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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

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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Crunch the Numbers—New Data on Student Tech Use; Chromebook Predictions; And the Impact of Pandemic Relief Funds

eSchool News

Qustodio today released their 5th Annual Report, offering valuable insights into children’s digital habits across 2023. Some of the key findings from 2023’s report include: TikTok continued to captivate with children spending a global average of 112 minutes daily on the app – up from 107 in 2022.

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Inspiring Students with AR All Year Long – SULS0201

Shake Up Learning

It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to help close the digital divide. © Shake Up Learning 2023. This back-to-school season, new curricula are available from partners including Discovery Education, McGraw Hill, and NYU. Also, new professional development courses and lesson plans focused on esports and game design.

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What is Generative AI and Why is it Important to Educators?

Lightspeed Systems

Every verbal request to voice assistants like Siri, Alexa and Google are dependent on AI, as are many of the chatbots that pop up when navigating websites. Administrators, teachers and students alike will require advanced levels of media literacy and digital citizenship to identify incorrectly used AI-generated content.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

eSchool News

Read about the three 2023 winners here. In June 2023, she successfully obtained board approval for a second year of district-wide physical and mental health services for Kent School District. Listed here in alphabetical order by school/district name are 10 of the awards program finalists. Read about 10 more finalists here !)

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Addressing the Digital Access Gap: One District’s Success

edWeb.net

CCISD has been striving to bring its vision of digital equity to life through a broad approach to meet all student needs, including devices, curriculum integration, and processes and systems to access and effectively use technology easily. CCISD serves as a model for other nationwide communities seeking to narrow the digital divide.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

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, billion by 2023. Google Reader. Um, they do.) billion by 2025.

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