The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. Many teachers use “synchronous” classes, where they and students meet simultaneously on platforms like Google Hangouts or Microsoft Teams. Inequity looms large. Some also record those lessons for students who can’t meet at the appointed hour.

Learning 91

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 91

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

Microsoft has released an early access version of its Minecraft : Education Edition. ” In other Microsoft/Minecraft news , the company will donate $10,000 to the Marietta Center for Advanced Academics to build a Minecraft Lab at a local school. . The New York Times on “The Challenges of Closing the Digital Divide.”

Education 49

Education MOOC Company Report 49

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, Um, they do.) See David Kernohan’s excellent keynote at OpenEd13 for more.)

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Microsoft and Apple are two. Since 1970, DeVos family members have invested at least $200 million in a host of right-wing causes – think tanks, media outlets, political committees, evangelical outfits, and a string of advocacy groups. …There are companies that are firmly planted in the computing sector.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40