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Closing the Digital Divide with an Emphasis on Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Sponsored post Bridging the digital divide is a monumental task. Verizon is not only working to increase access to close the digital divide, but they are also providing critical support to improve learning. There are also learning outcomes aligned to Common Core, ISTE, and Next Generation Science Standards.

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Khan Academy: Friend or Foe?

A Principal's Reflections

The Khan Academy site now contains over 3000 videos mapped to the Common Core and associated assessments that allow learners to practice and reinforce skills acquired through the videos. As the site increased in popularity it caught the eye of Bill Gates and Google with an end result being over 4 million in funding. And they do.

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What Parents Need To Know About the Common Core (technology tips included)

Saving Socrates

What Parents Need to Know About the Common Core and How They Can Help Their Children The Common Core is an attempt to nationalize the curriculum creating common core standards in grades K-12. assessments Common Core computers content critical thinking knowledge NON-FICTION PARCC parents skills vocabulary'

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Ready or not, a new era of homeschooling has begun

The Hechinger Report

In the meantime, remote workers who are parents are fretting over how they’ll have time to oversee lessons and keep their children on top of Common Core math. A list of homeschooling activities organized by teacher Jamie Matus (Photo by Jamie Matus). Working parents wonder how they’ll arrange childcare so they don’t lose their jobs.

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How Much Screen Time Is Too Much for Kids?

Edsurge

The digital divide between rich and poor students isn’t what it used to be. As more devices find their way into homes, screen time across the socioeconomic spectrum is growing. But some more affluent parents are starting to pull back, setting stricter limits on device use both in and out of the classroom.

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Which Remote Learning Tools Will Teachers Bring Back In Person?

Graphite Blog

The coronavirus pandemic has come with specific challenges for teachers: Keeping students engaged during hybrid or fully remote learning, addressing systemic inequity and the digital divide, and coping with days of seemingly endless multitasking are just a few among so many other obstacles.

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Week of March 28, 2011 - Live, Interactive, and Free Webinars in Elluminate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

link] THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE COMMON CORE ( Host Your Own Webinar Series ) Thu 31 Mar 05:00PM New York / Thu 31 Mar 09:00PM GMT / Fri 1 Apr 09:00AM Sydney Jason Borgen. tools that can be used to assist teachers and schools in closing the digital-divide and most importantly, the achievement gap.