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ISTELive 23: How Can Professional Development Narrow the Digital Divide?

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Six years ago, the Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology called up on “all involved in American education to ensure equity of access to transformational learning experiences enabled by technology.”

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SETDA Provides Tips on Equity of Access for Students Outside of School

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Unfortunately, teachers and students are often unable to be sure there will be dependable, robust access outside of school depending on family and community circumstances. The post SETDA Provides Tips on Equity of Access for Students Outside of School appeared first on edWeb. He earned a B.S.

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The Tech Angle Inside Obama’s 2017 Education Budget Proposal

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Frank Smith Next year's budget proposal for education is all about equity of access — but to get there, some educational technology items need to be funded.

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What school librarians make (revisited)

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Let me start by reframing the words of a former, well-known political advisor, It’s equity, stupid. It’s equity of access. And it’s equity of experience. And I make sure that all of this freely available content is accessible in their homes and across the devices in our school.

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3 tips for connecting students to internet resources during summer

eSchool News

Unfortunately, teachers and students are often unable to be sure there will be dependable, robust access outside of school depending on family and community circumstances. Communicate with Families. Currently, he also serves as Principal Specialist for a turnaround school in another middle school in the School District of Pickens County.

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The Human EdTech for Diversity

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Seattle Public Schools has recently announced a major initiative to address diversity in its schools, and Dr. Aleigha Henderson-Rosser, executive director for instructional technology at Atlanta Public Schools, also mentioned equity of access as a major concern. This article originally appeared in Language Magazine.

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