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Schools Must Focus on Narrowing Digital Divides

EdTech Magazine

Concern about digital equity in schools hit its zenith during the pandemic. Recently, the topic received renewed attention in the 2024 update to the U.S. The plan delves deeply into shrinking three types of digital inequity: the digital use divide, the digital design divide and the digital access divide.

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A New Framework Helps Schools Tackle Digital Equity

EdTech Magazine

Digital equity has been a primary topic of conversation in recent years, as K–12 schools contended with students who didn’t have access to the tools and skills they needed for online learning. RELATED: Educators wrestle with the real-life applications of…

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AI has potential to upend student testing

Ask a Tech Teacher

Full Story: The Hechinger Report (4/11) –Image credit Deposit Photo Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved. Identify plagiarism or cheating But there are drawbacks educators must watch for and may take time to resolve.

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Revised Federal Edtech Plan Calls for Closing Digital Divides

Edsurge

While the emergency switch to remote instruction caused students to fall behind in learning — with regular assessments showing declining test scores, especially in math — it also significantly sped up the adoption of digital devices and impressed upon districts the importance of technology, according to advocates.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

We have this huge digital divide that’s making it hard for [students] to get their education,” she said. David Silver, the director of education for the mayor’s office, said people talked about the digital divide, but there had never been enough energy to tackle it. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2024.

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How to Navigate Your Biggest EdTech Challenges in the 2024-25 School Year

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For K-12 edtech leaders, the start of the 2024-25 school year brought some familiar pressures, like systems to deploy and staff to train. But they’re also navigating new priorities and edtech challenges, including AI integration, student mental health, and digital equity, all while ESSER funding begins to sunset.

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