How 5G connectivity supports K-12 innovation, now and in the future

Key points:

Reliable, high-speed Internet access is not a privilege, it is an absolutely essential right for students if they want to have access to the digital learning resources and tools that will help them build skills for future success.

At ISTELive 23, Dr. Kiesha King, T-Mobile Senior Education Administrator and former educator, sat down with educators in T-Mobile partner districts to examine how 5G connectivity works in schools and districts across the country.

“We are not talking about doing something that is optional for children. We’re talking about changing the landscape of how they deliver education, changing the impacts of the future workforce, changing the way kids interact with their learning environment,” King said.

When we talk about student connectedness, it needs to be within the framework of how you’re going to drive overall student success, how we can align that with our district’s strategic plan and our instructional model, and grow that from there. What have you done with T-Mobile from an innovation perspective and where is it going in the future?

“I always say that we live in the era of connected students. Students coming to Morehouse College are already connected to 5 devices, including their TVs, gaming systems, laptops, desktops, tablets, Apple Watches and cell phones, Dr. Muhsinah said. Morris, director of Metaversity and a professor at Morehouse College. “They’re already really connected in every way to some network.”

Laura Ascione is the editorial director of eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

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