Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

And one, Mississippi, has made important strides in closing the digital divide through a pandemic response plan that took each school district’s unique needs and challenges into account. It is worth remembering that the digital divide is not an all or nothing phenomenon.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 17, 2021

In this article, we’re going to look at a few tools and strategies you can use to approach remote education in a positive, inclusive way. While there are video and audio tools that help bridge the physical distance, your communications strategy needs to include cognizance of the digital divide and your students’ access to these tools.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

But administrators realized that the problem they were trying to treat—the digital divide—was less like a mild cut and more like a deep wound. Providing tools to students at the beginning of their career is integral to achieving those goals. We are looking under every rock, examining every process, to help,” Uhlenkamp says.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Key points: Rapid AI adoption in well-resourced classrooms is deepening the digital divide How much AI is too much? Most parents know AI will be crucial to their children’s future For more on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Generative AI is transforming the nature of work in many fields.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In a way, it’s a shift to recognize another aspect of the digital divide in America: the quality divide when it comes to implementation of edtech, which arises because all this new technology isn’t necessarily being put to the best use in classrooms. It’s a mindset shift we need in education right now,” Jones says.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 4, 2018

Today we launch right in with a topic that is on the minds and hearts of many teachers – the “digital divide”; that silent, pernicious socioeconomic gap between students that have and students that do not have access to technology. Digital divide: facts and figures. Income vs. Access: The Digital Divide in the US.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

“Universal connectivity is more than just internet access–it’s about addressing the digital divide to ensure every student is prepared for post-secondary success,” said Julia Fallon, executive director at SETDA. ” The report provides specific policy recommendations to close the digital divide in education.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Yet, in Chicago and cities nationwide, Multi-Dwelling Units (MDUs) such as apartment buildings and public housing often remain at the center of the digital divide. Recognizing this critical gap, Chicago’s Digital Equity Council prioritized connecting MDUs in its latest Neighborhood Broadband Request for Proposals (RFP).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2023

The digital divide has long been a simmering problem facing millions of students that took a global pandemic to bring to a boil. Despite incremental progress made to narrow the digital divide, students’ success today hinges on having access to a connected device and high-speed internet in the classroom and at home.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2024

Although some gains in high school students’ technological device and internet access have occurred since ACT first investigated the digital divide in 2018, device and internet access of students with lower family incomes is lagging that of students with higher family incomes,” said Jeff Schiel, Ph.D,

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

From broadband to Wi-Fi, this funding bridges the digital divide, empowering students with equitable access to educational resources, fostering innovation, and ultimately, shaping a brighter future for students.” “The E-rate program is crucial for modern education. This funding is essential for our schools to survive!”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Despite the promise of digital technologies, not all communities around the world have the access they need. One way to lessen the global digital divide is to provide affordable and accessible computing education to all, regardless of socioeconomic background. Political will plays a role, too.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

several states have launched innovative programs to close the digital divide for MDU residents. This demonstrates the states commitment to ensuring that all residents have access to the digital tools they need to succeed. The fund will help bridge the digital divide for 7 million unconnected residents.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

Difficult decisions have had to be made regarding grading, making funds available to get technology in the hands of disadvantaged kids, getting school work to kids where the digital divide could not be overcome, and figuring out how to provide professional learning support virtually. Here you can find a listing or some great options.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

But when students are allowed to bring their own devices to school, these can become valuable learning tools. Myths No 3: BYOD will deepen the digital divide. If schools allow students to bring their own devices to class, do they really deepen this digital divide? Whether we like it or not, students are not equal.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

While they are completing digital worksheets, their peers in better-resourced schools are coding, collaborating, and designing and building tech tools. The report also offers ways that those digital divides can be mitigated. “We The post How can we close the digital divide?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Local leaders must play a critical role in closing the digital divide for 18 million American households that have access to the internet but can’t afford to connect, according to a new report. It also announces new data, tools, and best practices to help states and cities overcome them. Despite 12.9 million U.S.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2020

The significant shifts in adapting to remote learning involve how time is used, providing flexible pathways, ensuring there is regular feedback and the purposeful use of digital tools when appropriate. Technology plays a huge role, which is why all efforts need to be made to eliminate the digital divide.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

My goal for this year is to see how I’ll make [digital tools] effective in the classroom.”. 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.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 2, 2020

Additionally, the digital divide is wider than many perceived. The Rigor Relevance Framework is a fantastic tool for teachers to develop pedagogically sound tasks, both with and without technology. Where you live, in particular, has had a direct correlation to whether or not remote learning has been successful in many schools.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2020

This was particularly true of our program as our students needed to successfully leverage the design, prototyping and augmented reality software we leverage in our STEM curriculum and be able to connect using tools such as Zoom. We also knew that not every learner in our community had the technology resources to access these opportunities.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 25, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter So, I’ve spent this week looking at and testing many AI tools. While all of these schools have been rushing to block ChatGPT , many don’t realize that generative AI tools are making their way into Google Workspaces and Microsoft 365. (If

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2023

We use Computer science to visualize and analyze data, design, and develop complex, yet intuitive, visual interfaces for digital tools. Digital divide Our computer science courses needed to be accessible to all students, including those without connectivity or a sophisticated device.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

For more resources for adult educators, please click here to see our fall webinar with Mockingbird Education on teaching reading comprehension skills using digital tools. The post Closing the Digital Divide: 5 Digital Literacy Strategies to Help Adult Learners appeared first on Digital Promise.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Defeat the Digital Divide ( [link] ) offers school districts engaging learning tools to build solutions that will enable them to close the gap between those who have access to reliable internet service and those who don’t. Each scenario can be tailored to the area’s specific needs, challenges, and local requirements.

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eSchool News

APRIL 27, 2017

For a while now, there’s been a great deal of concern over the digital divide—the gap between students who have easy access to technology and those who don’t. The subtler, but no less harmful, digital divide is between the students who are empowered to be creators and problem solvers with technology, and those who aren’t.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2023

We use Computer science to visualize and analyze data, design, and develop complex, yet intuitive, visual interfaces for digital tools. Digital divide Our computer science courses needed to be accessible to all students, including those without connectivity or a sophisticated device.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2025

Digital tools like these also give corporate partners meaningful ways to engage with the next generation of talent, creating a win-win scenario for education and industry. Going forward, I predict a stronger push to empower students with the tools and resources they need to transform school lessons into future career opportunities.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

We talk about training all educators to integrate digital tools in their classrooms in meaningful ways. But when schools support students in transferring their skills to their parents, they are narrowing the digital divide.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 11, 2021

However, after months of screen time, a new phenomenon emerged in the educational system, called digital fatigue. This condition appeared as a consequence of overusing the digital tools in the learning process, causing a feeling of saturation that can lead to burnout.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2019

We talk about training all educators to integrate digital tools in their classrooms in meaningful ways. But when schools support students in transferring their skills to their parents, they are narrowing the digital divide. Related content: 6 apps for parent-teacher communication.

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Neo LMS

JULY 29, 2021

Despite claims that technology is negatively affecting learning schedules, edtech is a valuable tool for students. Failure to help teachers navigate online teaching tools and understand how to maximize them to boost positive learning outcomes, edtech products won’t be successful. million users and record a market share of $1.96

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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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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 24, 2020

Even though many of us have been beating the drum for years regarding this issue, there is such a long way to go when it comes to closing the digital divide. Consider using the Rigor Relevance Framework as a tool to accomplish both of these preferred outcomes through scaffolding.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

However, the study also found that educators lack centralized resources and direct support necessary to successfully overcome barriers to the digital divide. Addressing these will be critical to ensuring that school districts and digital navigator programs are effective in closing the digital divide for students.

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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. Read more: Methods and tools to develop future-ready skills.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 24, 2020

For instance, Learning Heroes, a nonprofit organization that equips parents to support learning at home, worked with partner organizations to update The Learning Hero Roadmap , a free K-8 interactive guide with videos and tools to help parents support grade-level math and reading as well as social-emotional development.

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