Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

Tailwinds: An Enabling Ecosystem A baseline enabling condition for game-based learning is access to computers and broadband. While there is still work to do in closing the digital divide, access is becoming less of a limiting factor for game-based learning. Making games cultivates a range of hard skills (e.g.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The conversation has quickly shifted from whether technology should be used in learning to how we can use it to improve learning and ensure that all students have access to high-quality educational experiences. students are unable to access school online, and 42 million Americans don’t have the means to purchase internet access.

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Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2020

With digital learning likely to stretch into the fall due to COVID-19, how can we ensure every student has equitable access to powerful learning opportunities? The crisis has shone a harsh light on the digital divide in the United States, surfacing thoughtful debate and long-overdue discussion around the equity gap.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2023

And we introduce technologies in ways to make them more affordable and accessible to schools, districts and educational agencies. How else does Qualcomm address the digital divide among students? Some of the other companies have tried to build a database of noises that they will analyze and block, which is more machine learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Educators across the nation can now access Teacher Training Pathways , a free platform offering courses aligned to micro-credentials on remote and hybrid learning, instructional technology coaching and more. Applications are now being accepted by Digital Promise from districts with Title I schools across the nation.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Baker’s experience was reflected in the results of a survey sent by BrightBytes, an education data company, from April to June 15. Uneven access to devices makes getting assignments a challenge. About 1 in 5 students said it is “sometimes” or “never” easy to access assignments and classwork remotely. For students, not so much.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

The use of AR can make learning more accessible while increasing the engagement of all students. AR can also create digital overlays on printed textbooks, allowing students to access additional content, such as videos or animations, with their mobile devices. How is augmented reality different from virtual reality?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 30, 2020

As the Coronavirus has changed the landscape of education, I have become more and more aware of inequity and the digital divide. In my reflection, I have attempted to present ideas for all schools across the digital divide. What can be provided with low bandwidth and quick access limitations? They then share.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

We would like for them to watch a video; we would like for them to do a drill-and-kill online. Now, our advanced students–when we give them technology, we ask them to create with it–create a video, or a slide deck, or make a movie. And this creates a digital divide between those who can afford it and those who cannot.

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ExcelinEd

MARCH 27, 2020

Bridging the Digital Divide. Several internet providers are offering free internet and Wi-Fi access to homes with K-12 or college students in an effort to help with distance learning. Resources: . Charter Communications. Elementary school students will have a 2.5-

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2021

The companies will bring expert instruction in STEM fields to individuals worldwide,with a shared goal of bridging the STEM opportunity gap. Moreover, as a female founded family company, with strong DEI initiatives and a mission-driven culture, the iD Tech team is inspiring and we’re excited to be working together.”.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Stay Connected K-12 provides schools the ability to offer high-speed, cable broadband internet access directly to their students in their own homes so learning and teaching are uninterrupted. Users can enjoy: Download speeds up to 50 Mbps to support video collaboration and large file transfers.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

Read part 1 , part 2 (about audio) , part 3 (about video) , and part 4 (about mobile tech in education). When students in my graduate seminar on education technology were given the chance to select a topic for a class session, they wanted to devote time to the digital world’s dark side. This is part 5.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

Recognition that the digital divide prevents academic progress has prompted colleges to do more to connect students with tech tools. Flipping the Classroom Professors who recorded video lectures for online learning during the pandemic are realizing they have a new resource at their disposal. Smith University.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

That raises the question: is the move to digital homework systems creating a new kind of digital divide at colleges? Textbook companies defend their new model, arguing that digital titles help students learn better than past methods and are sold for far less than traditional textbooks.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

We must continue to provide access to software, online libraries and educational videos. However, teachers haven’t maximized the use of technology during the summer or the regular school year because districts and cities haven’t made the hardware and software as accessible as textbooks.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

D-ID – Digital people text to video Prof Jim – AI text to video to add to lessons Speaker Bios as Submitted Dan Fitzpatrick Dan Fitzpatrick is the author of The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education. So, for example, I know of an ed tech company in the U.K.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

For both students and teachers, online learning has come with a lot of challenges, from the digital divide and technology access to mental health impacts , or a lack of essential school and community supports. Use this lesson to start a discussion with your students about teaching and learning in the digital age.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

It will provide more support for students who are struggling in the online environment, it will take some of the burden off of the teachers, and it will help schools support educational equity by creating greater access to services that previously were only available to families that could afford it. –

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

I give the kids access to all the tools pretty much right off the bat,” said Eric Bredder, with a sweeping gesture taking in the computer workstations, 3-D printers, laser cutters and milling machines, plus a bevy of wood and metalworking tools that he uses while teaching computer science, engineering and design classes. “If

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 91

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

The tea-loving gamer couldn’t stop playing a first-person shooter video game to make his favorite beverage without his character being maimed or killed. “I This is especially true in the tech industry where African-American founders like Morrison have limited access to venture capital investments. I said to myself, ‘What can I do?

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

While it may seem quaint or old fashioned to some (when accessing WiFi and on-demand videos seem de rigueur), it has been part of my travel routine for too many years to casually cast it aside. "In these cases, boards need to provide access to a school device. Rural Arizona keeps falling behind. This is ALSO true for edtech.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

While it may seem quaint or old fashioned to some (when accessing WiFi and on-demand videos seem de rigueur), it has been part of my travel routine for too many years to casually cast it aside. "In these cases, boards need to provide access to a school device. Rural Arizona keeps falling behind. This is ALSO true for edtech.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Um, they do.) The Flipped Classroom".

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2020

Administrators at Dorchester School District Two in suburban Summerville, South Carolina, were well aware of the digital divide when they decided to give students both paper and online resources after shuttering schools because of coronavirus. She received her first response on the morning of April 9 and opened it immediately.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. Access to interactive experiences, 3D drawings, site visits, etc.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

You can take your videos or those from YouTube and: Clip the video. Pause the video and add your voice just in certain spots. And if you click www.coolcatteacher.com/edpuzzle , Edpuzzle will give your school access to the 50,000 best lessons from Edpuzzle, organized in folders and ready to be used by teachers. Vicki: Yes!

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools this year, and equity remained front and center, too, continuing conversations around inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. We headed into a fourth year of learning in the pandemic’s shadow.

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eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

Successful classroom technology should challenge and support every type of learner without widening the digital divide that’s often found in low-income and rural districts. Throughout ISTE 2016, we had a chance to share a booth with JAMF Software, a company that’s reimagined mobile device management for educators.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 5, 2016

The finding that teachers who are least confident in educational technology tend to work in high-poverty and urban schools offers yet another reason to worry about the evolving “digital divide” in K-12. Online videos (10 percent vs. 25 percent.). Enrollment Trends in Pre-K: What They Could Mean for Your Company.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2016

I tell her about what I do and how my company addresses society’s need to educate citizens for millions of unfilled jobs — in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) jobs, as well as jobs in computing. Maria, the woman sitting next to me on my flight from New York to Austin, is playing with her daughter, Monica, on her lap.

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Digital Divide STEM Game-Based Learning Training 40

Connecting 2 the World

JULY 30, 2012

Overall, NBC, the American television corporation with rights to broadcasting the Olympics, with one exception, has done a pretty good job of covering the games on its free, open access station. For the China Olympics, I finally had access to high speed internet which allowed me to view streaming video.

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eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

Successful classroom technology should challenge and support every type of learner without widening the digital divide that’s often found in low-income and rural districts. Throughout ISTE 2016, we had a chance to share a booth with JAMF Software, a company that’s reimagined mobile device management for educators.

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EdTech Digital Divide Education Future Ready 40

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Fill out the form below to view this webinar Read the Transcript Overcoming Obstacles to Bridging the Digital Divide in K-12 Learning 0:21 Hi, everyone, welcome to our webinar, We’re going to give everyone about 30 more seconds to join us, and then we’ll dive in. Thank you. 0:58 Hello, welcome everyone.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 5, 2020

The number has fluctuated as cases rise across the country, but throughout this fall pandemic semester, between 40% and 60% of students have been enrolled in districts that offer only remote learning, according to a tracker maintained by the company Burbio. The digital divide is still big and complex.

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