The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As the district prepares to reopen for full in-person learning on August 30, teachers are attending training sessions and figuring out just what role technology will play in their classrooms. There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning. “I

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

households lack what has become a basic need, according to a new report by EducationSuperHighway, an education nonprofit that in 2019 helped to almost eliminate the internet connectivity gap in classrooms across the country. The post The affordability gap is the biggest part of the digital divide appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Neo LMS

MAY 14, 2020

The biggest shift that we’re seeing is that online education has the potential to drop its “online” part and that more and more people will see it for what it is: simply education. Online learning is student-centered by default, having its own advantages and pitfalls. We can begin to see learning in a new way.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 24, 2020

Organizations and coalitions including Learning Keeps Going , Tech for Learners , Google , and Digital Promise have also compiled lists of resources from various education organizations as well as available edtech products. Bridging The Digital Divide. Nurturing Our Communities Online. And, how are the children?

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 13, 2020

Since the beginning of the school shutdowns, there have been debates about the effectiveness of online learning. Empowering students and ensuring they can personally connect to their learning can be two of the deepest ways to engage students. Read more: Adopting the asynchronous mindset for better online learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 20, 2020

billion students out of the classroom , schools have been forced to make a decade of progress in online learning in just a few short months. Online learning has been shown to increase retention and tends to take less time. That’s a lot of good news about this massive new experiment in learning through technology.

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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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Neo LMS

JANUARY 27, 2022

Online learning bloomed, students helped each other, the community contributed with knowledge, moral and financial support, and social interaction was kept alive. Project-based learning (PBL) is a teaching approach in which students engage with real-life tasks addressed with sustained inquiry to provide authentic results.

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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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More Verbs

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

The per-pupil cost represents an entire solution including a device, software and apps, classroom WiFi, device management, ongoing technical support, and professional development. ” It is true, MLTI has helped close the digital divide. But there are two digital divides.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

The need for new K-12 classroom technology has never been greater. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools are now using a hybrid classroom model, with some students attending virtually and others in person. The need for new K-12 classroom technology has never been greater.

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More Verbs

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

The per-pupil cost represents an entire solution including a device, software and apps, classroom WiFi, device management, ongoing technical support, and professional development. ” It is true, MLTI has helped close the digital divide. But there are two digital divides.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Those numbers suggest edtech is steadily marching into schools and classrooms. That’s music to the ears of industry leaders who have funded and built many of these digital tools. A different ‘digital divide’ has emerged. But as the usage and positive perception of digital learning tools grow in U.S.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The Impact of Education’s Digital Transformation In recent years, education has undergone a digital transformation , and this will be apparent when you consider the average classroom today compared to the average classroom 20 or 30 years ago.

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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. Next he praises the on-campus experience, in contrast to online learning.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 3, 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

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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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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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This includes considerations for students with disabilities, such as providing text alternatives for images and accommodating various learning styles. Professional development for teachers: Equip teachers with the knowledge and skills to leverage technology effectively in diverse classrooms.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

As 2021 kicks off and we set our resolutions for the new year, we pledge our organizations’ continued efforts to respond to educators’ professional learning needs. For example, Gwinnett County Public Schools designed an online learning system (eCLASS) to support emergency online learning needs.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2021

A new CoSN study , supported by a grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, gives educators and policymakers a detailed view of students’ at-home learning experiences during the pandemic. “Digital equity is not a new topic for CoSN. education system,” according to the report.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Do students learn better online or in a classroom: statistics help shed light. What is the success rate of online learning? While some research suggests comparable outcomes between online and classroom learning, others indicate differences depending on specific contexts and methodologies.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2020

We started a couple of years ago with a digital equity group to focus on this issue when we started seeing issues related to the digital divide. But access is maybe the first part of the digital divide. My son’s kindergarten teacher sent an email to parents, but she also sent a picture of the classroom pet.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2020

In traditional classrooms, time is constant while learning is variable. In online classrooms time is variable, while the learning is constant. So you can think of it in this simplified way: In traditional classrooms, time is constant while learning is variable. “So

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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. Workspace assignments make collaboration and peer feedback easy whether learners are together in the same classroom or not.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Here are four areas we can start: Rapidly Train Our Teachers to Harness Tech Amid historic challenges, with no roadmap and often no experience in remote learning, educators worked tirelessly to keep students learning during the heigh of the pandemic. It’s one thing to learn about U.S. Consider this: 1 in 4 U.S. The result?

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Neo LMS

APRIL 27, 2017

There is also a concern that BYOD creates digital divides in the classroom between well-resourced students and those from families that simply cannot afford to give their children devices. For more guidance on CIPA within the online learning environment read this useful guide. Device choice.

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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. The teacher will not disappear from the classroom when students bring their devices to school.

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My Island View

APRIL 10, 2020

The greatest problem exposed is the digital divide caused by the economic divide. Zip codes still determine quality of education even more in a digital system. There are many drawbacks in digital systems that were less of an obstacle in face-to-face environments. Teachers are trained for the classroom.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

“Unfortunately, the digital divide is a very real barrier to success in our community,” said Audra Bluehouse, an English teacher at Hatch Valley High. “We Next page: What policymakers are doing to close the digital divide.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

His schools have been scrambling to set up online learning, connect students with virtual counseling and get laptops into the hands of families — steps McKneely says will be invaluable if another hurricane disrupts education. “We The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2021

Working with some of the most vulnerable families in her community last spring, Sharonne Navas saw first-hand why some families of color needed more than just a tech hotline to help them with their online learning troubles. or “How do I get into Google classrooms?” By week six, the number had increased to 600 to700 calls.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

Shifting practices regarding grades may inspire students to take risks and study for the sake of learning. Recognition that the digital divide prevents academic progress has prompted colleges to do more to connect students with tech tools. If you've been interested in doing a flipped classroom, why not try it, see if it works.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2020

The suburban Seattle school is part of the Northshore School District, which closed earlier in March and has since paused its online learning program. (AP For others, it’s an even bigger catastrophe: they may not be able to afford proper meals for their children, much less the technology and connectivity needed for online learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. The move to online learning also made people wonder: Are there practices we can continue when the pandemic abates? What can we take from this when we return to our classrooms? education system.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Platt argues what we don’t want to do is what we saw during the pandemic learning experiment — to replicate a classroom experience in virtual reality. Doing so also runs the risk of furthering the digital divide between those who have and can afford another piece of expensive technology and those who don’t, Platt added.

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