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

Digital Divide 114

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 114

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Rather than using their school buses to bring students to schools, the district turned its buses into mobile service providers that could deliver meals and other types of support to students, while also serving as internet connection hotspots. Arati is currently on the edtech advisory board for Central Square Foundation in New Delhi, India.

EdTech 98

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. Miami-Dade County Public Schools has distributed some 100,000 tablets and other mobile devices, and more than 11,000 smartphones that double as Wi-Fi hot spots. Inequity looms large. The Richmond (Va.)

Learning 76

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 76

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, Google Reader. Um, they do.) The TED Talk.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

Winnie is a new mobile app that, according to Techcrunch , “helps parents find family-friendly places, share their experiences.” The New York Times on “The Challenges of Closing the Digital Divide.” Jhangiani withdrew a chapter from the anthology Thematic Approaches for Teaching Introductory Psychology.

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48