The Colorado Broadband Office hosted a special webinar series focusing on student connectivity. The goal of these webinars is to shine a light on the complex issue of ensuring broadband access for all students to enable participation in remote learning. We will talk with school districts, broadband providers, and policymakers about the challenge of connecting students, understanding the needs, innovative solutions, existing programs, and how to fund student connectivity.
Find more information and recordings of each session below.
- Student Connectivity Webinar Series: District Stories
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Student Connectivity Webinar Series: District Stories
October 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- Student Connectivity Webinar Series: The Future of E-rate
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Student Connectivity Webinar Series: The Future of E-rate
October 21 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Resources referenced by the speakers during the Future of E-rate webinar:
- BVSD’s 2016 FCC E-Rate Waiver Request
- Colorado Attorney General Emergency E-rate Waiver Petition 9.2.2020
- Colorado Education Broadband Coalition (CEBC)
- Chairman Pai’s Response to Senators Regarding Helping Students Maintain Connectivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- SHLB Blog: Why-E-rate-Should-Fund-Home-Broadband-During-COVID-19
- Student Connectivity Webinar Series: Provider Solutions
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Student Connectivity Webinar Series: Provider Solutions
November 4 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Resources referenced by the speakers during the Provider Solutions webinar:
- Common Sense Education and Boston Consulting Group’s “Closing the K–12 Digital Divide in the Age of Distance Learning”
- Comcast Information:
- Internet Essentials Partner Program
- Fourth story in a series about Comcast network COVID-19 response: https://corporate.comcast.com/stories/covid-19-network-report-our-people-challenge-despite-unparalleled-disruption
- Broader info about Comcast network: https://corporate.comcast.com/our-network
- Longer term solutions documented in Andrew Moore’s latest blog: Inadequate Internet May Impact Children’s Lives for Decades to Come