Enable collaboration
Despite social distancing, effective distance learning is taking place, and it’s being powered by collaboration and connectivity considerations.
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Education continuity tools help keep students connected—and teachers communicating with parents—even though school buildings may be closed.
Read more about these toolsStay focused on higher education
Colleges and universities can carry on with the business of education. Continuity tools help shift from onsite to offsite learning, and communication services help administrators relay vital information to students as needed.
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Secure, effective distance learning tools for uninterrupted education
For students around the country, classroom learning has become distance learning. Despite the uncertainty around closed schools, teachers can still provide some continuity for their students. With Verizon’s reliable, secure network, school administrators can give teachers the connectivity and collaboration tools to help them connect with students, parents and colleagues.
Reliable connections, applications and services
Educators provide essential service to some of our most vulnerable populations. Give teachers better tools to collaborate, educate and succeed.
Distance Learning solutions
Learn about the Verizon products and services that support Distance Learning.
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Safeguard your organizations.
Secure Cloud Gateway provides secure internet access across devices from almost any location to help protect agencies and schools against zero-day attacks, botnets, ransomware, malware and more. Plus, it supports Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) compliance e!orts while also helping you control costs.
Get details on securing faculty and students Learn about safeguarding distance learning
Webinars
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Digital Transformation in a New Age series
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Making hybrid learning inclusive
Held on April 14, 2021
In this webinar, host Albert Shen of Verizon and speakers Dr. Lisa Aasheim of Portland Community College, Dr. Carissa Moffat Miller of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and Mark Mitsui of Portland Community College discuss how to adjust hybrid learning models to support digital inclusion for all students.
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Digital Transformation comes to Education series
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Impact of the virtual classroom (K-12)
Held on August 27, 2020
Education may be the last sector of the economy to return to normal. From a safety perspective, it has both high risk and low economic value for the population. The industry will be under pressure to transform to meet demand, provide sustainable programs and compete in the new normal.
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Archived events
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Crunch time for higher ed
ReplayAlan Cox and Tyler Cowen
Held on August 27, 2020
Watch Alan Cox, Executive Vice President of e.Republic, along with speaker Tyler Cowen, professor at George Mason University, discuss the new economic challenges facing higher ed in 2020, and what leadership can do to navigate a rapidly evolving environment.
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Open for business: How cities are making it happen
ReplayHeld on June 10, 2020
Hear Cityfi, Verizon and a round-table of experts as they highlight insights, experiences and best practices gained from COVID-19 recovery and resilience initiatives in cities across the country.
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Blended Learning Becomes a Core Competency
ReplayDr. Joshua Kim and Dr. Edward Maloney
Held on June 24, 2020
Hear the conversation between host Dustin Haisler, from eRepublic, and the authors of Learning Innovation and the Future of Higher Education, Dr. Joshua Kim (above) and Dr. Edward Maloney.
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Understanding the CARES Act for education
ReplayDustin Haisler and Joe Morris, eRepublic
Held on June 10, 2020
Hear renowned education experts Dustin Haisler (above) and Joe Morris discuss the impact of the CARES Act funding and the future of education.
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MDM Portal Training now available On-Demand
Join Verizon’s Michael Gaertner and Christopher Rutledge of Technology and Product Development to learn how to best leverage Verizon’s Mobile Device Management and gain an understanding of how to:
- Maintain your portal instance
- Administer policies
- Create groups
- Enroll devices into management
When you choose Verizon MDM, you get an experience that adds flexibility, simplicity and power to your business automation. We are innovators committed to giving you an intuitive MDM experience with unique features only available through the Verizon network.
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Press Releases
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Verizon enables distance learning for up to 1.7M students in Oregon and Washington
September 10, 2020
A fast track to Verizon’s national Distance Learning Program is now available to more than 38 million students1 across 40 states and the District of Columbia.
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Verizon expands education initiatives to provide distance learning resources
August 26, 2020
As remote learning and the need for support continues, Verizon unveils new resources for teachers and students that address emerging education inequities.
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Massachusetts and Verizon enable distance learning for 4.7M more students
August 20, 2020
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has partnered with Verizon to provide up to 4.7 million students in Massachusetts and seven neighboring states plus the District of Columbia with a simple and quick way to access the distance learning technologies students need this fall.
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Verizon enables distance learning for 18.9M students in 16 states
August 20, 2020
Verizon has partnered with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Connectivity initiative to provide up to 18.9 million students in Texas and 15 neighboring states with a simple and quick way to access critical distance learning technologies.
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Verizon enables distance learning for up to 150,000 South Carolina students
August 3, 2020
The South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS) has partnered with Verizon to enable distance learning, for up to 150,000 K-12 students through discounted Internet access for students who have no Internet connectivity at home.
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Georgia Dept. of Ed. and Verizon enable distance learning for 12.5M students
July 23, 2020
The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) has partnered with Verizon to provide a fast-track to enable distance learning for students in 10 neighboring states.
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Verizon and Los Angeles Unified to enable distance learning for more students
May 27, 2020
The original Verizon-Los Angeles Unified agreement of March 23 has been amended to allow other school districts in the State of California to benefit.
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