The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

McKneely was a teacher at Edna Karr High School in New Orleans when the 2005 hurricane devastated the city and closed his school for months. The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide. But more work needs to be done to shrink the digital divide.

Digital Divide 119

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 119

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, Google Reader. Um, they do.) The TED Talk.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Facebook, like Google, is an advertising company. Since 1970, DeVos family members have invested at least $200 million in a host of right-wing causes – think tanks, media outlets, political committees, evangelical outfits, and a string of advocacy groups. Facebook is, although Mark Zuckerberg denies it , a media company.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40