Sentences with phrase «schools had access to the internet»

In addition, nine in 10 schools had access to the internet and by 2003 schools were expected to spend around # 65 million through dedicated ICT budgets.

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Why you want one: The best perk of 529 plans is the ability to to pay for a host of college - related expenses, including tuition, room and board, books, computer equipment, and even Internet access, all tax - free (the plan student has to be enrolled in school to qualify for the computer and Internet perks, though).

A community partnership, one of many, has brought Internet access and technology to more than 600 students and 50 teachers in schools near the mine.

They have school and they have libraries that they can use to access the internet.

It means that they can count on students having an additional opportunity to work on extended assignments outside of school even if they do not have Internet access at home.

The third ballot amendment would permit New York State to borrow $ 2 billion dollars to pay for computer tablets and better internet access for school children.

The Bond Act, as it reads on the November ballot, would provide access to classroom technology and high - speed internet connections, as well as offer funds to build more pre kindergarten classrooms, and replace the trailers that some overcrowded schools in New York City have been using to teach students.

For me, widespread access to the internet and social media took off while I was in college, so while my first employers could have Googled me, the most they would have found is high school or college graduation announcements or achievements in my adult life.

We didn't have internet access until my later high school years, so I had to turn to books and magazines for research on cooking.

You'll notice that many of the women have college degrees, that is because those are the ones that have easy access to the internet from work or at school.

«Older adults have been somewhat slower accessing the internet and using it to the extent that younger adults do, largely because they were not introduced to it through work and school,» she says, «however, internet usage has certainly increased among older adults and, when introduced to technology, they're quite capable of becoming technologically literate.»

The concern over access to inappropriate Internet material has compelled many schools to «filter» their computers» access to the Internet.

Most students now have access to computers and the Internet in their classrooms, nearly all students have access somewhere in their schools, and a majority of teachers report using computers or the Internet for instructional purposes.

While many people now have access to internet at a much higher speed than this, it can act as a useful benchmark and conservative target for calculating the capacity of a school connection.

The chief executive officer of EducationSuperHighway, a nonprofit group that advocates upgraded Internet access for schools, articulates what many educational technology leaders like to remind educators, policymakers, parents, and students: «Schools don't have the expertise they need to effectively design and implement a network,» says Evan C. Mschools, articulates what many educational technology leaders like to remind educators, policymakers, parents, and students: «Schools don't have the expertise they need to effectively design and implement a network,» says Evan C. MSchools don't have the expertise they need to effectively design and implement a network,» says Evan C. Marwell.

You can use such cards to gather other information too, such as school schedule, why the student signed up for the class, whether the student has a part - time job, and whether he or she has access to the Internet at home.

Thanks to a large grant in 2000 from BellSouth (now AT&T South), the school now has Internet access and multiple computers in every classroom, as well as a project lab with computers and a library that can accommodate heavier computer use.

Over the last eight years, the district has spent $ 32 million on the hardware systems necessary to track student demographic and performance data districtwide, and another $ 2 million on additional computers that allow teachers to access the system; much of this funding has come from the federal E-Rate program, which has allocated more than $ 10 billion toward Internet infrastructure in K — 12 schools and libraries since 1996 (see «World Wide Wonder?»

All of us have access to the internet and we use it for many different things like researching for some information for school and college projects, downloading music, pictures, wallpapers, and screen - savers, to get updates on the latest happenings all over the world, emails, instant messaging, chats, and many other things.

Students at St. Aloysius now have access to the Internet at school, and they have the state of Wisconsin to thank.

Only 35 percent of schools surveyed have some Internet access, and only about 3 percent of all school classrooms, laboratories, and media centers have access to the network, the report, «Advanced Telecommunications in Public Schools K - 12,»schools surveyed have some Internet access, and only about 3 percent of all school classrooms, laboratories, and media centers have access to the network, the report, «Advanced Telecommunications in Public Schools K - 12,»Schools K - 12,» says.

Roughly 17 million children and teens have Internet access in their homes, and most of them use it daily for everything from researching school projects to playing online games to sending instant messages or chatting with their classmates.

We also hear from Pew Research that some 5 million households with school - age children do not have high - speed internet service at home, which leads to a «homework gap» for students who need access the most.

In the fall of last year, 99 percent of public schools had Internet access, compared with 35 percent in 1994, according to the study issued last month by the National Center for Education Statistics.

43 percent of 9 - to 17 - year - olds with Internet access at school say the Internet has improved their attitude toward school,

Indeed, many schools that embrace technology to drive personalized learning have actually moved in the opposite direction: extending the school day to build in time for students to do more project - and team - based learning, meet one - on - one with teachers and advisors, and even just access on - site wireless Internet.

«It seemed very unfair to us that some of our students had access to rich learning resources, while those without computers and Internet access saw their school day truly end at 3 P.M. each day,» she explains.

Through the program, the district gives reconditioned school computers and free Internet access to families that otherwise wouldn't be able to afford them.

The Flip started when these teachers began supplying absent students with an online lecture they could watch from home or from wherever they had access to a computer and the Internet, including school or the local library.

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Because opt - out is a grassroots phenomenon, communities varied in the extent of their participation, based in part on factors such as: 1) degree of parental involvement in the local schools, 2) whether the local PTA had an organized advocacy committee, 3) parental awareness of school - reform issues, and 4) access to the Internet and social media.

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Discussions began in late 2011 about the opportunity for the school to provide students with a BYO network which would only provide access to the Internet, and given the school's choice of Google Apps deployment, that would be all that was needed.

Two recent events have the potential to help schools nationwide get up to speed when it comes to Internet access and equity.

The Internet is also feeding home schoolers an ever broader range of curricular options, so that families and students of all types — leftist, social conservative, rock star, or skateboard enthusiast — have easy access to the kind of instruction they desire.

And sadly our school's internet is so slow that if we want to have more than 15 kids in the school accessing a website, you have to double them up on computers.

A number of schools have found that instant access to the internet is hugely beneficial.

With record gains being made in providing students with access to computers and the Internet, more schools are shifting their priorities toward other areas that have been simmering on the back burner — namely, figuring out how to integrate technology into the curriculum in meaningful ways.

The median national rate for school Internet access has also dropped by half, to $ 11 / mbps.

Having decided not only to allow consumer technology into the classroom, but also to encourage its widespread use by installing a wi - fi cloud in the school via a managed wireless solution so that students can access the internet on their handheld devices, the school had to ensure that all its staff were on board and could support the school's innovative approach.

From developing 1 - to - 1 computing programs to ensuring students have access to high - speed Internet connections to do their schoolwork during and beyond school hours, district leaders are increasing the reach and use of technology in education.

Over time, Internet access has steadily increased in public schools, leading to virtually no difference in access between poor schools and their wealthier counterparts, according to the latest figures from the National Center for Education Statistics.

While that money has helped connect almost every school in the country to the Internet, rural schools continue to find themselves at a huge disadvantage when it comes to prices and access to fiber - optic cables.

CoSN Executive Director Keith Krueger and Project Director Susan Bearden talk about what school districts and their community partners can do to ensure all students have access to the digital resources, including high - speed internet connections outside of school, they need to succeed.

[It's] not a huge surprise in some senses because Australian students are pretty well resourced by international standards and by real standards as well - they have got high access to ICTs and the internet, both at home and in school.

These models also do not rely on students having access to high - speed Internet - connected computers at home; online learning occurs during the school day.

This analysis will include not only the speed of Internet access, the technical training of teachers, how many hours a day students have access to computers, and whether this technology is available to students with disabilities, but also whether «students have access to necessary technology outside of school and how school districts support students who do not have Internet access at home.»

The school system recently issued mobile hotspots to about 50 Southern Middle students who do not have access to the internet outside of school.

If your family plans to do school work and has internet access on the trip, arrangements can be made with your contact teacher.

This past week, the schools issued mobile «hotspots» to about 50 Southern Middle School students who do not have access to the internet outside of sSchool students who do not have access to the internet outside of schoolschool.