{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Paying for the Giant Leap in K12","description":"The nation made a giant leap forward into technology for K12 in 2020 and that transition continues, with some new twists.&amp;nbsp; LeiLani hosts Renee Patton, Global Director of Education and Healthcare from&amp;nbsp;Cisco\u2019s Industry Solutions Group.&amp;nbsp; With \u201cso many newbies,\u201d the new schools and districts since the pandemic started, all rolling out massive numbers of computing devices to students, they discuss what that means for networks, achievement and student equity.&amp;nbsp; New address to small schools and districts with innovations in equipment, pricing and help for funding questions have been part of the&amp;nbsp;Cisco&amp;nbsp;pivot to help \u2013 detailed by Patton.&amp;nbsp; Interesting new ideas about what\u2019s next up with schools having to be \u201cextra-limital\u201d are also discussed.&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Learning Counsel Report Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/thelearningcounsel.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17550989\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/93465440"}