The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Platt called on educators to remember Second Life, an online platform launched in 2003 that that allowed users to create avatars and interact with other users in a virtual world. Related: ‘Don’t rush to spend on edtech’. Although there was a lot of excitement about it as an educational tool, ultimately it failed to gain traction.

Education 142

Education Digital Divide EdTech Company 142

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. In Nashville, Dr. Ray established award-winning instructional technology programs that were recognized by the U.S.

EdTech 96

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 96

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2020

The extreme scarcity of counselors in Arizona, especially in elementary schools, puts students there at particular risk. Janine Menard works as a counselor at Sheely Farms Elementary, which enrolls about 750 students from pre-K through eighth grade in the Phoenix suburb of Tolleson.

Survey 145

Survey Report Elementary Exercises 145

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

As an op-ed in The Washington Post put it , “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” Certainly in the 1990s , when E-rate was introduced, its goal was to address this very issue – “the digital divide.”

E-rate 50

E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 50