EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2012

Previously via laptop computers, but more recently via mobile devices. The Digital Tipping Point - moment in a young person''s life when they migrate to the digital world. Preschoolers are using iPads and other handheld devices. Was inspired by the concept of digital divide - technology rich vs. technology poor.

Digital Divide 61

Digital Divide Technology Social Media Mobility 61

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 28, 2013

Those who presented raised questions around the digital divide, the changing shape of schools, the impact of information and communication technology on learning gain, the ongoing debate about whether schools should filter social media sites, and the use of new and emerging technologies in education.

Technology 78

Technology BYOD Libraries Gamification 78

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Digital media literacy continues to rise in importance as a key skill in every discipline and profession. Mobile devices are predicted by 2011 Horizon report to be in mainstream in one year or less. Research shows 60% of low-income students carry a mobile device of some sort. have a mobile phone. 80+% have mobile phones.

BYOD 60

BYOD Poll Everywhere Mobility Laptops 60

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to help close the digital divide. TimePod Adventures is an augmented reality mobile app available on iOS and Android devices. This back-to-school season, new curricula are available from partners including Discovery Education, McGraw Hill, and NYU. Start your journey at verizon.com/shakeup.

STEM 87

STEM Digital Divide Elementary iPhone 87

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

And fourth graders collaborate on an annual ecosystem project using iPads, taking pictures and annotating their work as they go. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of teachers surveyed by Pew reported using mobile phones in the classroom or to complete assignments, while almost half (45%) reported using e-readers and tablet computers.

Broadband 46

Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey 46

Educator Innovator

APRIL 27, 2015

Turning inquiry into action, the student has designed a research project to explore the nation’s digital divide, and advocated for a space for he and other interested students to both learn and implement new skills by working toward building an app and website for the school. But he didn’t stop there.

Digital Divide 44

Digital Divide iPad Data Mobility 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

AIR works with local communities to address this detriment through an integrated development programs that provide low-cost refurbished computers with relevant open source educational software, support and teacher training directed at schools and community centers especially in less privileged areas where the digital divide is at its greatest.

Conference 53

Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 53

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

And fourth graders collaborate on an annual ecosystem project using iPads, taking pictures and annotating their work as they go. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of teachers surveyed by Pew reported using mobile phones in the classroom or to complete assignments, while almost half (45%) reported using e-readers and tablet computers.

Broadband 36

Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey 36

Educator Innovator

APRIL 27, 2015

Turning inquiry into action, the student has designed a research project to explore the nation’s digital divide, and advocated for a space for he and other interested students to both learn and implement new skills by working toward building an app and website for the school. But he didn’t stop there.

Digital Divide 36

Digital Divide iPad Data Mobility 36

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

The students live in homes with multiple laptops, iPads, tablets, iPhones – iEverything. But many students live in threadbare mobile homes and modest, low-slung dwellings on the edge of town. Third grade students at Meeker Elementary school share an iPad in a blended learning class in Greeley, Colorado.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: March 31, 2017 The Digital Divide: A Quarter of the Nation Is Without Broadband | Time → Politically, the persistence of the digital gap defies logic. Advertising companies, tech giants, data collectors, and the federal government, it turns out. Tagged on: March 28, 2017 Got tech problems?

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Company Broadband 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: March 31, 2017 The Digital Divide: A Quarter of the Nation Is Without Broadband | Time → Politically, the persistence of the digital gap defies logic. Advertising companies, tech giants, data collectors, and the federal government, it turns out. Tagged on: March 28, 2017 Got tech problems?

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Company Broadband 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. 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, Um, they do.)

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145