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How can we close this digitaldivide? According to the US Department of Education , there are seven ways to help close the digitaldivide. We agreed to do a book together, explore poetry, and have our students connect through the app Edmodo. How do we use, integrate, and engage learning with the newest technology?
Should individual teachers have to assess the pros and cons for themselves of systems like Edsby , Google Classroom, Edmodo, Schoology or Moodle? A given teacher might be using a handful of apps: for learning management (Edmodo? A digitaldivide between teachers hurts students. Too many apps make parents unhappy.
I also am able to update my students, giving them access, through mobile apps for programs such as Trello.com, edmodo, googledocs, youtube or blackboard, to updated resources, feedback, and assignments. And new mobile technologies allow for more natural conversation through facetime, skype, or google hangouts.
We still have a huge digitaldivide. 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!
K-12 digital education tools encompass a wide array of types of technology used in education and technological resources designed to enhance teaching and learning experiences in primary and secondary education. It facilitates communication, assignment distribution, and resource sharing, promoting a digital community within the classroom.
The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digitaldivide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, For a time, Edmodo was quite the ed-tech industry darling. Um, they do.)
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