Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

To get a sense of what the widespread closure of libraries could mean, and hear some creative ways libraries are reaching out digitally, we talked with Jessamyn West, an educational technologist who runs the librarian.net blog and is author of "Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide."

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Libraries Digital Divide Accessibility Survey 192

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. The metaverse can also help collaborative learning to feel more realistic.

Learning 327

Learning Smartphone Accessibility Social Media 327

Hapara

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

To help the country close this digital divide, a goal of meeting or exceeding internet access at speeds of at least one megabit per second (Mbps) per student was set by the FCC. Educators can develop this type of environment within their groups by reaching out to learners using supportive language through the messaging features in H?para’s

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Accessibility Technology Digital Citizenship Hapara 246

Insight Education Group

MAY 27, 2021

As educational systems are rebuilt after the disruption of the global pandemic, a new relief fund is providing aid to districts to address trauma, learning acceleration, the digital divide, and much more. Districts and schools may be wondering how to best use these funds.

Digital Divide 52

Digital Divide Secondary Elementary Strategy 52

Insight Education Group

MAY 27, 2021

As educational systems are rebuilt after the disruption of the global pandemic, a new relief fund is providing aid to districts to address trauma, learning acceleration, the digital divide, and much more. Districts and schools may be wondering how to best use these funds.

Digital Divide 52

Digital Divide Secondary Elementary Strategy 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2020

The suburban Seattle school is part of the Northshore School District, which closed earlier in March and has since paused its online learning program. (AP How to homeschool” is trending on Google. In the coming days, city schools will begin training teachers in remote learning while “practicing social distancing,” Carranza said.

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Common Core Digital Divide Online Learning Groups 124

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2021

Working with some of the most vulnerable families in her community last spring, Sharonne Navas saw first-hand why some families of color needed more than just a tech hotline to help them with their online learning troubles. So EEC launched its own call-in center.

Digital Divide 78

Digital Divide Learning Trends Online Learning 78

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. A physics professor is creating labs that can be done online or in virtual reality.

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Flipped Classroom Course Digital Divide Trends 193

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

While a striking amount of uncertainty remains, experts largely agree on one thing: Pandemic education has exacted the greatest tolls from the children of historically marginalized groups. If schools aren’t sure how to begin, they should work harder to connect with English learners’ families — in linguistically and culturally competent ways.

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Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 124

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2023

Educators, youth and experts in promoting positive development should be consulted in the design and delivery of any digital technology that will be used by significant numbers of young adolescents. Second, we must use regulations to make digital spaces safe for this age group. Targeted advertising should be limited.

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Smartphone Social Media Learning Digital Divide 72

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. The move to online learning also made people wonder: Are there practices we can continue when the pandemic abates? These reports may provide recommendations for grouping students or next steps for instruction.

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 145

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Tagged on: July 13, 2017 Symposium Reports | EdTech Efficacy Research Academic Symposium → The Symposium Working Groups’ final reports summarize these findings and their implications for the role of efficacy research in the development, adoption, and implementation of edtech moving forward.

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

On a recent summer day, librarian Lyn Hunter posted a video to YouTube on how to make a weather thermometer using a straw, rubbing alcohol and a bottle. 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. .

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Libraries Social Media Digital Badges Accessibility 68

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive. But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well.

Learning 64

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 64

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

These types of arrangements require effective partnering with unions and community groups, in order to identify solutions and reach agreements while dealing with budget shortfalls. She pointed out that the legislation was passed quickly and without a lot of accountability, leaving a lot of the details to be figured out later.

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EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 98

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

As we think about our work in the past 2019-20 school year, we should reflect on the online learning that had occurred for those of us fortunate enough to have the necessary technology—both at our schools and in our students’ homes. How might we bring these important elements to the online learning experience in the next school year?

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

This quick move to emergency remote teaching has left educators scrambling to figure out how to use digital tools, online resources, and apps to continue their teaching at a distance. In fact, there are so many digital tools, apps, and online learning resources being shared, some educators are feeling overwhelmed.

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Digital Divide Social Media Microsoft Policies 211

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Our 2014 Keynote Schedule is nearly finalized, and we''re really excited to have this amazing group of speakers participate at our fifth annual conference. See the Conference Schedule and mark your calendars for presentations by this great group of presenters. Interested in becoming a Learning Revolution Partner?

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 53

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Like much of rural America, Garfield County is on the wrong side of the “homework gap” — a stubborn disparity in at-home broadband that hinders millions of students’ access to the array of online learning, collaboration and research tools that are enjoyed by their better-connected peers.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 80

Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Unfortunately, I still haven't figured out how to include my word graphics into blogger and since I don't have a lot of time to figure it out, it will just have to be left out of this post. Knowledge can be created by the individual through reflection or developed through interaction at the intra- or inter-group levels.

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Groups Outcomes Training Study 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

In the absence of clear federal and state guidance for reopening, school districts have debated everything from whether to mandate masks for in-person classes to how to make online-only learning more effective. Other student groups have also conducted surveys to capture students’ experiences. Credit: Sophia Hammer.

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Survey Policies Groups Report 142

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

But school district leaders are not of one mind of how to best spend the money. The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge. It is a massive innovative market with supportive government policies and strong market demand.

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EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

edWeb.net

AUGUST 17, 2020

Will online learning continue? And then the bigger question: How far behind did students fall? Ensuring learners have access to technology is essential to bridge the digital divide. Practicing equitable learning approaches that work from learners’ strengths. The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked academic havoc.

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Learning Assessment Digital Divide Professional Learning 95

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2021

Scholars think the reasons behind the brain’s preference for paper may be different for the two groups. In the case of children, it may be that many of the bells and whistles that are commonly added to digital picture books — buttons to click on, pop ups, games and sounds — are distracting.

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Analysis Study Smartphone Report 144

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2020

But now, as educators everywhere try to figure out how to do their jobs remotely, the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the instability of relying on one counselor, or just a few, to guide hundreds of students through new academic hurdles, prepare them for an uncertain future and triage their mental health crises. It’s tough.

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Survey Report Elementary Exercises 145

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Here’s what they had to say: The demand for online learning will continue to grow in 2022 and possibly lead to the creation of virtual schools, which would introduce new AR and VR learning processes. The classroom experience will include increased technology and personalized learning. –Amy Gulley, M.Ed

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EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 122

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

With this latest—and largest—surge of coronavirus infections in the United States, K-12 schools that hadn’t yet reopened for in-person learning now see few paths to do so in the near term, and many of the schools that were offering some face-to-face instruction are now pulling back into full-time remote learning.

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Digital Divide How To Learning Broadband 217

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.”

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Testing, Testing… “ Common Core testing group wages aggressive campaign against critics on social media,” according to The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss. Elsewhere in for-profit higher ed: “ Veterans Groups Seek a Crackdown on Deceptive Colleges,” The New York Times reports. ” Go Ducks.

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Speaking of Google, “ Google Is Teaching Children How to Act Online. ” The education company “dead pool” gets some new cold bodies this week… Professional Educational Services Group , which hires substitute teachers in Michigan, has closed its doors. Enjoy your Google for Education products !

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Education Company Khan Academy MOOC 60