eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. This year’s 5th most-read story focuses on expert predictions for edtech. As we closed the door on 2022 , we approached 2023 with clear-cut priorities for edtech and education as a whole.

EdTech 68

EdTech Learning Industry Data 68

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition). The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge. No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes. Strong opinions may be weakly held. That's a lot of computers.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2022. The pandemic highlighted the massive digital divide that exists between marginalized communities and affluent communities that enjoy well-established digital infrastructure.

EdTech 108

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 108

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The integration of interactive whiteboards, tablets, and educational software in classrooms has made learning more dynamic and engaging. Edtech is transforming the learning experience for students and educators. Data-driven decision making: Educators can use edtech tools to gather and analyze data on student performance.

Trends 97

Trends Digital Divide EdTech Adaptive Learning 97

Shake Up Learning

APRIL 25, 2023

It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to helping close the digital divide. Working with existing technology in your classroom like smartphones and tablets. She provides staff development and training on immersive technology as an edtech consultant. Start your journey at verizon.com/shakeup. Download the app here.

Digital Divide 99

Digital Divide Smartphone Tablets Technology 99

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). Tagged on: April 2, 2017 School IT Leaders Share Strategies on Defending Against DDoS Attacks | EdTech Magazine → This article claims students are primarily responsible for denial of service attacks on schools. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). Tagged on: April 2, 2017 School IT Leaders Share Strategies on Defending Against DDoS Attacks | EdTech Magazine → This article claims students are primarily responsible for denial of service attacks on schools. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to help close the digital divide. She provides staff development and training on immersive technology as an edtech consultant. This back-to-school season, new curricula are available from partners including Discovery Education, McGraw Hill, and NYU. © Shake Up Learning 2023.

Digital Divide 84

Digital Divide Smartphone Tablets Resources 84

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

That schools rely on the mega-rich to fund their digital learning at all—and that those funds could dry up at any time—illustrates some of the fundamental problems with K-12 technology spending: It is inconsistent, pieced together haphazardly, and as a result impacts student technology access in disproportionate ways.

Technology 153

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 153

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Because moving around has been shown to bring many benefits to students, she often designs activities that take her kids outside the classroom, ingeniously folding in the features of her edtech resources. But she’ll also have them record their screens and annotate their essays with a stylus.

Education 122

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 122

Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

The most obvious addition to the plan is its focus on the “digital-use divide.” In 2010, when the department published its last National Ed Tech Plan, the phrase “digital divide” usually meant unequal access to devices like laptops and high-speed internet, a severe disparity.

Technology 46

Technology Future Ready Edcamps Laptops 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Bridge International – funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the Gates Foundation, the Omidyar Network, and others – is a private school startup that hires teachers to read scripted lessons from a tablet that in turn tracks students’ assessments and attendance – as well as teachers’ own attendance.

Technology 40

Technology Education Pearson Company 40

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, Um, they do.) And here it is again, still flopping in this one.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

The New York Times on “The Challenges of Closing the Digital Divide.” Via Edsurge : “Chasing China ’s Edtech Unicorns: A Cautionary Tale.” ” According to marketing research by the International Data Corporation , “ Tablets will see a decline, then increase in 2018.”

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48