EdTech Magazine

JUNE 1, 2020

Bridging the digital divide is more critical than ever. When schools across the country made the quick shift to emergency remote learning during the pandemic, many found that it exposed deficits and exacerbated existing challenges around internet access, especially in rural and high-poverty areas.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 29, 2020

Bridging the digital divide is more critical than ever. When schools across the country made the quick shift to emergency remote learning during the pandemic, many found that it exposed deficits and exacerbated existing challenges around internet access, especially in rural and high-poverty areas.

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Digital Divide Laptops Tablets Online Learning 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 26, 2020

Bridging the digital divide is more critical than ever. When schools across the country made the quick shift to emergency remote learning during the pandemic, many found that it exposed deficits and exacerbated existing challenges around internet access, especially in rural and high-poverty areas.

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Digital Divide Laptops Tablets Online Learning 150

More Verbs

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

It’s easy to walk into a big box store or search eBay and look at some of the inexpensive tablets and laptops that are available, then look at the per-pupil cost of a MLTI and think that it could be made less expensive. The first misunderstanding is that MLTI simply buys a laptop or tablet for each student. .”

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Digital Divide Laptops Tablets Learning 195

More Verbs

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

It’s easy to walk into a big box store or search eBay and look at some of the inexpensive tablets and laptops that are available, then look at the per-pupil cost of a MLTI and think that it could be made less expensive. The first misunderstanding is that MLTI simply buys a laptop or tablet for each student. .”

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Digital Divide Laptops Tablets Learning 210

ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

What’s more, the metaverse itself can be accessed using a variety of devices. With that being said, metaverse learning is a relatively new concept and one that many educators are still getting to grips with. This is the basis of immersive learning as a concept. For instance, imagine a class trip to study mountain ranges.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

While remote learning may be ending in most places across the country, many students will continue to struggle to complete many lessons and assignments because they lack adequate internet service and access to devices at home — a phenomenon commonly referred to as the “homework gap.”. There are some positive findings in the survey.

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Broadband Survey Digital Divide Accessibility 112

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

More and more schools adopt BYOD policies and allow students to bring their own mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, and other devices in the classroom, and use them as tools to enhance learning. BYOD deepens the digital divide. It’s really happening. Top 10 BYOD concerns: 1. Parents may need to pay more for BYOD.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

The program also bolstered access to learning opportunities at times limited by availability and affordability. Nearman, “all of our students could have the same access to programming and not have to worry about, well, my parents can’t afford it.”. Federal funds help narrow the digital divide.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

As the struggle continues, a few overarching lessons learned — about equity, expectations and communication — are now helping schools navigate this crisis on the fly. School buses provide Wi-Fi access for downloading homework assignments, as well as lunches, at various locations in South Carolina. on March 18, 2020. Mackey Pendergrast.

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Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 64

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. In fact, there are so many digital tools, apps, and online learning resources being shared, some educators are feeling overwhelmed.

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Evelyn Learning

JUNE 7, 2023

However, many students find themselves stuck on the cost and perceive it as the primary determinant of their access to education. Universities and colleges are no longer just institutions of learning and teaching. A classroom has become an e-classroom, with tablets on each and every desk.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 19, 2017 Textbooks could be history as schools switch to free online learning | Philly.com → Garnet Valley is a district in the vanguard of a nationwide movement to ditch traditional textbooks for open-source educational resources on the web. That's a lot of computers.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2021

Digital picture books have been a godsend during the pandemic. With libraries shuttered and bookstores a nonessential trip, many parents have downloaded book after book on tablets and smartphones to keep their little ones reading. None of these 39 studies looked at whether children read more when they had access to digital books. “A

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

These devices and tools empower teachers to create engaging lessons, fostering a more interactive and collaborative learning experience. The proliferation of educational apps and online resources has expanded learning beyond the confines of textbooks.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. Access to interactive experiences, 3D drawings, site visits, etc.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, UC Berkeley Deletes Its Online Lectures. Um, they do.)

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