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EdTech Revolution in Education 2013:

2013 Tea For Technology: Broadband, Telehealth & You: Bringing Wellness to Your Door Presentation September 22, 2013. EdTech Revolution in Education 2013: . The State of Digital & Distance Learning A Resource for Understanding the Critical Role of Broadband.

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EdTech Revolution in Education 2013:

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  1. 2013 Tea For Technology: Broadband, Telehealth & You: Bringing Wellness to Your Door Presentation September 22, 2013 EdTech Revolution inEducation 2013: • The State of Digital & Distance LearningA Resource for Understanding theCritical Role of Broadband Presented by Dr Ronnie LowensteinPresident, Lowenstein & Associates, IncandSenior Advisor and Futurist, ASTRA, The Alliance for Science & Technology Research in America 202 262 1729   rbl50@aol.com

  2. GRAND CHALLENGES • AND OPPORTUNITIES: • LIVING IN THE LIMINAL MOMENT

  3. OPPORTUNITIES: HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY, BROADBAND, AND INFRASTRUCTURE • INNOVATION AGENDA: Health, Energy, Environment, Education, Government, Economic Opportunity, Public Safety Opportunity, Public Safety

  4. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE: • President Barack O'Bama: • Broadband has been a priority for the Administration: National Broadband Strategy • addresses innovation, economic growth and job creation, as well as the equity issues. • Check White House Report: "Four Years of Broadband Growth” • http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/06/14/four-years-broadband-growth • Launch of ConnectEdInitiative to Bring America’s Students into Digital Age; • Calls on FCC to leverage E-Rate program to have 99 percent of students connected within • 5 years http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/06/president-obama- • unveils-connected-initiative-bring-america-s-students-di • Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn: • "This is an incredible time... the evolution of broadband and the Internet have radically • transformed what it is we are focused on as a country for communication policy."  .. • Broadband can be the great equalizer... We need to bridge the divides to ensure all of • our citizens have broadband access and  digital literacy • To realize the opportunities will require the collaborations among government, industry • and community.

  5. STAKEHOLDER RESPONSE: ASTRA COALITION About ASTRA and Its Evolution 2000 - 2013 WWW.ABOUTASTRA.ORG

  6. EDTECH 2013, REVOLUTION IN EDUCATION • Not just another Report — A Catalytic and Unifying Event • that is Data Driven • 326 pages, 98 Contributors, 16 Chapters, thousands of ideas • and connections… online resource emerging • Organized by Themes, Studies, “Voices from the Field” • and Hyperlinks to Additional Research. Glossary & Index • Celebrating the Liminal Moment & the unlimited possibility • of technology • Technologies as Tools of Transformation for our Youth & Future • Partnerships as Strategies to Create More Connected • Communities

  7. EdTech Revolution 2013: Chapters = Channels EdTech Revolution in Education 2013 Report. Chapters lend themselves to Channel Collaboration and Engagement…

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