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The CoolCatTeacher
MARCH 14, 2025
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Tackling the digital divide after the pandemic
Neo LMS
OCTOBER 7, 2021
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. Possible solutions to tackle the digital divide.
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How Community Coalitions Are Bridging the Digital Divide
Digital Promise
AUGUST 25, 2020
Their collective efforts are meeting a range of needs—from internet access to devices to social-emotional supports. Tackling the Digital Divide with Device Deployment in Kansas City. When schools closed in mid-March, Kansas City was confronted by the region’s deep digital divide.
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6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide
Neo LMS
JANUARY 9, 2018
Last week we discussed the digital divide , and today I thought we could explore some practical strategies that teachers, as individuals, can adopt in an effort to bridge the digital divide in their classrooms. 6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide. Making a spreadsheet.
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Only 27 percent of states plan to sustain K-12 digital access as federal programs end
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
“Universal connectivity is more than just internet access–it’s about addressing the digital divide to ensure every student is prepared for post-secondary success,” said Julia Fallon, executive director at SETDA. This press release originally appeared online.
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Addressing the Digital Divide: 5 Goals Every District Must Reach
edWeb.net
APRIL 1, 2025
Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Ninety percent of jobs require digital skills,” said Ji Soo Song, Director of Projects and Initiatives at SETDA. Having access to technology critically affects student academic achievement, career advancement, and pay equity. It doesnt necessarily account for all learners, said Song.
The Digital Divide Has Narrowed, But 12 Million Students Are Still Disconnected
Edsurge
JANUARY 27, 2021
K-12 students lacked access to a working device, reliable high-speed internet or both. As of December 2020, the number of students impacted by the digital divide has narrowed to 12 million. points lower than their peers with reliable access. When schools closed last March, roughly 16 million U.S. Money is an issue.
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Satellite Broadband Is Expanding. Can That Reduce the Digital Divide?
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
The satellites will be part of the future of internet access, but using them in education will require some creativity, Johannes Bauer, chair of the Quello Center at Michigan State University, says. And that sudden shift exposed inequities in who has access to broadband. And access for rural areas is less built out than urban ones.
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Facing a Digital Divide, Student Success Requires Connectivity and Access to Technology
Edsurge
AUGUST 9, 2023
The digital divide has long been a simmering problem facing millions of students that took a global pandemic to bring to a boil. At the time, nearly 16 million students in the United States lacked home internet access, according to a widely cited report from Common Sense Media.
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E-rate funding supports essential learning at a critical time, survey finds
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
School and library input is compiled and delivered directly to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to inform program administration. More than 21,000 applicants and 3,700 vendors participate in the E-rate program, emphasizing its vital role in providing internet access for U.S. educational institutions.
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T-Mobile Enhances Project 10Million Program and Announces New Partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs to Boost Digital Access for Even More Students
eSchool News
OCTOBER 11, 2024
who still may not have reliable internet access at all, according to the FCC. To continue helping bridge the digital divide and reach more students, the Un-carrier is also partnering with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to hold enrollment campaigns and sign-up events nationwide. To date the company has provided $6.9
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Digital Equity Act Would Provide $250M Annually to Address Digital Divide
Edsurge
APRIL 12, 2019
Senate introduced a bill that would invest hundreds of millions of dollars to expand broadband access in communities that currently lack it. students without home internet access, many of whom are now expected to use digital learning every day to access class materials and complete homework assignments. It's good stuff.
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5 Keys for Successful Remote Learning
A Principal's Reflections
AUGUST 2, 2020
Additionally, the digital divide is wider than many perceived. Access to devices and reliable WIFI needs to be emphasized. Kids also need access to equitable resources and learning experiences. Begin with meticulous planning using the information provided in the key focus areas previously covered above.
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The digital divide still holds students back
eSchool News
AUGUST 7, 2024
Although some gains in high school students’ technological device and internet access have occurred since ACT first investigated the digital divide in 2018, device and internet access of students with lower family incomes is lagging that of students with higher family incomes,” said Jeff Schiel, Ph.D,
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Can Affordable Computing Education Bridge the Global Digital Divide?
Edsurge
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Despite the promise of digital technologies, not all communities around the world have the access they need. One way to lessen the global digital divide is to provide affordable and accessible computing education to all, regardless of socioeconomic background. This is where Code Clubs come in.
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Ideas For Providing Internet Access At Home
The Web20Classroom
OCTOBER 7, 2016
When I was an Instructional Technology Director one of the challenges I faced was working to ensure that students, no matter where they lived in my district, had access to the same tools and opportunities. I could provide technology that could be used in the schools, and provided high speed network access while they were in schools.
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Could the Bridge Across the Digital Divide Be Paved With TV Signals?
Edsurge
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Although digital technologies hold great promise in the realm of education, access remains limited for many communities worldwide. One such company, Information Equity Initiative (IEI), is working to bridge the digital divide so that all students have access to educational information.
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Millions of Students With Home Internet Access Still Can’t Get Online
Edsurge
JULY 23, 2021
Though about 12 million students in this country still lack any internet access at all—a problem cast into relief during the pandemic—there is good news: That number is steadily shrinking. Multiple studies and surveys have documented the ever-narrowing digital divide. We’re going to miss this huge number—millions—of families.”
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Five action steps to shrink the digital divide
eSchool News
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Titled Mind the Gap: Closing the Digital Divide through affordability, access, and adoption , the report from Connected Nation (CN), with support from AT&T, provides new insights into why more than 30 million eligible households are not opting to access internet service at home or leverage the ACP. However, 82.4
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The looming threat that could worsen the digital divide
eSchool News
JANUARY 19, 2024
This funding, which was crucial in bridging the digital divide, now stands at a crossroads, potentially leaving many educational institutions grappling with outdated technology and hindering access to the digital resources necessary for effective learning.
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3 Opportunities for education during the pandemic
Neo LMS
JANUARY 27, 2022
Some of these are: different approaches to teaching adapted to students’ needs, developed ICT skills, professional development for teachers, attempts to bridge the digital divide, improvement of resource accessibility, funding and curriculum changes. Exploring three opportunities for education created by the pandemic.
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Tools and strategies to make remote learning click for all students
Neo LMS
AUGUST 17, 2021
It has a vital role in providing access to quality education on a more permanent basis. While there are video and audio tools that help bridge the physical distance, your communications strategy needs to include cognizance of the digital divide and your students’ access to these tools.
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8 Non-Digital Remote Learning Ideas
A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 24, 2020
Even with all the progress being made and practical innovations taking place, COVID-19 has unearthed on a global scale the inequity that persists when it comes to access to high-speed WIFI and technology. Even in more affluent areas, one cannot assume equitable access. It’s not the best option, but it is a realistic one.
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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 25, 2021
As teachers develop lesson plans, they also face lingering questions, in Maine and nationally, over the possibility of a return to remote learning and concerns about ensuring all students have access to the devices and high-quality broadband they need to do classwork and homework. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine.
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New National Survey Analyzes Impact of COVID-19 on Teaching and Learning
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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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 14, 2022
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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Defeat the Digital Divide Helps Bring Reliable Internet Connections to Schools Nationwide
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. About Cradlepoint ??. Cradlepoint ?is
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103 Family tech nights can narrow the digital divide
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
But when schools support students in transferring their skills to their parents, they are narrowing the digital divide. When low-income parents start learning online skills, such as accessing medical records and applying for jobs, their chances for a better standard of living increase. Why is this significant?
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Responding to COVID-19: How Are the Children?
Digital Promise
MARCH 24, 2020
The bilingual (English/Spanish) mobile-first digital tool was informed by what parents say they need and developed by leading content experts. Bridging The Digital Divide. Rodrigues’ idea is to create “a public broadcasting/ethnic media push with a simple web form and hotline number to reach all parents with information.”
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Is the digital divide entirely different from what we think it is?
eSchool News
APRIL 27, 2017
For a while now, there’s been a great deal of concern over the digital divide—the gap between students who have easy access to technology and those who don’t. The subtler, but no less harmful, digital divide is between the students who are empowered to be creators and problem solvers with technology, and those who aren’t.
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6 Benefits of Immersive Learning with the Metaverse
ViewSonic Education
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Essentially, the metaverse allows academic institutions and educators to create engaging experiences that teach valuable information, which encourages exploration and experimentation. What’s more, the metaverse itself can be accessed using a variety of devices. This is the basis of immersive learning as a concept.
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We're Closing the Digital Divide. Now Let's End the Participation Gap.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 16, 2018
First some good news: the divide in access to digital devices is decreasing. Educators are beginning to take note of a new problem: a digital participation divide. Educators are beginning to take note of a new problem: a digital participation divide.
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Announcing the 2021-2022 League of Innovative Schools Cohort
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Prior to the pandemic, students participating in College Connect gathered at a local school after school to access applications and resources while receiving support from staff, including the superintendent. Jacob, the district’s superintendent. Thanks to the district’s efforts, connectivity in the community has reached 100 percent.
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The 3 Biggest Remote Teaching Concerns We Need to Solve Now
Edsurge
APRIL 2, 2020
Privacy and Student Data During these pressing circumstances, many educators are curating and sharing digital tools, strategies, and tips for remote teaching with their networks. They might give away information to the teacher or classmates about their living situation when they are asked to show themselves on their webcam.
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Is Classroom Technology Really Narrowing the Digital Divide? [Quiz]
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
As schools strive to make information accessible to all students, technology provides great solutions. At the same time, it often presents its own set of challenges to overcome. So, the question remains, is technology in the classroom a hindrance or an opportunity? Take our quiz, and see what you learn! Having trouble viewing?
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Make Parents Comfortable with Tech for a Successful 1:1 Program
EdTech Magazine
JULY 30, 2018
Like other K–12 school districts around the country, you’re closing the digital divide — making sure your students have access to technology that paves the way for their future successes. Therefore, it’s crucial to keep moms, dads and caregivers onboard and informed during all points of the device implementation process.
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How schools can help students overcome the digital divide
eSchool News
OCTOBER 20, 2023
However, the study also found that educators lack centralized resources and direct support necessary to successfully overcome barriers to the digital divide. Addressing these will be critical to ensuring that school districts and digital navigator programs are effective in closing the digital divide for students.
How Can We Close the Digital Learning Gap This School Year?
Digital Promise
AUGUST 18, 2021
Last year, my predecessor, Karen Cator outlined ways in which we can finally close the Digital Learning Gap. We hope to share these best practices and inform the work of many more school systems, as well as the work of state chiefs of education and governors as they plan to use unprecedented federal funding to close the digital divide.
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4 Examples of the best digital access initiatives
Neo LMS
JULY 12, 2018
A counterpoint to these figures, is also the finding that 70% of teachers assign homework requiring broadband access. 4 Examples of the best digital access initiatives. The Digital Equity Initiative. The post 4 Examples of the best digital access initiatives appeared first on NEO BLOG. EveryoneOn.
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150 Inclusive Innovation: Designing for Equity
Digital Promise
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Who doesn’t want all students to access and participate in powerful learning opportunities? With an intentional focus on students at the margins, it is possible to create equitable access, participation, and outcomes. The word “equity” inspires good feelings. The world is inequitable by design—therefore, so is our education ecosystem.
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eSchool News
MARCH 5, 2018
The digital divide and the opportunity gap. At DeKalb County School District in Georgia, we set out to create a plan that narrows the digital divide our students are facing at school, in the community, and at home. Next page: Tips for closing the digital divide).
How Librarians Continue Their Work Digitally Even as Coronavirus Closes Libraries
Edsurge
MARCH 17, 2020
To get a sense of what the widespread closure of libraries could mean, and hear some creative ways libraries are reaching out digitally, we talked with Jessamyn West, an educational technologist who runs the librarian.net blog and is author of "Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide."
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How Educators Can Empower Students Through Technology
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 20, 2020
Address the digital divide. As thousands of school districts across the country have rolled out remote learning, many have discovered that students have very different sets of resources when it comes to digital education tools. This raises the question: How exactly should schools invest in technology to keep up?
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Technology overuse may be the new digital divide
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 23, 2017
For years policymakers have fretted about the “digital divide,” that poor students are less likely to have computers and high-speed internet at home than rich students. A new 2017 survey of technology use at home shows the gap in computer access is rapidly closing.
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