The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

BRUNSWICK, Maine—Like many school districts, Brunswick School Department in Maine suddenly has a lot more laptops and tablets to manage than it planned for. We have such close relationships with other city agencies, and local libraries and community centers. This story also appeared in The Christian Science Monitor.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Q&A: Kim Buryanek on Bringing Digital Equity into Classrooms. School districts can’t just invest in laptops, mobile devices and other hardware, then call it a day. EDTECH: What challenges related to digital equity are you facing in your district? We have a divide, whether it’s a socioeconomic divide or an opportunity divide.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

But when schools support students in transferring their skills to their parents, they are narrowing the digital divide. When a school sends a laptop home with a student, it might be the first computer that household has ever had.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

. — After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. Ramos’ parents promised to buy her a laptop eventually, but bills mounted and it wasn’t in the family’s budget.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 5, 2021

That’s why neglecting this area can lead to a bigger digital divide among students. That being said, teachers might still lack the necessary equipment to effectively teach online, from laptops to microphones. Not to mention that in some areas, online and hybrid are still the preferred modes of instruction, at least for now.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

This funding opportunity will allow K-12 schools and districts, colleges and universities, and public libraries to connect students to safe, reliable internet outside of the classroom. “At At Kajeet, we believe internet access is a basic human right and are fully committed to efforts aimed at closing the digital divide,” said Daniel J.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

This longstanding digital divide for learners of all ages has morphed into a divide that is keeping these vulnerable students offline during a critical period. This current pot of money serves many needs, from K-12 schools to libraries and telemedicine. Most college leaders are doing the best they can.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

While there are still challenges associated with the digital divide and access to technology, this gap is shrinking all the time, especially with smartphones widening access to digital content and software. The post 6 Benefits of Immersive Learning with the Metaverse appeared first on ViewSonic Library.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. International Children’s Digital Library. Open Library.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 24, 2025

5% of teens dont have a smartphone , 10% dont have a laptop or desktop , and 65% of families below the poverty line said their kids couldnt attend class or finish schoolwork in 2021 because they didnt have a computer. When both students and teachers are short on tools and support, the digital divide doesnt shrinkit grows.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Close the Digital Gap for Students As technology becomes more ingrained in education, the digital divide is becoming an ever-larger driver of educational inequity. While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. The result?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Created in partnership with the education non-profit Digital Promise , Teacher Training Pathways will help teachers become more efficient and effective in delivering technology-integrated instruction. The platform will feature an evolving library of courses to further develop educators’ digital literacy.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

Unfortunately, the digital divide is a very real barrier to success in our community,” said Audra Bluehouse, an English teacher at Hatch Valley High. “We The Hatch Valley schools receive the FCC’s E-Rate initiative, which reimburses schools and libraries for expenses related to internet access.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

During a forum hosted by public policy think tank New America to discuss this new data, Jessica Rosenworcel, the acting FCC Chairwoman, called the homework gap “an especially cruel” part of the digital divide that existed long before the pandemic. An additional $7.17

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Roundtable participants included: Julie Mavrogeorge , Coordinator II – CTE (Esports, Drones, AME and Ag) with Fresno Unified School District Allison Reid , Senior Director of Digital Learning and Libraries in the Wake Forest County Public School System Dr. Cynthia Wise , Principal of J.H.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Summer and transitioning to a new day-to-day computer (Linux laptop). Tagged on: July 20, 2017 Are iPads and laptops improving students’ test scores? Meanwhile, millions of American students trek to public libraries and fast-food restaurants to get online after school, or they go without—a problem known as the “homework gap.”

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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. Was inspired by the concept of digital divide - technology rich vs. technology poor. digital divide digital literacy sxswedu'

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

There is still a digital divide in classrooms based on what technology is being used and how. When EducationSuperHighway launched, the Perry-Lecompton school district, in a rural area outside of Topeka, Kansas, still had laptop carts that teachers had to reserve if they wanted students to use computers in their classrooms.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

But a few pioneering districts have shown that it’s possible, and Albemarle County has joined a nascent trend of districts trying to build their own bridges across the digital divide. Seven years ago, Walton was the first school in Albemarle County to give every student a laptop. Photo: Chris Berdik. Photo: Andrew Franco.

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eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2016

Hotspots help bridge digital divide in Wisconsin. At Indian Trail High School and Academy in Kenosha, students can take the internet home with them using mobile Wi-Fi hotspots from the school library. The devices, paired with school laptop computers, give students online access outside school hours for homework.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. At Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Julian Negron, left, and Jerrell Boykin, right, load laptops for distribution to students, on March 30, 2020. Inequity looms large. Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Roundtable participants included: Julie Mavrogeorge , Coordinator II – CTE (Esports, Drones, AME and Ag) with Fresno Unified School District Allison Reid , Senior Director of Digital Learning and Libraries in the Wake Forest County Public School System Dr. Cynthia Wise , Principal of J.H.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

The most obvious addition to the plan is its focus on the “digital-use divide.” In 2010, when the department published its last National Ed Tech Plan, the phrase “digital divide” usually meant unequal access to devices like laptops and high-speed internet, a severe disparity.

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Marketplace K-12

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Students participating in the program will receive either a free smartphone, tablet, laptop, or “hotspot” device that offers them access to the web. history to bridge the digital divide.”. Sprint is billing the efforts as the “largest corporate initiative in U.S. The Pew Research Center has estimated that 5 million U.S.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

The most obvious addition to the plan is its focus on the “digital-use divide.” In 2010, when the department published its last National Ed Tech Plan, the phrase “digital divide” usually meant unequal access to devices like laptops and high-speed internet, a severe disparity.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The state of Connecticut thinks it may have found a straightforward solution to the problem: Give every student in grades K-12 a laptop and pay for their internet. The impetus was really to close that achievement gap and that digital divide.” And for the past few months, the state has quietly been rolling it out.

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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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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Coding platforms, such as Scratch and Code.org, promote digital literacy and computational thinking. The ubiquitous presence of digital devices and technology tools in education, including laptops, tablets, and smartphones, allows students to access a wealth of educational resources and multimedia content.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

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. Those without access, unfortunately, fell behind and educators are now working to help them catch up to their peers.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Recommended Resources The Endless Key app, a path to equity in education in 2023 Top five things to do first on Endless OS 5 Endless Key Endless Operating System The digital divide is not merely anecdotal but a pervasive issue affecting countless learners. The device's apps and content are key to building advanced digital skills.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Puzzling out TSA's laptop travel ban | CNN → Says Bruce Schneier: "In the end, national security measures based on secret information require us to trust the government. The new laptop ban highlights this mistrust." This is ALSO true for edtech.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Puzzling out TSA's laptop travel ban | CNN → Says Bruce Schneier: "In the end, national security measures based on secret information require us to trust the government. The new laptop ban highlights this mistrust." This is ALSO true for edtech.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

— Inside a high-ceilinged library at Northridge High School here, seniors are typing on 16-year-old laptops donated by a local Rotary Club. Norton, as the seniors in the library close their balky laptops and head to class. The students live in homes with multiple laptops, iPads, tablets, iPhones – iEverything.

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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, Ban Laptops" Op-Eds. Um, they do.) WTF is Unizin ?! Collared Dove.

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Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

As an op-ed in The Washington Post put it , “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” E-rate is the name commonly used to describe the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, established as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools. " But, wait, there's more.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools. " But, wait, there's more.

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