Also: Indiana Teachers Find Ways to Stay Connected During Virus

Center for Digital Education
K-12 EDTECH NEWSLETTER
APRIL 23, 2020

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Districts are implementing FirstNet to create a reliable channel for emergency communications aboard school buses.
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Cities Deploy Rapid Digital Inclusion Efforts Amid Crisis
Cities across the country are trying to get more of their citizens access to the Internet during the COVID-19 crisis, with essential services such as medicine and education moving online as residents stay home. READ MORE

Indiana Teachers Find Ways to Stay Connected During Virus
With schools in Indiana closed amid the pandemic, the educators, students and families there are learning and improving skills to creatively use technology and the Internet. They are finding new ways to stay connected. READ MORE

Schools Report Online Student Absences During Crisis
Minnesota’s transition to distance learning has left out tens of thousands of K-12 students and threatens to expand the state’s already wide gaps in achievement, early attendance reports suggest. READ MORE

Washington Teachers Create Online Learning Road Map
In the weeks since schools closed statewide, teachers in Washington have had to quickly figure out plans for online learning, and they are doing so in part by swapping tips and motivation with each other. READ MORE

Camp Uses Online Outdoor Lessons to Reach Students
After Ohio's stay-at-home order closed Camp Nuhop in Perrysville, its staff got creative to continue teaching local kids about the great outdoors and ended up reaching children around the world. READ MORE

Are Philadelphia Schools Lagging in Online Instruction?
Philadelphia students will begin remote instruction next week — 38 days after they were last in classrooms, and they won’t learn new material until May 4, 52 days after school was dismissed amid the pandemic. READ MORE

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Enhancing Student Safety with FirstNet
Districts are implementing FirstNet to help ensure instant access to first responders and school officials in a crisis.
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