The past year has brought an unprecedented amount of federal funding to K–12 education. While initial CARES Act funds were primarily spent on emergency needs in response to the COVID pandemic, such as PPE and devices to support remote learning, the subsequent two rounds of funds (CRRSA and ARP) have…

The pandemic caused educators to get innovative with their use of EdTech, fast. Now, as we look ahead to the 2021-22 school year and the return to full time in-person instruction, we can take a moment to examine what we learned and in what ways we can continue to use…

Working to Close the Digital Equity Gap with Critical Data Access the Internet Bandwidth Report — Free! NetRef is committed to helping ensure digital equity with innovative tools like the Internet Bandwidth Report. But NetRef is so much bigger. It’s your all-in-one EdTech management solution to manage devices, monitor and…

The pandemic highlighted the critical need for all students to have devices and sufficient bandwidth. As we look ahead to a return to full-time in-person learning in the fall, there is still a need to ensure students are fully engaged in digital learning, both in the classroom and at home.…

Using NetRef’s new Internet Bandwidth Report, school districts can address digital inequity and help families and communities secure the connectivity essential to 21st century learning. DULLES, Va., May 25, 2021 Even with schools preparing for a return to full time in-person instruction in the fall, educators know that students’ access to…

It’s 2021 and a new era in teaching and learning. The pandemic highlighted digital inequities even among students with high-speed internet access and devices at school and home. Digital equity is more than just access. It’s about how students are using technology to build their knowledge, meet learning goals, and…

Technology plays a critical role in today’s schools, but the past year has highlighted the challenges in providing students with equitable access to technology and learning. As you plan and budget for the coming school year, there is the opportunity to reimagine teaching, learning, and how you leverage edtech to…

If your goal is to keep students focused on learning with fewer distractions and maximize the ROI of your EdTech investments, listen to how educators from across the country have done just that with NetRef. Try NetRef for Free for the Rest of the Year Test out NetRef’s all-in-one EdTech…

Putnam County School System had a one-to-one tech initiative for six years, but they needed a solution that would allow teachers to manage and monitor how students are using their devices. Then, two years ago, math teacher Mary Kirk saw NetRef at a conference and said, “We have to try…

Watch this on-demand webinar to hear Carl Hooker, educator and author; Mary Kirk, a middle school math teacher at Putnam County Schools (TN); and Harrison Parker, Vice President of Operations for NetRef, as they: Review some of the challenges faced by educators this school year and how device monitoring and…