Overcoming Obstacles to Bridging the Digital Divide in K-12 Learning​​​

May 17, 2023 | 1pm ET​

Overcoming Obstacles to Bridging the Digital Divide in K-12 Learning​​

May 17, 2023 | 1pm ET

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Ensure Equitable Connectivity for All Students

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Unlock visibility into student connectivity and device health

As part of Lightspeed Digital Insight, the Digital Equity module unlocks visibility into students’ internet access and device health outside of school with robust, real-time data districts can’t find anywhere else. Proactively identify students with poor or no internet access at scale to save time troubleshooting, maximize the impact of digital learning, and empower all students to succeed.

  • Eliminate manual effort and uncertainty by accessing a full picture of students’ internet experience and device health in one platform.
  • Easily assess students’ unique needs with proprietary internet speed testing, device health data, and more.
  • Improve planning and investment decisions to support more students by providing an accurate picture of district-wide internet access issues.
  • Grow the impact of your digital learning ecosystem by ensuring students can access robust applications when off campus.

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Lightspeed Digital Equity

Gain a single view of district edtech for improved management and decision making

Get an overview of digital equity across the district

The Internet Access Report provides a quick district snapshot of students with poor or no internet access in the last seven days. Customize what constitutes “poor internet access” for your district and easily access user-level details like internet speed, connectivity status, service provider, current location (in or out of school), school campus, and grade level.

Streamline internet and device troubleshooting

Eliminate the manual effort and uncertainty that comes with relying on ISP data, student self-reporting, and annual parent surveys. With the User Profile, access detailed device and internet access information, including device type, OS, connectivity status, speed, service provider, and more.

Off-campus internet access maps

Drive large-scale solutions and strategic investments

Easily identify and communicate large-scale solution needs such as hotspot deployments and community center partnerships with the Internet Access Map, a neighborhood-level heatmap displaying geographical areas with low connectivity status. View insights on service providers, device OS, and more.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Can Lightspeed Digital Insight help find unapproved apps on our network?

    Yes! This is a common request from schools and districts around the world, to find actionable data of apps students or teachers may be using on the network that are unapproved.

     

  • Does Lightspeed Digital Insight work on iPads?

    Yes! Application spend on iPads can generally be more expensive than most devices, and Lightspeed Digital Insight can give you visibility into what apps are being utilized the least, so you can easily determine cost-reducing opportunities.

     

  • Can Lightspeed Digital Insight tell me which apps are being most used by students both at school and home?

    The agent is able to give detailed data on the student’s online activity anywhere, whether it’s on or off school campus.

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Ensure the security and value of your edtech investments
Comprehensive dashboard

Presents in a single view all data on your community’s usage no matter where students use their devices.

Usage tracking

Adoption and engagement analysis for apps, software, and online resources.

Data privacy & security analysis

Analysis of app, software, and resource compliance with data privacy and security policies.

Easy collaboration

Customizable and shareable dashboards to keep teams up to date with information they need to make decisions.

License usage reports

Customized reporting on used and unused licenses for software, app, and online resources.

Granular reporting

Drill down on the details of each individual app, software, or online resource to show which students, classes, groups, or schools use it.

App requests & approval

Easily manage your public list of approved applications and allow teachers to request new apps through the platform.

Close the digital divide at your district

Thanks to Lightspeed’s Digital Equity module, we can identify and resolve students’ internet or device issues beyond school, getting students back to learning—faster.

Eric Hileman

Executive Director of Information Technology Services,
Oklahoma City School District

Committed to safe, secure, and equitable education

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  • Ensure all students interact with only the right online curriculum — precisely when they’re supposed to use it.
  • Push out vetted curriculum links to all students at the same time.
  • Block inappropriate or distracting web sites and apps.

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  • A centralized, cloud-based solution for infinitely scalable device, application, and policy controls
  • Self-Service App Library, where teachers and students
    can access and install approved curriculum and learning tools
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  • Human review
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  • Intervene quickly before an incident occurs.
  • Activity logs provide visibility into online activity before and after a flagged event

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  • Powered by the most comprehensive database in the industry built through 20 years of web indexing and machine learning.
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  • Track education technology adoption and usage trends, eliminate redundancy, and drive ROI
  • Monitor app and content consumption to facilitate early adoption and effective utilization
  • Assess risk with visibility into student data privacy and security compliance