ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The metaverse is most commonly associated with extended reality technology (virtual reality and augmented reality), as well as with social media capabilities and the use of digital avatars controlled by users. Additionally, the use of avatars within the metaverse delivers something akin to student-centered learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Privacy and Student Data During these pressing circumstances, many educators are curating and sharing digital tools, strategies, and tips for remote teaching with their networks. With Zoom, for example, students might experience harmful or obscene visuals during “ Zoombombing ”—internet trolling during video conferencing.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 24, 2017

This digital divide and poverty create unique challenges. An example of a rural program from the Farm Bureau that is an exemplary idea we can use in education. She is an NASSP Digital Principal, and was a featured panelist & Principal of 1st rural school featured @ Digital Learning Day Live! Listen Now.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

But separate from that hype, virtual reality is already being used at colleges in ways that seem more mainstream, as a tool that has the potential to enhance teaching and learning. A Digital Divide — Or Bridge? A virtual reality headset costs hundreds of dollars.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Every day at Digital Promise, we work with leading educators, researchers, and developers across the country to help close the Digital Learning Gap and improve learning for all. We hope to share some of these examples at the SXSW and SXSW EDU conferences in March 2018 – but first, we need your help.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

Addressing the digital divide requires a human-centered approach In the early days of the pandemic, schools raced to provide devices and hotspots to students, responding to concerns over a widening digital divide. We must consider this same effect when introducing technology into the learning environment.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

The nonprofit was founded in response to the global wildfire adoption of its first-generation learning platform, KA Lite , which provided offline access to Khan Academy videos and exercises. Even in this case, Kolibri gives agency to educators and organizations to use it in a way that makes sense for the particular learning environment.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2020

I think of Corona-Norco Unified School District, for example, here in California. This is our opportunity to support families and students in moving forward in their digital learning. 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.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2020

To that end, a handful of state boards of education have issued a patchwork of guidance in their digital learning plans, specifying the number of hours of schoolwork appropriate for each grade level. When we were developing example schedules.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Thus, there is a homework gap—the problem created when students who use digital learning in class can’t get online at home to finish up their schoolwork. This topic has gained some attention in recent years, as the mission to connect all U.S. schools to high-speed broadband nears completion.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2021

These methods include an interrelated set of skills, such as pattern recognition, abstraction and decomposition, applied to solve complex problems using, for example, automation, data analysis or computational modeling. These skills and practices can be used to learn topics in many disciplines.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

As learning becomes increasingly connected, many districts are struggling to serve students who are disconnected at home. The following three resources can help students and families realize the powering of digital learning at home. Families can also go to EveryoneOn to search for discounted service based on their zip code.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2023

As stated in the white paper, “issues such as underfunding, understaffing, the digital divide and the impacts of the pandemic have set the stage for an ambitious revival.” The white paper, released under the brand ClassVR, Avantis’ award-winning all-in-one VR/AR headsets for schools, is available for download at [link].

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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. Flipped learning can be a big adjustment for professors too.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

and only Isolated good examples? Public Schools, digital equity and access to technology at home is a very real problem. ELI is a comprehensive three-year plan to close the digital divide and empower every learner through investment in technology?, Not only digital curriculum, but also productivity tools.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

School leaders “should be keenly aware that this is not just a one-time thing,” said Linda Darling-Hammond, president of the nonprofit Learning Policy Institute and of California’s State Board of Education. “If The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

It involves ensuring that individuals have equal opportunities to access and utilize digital tools, bridging the digital divide and promoting inclusivity in the digital landscape. What is an example of digital literacy in education?

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 31, 2017

In 2014, the Federal Communications Commission modernized the E-rate program with the objective of closing the K-12 digital divide within five years. As a result, 35 million more students have been connected to digital learning and educational opportunity. Improving affordability through price transparency.

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Lightspeed Systems

OCTOBER 20, 2023

As such, academic dishonesty—student “cheating,” for example—has always proven a pain in the arse for educators. Secondly, utilize edtech solutions like Lightspeed Digital Insight to learn when data privacy terms and conditions are changed. A final consideration is the impact of AI on the ‘digital divide’ and digital equity.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

COVID-19 highlighted that the digital divide was not exclusive to rural areas, as many families in urban areas cannot afford internet connectivity. For example, teachers who need to stay home for a day for mild cold symptoms can teach from home remotely using online technology with the introduction of an in-person aide for a day.

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eSchool News

JUNE 21, 2024

Through a collaboration with AT&T’s new digital learning platform, The Achievery , Reading Partners will develop 50 video lessons focused on building essential literacy skills throughout the year. The Achievery delivers rich and entertaining educational content and literacy resources that help promote learning everywhere.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

After months of research and a successful pilot, the district chose enVision to be that core mathematics curriculum because of its rigor, digital learning components, and engaging lessons. For example, in one activity, she supercharges a regular lesson by having students record explanations of what they’ve learned on their iPads.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

Federal funds help narrow the digital divide. Tweaks to services for students, for example, resulted from a more empathetic understanding of individual student needs, says Dr. Robinson in New York. With JumpStart, says Ms. Millions of students still face access issues. Heightened focus on communication.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

The 2023 K-12 Hero Awards program is dedicated to recognizing the country’s best examples of K-12 success using innovative education technologies. To meet this challenge, Jhone Ebert, Nevada State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in the summer of 2020 announced the launch of the Nevada Digital Learning Collaborative (DLC).

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eSchool News

JULY 30, 2015

Is access to computers and the web enough to solve the digital divide? Gutierrez has zeroed-in on a problem researchers are only now beginning to understand: access to computers and the web is not enough to solve the problem of the digital divide. Researchers are learning that not all access to technology is equal.

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edWeb.net

JULY 26, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and, in many ways, worsened the digital divide and other inequitable aspects of America’s education system. However, it also created opportunities to develop more equitable outcomes, based on the widespread switch to digital learning experiences and new education models.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Lack of high-speed Internet prevents teachers and students from taking full advantage of the transformational power of digital learning and leaves millions of kids on the wrong side of the digital divide. No longer will lucky students engage a universe of digital learning while millions languish in a bandwidth bottleneck.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Almost no district was truly ready to plunge into remote learning full time and with no end in sight. There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools. After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive.

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Education Superhighway

JULY 31, 2020

With the possibility of remote learning returning this fall, the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the philanthropic community, and leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) recognized a historic opportunity to eliminate broadband accessibility as a barrier to digital learning. Program flier example ( template ).

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

For both students and teachers, online learning has come with a lot of challenges, from the digital divide and technology access to mental health impacts , or a lack of essential school and community supports. Just as some of us enjoy being in a physical classroom, others might prefer to learn solo, from home.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 15, 2019

Now, I have written about AI on several previous occasions, and I also feature an entire chapter on its applications to learning and development in my new book, Digital Learning in Organisations. Note that in the diagram above, the only AGI and ASI examples are from science fiction.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

In its 2016 National Education Technology Plan, the Department of Education emphasizes model approaches to digital learning. The most obvious addition to the plan is its focus on the “digital-use divide.” The plan makes recommendations in five areas : learning, teaching, leadership, assessment, and infrastructure.

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MIND Research Institute

JUNE 2, 2020

Nina took us on a math walk and provided engaging examples of mathematical experiences that we can have along the way. What makes an effective remote digital learning program? We shared strategies to connect math with story, and even included free math storybooks. Week seven of MathMINDs celebrated the math all around us.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. Vrain , we’ve implemented artificial intelligence to provide teachers with extra support and to deliver high-quality, meaningful, and relevant professional learning opportunities.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

In its 2016 National Education Technology Plan, the Department of Education emphasizes model approaches to digital learning. The most obvious addition to the plan is its focus on the “digital-use divide.” The plan makes recommendations in five areas : learning, teaching, leadership, assessment, and infrastructure.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Teachers must be intentional at exploring ways online to ensure that assessment is formative and allows them to plan scaffolding for next steps in learning. For example, a student could be assigned a slide on a Class Google Slide show to share some work while other students and the teacher provide critique.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Tools like learning management systems (LMS), educational apps, and gamified platforms allow teachers to differentiate instruction, providing students with content tailored to their needs and pace. Tools like Google Classroom, Zoom, and interactive whiteboards enable remote learning, making education accessible beyond the physical classroom.

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