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A Broadband Awareness Initiative from the Iowa Communications Network
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In January 2020, kindergarten teacher Lisa Seaba at Jefferson Elementary was one of 38 teachers who was selected to receive Internet2’s Community Anchor Program (CAP) distance learning scholarship. Muscatine CSD connects to Internet2 through ICN.
Source: Muscatine Journal
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Education
5 Things to Know About E-Rate Applications for 2021
E-rate applications must be submitted by midnight on March 25, and there are several things to keep in mind while applying this year.
Source: Tech & Learning
Sioux City Schools' new all-virtual academy gets state approval
The students would learn in their homes, using technological equipment from the district, and those with glitchy Internet access could also get a boost from mobile hot spots.
Source: Sioux City Journal
Indiana Teen Helps Nonprofit Expand Access to Telehealth
One teen is continuing to expand her efforts to make a difference in the lives of those who need exceptional access to health care the most during the coronavirus pandemic.
Source: Center for Digital Education
Rebuilding Learning Beyond the Classroom
Schools are thinking creatively about learning opportunities for their students in remote and hybrid environments — and so are the companies making the tech tools they rely on.
Source: Ed Tech Focus on K-12
FCC Seeks Comment on Petitions to Use E-Rate Program Funding for Remote Learning
Multiple petitions have sought emergency relief so schools & libraries can assist students who need to learn remotely, but who lack internet access at home.
Source: Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
Public Safety
FirstNet and LMR: Bringing connectivity to first responders in Iowa’s 99 counties
The LMR and LTE systems have played critical roles in day-to-day response as well as major incidents, including the 2020 derecho & a missing children’s case.
Source: FirstNet
Creating a culture of collaboration in public safety
The right technology will not only coordinate incident response with task management, activity status, reminders and reference resources, but it will also accelerate the response.
Source: GCN
Cybersecurity
Online Living During the Pandemic Has Fueled Digital Fraud
A new report estimates that 84 million received a phishing attempt during the pandemic and that 56 million had a false bank or credit card account opened in their name.
Source: Government Technology
Data Privacy Day is an annual reminder to safeguard personal online data
With so many people working from home, online security is more important than ever, and it's easy to start protecting yourself
Source: Consumer Reports
App Alerts State’s Residents to Suspicious Activity on Their Phones, Tablets
Michigan Secure app warns of phishing attempts, vulnerable software, risky settings and more.
Source: Route Fifty
What do you think? Is the future #passwordless?
The past year has put digital identity challenges, security and passwords under scrutiny. This report explains why passwordless is the future.
Source: Security Boulevard
Government
Secretary Of State Paul Pate Announces Availability Of Election Cybersecurity Grants For Counties
Pate says the grants are being funded through the "Help America Vote Act".
Source: Explore Okoboji
How Should Governments Plan for the Latest Network Tech?
Tech company leaders and a chief innovation officer discussed how the usage of 5G and Wi-Fi 6 tech should be based on both organizational needs and citizen viewpoints.
Source: Government Technology
FCC Readies for the Next Round of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program
"We take the next step toward committing funding... by finding it is in the public interest to expand the administrative responsibilities... to include the Program."
Source: FCC
Healthcare
Use of telemedicine soars during pandemic
"Technology use by consumers had matured, and people had developed a comfort level with on-demand services. The time was right for telehealth to take off."
Source: The Gazette
How to Frame Post-Pandemic Telehealth Use for Patient Satisfaction
As medicine eyes a post-COVID world, clinicians need to fine-tune their telehealth strategies for the technology to continue to drive patient satisfaction.
Source: PE Health IT
Digital Divide
Tucson Builds Public-Private Partnership to Expand Connectivity
Officials in Tucson, Ariz., are working on an ambitious community wireless program to expand connectivity for teleworkers and virtual students.
Source: Center for Digital Education
How Open Education Resources (OER) Can Cross the Digital Divide
Less than a decade after publishing its first free, openly licensed textbook, OpenStax — Rice University’s educational technology initiative — has saved students $1.2 billion.
Source: Market Scale
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providing high-speed Internet, data, voice, security, and consulting services to
Iowa's healthcare, education, government, and public safety sectors.
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