5373-Week 5 Blog

How might Broadband internet access for all Americans impact your community?  Is this an issue 

for your community?  How does your school or district currently address this need? 

Internet access for all the community would be ideal and open up many opportunities for both adults and 

children. There are still areas with limited to no internet service due to location and services available. 

Last year, students were able to take the device (I-pad or chromebook) home which had its advantages and 

disadvantages. This year, students are not able to take devices home and are kept in the classroom. I think 

it would benefit students if the device had the opportunity to come with internet access because it would 

allow for support on homework, review any concepts by using flipped lessons provided on a digital 

website, and to provide extension opportunities. 


Consider the discussions in the ISTE (2018) guidance document and Crossland et al (2018) of 

accessibility, UDL, and/or personalized learning outcomes for students.  How might either or both 

of these documents support your proposed technology integration plan?  (Note: Only 15% of funds 

provided may be used to purchase devices/software; the bulk of the funds must be used for 

professional learning.)

In the article Crossland 2018, to be able to provide equitable and accessible lessons for all students, 

teachers must evaluate the online lessons that will be taught. This is fundamental in all classrooms 

especially in the dual language classroom to provide authentic and cultural Spanish resources to support 

the learning of biliteracy. 

What funding option(s) might be a good match for the vision and goals of your technology 

integration plan?  Provide support for your answer. What are your next steps to pursue this 

option(s)?

Equitable Spanish resources is the essential goal therefore funding can be attempted at all possible 

outlets such as school funding, bond funding, grant funding and other potential revenues. By providing 

reasoning for the need and the positive outcomes it will have on the students, the plan will have an 

opportunity to attempt to open the door into the right direction. 





Resources

Crossland, A., Gray, T., and Reynold, J. (2018). ESSA and digital learning: Closing the digital 

        accessibility gap. American Institute for Research. ED602482.pdf

FCC. (2020). E-rate: Universal service program for schools and libraries. Retrieved from:                     

        https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/universal-service-program-schools-and-libraries-e-rate 

ISTE. (2018). Using ESSA to fund EdTech: Getting the most out of Title IV-A. 

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