Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2024

The edtech market is saturated with various tools designed to improve children’s literacy from e-readers to apps to digital libraries. Over the past few years, more literacy tools have been using generative AI, either to accelerate children’s reading proficiency or to stimulate more reading interest.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Just a few days away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. There are over 3,100 people already registered for this event. Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Today is our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," being held online and for free. There are over 3,400 people alreay registered for this event. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. We have over 1,800 people already registered for this event. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Just two weeks away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. There are over 2,600 people already registered for this event. Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," was held online on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. You do need to be logged into Library 2.0 For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 12, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, July 14th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. This Library 2.0 This Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 28, 2013

Both events had several common threads, including the new roles of education professionals, the impact of technology on education and the ways students are appropriating new tools to support their learning. A social event in the spectacular surrounds of the iconic John Rylands Library was a fitting conclusion to Day 1.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, Ph.D.,

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 23, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. We already have over 1,000 people registered for this event, and our mini-conferences almost always reache over 5,000 by the start date! Please also join this Library 2.0

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User Generated Education

JULY 7, 2016

Perfect Storm : an expression that describes an event where a rare combination of circumstances will aggravate a situation drastically. The term is also used to describe an actual phenomenon that happens to occur in such a confluence, resulting in an event of unusual magnitude. Originally published at [link]. Dr. David A.

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

While she learned to navigate and understand the value of her library’s network of databases, she knows that many kids don’t even know what a database is. She recognizes the library as a safe space for the individual and as an important space that creates community. See video at 28:40.) I am standing here in privilege.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2023

Community members also participate in a makerspace during the event. In addition to the tools and events described, CCISD works closely with schools through collaboration and design meetings, which is how it implemented the device distribution process.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Perfect Storm : an expression that describes an event where a rare combination of circumstances will aggravate a situation drastically. The term This term is also used to describe an actual phenomenon that happens to occur in such a confluence, resulting in an event of unusual magnitude. Originally published at [link]. Dr. David A.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 21, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, July 14th, 2022. This Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0 network to be kept updated on this and future events.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 7, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) next week on Thursday, July 14th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 US Pacific Time. This Library 2.0 This Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

February 2nd - February 16th, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Partner Spotlight To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. All events are listed in US-Eastern Time. To become an event partner and have your events listed here, please email amy@learningrevolution.com.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 17, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, July 14th, 2022. This Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0 network to be kept updated on this and future events.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference was a huge success, and all of the session recordings are posted on the site! EVENTS The 2011 Global Education Conference is next week: November 14 - 18. If you haven''t listened to a podcast yet, we think they are a blast and hope that you do as well! Or Build One?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

. - Mahatma Gandhi The Learning Revolution Project holds online and physical learning events, and highlights professional development opportunities from a network of 200 partners in the learning professions. The great majority of these events are free to attend. Thank you, in advance, for your contribution to this great event!

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

In total, the homework gap hits some 12 million school-aged kids nationwide, according to a 2017 congressional report, “ America’s Digital Divide.”. Photo: Chris Berdik. “We We branded it as expanding the classroom beyond the school,” said Eyre, who now works for Murray City Schools, just south of Salt Lake City.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 23, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, July 14th, 2022. This Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0 network to be kept updated on this and future events.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

Connecting our nation’s schools, libraries, health clinics and other community anchor institutions (CAIs) to next generation high-speed broadband is an important national priority. SHLB released the papers today at an event in Washington D.C. Sohn challenged community leaders to step up in closing the digital divide.

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Marketplace K-12

OCTOBER 13, 2016

history to bridge the digital divide.”. Sprint says it will partner with nonprofits My Brother’s Keeper Alliance and EveryoneOn to recruit community organizations, including schools, libraries, and public housing authorities, to the program. Sprint is billing the efforts as the “largest corporate initiative in U.S.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Due to CEN’s services, schools have been able to host eSports events, offer distance learning, run Hour of Code events for the school and community, produce internet radio and video conferences, and many other activities that rely on stable internet access. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

More than two years ago, educators around the country began to engage in dialogue regarding the digital divide , as they recognized the reality that many students did not have access and connectivity as once believed. So a new concept has emerged: “digital equity.”

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

However, the rise of edtech also brings challenges, including concerns about equity, privacy, and the digital divide. Additionally, safeguarding student data in a digital age is critical, requiring stringent policies and protections. Educational games like Kahoot!

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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. New technology in the library or for your counselors? Talk to every stakeholder – teachers, IT professionals, staff, parents, etc. Do you need infrastructure updates?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Deploying these technologies to families is a major undertaking, but this will mean we are ready for the next event that requires our students to learn remotely. When classrooms went online in 2020, the digital divide was amplified showing the gap between students who had, did not have, access to broadband internet and digital tools at home.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 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. New technology in the library or for your counselors? Talk to every stakeholder – teachers, IT professionals, staff, parents, etc. Do you need infrastructure updates?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2022

We still have a huge digital divide, a huge homework gap,” Marwell says. Early next year, EducationSuperHighway will work with states to launch ACP awareness campaigns, Marwell says, tapping into social media and credible institutions like schools and libraries. Of the 28 million unconnected households in the U.S.,

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

Hunter and her colleague Rachel Krumenacker at the Chattanooga Public Library in Chattanooga, Tennessee, had filmed the DIY craft on a Zoom call from their respective living rooms. They posted it to the library’s YouTube channel as part of their new summer programming, the majority of which is taking place online due to COVID-19. . “We

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 14, 2025

Our second Library 2.025 mini-conference, " The Innovative Library: Creativity, Change, and Impact, " will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 11th, 2025, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Our special conference chair is Kelvin Watson, Executive Director, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

” And later in the week, also via The Washington Post : “ DeVos softens stance on protesters at higher ed event.” Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” ” That’s Gail Heriot.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

So I’m including a lot of events in this article that are not “ed-tech” per se. Thiel spoke at the Republican Party Convention, the first gay man to take the main stage at that event. Thiel’s financing of the lawsuit raised concerns about the influence that the billionaire could have on silencing the press.

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