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Ensuring Access and Opportunity; Supporting At Home Connectivity

Tom Murray

According to a report released by the Pew Research Center, approximately 5 of the 29 million households with school-aged children lack access to high quality broadband internet while at home. Whether it’s continuing education, applying for a job, or access to the world’s information, the ability to connect is vital for economic opportunity.

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3 Strategies for Personalizing Feedback Online

Catlin Tucker

Students also reported being more motivated by audio and video feedback because it was clear and personalized (Voelkel & Mello, 2014; Henderson & Phillips, 2015). First, you will need to install Kaizena and ask your students to install it so they can access your audio comments. Bioscience Education , 22 (1), 16-30.

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Millions of Students With Home Internet Access Still Can’t Get Online

Edsurge

Though about 12 million students in this country still lack any internet access at all—a problem cast into relief during the pandemic—there is good news: That number is steadily shrinking. But there are many, many, many more kids who, if we’re just focused on ‘access,’ we’re ignoring.

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Balance Instruction and Feedback with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

A video can also make instruction more accessible. Effective use of differentiated instruction “has been proven to successfully promote the equity dimension of instructional effectiveness by providing all students with the opportunity to improve their achievement levels” (Valiandes, 2015). and Timperley, H. 77, 81–112.

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Purchasing Devices Does Not Equate to Learning

A Principal's Reflections

The COVID19 pandemic unearthed many harsh realities for education across the globe. Inadequate WIFI and the availability of computers at home for kids to use for learning caught many educators off guard. One of the more glaring issues was the vast digital divide that still exists in many places, especially the United States.

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How Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Transformed My School

Digital Promise

The day we were awarded the opportunity to participate in this initiative back in 2015 is a day that is forever ingrained in my memory. Being a part of this incredible program has had such a tremendous impact on our school community and on myself as an educator. The shift in our students and teachers was almost immediate.

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5 Ideas to Improve Rural Education in America

The CoolCatTeacher

Today Daisy Dyer Duerr @DaisyDyerDuerr reimagines what rural education can be. Rural education has a significant majority of perpetually impoverished counties in America. Additionally, only 55% of rural America has broadband access versus 94% of urban America. The need for more rural education advocacy.

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