Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Blair Levin, a senior fellow at Brookings Metro , formerly of the Federal Communications Commission, says that the government has effectively connected schools to what they need for internet access, leaving homes the next frontier of the digital divide in education.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 23, 2021

During Black History Month, Aberdeen High School Principal Dana Bullard invited some former students to speak to her current students at the Mississippi school about their careers. One former student, a young Black man who now works at Netflix in California, emphasized that technology skills are important for virtually every job.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2021

In a time when every child seems to have a favorite YouTube personality and a Minecraft account, it’s easy to forget that not every family has readily available internet access. Indeed, according to the U.

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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. That’s because edtech solutions, advanced research, practical assessments, and improved communication give them maximum control over their learning. Typically, organizations take years to undergo digital transformation.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 29, 2023

An important issue in today’s digital learning-fueled K-12 educational environment is the concept of digital equity and closing the digital divide. Digital equity and closing the digital divide have risen to become a top priority for school district administrators across the country.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

During a session at FETC 2024, Tom Murray, Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, dove into just what, exactly, makes for the effective use of edtech in supporting student engagement. Just because it’s digital doesn’t mean it’s any good,” Murray said.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

This made clear the sheer need and readiness for offline-first edtech tools that address challenges in connectivity and access to quality digital learning materials in low-resource contexts. Closing global education gaps How is Learning Equality addressing the challenge of the digital divide and the 2.6

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EdTech4Beginners

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The landscape of education is undergoing a seismic shift, thanks to the advent and integration of Educational Technology (EdTech). From digital classrooms to interactive learning tools, EdTech is not just a fleeting trend but a fundamental change in the educational paradigm.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

a math teacher and instructional coach at Brashier Middle College Charter High School in Simpsonville, South Carolina, has more than two decades of experience and spends a lot of time thinking about edtech. If a classroom has spotty Wi-Fi or a teacher has inadequate access to devices for students, it’s awfully hard to make the most of edtech.

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2022

There are always new products coming out in the edtech landscape, but somehow a couple software platforms monopolize the industry and are used by teachers everywhere, leaving smaller companies and edtech startups facing an uphill battle. We go through significant decision fatigue and “which edtech program should I use?”

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The “education system is evolving at an unprecedented rate, and making effective edtech investments will be critical in the year ahead,” according to a recent report by Promethean. The transition to this learning environment also revealed new insights on the state of technology in education. school administrators and teachers.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This emphasizes the digital divide’s persistent impact on education. On-going Focus on EdTech Effectiveness: The number of states collecting data on the effectiveness of their edtech tools also increased according to respondents, and using edtech effectively to support instruction remains a top priority for state leaders.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This emphasizes the digital divide’s persistent impact on education. On-going Focus on EdTech Effectiveness: The number of states collecting data on the effectiveness of their edtech tools also increased according to respondents, and using edtech effectively to support instruction remains a top priority for state leaders.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2020

When leaders of Ector County Independent School District learned in March that 39 percent of their students lacked reliable broadband access at home, they went to work on finding a solution. It was crucial that students be able to connect to remote instruction. The district secured funding from philanthropies.

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Digital Divide Broadband Mobility Accessibility 368

EdTech Magazine

MAY 29, 2018

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

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2023

is on a mission to bridge the digital divide and train a generation to become good digital citizens. Jefferson County Public Schools, a one-to-one district in the diverse city of Louisville, Ky.,

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

A Digital Divide — Or Bridge? If the use of virtual reality in higher education grows without careful planning, it could make this digital divide even more severe. So whether the spread of virtual reality edtech worsens or alleviates inequities depends on whether it follows—or breaks with—historical patterns.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Edtech is booming, with 40 times more venture capital invested in the sector in 2021 than in 2010. There is no question that edtech has brought new ways to support the learning process and was used extensively by schools to connect remotely to students who could not attend classes in-person during the worst parts of the pandemic.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The “education system is evolving at an unprecedented rate, and making effective edtech investments will be critical in the year ahead,” according to a recent report by Promethean. The transition to this learning environment also revealed new insights on the state of technology in education. school administrators and teachers.

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Technology Digital Divide Education Survey 361

EdTech Magazine

JULY 6, 2016

By Ryan Petersen Innovative schools are working to turn things around for underserved students.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

Despite widespread efforts to bridge the digital divide through one-to-one device programs, connectivity challenges continue to leave millions of students and teachers trapped in the slow lane of the information superhighway. DISCOVER: Pandemic aid helps narrow Mississippi's digital divide.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

It’s a longstanding national crisis, often referred to as the “digital divide,” which at Kapor Capital we identify as one of the cumulative barriers across The Leaky Tech Pipeline. And it means funding companies and founders who are committed to closing the digital divide.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The “education system is evolving at an unprecedented rate, and making effective edtech investments will be critical in the year ahead,” according to a recent report by Promethean. The transition to this learning environment also revealed new insights on the state of technology in education. school administrators and teachers.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Families throughout the nation faced digital inequities before the pandemic became a factor in the spring of 2020. However, with the shift to remote learning, the conversation around the digital divide became impossible to ignore.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. What are the projections for edtech? We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2024.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2023

As schools shifted to remote learning, a digital divide emerged, leaving countless students on the wrong side of the equation. Before the pandemic, the digital divide was already a concern, with disadvantaged students lacking access to essential learning resources.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 13, 2022

With a focus on closing the digital divide, school districts are now working toward making the provided technology equitable. If they can’t use the technology in a way that is meaningful and impactful, they won’t benefit from having the devices, and districts can’t close the digital divide.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 8, 2021

This is not to say that the digital divide has ceased to be a problem. Schools and communities that previously couldn’t afford to acquire devices and internet access received grants and other financial aid to do so. Many communities are still working toward their acquisition of devices and internet access.

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Digital Divide Technology Accessibility Learning 478

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

All in this Edtech Reports Recap. But there’s still a ways to go to hit the FCC’s “longer-term” target of 1 Mbps, which was to kick in by now, for taking advantage of bandwidth-hungry edtech apps. “Early childhood” videos on YouTube nearly all have advertising. That Broadband Gap Bar? schools had high-speed broadband connections.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Classroom computers can’t boost student outcomes if educators don’t know how to use them innovatively.

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ScienceDaily (EdTech section)

MARCH 2, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has drawn new attention to the digital divide, as the need for online schooling and working from home has disproportionately hurt those without computer equipment and skills.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 22, 2022

In June, Kajeet and Google announced their partnership to deploy a private 5G network with the goal of closing the digital divide for K–12 students. This isn’t Kajeet’s first effort to close the digital divide. Its Homework Gap Grant Program has provided connectivity solutions to schools and libraries since 2017.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

In a keynote address at this year’s annual CoSN conference, Ken Shelton spoke about the digital divide and why access to technology is critical to equality in education. 24 press release. In his session, “…

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Digital Divide Technology Education Classroom 422

EdTech Magazine

JULY 18, 2017

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Annual survey finds that low-income school districts are still lagging behind their peers.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. Recent studies by Deloitte and the Gates Foundation have shed light into how educators engage with edtech. And about 70 percent of students say that they use edtech tools outside of schools on a weekly basis.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In this episode of Innovations in Education , hosted by Kevin Hogan: 4 ways to design collaborative learning spaces Free internet could erase the digital divide STEM lessons straight from the classroom. Related : Big thoughts in edtech Sharing best practices.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2021. The edtech community stepped up to accommodate students and teachers during remote and hybrid learning with an emphasis on core subject areas.

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