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What Does the National Educational Technology Plan Say About the Digital Divides?

EdTech Magazine

Over the past few years, schools and policymakers were focused on one digital divide in K–12 education: unequal access to technology. However, the Office of Educational Technology, a team within the U.S. It defines not one but three digital divides.

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Download the Future of Education Technology for K12

The CoolCatTeacher

This curated resource brings together insights from top educators, EdTech experts, and industry leaders to help teachers and administrators strategically leverage technology while fostering critical thinking, curiosity, and authentic connections in the classroom.

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A New Framework Helps Schools Tackle Digital Equity

EdTech Magazine

Digital Promise has released “A Framework for Digital Equity,” a new resource for states, K–12 schools and higher education institutions. 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.

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Closing the Digital Divide with an Emphasis on Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Sponsored post Bridging the digital divide is a monumental task. It begins with providing learners with access to devices and high-quality Internet. With access to technology, there needs to be an equal focus on supporting educators on how to use it in a purposeful way that leads to improved outcomes.

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Tackling the digital divide after the pandemic

Neo LMS

Digitization has changed how we communicate, access services, and the extent of technology present in our lives. Ever since the internet emerged, we have witnessed a new reality among people: those who have access to technology and the internet, and those who don’t.

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Schools Must Focus on Narrowing Digital Divides

EdTech Magazine

Department of Education’s National Educational Technology Plan, which underscores its continued importance. 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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Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Recognized for Addressing Digital Divide During Pandemic

Digital Promise

When schools were forced to quickly shift to distance learning in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) team immediately sprung into action to provide professional learning and support to educators within the network—which grew to 264 middle and high schools across the country by late 2020.