Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

One such company, Information Equity Initiative (IEI), is working to bridge the digital divide so that all students have access to educational information. So, three PBS member stations came together, recognizing they could use their television spectrum to directly serve kids on the other side of the digital divide.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Another study found companies using e-learning for employee training require up to 60 percent less time compared to traditional classroom instruction. E-learning is also more flexible–students can set their own hours, revisit courses at will, change their program of study to suit their needs, and work at their own pace.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Nationwide, significant progress has been made since March 2020 on closing the digital divide – the chasm between those K-12 learners who have access to reliable internet and computing devices at home and those who don’t. The post Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2020

The digital divide is proving one of the most pervasive and stubborn challenges in U.S. Related content: Family tech nights can narrow the digital divide. education, and its effects can follow students from kindergarten through college. Students in schools all over the U.S. schools.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2023

It remains a subject that only half of high schools teach and just 5 percent of students study. Digital divide Our computer science courses needed to be accessible to all students, including those without connectivity or a sophisticated device. There are complex reasons for this.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2023

It remains a subject that only half of high schools teach and just 5 percent of students study. Digital divide Our computer science courses needed to be accessible to all students, including those without connectivity or a sophisticated device. There are complex reasons for this.

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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. Studies have shown that in higher-income households, where parents have higher levels of tech proficiency, many parents educate their children on various uses of the internet and online applications.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2019

But when schools support students in transferring their skills to their parents, they are narrowing the digital divide. Studies have shown that in higher-income households, where parents have higher levels of tech proficiency, many parents educate their children on various uses of the internet and online applications.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

We have this huge digital divide that’s making it hard for [students] to get their education,” she said. David Silver, the director of education for the mayor’s office, said people talked about the digital divide, but there had never been enough energy to tackle it. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Now the quality of digital participation is coming into question. Recent studies have shown that lower income children often spend more time with technology as it has become a type of “digital babysitter” for parents who have to be out of the house for extended periods of time.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

schools are well-positioned to help families get online with low-cost, high-speed internet options through the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), according to a new study from Discovery Education and Comcast.

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Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2021

Highlights from the survey include: Keeping Up Academically and the Digital Divide : Eighty-two percent of teachers say it’s been difficult for their students to keep up academically during the pandemic, though only 45 percent of parents have the same concern for their own child. Digital Divide.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 27, 2022

Some of these are: different approaches to teaching adapted to students’ needs, developed ICT skills, professional development for teachers, attempts to bridge the digital divide, improvement of resource accessibility, funding and curriculum changes. Exploring three opportunities for education created by the pandemic.

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Neo LMS

JULY 29, 2021

Today’s students can utilize the time they invest in studying in the best way possible to achieve their academic goals. The digital divide in accessing learning and teaching tools and large gaps in teacher’s access to digital training are other areas of concern. million users and record a market share of $1.96

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 7, 2020

Before the pandemic, we knew there was a digital divide in America. The need to close the divide can no longer be ignored because students of all ages are locked out from school – not just because of the virus itself, but from lack of an internet connection at home. Enter COVID-19. Still, the alarm bells didn’t sound.

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Digital Promise

JULY 25, 2017

This is leading to an emerging “second level digital divide” in US schools, fueled by differences in how technology is utilized to advance teaching and learning. To close this divide, we must fully support educators with the skills and tools they need to power up the learning environment.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2017

For years policymakers have fretted about the “digital divide,” that poor students are less likely to have computers and high-speed internet at home than rich students. The study labels families making more than $75,000 a year as high income.). “It’s not a technology divide, it’s a content divide.

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2021

Multiple studies and surveys have documented the ever-narrowing digital divide. Katz notes that the term “digital divide,” which is commonly used to describe the inequities that the New America survey sought to measure and understand, does a disservice to many under-connected families.

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Securly

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Securly’s latest on-demand digital event focuses on the impact of AI in K-12 education, and how it can help to revolutionize your school climate monitoring. Increasing Digital Equity & Parent Engagement Districts seem to be struggling with a growing digital divide. Click to watch today !

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The digital divide is proving one of the most pervasive and stubborn challenges in U.S. A new study confirms that, despite efforts to close the space, the gap between students who have access to devices and the internet and those who lack it compounds equity problems within U.S.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

From an augmented reality app designed to help us imagine a world where the SDGs have been achieved, to a 360º video highlighting the digital divide impacting students during COVID-19, the latest MY World 360° playlist shares powerful perspectives and visions for a better world. Leave No One Behind.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 20, 2020

Address the digital divide. As thousands of school districts across the country have rolled out remote learning, many have discovered that students have very different sets of resources when it comes to digital education tools. This raises the question: How exactly should schools invest in technology to keep up?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The digital divide is proving one of the most pervasive and stubborn challenges in U.S. A new study confirms that, despite efforts to close the space, the gap between students who have access to devices and the internet and those who lack it compounds equity problems within U.S.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2013

Studies have shown that low SES students test scores go up 30% when they have access to mobile devices. Engagement is key to getting kids involved and increase their learning. It''s becoming more socially acceptable to talk about school outside of school because of mobile devices. Mostly due to increased engagement.

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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." I live in Orange County.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

A Digital Divide — Or Bridge? If the use of virtual reality in higher education grows without careful planning, it could make this digital divide even more severe. A virtual reality headset costs hundreds of dollars. Or it might mean taking research off campus.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 24, 2025

A recent UK study found that banning phones in schools didnt lead to better grades, improved behavior, or even noticeable changes in student wellbeing. While excessive phone and social media use was clearly linked to poorer outcomeslike lower grades, less sleep, and higher anxietythe study suggests that bans alone arent enough.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Further proof is this study by Diener and Tay (2011), involving 60,865 participants from 123 countries, which strongly suggests that the order of needs fulfillment has nothing to do with well being. Cyber)bullying, socio-economic inequality, the digital divide can be aspects of a student’s life whether we like it or not.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 19, 2020

Before the pandemic, we knew there was a digital divide in America. The need to close the divide can no longer be ignored because students of all ages are locked out from school – not just because of the virus itself, but from lack of an internet connection at home. Enter COVID-19. Still, the alarm bells didn’t sound.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 19, 2020

Before the pandemic, we knew there was a digital divide in America. The need to close the divide can no longer be ignored because students of all ages are locked out from school – not just because of the virus itself, but from lack of an internet connection at home. Enter COVID-19. Still, the alarm bells didn’t sound.

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Digital Divide Broadband Online Learning Accessibility 150

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 17, 2015

That''s the puzzle being studied by Sam Pitroda, former chair of the Knowledge Commission in India and a leading voice in the campaign to breach the global digital divide. But will educators take that momentum and turn it into true change or go back to the old ways, powered by new technologies?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

A new study shows that one reason is racial segregation. While studying this digital divide, Skinner, an assistant professor of higher education and policy at the University of Florida, noticed that conversation around the issue is often presented as an urban-rural divide.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2021

A new study suggests that this sort of technology overuse doesn’t just pop up during adolescence. The study focused on fifth graders who said they were playing online video games, using social media or texting “many times” a day and their characteristics and behavior in kindergarten. “We Some racked up considerably more hours.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Connect All Learners The most crucial issue to address is the digital divide. As long as the digital divide remains, it stands as a failure of national will that translates into greater educational inequities,” the former Education Secretaries write in the foreword. There is a place for both, the authors argue.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Connect All Students: How States and School Districts Can Close the Digital Divide” is a follow up to a June analysis by Boston Consulting Group and Common Sense. Think lots of nuts-and-bolts, this-should-go-into-a-checklist details punctuated with brief case studies.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

Our society relies on the internet for education, jobs, and personal needs, yet our country’s digital divide has been an ongoing issue, affecting the 14.5 The digital divide refers to the gap between those who have access to modern information and technology that support info-sharing and those who have little to no access.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 28, 2020

Speaking to the Arizona Daily Star recently, she said, “It felt that the most important thing I can share with them right now is love and maybe a little bit of fun … so I incorporated that into our studies.” The post Building Resilient Communities with Students at the Center appeared first on Digital Promise.

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