eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

Successful classroom technology should challenge and support every type of learner without widening the digital divide that’s often found in low-income and rural districts. Throughout ISTE 2016, we had a chance to share a booth with JAMF Software, a company that’s reimagined mobile device management for educators.

EdTech 52

EdTech Digital Divide Education Future Ready 52

The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

No software needed! You an start with just one Sphero Mini : The App-Controlled Robot Ball Photo by: Jenny of The Brick Castle "Little robot. Sphero Mini fits a huge experience into a tiny robot the size of a ping pong ball. Sure, you can can add lots more to a Robotics area in a Makerspace. Legos rule!

Gamification 63

Gamification Robotics Libraries Guidelines 63

eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

Successful classroom technology should challenge and support every type of learner without widening the digital divide that’s often found in low-income and rural districts. Throughout ISTE 2016, we had a chance to share a booth with JAMF Software, a company that’s reimagined mobile device management for educators.

EdTech 40

EdTech Digital Divide Education Future Ready 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

They settle in at the computers where Caine teaches coding and software, such as Illustrator and Photoshop, or they head to the back room for the 3-D printer, vinyl cutter and robotics kits. Some kids come to log extra time on class projects. Others show up just for the internet. Caine oversees the school’s Chromebooks.

Broadband 87

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 87

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge. Tagged on: March 16, 2017 Shenzhen Capital Co-leads $29M Round In Chinese Robotics Firm Makeblock | China Money Network → "Recently, we are focusing on educational technology industry.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

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

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The integration of interactive whiteboards, tablets, and educational software in classrooms has made learning more dynamic and engaging. Online and digital learning tools let students explore a wealth of resources, including videos, articles, and interactive content that supplements traditional classroom materials.

Trends 119

Trends Digital Divide EdTech Adaptive Learning 119

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Kids from black and Latino communities — who are often already on the wrong side of the digital divide — will face greater inequalities if we go too far toward digitizing education without considering how to check the inherent biases of the (mostly white) developers who create AI systems.

Digital Divide 102

Digital Divide System Assessment Robotics 102

User Generated Education

JULY 7, 2016

New tools that enable hands-on learning — 3D printers, robotics, microprocessors, wearable computers, e-textiles, “smart” materials and new programming languages — are giving individuals the power to invent. ( Open source software is software that can be freely used, changed, and shared (in modified or unmodified form) by anyone.

Maker Movement 153

Maker Movement Education STEM Software 153

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 9, 2011

His research projects include: Scratch: Democratizing Digital Expression. With the Scratch software, kids can create their own interactive stories, games, and animations - and share their creations online. Programmable Bricks served as inspiration for the LEGO MindStorms , PicoCricket , and LEGO WeDo robotics kits.

Digital Divide 61

Digital Divide Robotics Software Groups 61

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Greeley offers a lens into how wide the digital divide in the US has become, how much it is contributing to a two-tiered society, and, perhaps most important, whether it can be bridged – something that will be crucial to keeping the country competitive in the global economy of tomorrow. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

New tools that enable hands-on learning — 3D printers, robotics, microprocessors, wearable computers, e-textiles, “smart” materials and new programming languages — are giving individuals the power to invent. ( Open source software is software that can be freely used, changed, and shared (in modified or unmodified form) by anyone.

Maker Movement 120

Maker Movement STEM Education Software 120

Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ Holberton gets backing from more industry executives as it looks to scale its software engineering school.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “Higher Education, Digital Divides , and a Balkanized Internet” by Bryan Alexander. ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Company Coursera 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. 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

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

” More on the Afghan robotics team in the contest section below. for Robotics Contest.” Edsurge profiles “ personalized learning ” software used in a virtual school that has some 450 incarcerated students. ” Adaptive software is not the same as personalized learning , says eSchool News.

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Robotics 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Indeed, the World Bank issued a report in January arguing that digital technologies – not just robots in factories – stand to widen inequalities as well, “and even hasten the hollowing out of middle-class employment.” This includes software, digital content , and websites.

Technology 40

Technology Education Pearson Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Via e-Literate : “Experience Economy: Enterprise software view into persistence and future of LMS market.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Via The New York Times : “ Digital Divide Is Wider Than We Think, Study Says.”

Education 56

Education MOOC Report Data 56

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Remember: the biases of engineers and managers get baked into the software you use. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Futurism.com : “Here Are the States Where a Robot Is Most Likely to Steal Your Job.” .” The story is much more than sexual misconduct allegations against Rubin. Thanks in advance.

Education 63

Education Company Khan Academy MOOC 63