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Q&A: Kim Buryanek on Bringing Digital Equity into Classrooms. Thu, 11/07/2019 - 15:06. EDTECH: What challenges related to digital equity are you facing in your district? We have a divide, whether it’s a socioeconomic divide or an opportunity divide. It’s a digitaldivide too.
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— Andy Choi (@dudeitsandychoi) September 7, 2019. — Andy Choi (@dudeitsandychoi) September 12, 2019. The whole basis for this initiative with Verizon and Digital Promise is to bridge the digitaldivide,” Mansfeld principal Dr. Seth Aleshire added. — Andy Choi (@dudeitsandychoi) September 13, 2019.
Expansion of Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program to include additional student connectivity and teacher professional development for Title I schools. This new option under the Verizon Innovative Learning program will provide hotspots to students who need access the most so that their learning never stops.”.
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A focus on tackling the digitaldivide and resource inequities laid bare by the pandemic. At the start of the pandemic, Cardona’s office created the CT Learning Hub , which collected vetted digitallearning resources for educators, parents and students. Teaching experience. He’s thoughtful,” she said.
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