eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2023

Introducing teachers to computer science Considering the limited definition of computer science and its largely optional status, schools depend on teachers who are personally interested in coding. Because these career opportunities are so wide, computer science can and should support greater diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Digital Divide Education Course Accessibility 112

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. As digital equity discussions matured and hyperbole became reality, educators found that those loudly-touted digital devices often became paperweights.

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Libraries Mobility eBook Tablets 459

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Here are 10 of the NEO Blog’s best posts from the third year of its existence: 6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide. The figures in that report indicate that the digitization of the classroom is not happening as rapidly as the tech media would have us think. A veritable “alphabet soup”.

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LMS E-rate Digital Divide Blended Learning 279

Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2020

With digital learning likely to stretch into the fall due to COVID-19, how can we ensure every student has equitable access to powerful learning opportunities? The crisis has shone a harsh light on the digital divide in the United States, surfacing thoughtful debate and long-overdue discussion around the equity gap.

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Digital Divide Education Accessibility E-rate 317

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Thirty years after the World Wide Web provided a gateway for the world to access information, connect, and learn, we are still facing a digital divide that has contributed to a continually expanding digital learning gap. Why hasn’t innovation in teaching and learning cascaded to underserved populations?

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Digital Divide Policies Outcomes Report 250

Neo LMS

MAY 14, 2020

As usual, these things are hard to predict and nobody has a definite answer. There’s no secret that a digital divide is creating barriers between students and learning. While it’s important to discuss what is happening right now, we’ve had enough time to also think about the future.

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Education EdTech Digital Divide Online Learning 401

Edsurge

JULY 23, 2021

Multiple studies and surveys have documented the ever-narrowing digital divide. Katz notes that the term “digital divide,” which is commonly used to describe the inequities that the New America survey sought to measure and understand, does a disservice to many under-connected families.

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Accessibility Digital Divide Broadband Survey 206

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. This definitely applies to anything you read or hear from me!

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Conference Digital Divide Strategy Video 226

Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

I was definitely the IT coordinator for my house,” says the father of three children ages 1, 9 and 11. “I I definitely didn’t count on much tech support from my school district.” Though fixing the Wi-Fi and troubleshooting other problems can certainly be an inconvenience, Baker considers his situation fortunate.

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Report Survey LMS Digital Divide 218

ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As a definition published by Boston University explains, it is an example of “learning by doing,” and some of the related activities can include field trips, laboratory experiments, and studio performances.

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Learning Smartphone Accessibility Social Media 370

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Do you want to give us a simple definition? You kow, we haven’t closed that digital divide quite yet. . #2 Understand what flipping the classroom is (and isn’t). Vicki: Absolutely. You talk a little bit about flipping the classroom, but not everybody may understand real clearly what it is. I’ve done that before.

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Classroom Khan Academy Flipped Classroom Video 105

Edsurge

MAY 25, 2017

Online education is definitely one of the challenges, but it's also an opportunity,” says Glasper, who before taking his current job was a long-time chancellor of the Maricopa Community College system, one of the largest community college districts in the nation. Where do you see the digital divide today in terms of education?

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Digital Divide Smartphone System Outcomes 128

Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Flume Internets will cover over 14,000 households for as low as $10 per month, meeting the FCC definition of broadband at 100/20 Mbps. This fund will subsidize high-speed internet for public and affordable housing residents for up to 24 months, taking a significant step towards bridging the digital divide in affordable housing communities.

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Broadband Digital Divide Meeting Accessibility 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. As digital equity discussions matured and hyperbole became reality, educators found that those loudly-touted digital devices often became paperweights.

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Libraries Mobility eBook Android 161

Edsurge

MAY 4, 2020

In an effort to provide more definitive answers, districts, schools and a handful of states have begun issuing guidelines on shaping the school day into something both manageable and productive for students. But the time recommendations vary, and their origins are often hazy.

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Guidelines Online Learning Digital Divide Study 218

eSchool News

DECEMBER 24, 2024

And this creates a digital divide between those who can afford it and those who cannot. We definitely need a shift. Internet access is not affordable for all families, so that raises the question around whether this is about equitable access to technology or about affordability. Its not engaging.

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Chromebook EdTech Robotics Elementary 111

Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The digital divide between rich and poor students isn’t what it used to be. And I’m definitely not seeing schools discontinuing their focus on effective use of technology. As more devices find their way into homes, screen time across the socioeconomic spectrum is growing.

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Trends Social Media Robotics Digital Divide 167

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

There is definitely a need for that conversation in fourth grade as so many students are getting laptops for the first time. As a team of digital natives, we bridge the digital divide between students and adults by offering a comprehensive curriculum and school presentations.

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Social Media Digital Divide Survey Elementary 93

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system.

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 145

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

One big hurdle to realizing that possibility, though—and to inviting educators from around the world to gather in a virtual teachers lounge—is the digital divide, which exists both within the U.S. That’s definitely a barrier.” and between the U.S. and other nations.

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Education Groups Course Robotics 190

The Hechinger Report

MAY 14, 2018

The direct approach would be to say the word’s definition, perhaps show a picture, and repeat the word. Related: Technology overuse may be the new digital divide. “Sesame Street,” Neuman said, was good at many of these techniques. In her study, she slowed the videos down to 75 percent of their actual speed.

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Video Education Digital Divide Study 103

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 19, 2022

If that’s true, he has my full sympathy, should definitely call for more support, and write about this in the article. Listen to the problems Schaberg identifies in that final section: the digital divide; students not having a good physical location to be on camera; missing the physical campus.

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Online Learning Learning Secondary Digital Divide 123

Iterating Toward Openness

DECEMBER 13, 2024

It will definitely evolve in the future. Their list includes: Digital Divide and Educational Inequality GenAI may exacerbate existing inequalities within education: Unequal Access: High costs of advanced GenAI tools along with infrastructure requirements limit accessibility for underprivileged students and institutions.

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Meeting OER Education Pearson 148

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

What's the definition of social emotional learning? So when you're thinking about that, it's always important. And also, when you get something that's outputted, you have to prove it. Like you can't just like take a sentence like this. Like you have to actually go and verify, you know, that that's actually legit somewhere.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 523

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2021

“Even small digital enhancements actually make a lot of difference both ways, they can work well, or they can distract the child,” said Kucirkova. The pop up definitions could distract children from the narrative, harming comprehension, but were effective in teaching new vocabulary words, which is desirable.

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Analysis Study Smartphone Report 145

eSchool News

MAY 19, 2021

Singapore and Mumbai, India– May 19, 2021 – Emeritus , the global leader in making high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments around the world, announced today a definitive agreement to acquire iD Tech , the world leader in youth STEM education for $200 million.

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STEM Company Robotics Digital Divide 69

Linways Technologies

JANUARY 14, 2021

We can definitely use technology as an enabler of the existing model of education. From analog to digital, from state control to free enterprise, from waiting in lines for getting a telephone connection and scooters to having anything at the click of a button. From your experience as an education entrepreneur which is better?

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Education Mobility System Digital Divide 98

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

Related: A parent-led effort to close the digital divide. There was definitely a moment in the pandemic where we could have given up. “How do we honor — not vilify — what parents are trying to do at their school level?” García said. “My My mom would give tamales, not money … what does that say about commitment to campus?”.

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Elementary Education Report Groups 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2016

The traditional definition of literacy only includes reading and writing. But as our economy and society become ever more grounded in technology, that definition must change. In our 21 st century digital economy, literacy is much more than a mastery of the English language.

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Digital Divide STEM Game-Based Learning Training 40

eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

And this creates a digital divide between those who can afford it and those who cannot. We definitely need a shift. Internet access is not affordable for all families, so that raises the question around whether this is about equitable access to technology or about affordability. It’s not engaging.

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Chromebook Robotics Elementary Accessibility 122

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Big data, open spaces, employability, utilizing maker movements, balancing innovation and accountability, privacy, collaboration, closing the digital divide, personalized learning, and navigating the hostile political climate were just a few of the concerns the audience members brought up.

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EdTech Robotics Maker Movement Conference 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

As the Coronavirus has changed the landscape of education, I have become more and more aware of inequity and the digital divide. In my reflection, I have attempted to present ideas for all schools across the digital divide. Digital Curriculum… 24 OER (Open Edu Resources) Free. MARCH 30, 2020 · 11:02 PM | EDIT.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

MindShift

AUGUST 10, 2021

It’s definitely an accessibility feature that everyone can benefit from.”. Students can select individual words and find their definitions, translations and parts of speech. Tovar instructs the teachers at his school to decrease their rates of speech and use standard or academic English.

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Tools eBook Digital Divide Broadband 43

Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 28, 2017

We were definitely hamming it up for the camera, but the time we spent with each other during BETT - including a panel session about Digital Divides - was rich in our shared history as educators. The picture above, illustrating this post, is one taken by Simon Finch , and you'll also note Terry Freedman in the frame.

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Digital Divide Learning Education Technology 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Bryan was the lead author of the just-released Digital Literacy - An NMC Horizon Project Strategic Brief , which was commissioned by Adobe to "explore an increasingly pressing challenge for United States higher education institutions: advancing digital literacy among students and faculty."

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Adobe Digital Divide Broadband Education 28

MindShift

JUNE 9, 2021

Students could also highlight new words to hear pronunciations or learn definitions, strengthening vocabularies. This offered more students digital skills that may be needed after graduation. . The process of hearing text read aloud ensured that words or lines weren’t skipped, improving comprehension.

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Technology Classroom Software Accessibility 48

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2018

We still have a huge digital divide. So not only should you leverage students to help you learn new digital skills, but you should also use them as go-to experts for other students in your classroom. Don’t immediately dismiss a tool because you think it isn’t educational. They will prove you wrong every time!

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Google Tools Technology Outcomes 78