglandBS1 2AWUnited Kingdom(217) 636-3932

Book Creator is a 5-star rated,multi award winning edtech appthat launched in 2011 as a simple tool for combining text,images, audio and video into adigital book format. Book Creatoris super-versatile and can beused across the curriculum.

https://bookcreator.com/schools-districts

David Swift Head of Partnerships [email protected](217) 636-3932

Jon Smith Teacher Success [email protected](330) 268-4786

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Guides K-12 Digital & Mobile Learning About eSchool News

About eSchool NewsHistoryeSchool News covers education technology in all its aspects–from legislation and litigation, to best practices, to lessons

learned and new products. First published in March of 1998, eSchool News is a monthly print and digital newspaper providingthe news and information necessary to help K-20 decision-makers successfully use technology and the internet to transformNorth America’s schools and colleges and achieve their educational goals. The newspaper is read by more than 300,000 schoolleaders, and a companion web site—eSchool News Online—is visited by more than 500,000 unique visitors each month,including over 280,000 registered members.eSchool News is a marketing solutions company serving the education technology industry. Throughout our 25-year history,

we have created the most comprehensive portfolio of products and services in the industry. We offer access to the broadestreach and deepest range of education technology professionals worldwide across the entire technology spectrum: the creators,sellers, and buyers of technology around the world.

Every day, our editorial, sales, and marketing professionals share their content expertise to help our customers grow theirbusinesses. We leverage the immediacy of online, the networking of face-to-face opportunities, the expert interaction of webseminars, and the breadth and depth of print to create compelling, focused media that delivers measurable results.MissioneSchool News— helping educators succeed by:• Providing the latest news, resources and reports on theapplications of technology to improve learning

• Providing resources and tools to evaluate the funding,purchasing and the evaluation of technology in the educa-tion systems

• Assisting educators in forming collaborative alliances andproviding a valuable resource bank for the exchange ofinformation, ideas and best practices.

In order to fulfill our mission, we pledge the following:• We will treat each member as though the success of ourorganization depends on that individual alone

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• We will deliver what we promise• We will conduct our business in a manner which com-mands the respect of the public for our industry and forthe goals toward which we strive

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eSchool News covers the intersection of technology and innovation in education. We focus on how technology can help educators improve learningand deliver instruction more effectively, enhance the student experience, and transform their schools.

2019-2020 MONTHLY GUIDE EDITORIAL CALENDAR

December 2019 School Safety

January 2020 Multimedia Presentation Systems

February 2020 STEM, STEAM, & Makerspaces

March 2020 IT Solutions: Hardware & Management

April 2020 Online and Personal/Blended Learning

May 2020 Curriculum, SEL and Instructional Tools

June 2020 Library & Media Technology

July 2020 Wireless Products

August 2020 Data Management & Storage

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