Digital Promise

JULY 25, 2017

This is leading to an emerging “second level digital divide” in US schools, fueled by differences in how technology is utilized to advance teaching and learning. To close this divide, we must fully support educators with the skills and tools they need to power up the learning environment.

Digital Learning 282

Digital Learning Digital Divide Learning Education 282

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The report also offers ways that those digital divides can be mitigated. “We The update of the policy document by the DOE’s Office of Education Technology is the first since 2016 (parts of it were revised in 2017). The post How can we close the digital divide? Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

Digital Divide 114

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 114

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 2, 2017

We have made great strides to level the technology playing field in education, but unfortunately the digital divide still exists between those who have the tools to research, learn and collaborate online at home, and those who don’t. 1 Further, there’s a second level digital divide 2 that’s emerging in the classroom.

Digital Divide 222

Digital Divide Technology Hapara Training 222

Neo LMS

JULY 12, 2018

Between September 2016 and May 2017 the program donated 1,600 computers and 870 4G mobile hotspots to low-income families in Denver, Colorado. The homework divide is one of the most critical issues to address if we are to ever see broad-based positive effects of blended and digital learning. Sprint’s 1 Million Project.

Examples 150

Examples Accessibility Broadband Mobility 150

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Now, with further public school budget cuts potentially on the horizon, districts and their students will need to keep thinking about how, if at all, distance learning will play a role in existing curricula. An 2016 EdWeek analysis showed that 2 in 5 high schools did not offer physics, which is problematic in an era when S.T.E.M.

Learning 85

Learning Digital Divide Course Analysis 85

Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

In its 2016 National Education Technology Plan, the Department of Education emphasizes model approaches to digital learning. The most obvious addition to the plan is its focus on the “digital-use divide.” Ellis said the 2016 plan should be just the beginning.

Technology 49

Technology Future Ready Edcamps Tablets 49

eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

This kind of connectivity is necessary, the authors note, to help connect students to high-quality digital learning opportunities. It also highlights state leaders who have helped their states put these digital learning opportunities directly in front of teachers and students. State leadership for infrastructure.

Report 40

Report Broadband E-rate Advocacy 40