A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

Difficult decisions have had to be made regarding grading, making funds available to get technology in the hands of disadvantaged kids, getting school work to kids where the digital divide could not be overcome, and figuring out how to provide professional learning support virtually. Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology). and tinyurl.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Your teacher has told your class to watch several streaming videos for a class project. You might want to watch some of the videos at home, but your family doesn’t have high-speed internet. Educational technologies that rely on streaming video, for example, seem like a really good idea.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2023

Before transitioning to EdTech, Levine enjoyed 30 years working in various positions in K-12 and higher ed. How else does Qualcomm address the digital divide among students? So I shot a video where I went into the middle of Times Square with all that noise. How does AI augment an educator’s role? Great question.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

When you’re trying to get started in a one-to-one, I think you really need to do your homework, spend your time understanding who your players are,” Ribble tells EdTech. For example, for teachers introducing Chromebooks into the classroom, Google offers a number of training videos through its Teacher Center.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Through this work, we see powerful examples of innovation across education — from students creating their own virtual reality (VR) films, to researchers working with technology developers to improve edtech efficacy, to educators rethinking their own professional development with the use of micro-credentials.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 25, 2023

It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to helping close the digital divide. Check out this demo video from Jaime below: 10 AR Math Apps (with FREE Lesson Plans) These lessons are AWESOME, and they are exclusively available through the Verizon Innovative Learning HQ portal. Start your journey at verizon.com/shakeup.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Source (for all charts in article): BrightBytes survey Such findings are not surprising to Baker, who notes that they reaffirm the existence of the “ digital divide ,” or unequal access to technology across different communities and socioeconomic backgrounds. What accounts for the low reported usage of other edtech software? “My

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eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

At the end of June, eSpark joined the thousands of district and edtech leaders headed to Denver, CO to meet innovative educators and discuss the current state of technology in schools. Working Towards Equity with Edtech. Over the course of the week, three themes dominated the conversation.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Children watched 27% more video content in 2023 than in the previous year – hitting a world average of 57 minutes per day. ChromeOS EdTech market trends Schools will replace their aging fleet of Chromebooks this year to future-proof their tech to offer the performance required to leverage new toolsets like generative AI.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

While there is still work to do in closing the digital divide, access is becoming less of a limiting factor for game-based learning. In fact, the JAMA Network just published a peer-reviewed report that “showed enhanced cognitive performance in children who played video games vs those who did not.” That’s still anyone’s guess.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

Lightspeed Learning Lab – Edtech Best Practices for a Smooth Return to School You’re working tirelessly to ensure a smooth transition back-to-school and your edtech ecosystem plays a big role. 24:23 When you provide video Instruction, you need to bring that resolution down to where it’s manageable, right? Thank you.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 25, 2022

She’s been an educator for 21 years and has worn many hats, some of which include an EdTech specialist, an English teacher, and a high school librarian. . It seems that many teachers have begun using more digital tools in their in-person instruction as well. Jen also shares how the digital divide has become more apparent.

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eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

At the end of June, eSpark joined the thousands of district and edtech leaders headed to Denver, CO to meet innovative educators and discuss the current state of technology in schools. Working Towards Equity with Edtech. Over the course of the week, three themes dominated the conversation.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 3, 2023

As a result, generative AI can produce a wide variety of new content, including images, videos, music, speech, text, software code and product designs. Prompts for other solutions take the form of text, image, video, design, musical notes, or any input that the system processes. How Does Generative AI Work?

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has come with specific challenges for teachers: Keeping students engaged during hybrid or fully remote learning, addressing systemic inequity and the digital divide, and coping with days of seemingly endless multitasking are just a few among so many other obstacles. featured_content_1%%.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

APRIL 14, 2016

I viewed this as an opportunity to visit one of the premier educational conferences with that edtech and PBL filter. Power Up: Helping Close the Digital Divide – I thought it was important to bring in technology to the conversation. Why is it so Hard to Close the Digital Divide in High Poverty Schools?

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 17, 2021

While there are video and audio tools that help bridge the physical distance, your communications strategy needs to include cognizance of the digital divide and your students’ access to these tools. Read more: 6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide. Be flexible with your tools.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 16, 2016

Students later used iMovie to turn the comic strips into two animated videos and showed them to younger classes at the school. Tenth grade teacher Jason Sellers, from the Bay Area Writing Project, created text-based video games with his students for a lesson about descriptive imagery.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

As the LMS developed more, opportunities were included allowing a richer learning experience including discussions, video, audio, white boards, and conference rooms. This page will provide some amazing articles and videos as you explore Blended Learning. One YouTube video could be shared with the entire grade or content class.

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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.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Department of Education’s recent edtech plans] discussed active vs. passive consumption of technology. We would like for them to watch a video; we would like for them to do a drill-and-kill online. And this creates a digital divide between those who can afford it and those who cannot. AR: [One of the U.S.

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

One more conspicuous threat of generative AI is its ability to exacerbate the digital divide. The digital divide in education is the unequal access to technology and digital resources for learning. Disparities in digital access, also referred to as digital equity , remains a challenge for K-12 education.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 30, 2018

The program has changed a lot since my induction in 2014 (#GTAATX), so I asked a colleague, Mason Mason, from EdTech Teacher , to write this guest post for Shake Up Learning. I watched their Vision Videos, reviewed their Vision Decks, and spoke with them about the process and their projects. Film your Vision Video. and an Ed.D.

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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.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As we examine current events and issues on technology in the classroom, it helps to take a look at what education looks like in 2024 and where it will go in the future—and there are plenty of edtech updates and K-12 news to track. Edtech is transforming the learning experience for students and educators.

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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. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition). Pretty much everything that is NOT covered by the edtech trade press.

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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. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition). Pretty much everything that is NOT covered by the edtech trade press.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2018

shakeuplearning #edtech #gsuiteedu #teaching #k12 Click To Tweet. We still have a huge digital divide. So not only should you leverage students to help you learn new digital skills, but you should also use them as go-to experts for other students in your classroom. PRE-ORDERS START SOON (with a special BONUS)!

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

This is the edtech industry’s premier financial conversation, packed with more than 4,100 people and 350 CEOs. Check out the GSV video archive here.) It celebrates the significant number of women and leaders of color heading up edtech companies. Morning yoga, evening karaoke. No, it’s not a spa vacation.

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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.

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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, Viral School Videos. Schools recorded elaborate lip-sync videos.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

“What Betsy DeVos means for edtech ,” according to venture capitalist Ryan Craig. Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” ” Raybaby also “builds a photo/video collage of the baby for posterity.” ” Yuck.

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

The New York Times on “The Challenges of Closing the Digital Divide.” million for English-language instruction videos. The video learning company has previously raised $1.57 Video game company Triseum has raised $1.43 Via Edsurge : “Chasing China ’s Edtech Unicorns: A Cautionary Tale.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Whether it’s selling schools or MOOCs or access to the Internet itself , technology companies and education companies are, as Edsurge put it, “ Building Effective Edtech Business Models to Reach the Global Poor.” ” The material involved MOOCs that it had produced with edX as well as videos posted to iTunes and YouTube.

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