The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Ramos knew there were many kids like her, eager to keep up with school but lacking the technology to do so. We have this huge digital divide that’s making it hard for [students] to get their education,” she said. A Tech Exchange employee works in the nonprofit’s warehouse in May 2021. To her, it was “heartbreaking.”.

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Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2021

Highlights from the survey include: Keeping Up Academically and the Digital Divide : Eighty-two percent of teachers say it’s been difficult for their students to keep up academically during the pandemic, though only 45 percent of parents have the same concern for their own child. Digital Divide.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2021

COVINGTON, KY: October 21, 2021 – A new website launched by a collaboration of leading technology experts, STEP CG and Cradlepoint, is providing information and educational resources to help K-12 schools ensure their students have access to the technology they need to succeed.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2021. We are hopeful that, when the pandemic lifts, we can welcome a return to hands-on, collaborative, creative technology education in 2021. Collin Earnst, CEO, LearnWell.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 18, 2021

A few weeks ago, the VILS team published a guide to successful technology integration that highlights six elements for success that we’ve learned from working with the many schools in our networks. There is another consideration that we must take into account when aiming to close the Digital Learning Gap.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In fact, more than three in four teachers say that job-related stress has taken its toll on them during the 2020-2021 school year. That’s why neglecting this area can lead to a bigger digital divide among students. Offer to help with technology. Some school IT departments are woefully understaffed. Be a volunteer.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

We begin 2021 heartened by the resiliency of educators and students from around the country pushing through the disruptions of COVID-19. As 2021 kicks off and we set our resolutions for the new year, we pledge our organizations’ continued efforts to respond to educators’ professional learning needs. Much work remains.

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2023

So it is when discussing the idea of digital equity. Reality check: A 2021 report from Common Sense Media found that 15 to 16 million K-12 public school students in the U.S. Every student deserves the right to high-bandwidth, solid-state, always-on access to the Internet, right?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Consider the fierce resistance superintendents have faced when trying to introduce 1:1 technology programs over the past 20 years, only to be excoriated for not having them in place last spring. The center cannot hold. The perpetuity of public education is not a foregone conclusion.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2023

We encourage youth to submit ideas focused on one of the following three categories: Digital Empowerment, Equity In Action and Thriving Planet. Digital Empowerment ideas can be solutions that help bridge the digital divide. Khloe Kares was one of the winners / finalists in 2021. million students across the U.S.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

To support digital inclusion, Kajeet will provide one year of free internet connectivity hardware and patented Kajeet® managed service to equity-focused organizations. Guided by the belief that internet access has become a basic human right, Kajeet’s 2021 Digital Inclusion Grant seeks to support an equitable future for all individuals.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Hate it or love – technology in education is here to stay. Edtech is booming, with 40 times more venture capital invested in the sector in 2021 than in 2010. Close the Digital Gap for Students As technology becomes more ingrained in education, the digital divide is becoming an ever-larger driver of educational inequity.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

“I worked as an administrator for 10 years, so I think about edtech from both sides — both how an administrator makes decisions about edtech tools, but also how we can support our teachers,” Ballard shared in a focus group that was part of a larger project designed to better understand the gap between teaching practices and technology use.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

In addition to hosting a public K-8 charter school, the former factory was recently outfitted with augmented and virtual reality stations, 3D printers and interactive screens in preparation for Saturday’s announcement: that it’s the first school in the country equipped with 5G wireless technology. But it will take years to get there.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

For students across Texas and around the country, bridging the digital divide and providing reliable Internet connectivity that enables distance learning for students without Internet access are among the top priorities for state governments, school districts, teachers and parents alike. Many students across the U.S.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2022

Funded by the Trust, in partnership with the Education University of Hong Kong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and City University of Hong Kong, CoolThink@JC was created as a free, basic education for all students, designed to be implemented in mainstream curricular and formal computing lessons. And we want to close the digital divide.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Educators across the nation can now access Teacher Training Pathways , a free platform offering courses aligned to micro-credentials on remote and hybrid learning, instructional technology coaching and more. The platform will feature an evolving library of courses to further develop educators’ digital literacy. billion in 2019.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2021

REDONDO BEACH, CA – December 8, 2021 – Ozobot, global leader of programmable robotics and STEAM-based learning solutions for K-12 education that empower the next generation of creators, today unveiled its newest innovation – MetaBot – the first free augmented reality (AR) robot for education.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2021

Launched in February 2021, the center was fielding around 200 calls by its second week. My hope is the call-in center will be that first step into the digital literacy world and digital navigation and really getting our parents to not be afraid of technology and really understand it.”.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2021

billion in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan in April 2021 to enable school districts and libraries to provide internet access and connected devices to students and educators during the pandemic. Related: The affordability gap is the biggest part of the digital divide. The homework gap could worsen for millions of U.S.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2022

How are we ever going to bridge the digital divide—the digital abyss—if we have different realities of a pandemic, of the outcome of an election, of a war in Ukraine with Russia?” 6, 2021, chief among them. A number of major events in recent years, including the 2016 presidential election in the U.S.,

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

During a forum hosted by public policy think tank New America to discuss this new data, Jessica Rosenworcel, the acting FCC Chairwoman, called the homework gap “an especially cruel” part of the digital divide that existed long before the pandemic. Twelve percent of families still have no computer at home. “We

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2021

A new study suggests that this sort of technology overuse doesn’t just pop up during adolescence. Researchers at Penn State analyzed 10,000 students and found that kindergarteners in low-income families and Black kindergarteners of all incomes had a higher propensity to be heavy users of technology by the end of elementary school.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The Social Institute today announced that it has expanded its pioneering social-emotional learning curriculum to meet the needs of fourth grade students, available beginning in January of 2021. Surveys reveal the average age kids get cell phones is ten years old, and exposure to mobile devices begins at a much younger age.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Qustodio today released their 5th Annual Report, offering valuable insights into children’s digital habits across 2023. ” To see the full report on children’s digital habits across 2023, and how they have evolved since 2019, visit the Qustodio website.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2021

The technology allowed my daughter to read the Berenstain Bears, a classic picture book series, to a younger cousin over Zoom when a family trip was canceled. A new analysis of all the research on digital picture books , published in March 2021, helps to answer this question.

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Insight Education Group

MAY 27, 2021

As educational systems are rebuilt after the disruption of the global pandemic, a new relief fund is providing aid to districts to address trauma, learning acceleration, the digital divide, and much more. Between 2020 and 2021, Congress passed three stimulus bills that provided almost $190.5

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Insight Education Group

MAY 27, 2021

As educational systems are rebuilt after the disruption of the global pandemic, a new relief fund is providing aid to districts to address trauma, learning acceleration, the digital divide, and much more. Between 2020 and 2021, Congress passed three stimulus bills that provided almost $190.5

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2021

April 21, 2021 – Kajeet ®, a leading provider of mobile IoT connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver safe, reliable and controlled internet connectivity to students, enterprises, state and local governments and IoT solution providers, announced today its global expansion into the U.K. patents in mobile technologies.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

After a moment of disruption – of major disruption – the conditions are ripe for accelerating innovation,” says Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education. “We Federal funds help narrow the digital divide. Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Data released at the end of the 2021-22 school year showed the district increased math scores by double digits in grades 3-8, outperforming pre-COVID levels. Savvas is proud to call out Johnston County Public Schools as an outstanding example of K-12 success using enVision — a true “K-12 Hero” using its innovative education technology.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 2, 2021

Districts must use the money on evidence-based programs that help stem learning loss, close the digital divide, and address social and emotional learning needs. Lisa has served on the Board of the SIIA Education Technology Industry Network and is on the Advisory Council for the ERDI Alliance for Education Impact.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

The 2023 K-12 Hero Awards program is dedicated to recognizing the country’s best examples of K-12 success using innovative education technologies. To meet this challenge, Jhone Ebert, Nevada State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in the summer of 2020 announced the launch of the Nevada Digital Learning Collaborative (DLC).

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

October 1, 2021– Kajeet ® , a leading provider of wireless connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver safe and controlled internet access, today announced it has expanded its relationship with UScellular , making it the first carrier enabled to sell Kajeet’s solutions directly. patents in mobile technologies.

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N2Y

MAY 20, 2021

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act in March of 2021. What technological innovations will best meet the unique learning needs of students with disabilities? What can bridge the digital divide within the special education community? How should school principals think about the new funding available to them?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. — Babak D.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," was held online on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. The recordings of the mini-conference--which include the opening keynote panel, 13 presentation sessions, and the closing keynote--are now publicly available at [link]. You do need to be logged into Library 2.0

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