eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Key points: Without continued funding, schools and libraries may struggle to maintain or upgrade technological infrastructure See article: 3 ways the E-rate program helps level up learning See article: Will cybersecurity receive E-rate funding?

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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.

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Digital Divide Broadband Social Media Survey 124

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2023

When it comes to getting access to the latest scholarly articles, there’s a stark digital divide. To everyone else, though, those and many other scholarly publications are locked, or can only be read by paying hefty per-article fees. He says, yeah, no, of course nobody reads the journals, but they're still there.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 25, 2023

When AI Fails Training Data is Older I did ask Notion to summarize the top three articles in edtech with hyperlinks. However, as I pasted in this article into Notion and asked AI to summarize it, I found things added to the podcast episode that I never discussed or that were taken out of context. So, the training data is older.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 17, 2021

In this article, we’re going to look at a few tools and strategies you can use to approach remote education in a positive, inclusive way. 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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Recent studies have shown that lower income children often spend more time with technology as it has become a type of “digital babysitter” for parents who have to be out of the house for extended periods of time.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

World Cat is a comprehensive curation of books, CDs, articles, videos, and more available at all libraries in a geographic area or around the world, for all age groups. Thanks to this wide and varied collection of reading resources, no child should be consigned to the wrong side of the digital divide. Books are read online.

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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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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.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

World Cat World Cat is a comprehensive curation of books, CDs, articles, videos, and more available at all libraries in a geographic area or around the world, for all age groups. Thanks to this wide and varied collection of reading resources, no child should be consigned to the wrong side of the digital divide.

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eBook Libraries Mobility Tablets 418

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. This article is part of the "Connect IT: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Technology" series. The implementation was a total success.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

World Cat is a comprehensive curation of books, CDs, articles, videos, and more available at all libraries in a geographic area or around the world, for all age groups. Thanks to this wide and varied collection of reading resources, no child should be consigned to the wrong side of the digital divide. Books are read online.

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Libraries Mobility eBook Tablets 459

Neo LMS

AUGUST 13, 2020

A common thread among education articles from the past few months has been the emphasis on supporting families during the learning process. Read more: 6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide. Cultivate relationships.

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Education Learning Digital Divide Online Learning 418

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

First, many articles out there still promote the idea that teachers should be the ones to address students’ diverse needs. Here are a few conclusions that we can draw from today’s article: Understand that any behavior is multi-motivated. Credit: Simply Psychology. That looks easy enough for anyone to follow. Supportive environment.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

It’s a longstanding national crisis, often referred to as the “digital divide,” which at Kapor Capital we identify as one of the cumulative barriers across The Leaky Tech Pipeline. And it means funding companies and founders who are committed to closing the digital divide.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 2, 2017

What separates this conference from all others is the fact that the program is built around district and school teams who have closed achievement gaps, bridged the digital divide, and implemented innovative practices aligned to research. Don’t get sucked into the rabbit hole of fluff.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As an article for the Digital Learning Institute explains , the metaverse has been a game changer for immersive learning because classes can both be delivered and accessed in a virtual setting. The concept of online onboarding in the workplace is also likely to follow the pattern of online learning and move into the metaverse space.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2024

This article aims to clarify key terms, discuss the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent changes to minimum speed requirements, and explore how school districts can use this information to address the digital divide. The dashboard includes information on broadband access, device availability, and digital literacy.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

How can we close this digital divide? According to the US Department of Education , there are seven ways to help close the digital divide. Implementing these seven areas to close the digital divide in our school has made a great impact on their learning, and has empowered our students to drive their own education.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

This article focuses on one of those organizations, Learning Equality. Closing global education gaps How is Learning Equality addressing the challenge of the digital divide and the 2.6 The term digital divide often refers to not having affordable access to the internet or specific hardware.

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EdTechTeam

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Is there a digital divide in our schools? Before we get into the importance of the digital divide in schools, what is the digital divide? A digital divide is a gap between different demographics and regions in the world that have access to technology and those who doesn’t.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

To help the country close this digital divide, a goal of meeting or exceeding internet access at speeds of at least one megabit per second (Mbps) per student was set by the FCC. Unfortunately, between 15 and 16 million K — 12 learners and 400,000 educators in the United States lacked adequate connectivity , a device or both in 2020.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 11, 2016

As schools go more and more digital with systems, curriculum, assignments and more, they face the need to provide equity in digital access for their students. This year has seen a huge increase in attention to "Digital Equity" or the "Digital Divide". This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2023

As schools shifted to remote learning, a digital divide emerged, leaving countless students on the wrong side of the equation. Before the pandemic, the digital divide was already a concern, with disadvantaged students lacking access to essential learning resources.

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2022

A version of this article was originally published on Medium. During the pandemic, the term “digital divide” grew very popular, which referred to the gap between those who do and don’t have access to digital technology. And an overreliance on edtech can heighten gaps between disadvantaged students and privileged students.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 30, 2020

As the Coronavirus has changed the landscape of education, I have become more and more aware of inequity and the digital divide. Some of the ideas in this article were part of our discussions and writings. In my reflection, I have attempted to present ideas for all schools across the digital divide.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Source (for all charts in article): BrightBytes survey Such findings are not surprising to Baker, who notes that they reaffirm the existence of the “ digital divide ,” or unequal access to technology across different communities and socioeconomic backgrounds.

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eSchool News

JULY 6, 2020

Editor’s note : A version of this article originally appeared on The Character Tree’s blog. Related content: When a pandemic worsens the digital divide. When we were just a couple weeks into distance learning, I started to really miss writing workshop time.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

I read an interesting article in EdSurge last week about how current educational technologies do little to move learners beyond rote recall of knowledge and it caught me off guard. What struck me most was the narrative in the article, which seemingly compared the role of technology to the role of pedagogy.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2017

16-20, for Digital Citizenship Week, and help empower the next generation to make safe, smart, and ethical decisions online. eSchool News articles on Digital Citizenship: The 9 essential elements of digital citizenship. Tips for teaching students with Autism about digital citizenship. Join us this week, Oct.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

Closing the digital divide Despite the tremendous potential of technology to enhance learning, millions of students still lack access to reliable internet connectivity and digital devices, underscoring existing inequities in education.

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Classroom Digital Divide LMS Robotics 121

Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Ubiquitous Access – On-boarding is instant, simple, and works from any device, addressing the “digital divide” between those with a smartphone or tablet and those who just have an SMS-enabled mobile phone. ? Feel free to share summaries and links to these articles, but do not copy and repost entire article.

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Android Mobility Smartphone Facebook 170

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

World Cat is a comprehensive curation of books, CDs, articles, videos, and more available at all libraries in a geographic area or around the world, for all age groups. Thanks to this wide and varied collection of reading resources, no child should be consigned to the wrong side of the digital divide. Books are read online.

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Libraries Mobility eBook Android 161

Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The digital divide between rich and poor students isn’t what it used to be. That was the focus of a recent New York Times article, which noted that even as America’s public schools promote the use of devices, others are banning screens from class. The New York Times article cherry-picked examples of Waldorf schools.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 19, 2022

Today’s case in point is an odd article in Insider Higher Ed. “ HyFlex Is Not the Future of Learning ” starts off by complaining about that form of teaching, then becomes a general complaint about online learning. To begin with, the article fails to connect with or even name anyone else’s work on the subject.

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Online Learning Learning Secondary Digital Divide 123

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2024

The challenge facing us right now is ensuring that this access gets to everyone without widening that digital divide. . — Stacie Johnson AI can bring access in a way that we've never had before.

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Khan Academy Adobe Advocacy Assessment 202

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

While there is still work to do in closing the digital divide, access is becoming less of a limiting factor for game-based learning. COVID has also accelerated funding for broadband in underserved neighborhoods. At the same time, schools and teachers are increasingly comfortable with the idea of games in the classroom.

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