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Digital Divide 2.0: a few facts and figures

Neo LMS

Welcome to NEO Blog 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.

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Ray Allen Foundation Gifts Computer Lab to Miami-Dade Middle School to Help Bridge the Digital Divide

EdTech Magazine

Ray Allen Foundation Gifts Computer Lab to Miami-Dade Middle School to Help Bridge the Digital Divide. Tue, 05/29/2018 - 23:37. I want to say thank you for your accomplishments and your efforts to close the digital divide,” Bulnes told Allen. ricky.ribeiro.

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Vote for Digital Promise’s SXSW and SXSW EDU 2018 Session Ideas

Digital Promise

We hope to share some of these examples at the SXSW and SXSW EDU conferences in March 2018 – but first, we need your help. This year, Digital Promise has proposed a record 15 (!) Bridging the Digital Divide with Anytime/Anywhere. panels at SXSW and SXSW EDU that are up for voting.

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How Offline-First Edtech Addresses Education Disparities Worldwide

Edsurge

Closing global education gaps How is Learning Equality addressing the challenge of the digital divide and the 2.6 The term digital divide often refers to not having affordable access to the internet or specific hardware. But another important aspect is thinking about digital literacy skills and digital rights.

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Advancing educational equity with UDL and generative AI

eSchool News

UDL uses fundamentals from neuroscience to give educators a framework to empower all learners (CAST, 2018). link] CAST (2018). Good teachers are finding ways to meet the learning needs of all of these diverse brains within the same classroom. References Alliance for Identity-Inclusive Computing Education (2023). AIICE IIC Tenets.

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Experts Weigh in on Key Considerations for K–12 1:1 Programs

EdTech Magazine

Fri, 09/07/2018 - 14:15. Before implementing a one-to-one device program, school districts should have a well-structured integration plan in place , according to experts at the International Society for Technology in Education 2018 conference earlier this year. Experts Weigh in on Key Considerations for K–12 1:1 Programs.

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Make Parents Comfortable with Tech for a Successful 1:1 Program

EdTech Magazine

Mon, 07/30/2018 - 11:28. Like other K–12 school districts around the country, you’re closing the digital divide — making sure your students have access to technology that paves the way for their future successes. Make Parents Comfortable with Tech for a Successful 1:1 Program. eli.zimmerman_9856.