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From YouTube: Ensuring All Students Have Access to Education When Schools are Shut Down: The Technology Divide
Description
Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director at the State Education Technology Directors Association & Jamie Hill, Public Affairs Manager at Google discuss the digital challenges schools are facing and what resources are available to help bridge the technology divide. May 5, 2020.
A
Good
afternoon,
everyone
thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
today.
My
name
is
Michelle
Akram
and
I
am
the
education
program
director
at
the
National
Conference
of
State
Legislators.
Today
our
virtual
meeting
will
be
focused
on
the
technology
to
buy.
This
is
a
topic
that
we've
been
talking
about
quite
a
bit
during
our
virtual
meetings,
and
we
know
is
a
big
area
of
concern
for
many
of
you.
A
How
do
we
ensure
all
students
have
access
to
education
when
schools
are
shut
down,
and
we
know
some
children
don't
have
access
to
technology
in
the
way
that
others
do
so
before
we
get
started?
I
just
wanted
to
mention
some
basic
protocol
for
today's
virtual
meeting.
Please
join
us
by
video
rather
than
phone,
so
that
you
can
fully
participate
in
the
meeting.
A
During
this
meeting
we're
going
to
ask
you
to
meet
your
audio
while
others
are
speaking,
and
then
there
will
be
time.
So
we
may
ask
you
to
onion
yourselves
and
go
ahead
and
pose
your
question
or
make
a
comment.
You
also
have
the
opportunity
to
virtually
raise
your
hand
to
be
recognized
today
during
the
conversation,
or
you
can
also
type
your
questions
into
the
chat
box
as
well.
Either
way
is
just
fine,
we're
happy
to
have
you
participating
and
encourage
those
questions
and
encourage
that
dialogue.
A
Please
do
not
share
your
screen
any
under
under
any
circumstances.
Just
those
of
us
who
are
speaking
will
be
allowed
to
share
your
screen.
We
just
ask
you
to
be
really
careful
about
this
and
also
just
a
reminder
that
the
meeting
is
being
recorded
and
it
will
be
archived
to
the
side.
Slides
will
also
be
posted
and,
in
addition
to
any
other
materials
that
we
think
you
might
find
to
be
useful.
All
of
those
are
archived
on
the
ncsl
website,
which
is
mentioned
at
the
bottom
of
the
page
right
there.
A
So
before
we
get
started,
I'm
just
gonna.
Ask
you
to
loosen
up
your
fingers
a
little
bit
look
into
a
little
bit
of
chatter
in
the
chat
box,
and
let
us
know
what
state
you're
from
and
what
is
your
top
concern
about
student
access
to
technology
during
this
pandemic,
I'm
gonna
give
you
a
few
minutes
to
share
that.
A
And
while
you're
doing
that,
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
get
started,
introduce
today's
speakers
so
today
I'm
really
pleased
to
have
joining
us.
Two
experts
from
the
field,
Christine
Fox,
is
from
the
state:
educational
technology,
Directors
Association,
that's
the
association
of
all
of
the
technology
directors
in
our
state
agencies
and,
as
you
can
imagine,
they're
very
busy
folks
right
now
and
so
Christian
will
share
with
us
some
information
about
what
they're
working
on.
A
What
are
the
concerns
that
they're
seeing
in
the
States
and
how
is
it
that
those
technology
workers
are
working
to
ensure
all
students
have
access
right
now
and
then
we
also
have
Jamie
Hill
from
Google
who
is
joining
us
as
well.
As
you
know,
well,
Google
has
been
supplying
Chromebooks
and
trying
to
make
sure
that
children
have
not
only
the
devices
but
also
have
the
platforms
in
the
other
ways
that
they
can
access
both
technology
and
the
different
platforms.
A
B
Okay,
so
you
should
all
see
the
presentation
mode
great
so
again,
I'm
Christine
Fox,
with
Seeta
I,
have
been
with
SIA
over
15
years,
but
my
experience
started
in
the
classroom
and
I
was
a
curriculum
coach
and
worked
with
schools
and
teachers
and
districts.
I
am
also
the
mother
of
a
middle
schooler
and
high
schooler,
so
my
work
world
and
my
home
life
are
clashing
as
we
work
right
now
be.
I
am
also
working
full-time.
B
As
many
of
you
know,
the
stories
and
I
have
learners
on
the
other
side
of
the
house,
so
interesting
that
as
Michelle
mentioned,
and
the
state
EdTech
directors,
many
states
now
call
them
digital
learning.
Leaders
are
more
of
a
priority
or
taken
center
stage.
Jazz
has
citas
work
so
excited
to
be
here
and
Google
is
one
of
our
partners
so
excited
to
hear
more
from
Jamie
as
well.
We
are
a
nonprofit
member
organization.
Our
members
are
state
education
agencies,
as
was
mentioned,
and
our
membership
is
open.
B
So
we
encourage
members-
and
we
have
for
over
a
decade
of
participants
from
a
variety
of
parts
of
the
education
agency,
really
working
to
break
down
those
silos,
and
now
more
than
ever,
all
of
these
departments
need
to
be
working
together.
We
provide
professional
learning
for
our
members
as
often
they're
the
ones
disseminating
professional
learning.
B
Right
now
that
opportunity
for
interstate
collaboration
has
been
an
invaluable,
where
states
are
asking
each
other,
how
they're
tackling
some
of
the
issues
that
we're
going
to
talk
about,
and
then
we
work
on
public/private
partnerships
as
well,
so
we
do
have
sort
of
three
buckets
of
members.
The
state
leaders
that
I
just
mentioned.
Then
we
do
have
private
sector
partners,
so
these
are
nonprofit
or
for-profit
partners
that
work
in
similar
areas.
Most
often
States
are
not
purchasing
something
statewide.
So
it's
more
of
a
partnership
to
understand
state
policies
and
practices.
B
B
B
We
need
support
with
X
and
we
don't
have
the
capacity
to
build
that
or
we'd
rather
collaborate
with
multiple
states,
as
many
of
you
are
probably
I,
consider
all
of
you
from
local
control
States,
so
state
leaders
would
rather
that
see
to
publish
something
they
can
point
to
versus
the
districts
feeling
like
something's
being
pushed
on
them
and
I.
Think
I
mentioned
this,
but
our
resources
are
openly
licensed.
So
we
encourage
you
to
repurpose
them
and
leverage
them
and
the
ways
you
see
fit.
B
But
having
said
that,
we
we
knew
that
there
were
already
schools,
school
districts
and
states
out
there
that
already
had
elearning
days,
and
so
we
threw
another
and
I'll
post
some
of
these
links
in
the
chat
it's
hard
to
move
this
slide
in
just
a
second,
but
we
we
knew
these
twelve
states
that
you
see
are
on
the
top
already
had
flexibility
in
their
e-learning
opportunities.
So
these
were
mostly
for
snow
days
quite
honestly
and
up
to
five
consecutive
days.
So
these
were
not
the
level
of
distance
and
remote
learning
that
we're
talking
about
now.
B
In
most
cases
that
districts
had
to
apply
to
participate
in
that
and
in
some
states
maybe
50%
of
the
district's
applied
in
some
less,
but
we
leaned
on
those
states
to
be
able
to
share
their
plans,
their
best
practices
or
district
examples,
and
people
have
been
beyond
generous
and
sharing
Google
Docs
and
talking
to
one
another.
So
we
also
have
now
posted
all
of
the
other
states
what
we're
referring
to
do
as
their
emergency
plan.
B
B
B
One
thing:
Sita
hosts
a
cohort
of
ear,
a
state
agency,
irate
coordinators,
so
the
folks
at
the
state
level
they
may
or
may
not
be
part
of
the
Department
of
Education,
but
they're
in
a
state
agency
support
being
array
implementation.
So
those
folks,
as
you
can
only
imagine,
have
been
meeting
at
least
weekly.
They
are
most
concerned,
as
also
as
mentioned
in
the
chat
about
those
remote
areas
where
baby,
cable
and
wireless
access
is
not
available.
B
We've
had
a
few
calls
that
they
launched
themselves
called
Rabia,
no
crazy
ideas
trying
to
really
reach
out
to
those
those
areas
that
have
the
least
amount
of
access.
In
many
cases,
states
had
some
datasets
on
availability
of
broadband,
which
students
had
devices
at
home
or
access
at
home,
but
we're
really
finding
now,
as
most
of
you
probably
are
too.
B
Maybe
both
parents
have
a
device
and
they
have
some
broadband,
but
when
we
were
in
states
were
collecting
data
over
the
last
several
years
about
this,
no
one
imagined
that
all
the
students
in
that
home
would
need
concurrent
access
to
both
a
device
and
that
broadband
and
many
of
the
discounted
programs
have
caps
on
the
number
of
how
much
data
you're
able
to
use.
Also,
you
know,
I
was
in
the
grocery
store
right
before
this
happened.
The
woman
in
front
of
me
was
explaining
to
the
the
girl
that
checked
out.
She
said.
B
Oh,
we
have
one
phone
in
my
house:
I'm
a
single
mom,
I
use
it
during
the
day
and
from
4
o'clock
on
my
daughter
can
use
it
for
homework
and
to
talk
to
her
friends.
So
imagine
that
simple
scenario
and
one
grocery
store
here
in
South
Florida
leveraged
over
time.
So
we
are
very
concerned.
Sita
has
multiple
resources
on
broadband
and
connectivity.
We
are
also.
B
We
are
also
advocating
right
now
for
additional
funds
in
the
fourth
stimulus
package.
So
again,
I
will
post
some
of
those
links
in
the
chat,
but
we
do
have
a
page
on
our
website
about
the
homework
gap
and-
and
we
think
it's
really
beyond
that
gap.
At
this
point
we
know
lots
of
places
have
scrambled
to
provide
access
to
devices
an
Internet
as
best
they
can.
We
also
know
there's
tons
of
school
districts,
printing
packets
and
dropping
them
off
at
people's
homes.
B
So,
as
Michelle
mentioned,
we
really
do
think
that
this
can
be
a
shift
in
the
silver
lining.
Here
can
be
that
we're
not
going
to
go
back
to
school
without
digital
learning
opportunities,
but
we're
going
to
have
an
ongoing,
blended
opportunity.
You
know
whether
or
not
school
starts
on
time
and
whether
or
not
there's
closures
in
the
fall
or
beyond
the
opportunity
with
digital
tools
and
resources
can
personalize
instruction.
It
can
provide
access
to
courses
and
content
that
were
not
and
cannot
be
necessarily
be
available
in.
In
the
same
way,
you.
B
B
Most
of
you
probably
seen
all
the
teacher
appreciation
activities,
and
so
many
teachers
going
above
and
beyond,
to
support
their
students,
but
at
the
same
time
I
think
most
of
them
are
just
doing
right
now,
the
best
they
can
with
what
they
have
and
they
like
to
be
able
to
do
more.
So,
specifically,
you
know
we
have
a
few
resources.
I
will
share
that.
We
are
advocating
that
schools
and
districts
look
at
the
national
online
learning
teacher
standards.
B
I,
don't
know
how
many
of
you
are
familiar
with
those,
but
they
are
a
great
resource
for
people
to
best
understand
how
to
teach
online
and
what
those
expectations
are.
We
also
work
with
a
collaborative
group
of
se
a
title
to
a
leaders
and
they
are
trying
to
figure
out
the
best
way
to
support
educators,
as
with
flexibility
to
that
program.
B
The
fact
that
there's
kind
of
two
buckets
here
to
consider
the
teachers
need
to
understand
how
to
teach
online
and
engage
with
their
students,
but
also
all
of
the
folks
that
provided
professional
development,
the
administrators,
the
learning
coaches.
Now
they
need
to
understand
how
to
leverage
digital
tools
to
support
their
teachers,
and
so
we
look
at
that
in
in
separate
buckets,
because
there
are
really
true
needs
on
both
sides
that
and
there's
so
many
free
resources
out
there
right
now.
So
many
companies
are
being
beyond
generous.
B
B
You
know
we
also
I
mean,
as
you
probably
know,
title
to
a
funds
can
be
used
to
support
implementation
of
professional
learning.
We're
also
advocating
for
additional
funding
in
that
bucket
and
the
fourth
stimulus
package,
because
we
feel
like
it's
so
critical
and
we
know
there
are
so
many
expenses
state
budgets
are
probably
dwindling,
but
at
the
same
time,
in
order
to
have
remote
learning.
B
Look
like
digital
learning
and
we've
sort
of
been
struggling
with
what
we
call
all
of
this,
like
what's
happening
today
across
the
country,
may
not
be
the
epitome
of
what
we
would
dream
of
online
blended
learning
opportunities
right,
because
it
was
there's
a
lot
of
makeshift
and
kind
of
scrambling
to
make
things
happen,
and
we
hope
that
we
can
take
this
opportunity
to
grow
and
we
certainly
don't
want
things
to
shift
backwards.
Where
people
say,
oh
well,
that
didn't
work,
we
all
tried
in
remote
learning
and
didn't
work.
B
The
other
area
that
I
think
most
of
you
probably
also
very
aware
of
the
need
to
support
all
learners,
including
those
are
special
needs.
This
is
something
that
SCA
leaders
have
been
hyper
conscious
of
since
the
beginning
of
our
of
this
pandemic,
because
so
many
of
those
students
have
special
support
services
in
school,
including
you
know,
extra
teacher
time,
digital
tools
at
assistive
technologies
that
may
not
be
available
at
home.
B
How
can
we
make
sure
that
every
state
educator
knows
that
there
is
someone
in
their
state
that's
assigned
to
accessible
educational
materials?
There
is
already
somebody
there.
The
US
Office
of
Special
Education
is
supporting
those
leaders.
They
support
the
aim
Center
so
that
no
child
is
left
deserted
with
without
those
accessible
materials
or
assistive
technologies.
B
We
want.
We
want
to
make
sure
you're
leveraging
those.
So
there
is
a
big
divide,
we're
trying
to
help
close
that
gap
with
the
support
of
our
membership
and
partnerships
with
lots
of
other
organizations
and
the
private
sector
and
I
could
go
on
and
on
Michelle.
So
I'm
gonna,
just
pause,
I'm
happy
to
answer
questions.
I
know:
I
ran
through
that
pretty
quickly
and
I
haven't
really
been
able
to
look
at
the
chat
while
we're
talking
so
sure.
A
A
C
Yeah,
thank
you.
So
much
I
was
listening
to
excellent
information
and
I'm
going
to
be
I
really
am
looking
at
the
material.
You
are
in
terms
of
the
rate,
of
course,
as
I
know
it,
and
maybe
you
know
more
than
I
do.
Hopefully
we
wanted
after
ear
$1,
to
improve
the
level
of
connectivity
in
the
existing
in
schools,
and
so
we
could
take
them
for
a
little
one
to
a
two.
It's
a
term
that
he
had
to
apply
through
through
the
e-rate
desk
at
OSP.
Our.
C
B
That
is
correct
and
the
construction
match
program
is
still
available.
As
you
probably
know,
that
is
a
much
longer
process
as
you're
looking
to
build
out
fiber
oftentimes
in
difficult
areas.
That
is
a
much
broader
program
right
now.
As
far
as
my
understand,
Irate
does
and
has
actually
not
capped
out
their
direct
funds
to
districts.
So
one
thing
you
can
say:
is
you
probably
have
districts
out
there
that
haven't
applied
for
a
rate,
because
it
is
a
very
complicated
process.
B
I
will
tell
you
that
we
often
regularly
consistently
advocate
for
them
to
simplify
the
process
of
the
rate
applications.
But
that's
one
thing
for
those
of
you
have
state
leaders
can
help
support
those
districts
for
on
on
campus
right
now.
There
is
a
bill
in
the
house
and
one
probably
releasing
in
the
Senate
tomorrow
that
advocates
to
leverage
Irae
to
provide
home
access.
B
So
I
will
put
those
direct
links
in
the
chat
and
this
this
could
be
a
whole
other
webinar,
but-
and
there
has
been
some
controversy
of
whether
or
not
that
federal
funding
should
run
through
ear
eight,
but
there
are
parameters
already
around
that
program.
What
our
group
has
been
doing
as
SCA
leaders
is
to
say
great:
you
want
to
have
the
rate
for
home
access.
It's
not
category
one!
It's
not
category
two!
B
But
we've
been
talking
about
this
for
about
a
month
and
it
seems
to
be
the
most
seamless
way
to
run
the
funding,
because
there
are
some
some
parameters
already
established,
but
this
was
never
permitted
before
there
are
also
stage
West,
Virginia
and
New
Mexico
and
Virginia
have
applied
for
waivers
because
of
things
you
may
have
heard
like
the
Wi-Fi
on
buses
moving
the
access
out
into
the
community.
Well,
our
position
is
now
school
is
at
home.
B
Right
school
is
not
at
the
building,
and
so
we're
really
advocating
for
the
fact
that
in
the
past
it
might
be
that
you
know
districts
or
schools
didn't
want
to
get
involved
in
that
supporting
home
access
and
there
are
discounted
programs
across
the
country
through
various
providers.
But
now
that
school
is
at
home
and
we
don't
have
the
option
to
go
to
buildings,
we're
in
a
different
kind
of
in
a
different
place.
Yeah.
C
C
C
Challenged
in
how
much
they
can
afford
to
spend
way,
oh,
they
have
to
be
able
to
do.
What
do
kids
have
to
be
able
to
do
and
I
don't
mean
that
you
could
provide
twenty
five
PT
or
will
be
offered,
doesn't
allow
you
to
stream,
doesn't
allow
you
to
convene
30
people
on
even
ten
or
multiple
household
being
able
to
do
things
simultaneously,
so
I
think
I'd
love
to
have
your
thoughts
as
to
whether
focus
needs
to
be
on
what
does
offer
PLC
you
to
do
something
and
what
education
and
learning
require.
B
Yes,
so
big
topics
there
as
well
and
things
that
we
live
and
breathe
quite
a
bit.
I
will
tell
you
that
my
understanding
is
and
I
would
have
to
look
up
and
maybe,
while
Jamie's
presenting
I
can
do
this
there
of
districts,
I
think
in
California
and
one
other
state
negotiated
with
one
of
the
big
providers
to
help
support
this
discounted
access
and
to
create
those
minimums
what
the
the
students
need.
It's
so
much
depends
on.
You
know
where
the
district
is
and
what
they're
expecting
right.
B
You
know
there
are
places
where
there
I
was
speaking
to
a
colleague
in
North
Florida.
That
said
they
they
just
have
a
phone
call
with
their
teacher
every
week
and
there's
nothing
live-streamed,
and
so,
if
the
district
isn't
expecting
that,
probably
because
they
can't
expect
the
kids
have
access,
it's
kind
of
a
chicken
and
an
egg
thing,
so
I
think
really
districts
need
to
be
outline
like
where
they
are
and
what
their
expectations
are
and
then
try
to
work
with
those
private
partnerships.
B
One
of
the
couple
of
things
the
that
you
mentioned
about
the
lack
of
access
and
very
rural
locations.
That
is
an
issue
we
are
trying
to
have
these
very
creative
conversations
between
balloon
technology
in
New,
Mexico,
there's,
a
provider
that
put
a
tower
on
wheels
and
they're
wheeling
it
out,
not
through
irate
funding,
but
wheeling
it
out
into
a
very
more
remote
community.
So
I
think
people
are
starting
to
be
creative
but
you're
right
in
the
bottom
line.
Sometimes
it's
just
a
matter
of
people.
B
A
A
Because
her
her
thinking
is,
that
obviously
mean
it's
great
to
support
the
teachers
and
so
wondering
if
there's
also
supports
that
you
provide
for
the
parents.
You
are,
you
know,
filling
in
as
teachers.
Sorry
dad
maybe
take
the
lines
and
answer
those
questions,
and
especially
for
those
parents
who
may
not
be
as
familiar
with
technology.
Sure.
B
B
A
B
We
have
a
participation
with
the
Bureau
of
Indian
Affairs
in
the
past.
They
are
not
full
disclosure
they're
not
currently
active
within
Sita.
As
a
member
directly,
however,
are
members
at
the
state
agencies
speak
up
for
them
all
the
time
specifically
I
mentioned
New
Mexico,
because
that
rolling
tower
was
actually
going
out
to
one
of
the
reservations.
A
D
All
right
so
hi
everyone.
Thank
you
so
much
for
inviting
me
to
share
some
Google's
tools
and
resources
for
students
and
educators
and
family
I'm
also
joined
on
the
call.
By
to
my
colleagues,
Joe
Dooley
and
Ron
Barnes,
who
I
know
you
all
work
with
quite
regularly,
but
I'm
super
excited
to
talk
to
you
a
little
bit
about
some
of
our
education
efforts.
D
As
you
all
I'm
sure
know,
Google's
been
very
active
in
the
education
space
for
quite
a
while,
but
I'm,
given
the
shift
for
the
last
few
months
in
relation
to
koban,
19
and
school
closures,
and
we've
definitely
have
a
set
of
new
resources
as
well.
As
you
know,
we've
taken
time
to
really
adjust
some
of
our
existing
resources
so
happy
to
chat
through
some
of
them
with
you.
D
So
really
G
suite
for
education
is
simple
to
set
up,
and
one
of
the
great
things
is,
it's
really
simple
and
easy
to
manage
any
scales,
whether
you're,
a
small
district
or
a
large
district
I'm,
really
helping
make
the
connectivity
piece
for
educators
and
students.
You
know
much
easier
one
of
the
features
that
I
want
to
call
it
as
obviously
that
administrators
are
able
to
share
and
push
automatic
updates
so
that
everyone
always
has
the
latest
features
which
is
really
important.
D
Especially
you
know
in
this
ongoing
connected
from
home
situation
and,
of
course,
G
suite
for
education
does
allow
schools
to
control
account
access
and
really
requires
that
schools
obtain
parental
consent
whenever
necessary,
so
making
sure
that
that
choice
is
really
clear
and
easy
for
administrators
and
parents
to
take
advantage
of
and
I'm
just
making
sure
to
call
out.
We
do
not
use
no
personal
information
from
any
of
the
users
in
the
primary
and
secondary
schools
to
target
ads.
Just
want
to
be
really
clear
about
that.
D
One
of
the
great
things
about
gc4
education
within
it
has
a
number
of
different
tools
to
enhance
productivity
and
really
foster
that
collaboration
between
educators
and
students.
One
resource
calling
out,
obviously
is
Google
meat,
so
using
Google
meat
you
can
connect
teachers
and
students
over
video
calls,
and
one
thing
you
know
that
we're
really
proud
of
is
Google's
offering
advanced
meat
features
completely
free
for
schools
through
the
end
of
September
2020,
and
these
are
enhanced
features
that
will
allow
larger
sessions
together
of
250
people.
In
a
call.
D
It
will
allow
educators
to
record
lessons
and
livestream
so
really
enhance
again
the
different
tools
that
they
can
use
with
their
students
as
I'm
sure.
Many
of
you
know,
goo
classroom
really
encourages
collaboration
and
allows
educators
and
students
to
connect
with
their
work
any
time,
and
some
of
the
features
that
I
want
to
call
out,
obviously
are
letting
teachers
collaborate
one-on-one
with
individual
students
or
with
the
entire
class
to
help
students
work
through
different
questions
or
issues
they
might
be
having
on
work
and
especially
important
right
now.
D
It
allows
teachers
to
create
and
grade
and
collect
assignments
virtually,
which
obviously
is
really
important,
as
as
educators
think
about
how
to
finish
out
the
the
end
of
the
school
year.
You
know.
One
thing
also
is
that
you
know
we
really
are
committed
to
partnering
with
different
school
districts,
and
ultimately,
districts
can
really
decide
how
to
use
Google
for
education
in
their
classrooms.
D
The
best
way
possible,
it
does,
you
know,
come
with
24/7
free
support
and
really
best
in
class
security,
and
so
these
are
just
some
of
the
features
that
hopefully
are
making
connectivity
between
educators
and
their
students
just
a
little
bit
easier.
So,
in
addition
to
our
products
like
G
suite
for
education,
Google
classroom,
we
also
have
created
a
set
of
new
resources
really
quickly.
The
team
you
know
in
just
a
very
short
period
of
time,
was
able
to
stand
up
a
set
of
resources
for
teachers,
but
also
for
parents
and
I
know.
D
This
question
came
up
earlier
for
parents
and
guardians
who
are
now
adjusting
to
educating
at
home.
This
first
is
this
site.
Here
we
have
created
this
teach
from
home
site,
and
this
is
a
global
hub
of
information
that
provides
different
tips
and
trainings
for
teachers
to
help
them
teach
during
school
closures.
Some
of
the
resources
calling
out
here
are
tips
for
how
to
teach
remotely
using
video
calls,
and
maybe
for
teachers,
or
you
know,
educators
who
haven't
used.
D
D
We
have
resources
for
how
to
keep
in
touch
with
other
teachers
how
to
share
those
best
practices.
Things
that
educators
are
finding
are
working
really
well
in
their
classroom
and
they
want
to
share
with
other
educators
or
a
space.
You
know
if
they
have
questions
and
any
things
that
aren't
going
so
well
or
they
could
use
a
little
bit
of
support
on,
and
this
has
been
a
set
of
resources
that
we
are
continuing
continuing
to
update
and
is
available
globally.
D
We
also
launched
another
set
of
resources
from
YouTube
called
learn
at
home,
and
really
this
is
a
new
hub.
We
also
enhanced
on
YouTube
our
learning
hub
to
really
help
parents
guardians
people
who
are
at
home
complement.
You
know
the
family
learning
time
and
supplement
learning
content
activities
in
addition
to
what
students
might
be
doing
at
school.
We
have
a
number
of
different,
really
fantastic
third
parties
from
Khan
Academy
to
Sesame
Street,
to
Co
org
and
really
are
spotlighting.
D
These
different
resources,
I've
caused
them,
some
of
the
most
popular
content,
areas
like
math
and
science
and
history
and
aren't
really
all
in
one
place
so
that
again,
families
and
parents
and
guardians
at
home
can
really
supplements
in
this
learning
time,
as
well
and
kind
of
have
additional
engaging
activities
and
resources
for
for
their
students
at
home.
For
some
of
our
younger
students,
we
also
have
sure
many
of
you
are
familiar
with
our
YouTube
kit,
YouTube,
kids,
app
and
just
calling
up
that.
D
We've
actually
offer
a
learning
category
on
the
home
screen
for
some
of
the
younger
modes.
I
wanted
to
call
out
that
partnering
with
some
of
our
trusted
third-party
sources,
we've
launched
a
healthy
habits.
Playlist
and
it's
features,
you
know
less
less
learning,
but
just
wanted
to
call
it
up.
It
does
feature
age-appropriate.
D
He
had
washing
and
different
hygiene
videos
from
reputable
public
health
agencies
and
other
partners
I
believe
right
now,
it's
available
in
12
languages
and
also
features
in
this
videos
about
different
kind
of
interesting
science
tips
around
from
the
US
CDC
UK's,
National,
Health
Service,
so
again
for
our
younger
learners,
an
opportunity
to
engage
with
some
appropriate
and
an
aged
relevant
content
and
in
addition
to
the
healthy
habits
playlist.
We
also
are
featuring
videos
with
activities
to
do.
D
You
know:
learning
at
home,
so
some
educational
content
with
math
and
reading
and
science,
some
indoor
fun
so
featuring
DIY
activities
and
games
to
do
at
home,
and
then
some
you
know
be
active
videos
to
help
keep
kids
moving
while
they
are
at
home
and
keeping
them
engaged.
In
addition
to
these
Google
and
YouTube
offered
hubs
and
resources,
we
also
in
partnership
with
Google,
org
or
philanthropic
side,
are
offering
and
start
on,
kicked
off
a
ten
million
dollar
distance
learning
fund,
and
this
was
really
created
to
support
organizations
globally.
D
The
next
organization
to
receive
support
is
common
sense
media
to
support
their
wide
open
schools
initiative,
and
this
is
a
great
initiative.
It's
a
free
collection
of
online
learning
experiences
and
it's
all
curated
by
the
editors
at
common
sense
and
partnering,
with
a
number
of
different
third-party
organizations
and
these
resources
calling
out
that
they
have
a
number
of
different
features,
including
resources
that
can
be
completed
offline
or
on
smartphones.
D
So
you
know
again
for
students
who
are
having
a
bit
of
that
issue
with
activity
or
are
accessing
from
different
devices,
and
they
also
do
have
some
pretty
helpful
bilingual
English
language
learner
resources
as
well
and
on
their
site.
Again.
This
is
the
wide
open
schools
initiative.
You
can
filter
by
different
types
of
learning,
that
you
know
you're
hoping
to
find
materials
for,
and
we
think
can
be
really
helpful
and
then
finally
I'm.
D
Actually
just
this
week
in
honor
of
DonorsChoose
yesterday
we
announced
a
contribution
to
donors
choose
to
fund
their
new,
keep
kids
learning
initiative,
and
this
will
be.
You
know,
we've
been
a
long
time
supporter
of
DonorsChoose,
but
the
keep
kids
learning
initiative
specifically
is
to
help
teachers
from
some
some
schools,
with
75%
or
more
free
reduced
lunch
to
send
their
students
that
home
personalized
education
care
packages
and
really
this
is
these.
D
Grants
are
given
to
teachers
who
have
requested
it,
but
really
that
at
their
discretion
to
use,
since
they
know
the
students
who
might
need
supplemental
materials
at
home
or
to
help
improve
the
remote
instruction.
Or
you
know,
they
know
the
students
in
their
classroom
who
might
need
help
with
accessing.
You
know
some
more
basic
resources,
and
so
this
these
grants,
which
will
be
given
all
across
the
country
here
in
the
US,
allowed
teachers
to
help
keep
their
students
learning
and
really
send
the
education
care
packages
where
they
are
needed
the
most.
D
D
You
know:
we've
been
revving
with
our
team
and
our
cross-functional
team
across
the
company
from
the
beginning
of
all
of
this,
in
terms
of
helping
make
sure,
obviously
that
on
the
product
side-
and
we
are
supporting
educators
as
they
have,
and
parents
and
students
at
home,
as
we
have
for
a
long
time,
but
then
also
understanding
that
the
reality
of
all
of
this
is
really
shifted
and
so
making
sure
that
we
are
investing,
especially
in
resources
and
tools,
and
support
to
help
educators
and
parents
and
guardians
really
adjust
to
this
new
learning.
Environment.
A
A
D
Absolutely
absolutely
I'm!
So
if
you
go
ahead
and
go
to
address
donorschoose.org,
they
will
have
information.
I'm
listed
there
and
I
want
to
say
to
date
that
particular
project
has
raised
over
I
think
six
million
dollars.
So
launching
so
yes,
it's
through
DonorsChoose.
That's
how
I'm
educators
can
go
ahead
and
participate
in
in
the
and
that
piece
of
it.
Thank.
A
You,
okay,
I,
have
a
couple
questions
and
then,
if
others
have
questions,
please
be
sure
to
either
unmute
yourself
or
type
them
into
the
chat
box.
One
question
that
we're
getting
a
bit
and
I'm
wondering
how
Google
is
responding
to
this
I'm.
The
question
about
student
data
privacy.
You
know
that
many
kids
were
using
these
tools
at
school.
D
Yeah
I'm
happy
to
jump
in
and
then
run
I
don't
know
if
you're
on
as
well
I
know.
This
is
something
that
you
know
you
were
very
close
to
as
well
as
I
mentioned,
I
mean
again
one
of
the
greatest
features.
I.
Think
of
Google
classroom
is
definitely
that
administrators
and
then
parents
are
able
to
have
that
choice
and
really
making
sure
that
they
are
aware
of
how
their
students
are
participating.
D
As
I
mentioned,
it's
something
that
we
take
really
seriously
and
want
to
make
sure
that
people
are
very
clear
about
the
different
tools
and
resources.
I
can
provide
and
direct,
obviously,
for
the
to
suite
for
education
inside
we
have
our
privacy
policy,
which
we
try
to
make
incredibly
clear
about
again
those
different
controls
and
features.
So
that
is
something
that
again
to
your
point,
since
we
know
more
students
and
more
parents
and
educators
than
ever
are
using
Google
classroom.
E
Is
Ron
Horton,
the
head
of
state
legislative
affairs
for
Google
and
Jamie?
There
was
a
perfect
answer
on
that.
The
these
tools
are
all
intended
for
educational
purposes.
That's
our
intent
for
that
information
to
be
used
only
for
those
educational
purposes
that
the
that
the
G
suite
for
education
is.
It
was
managed
by
the
school
systems
and
administrators,
and
they
have
an
array
of
abilities
to
to
protect
that
information,
to
lock
that
down
to
decide
who
gets
to
use.
E
A
Great
to
know,
thank
you
so
much
for
sharing
that
information
with
us.
I
might
also
note
that
Christine
also
posted
a
link
to
Sita's
student
data
privacy
guidance
as
well
so
good
information
for
everyone
to
have
it's
right
there
in
the
chat
box,
for
you
for
the
link
and
I
also,
would
just
remind
everyone
that,
when
these,
when
this,
this
meeting
is
archived
along
with
it
is
also
the
chat.
So
if
you
ever
want
to
go
back,
look
back
at
the
chat
see
what
those
links
were
that
that
were
included
in
the
chat
box.
A
You
can
just
do
that
by
going
back
to
the
archives
of
the
meeting.
A
second
question
that
I
had
I'm
very
curious:
how
much?
How
did
you
see
a
large
number
of
school
districts
quickly
pivoting
to
using
your
products,
or
do
you
think
that
the
school
districts
who
are
already
using
him
just
continue
to
use
them
in
this
space
and
that
maybe
some
later
down
the
road?
Well
think
about
doing
this
just
curious?
If
we
had
a
bunch
of
school
districts
who
are
scrambling
to
go
out
and
try
to
purchase
something
very
quickly.
D
Yes,
I
mean
I
think
what
we've
seen
just
anecdotally
is.
You
know
we
already
had
a
large,
a
fairly
large
network
of
educators
and
I.
Think
you
and
I
were
just
having
a
little
bit
before
the
call
on
classes
and
school
districts
already
were
using
these
resources,
but
certainly
obviously,
in
a
time
where
connectivity
and
doing
virtual
remote
learning
is
shifted
and
we
are
seeing
an
increased
interest,
we
actually
on
the
teach
from
home
hub
that
I
referenced,
which
has
just
teach
from
home
Google.
D
We
have
some
really
quick
easy
to
access
resources.
If
you
are
a
school,
that's
looking
to
quickly
set
up,
we
have
you
know
just
the
four
easy
steps
to
configure
so
that
you
can
be
connected
through
Google
classroom,
and
then
we
also
have
for
families.
If
you
are
a
family
that
is
now,
you
know
connecting
at
home
adjusting
different
learning
devices
things
like
that.
D
We
have
great
resources
there
as
well,
so
trying
to
definitely
simplify
it
and
make
sure
that
people
are
able
to
access
either
existing
tools
and
expand
those
offerings
or
on
board
to
new
tools
as
quickly
as
possible
and
be
really
responsive
to
schools.
Who
we
know
are
you
know,
I'm
trying
to
get
students
and
parents
and
educators
connected
like
yesterday.
A
Stefanelli
and
scramble,
and
on
that
note,
I've
been
hearing
lots
of
news
stories
and
I've
heard
anecdotally
from
different
states
about
how
Google
is
them
partnering,
with
governor's
offices
or
state
chiefs
or
technology
directors
or
others
trying
to
get
devices,
get
these
platforms
up
and
going
and
also
get
hotspots.
And
can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
that?
Maybe
some
states
that
you
all
have
been
partnering
with
for.
D
Big
school
districts
yeah,
absolutely
so,
I
think
that
I
think
two
things
to
note
one.
We
saw
this
a
couple
weeks
ago
in
our
home
state
of
California
partnering
with
the
California
Department
of
Education.
We
did
both
a
Chromebook
donation
and
a
mobile
hotspot
donation,
I'm
speaking
to
again
the
Chromebook
device
connectivity
and
then
obviously
access
to
Internet,
and
so
that's
something
that
we
did
in
in
our
biggest
in
our
home
state.
D
We
were,
you,
know,
proud
and
proud
to
do,
but
we've
also
seen
actually
with
regards
to
access
to
Internet
schools,
repurposing
existing
programs
that
we
had
running
with
them,
notably
I'm,
rolling
study
halls.
It's
something
that
our
colleagues
started
in
North
and
South
Carolina
and
have
expanded
to
a
number
of
states
across
the
country.
A
A
A
Excuse
me
so
coming
up
later
this
week,
we're
gonna
focus
on
assessments
and
we're
gonna
have
a
discussion
with
our
partners
at
fast
who
are
going
to
talk
with
us
about
not
only
what
the
assessment
landscape
looks
like
right
now,
but
how
is
it
that
we
can
continue
to
measure
growth
and
value-added
at
a
time
when
we
have
just
continued
assessments?
And
then
next
week
we're
gonna
pivot
you're,
focusing
on
higher
ed?
We
have
two
really
great
speakers
lined
up
next
week.
A
How
that's
going,
how
that
looks
a
little
bit
different
than
what
it
looks
like
in
in
k-12
and
then
we're
gonna
pivot
to
a
different
focus
on
mental
health
and
learning
loss
and
how
our
summer
may
or
may
not
be
used
to
address
some
of
those
challenges,
and
then
we're
just
going
to
continue
to
have
discussions.
Some
of
the
upcoming
discussions
that
we
have
planned
for
you
is
to
focus
on
the
teacher
workforce,
a
roundup
of
state
legislative
action
plans
for
school
reopening
in
the
fall.
A
Lessons
from
other
countries
we're
hearing
a
bit
about
how
other
countries
have
approached
this
with
their
education
system.
So
we're
going
to
have
our
good
friends
from
the
National
Center
for
Education
in
the
economy.
Join
us,
and
perhaps
another
additional
speaker
from
the
healthcare
perspective,
join
us
on
what
this
looks
like
in
other
countries
and
what
could
be
the
lessons
that
could
be
learned
from
how
they've
handled
it
and
what
does
their
education
infrastructure
look
like?
A
That
has
allowed
them
to
pivot,
maybe
differently,
and
we
have
and
we're
also
going
to
have
an
update
on
state
revenue
forecast.
We
know
what
we
learned
last
week
that
many
of
those
forecasts
are
going
to
be
coming
in
over
the
next
two
to
three
weeks,
so
we're
gonna
do
another
update
to
make
sure
everybody
has
information
on
how
their
budgets
compared
to
other
states
in
what
is
what
is
the
legislative
response?