eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

However, the study also found that educators lack centralized resources and direct support necessary to successfully overcome barriers to the digital divide. Addressing these will be critical to ensuring that school districts and digital navigator programs are effective in closing the digital divide for students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2023

The first one is decidedly a ‘platformer’ course, where every student is required to figure out how to build a traditional ‘platform’ game in Construct 3. Digital divide Our computer science courses needed to be accessible to all students, including those without connectivity or a sophisticated device.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2023

The first one is decidedly a ‘platformer’ course, where every student is required to figure out how to build a traditional ‘platform’ game in Construct 3. Digital divide Our computer science courses needed to be accessible to all students, including those without connectivity or a sophisticated device.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2020

One key problem prevalent in many low-socioeconomic communities around the nation—like San Antonio, which now has the highest poverty rate of the country's 25 largest metro areas —is the digital divide. Together we can close the gap on the digital divide. That’s been a goal at my institution.

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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

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Defeat the Digital Divide ( [link] ) offers school districts engaging learning tools to build solutions that will enable them to close the gap between those who have access to reliable internet service and those who don’t. Each scenario can be tailored to the area’s specific needs, challenges, and local requirements.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

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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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Two students who received laptops because of a parent-led effort to close the digital divide for Spanish-speaking families in Clark County, Nevada. A student shows off the laptop she received thanks to of a parent-led effort to close the digital divide for Spanish-speaking families in Clark County, Nevada.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Nationwide, significant progress has been made since March 2020 on closing the digital divide – the chasm between those K-12 learners who have access to reliable internet and computing devices at home and those who don’t. Children are learning how to be even more resilient, and technology is helping that happen.”.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Bridging the Digital Learning Gap. Despite how difficult this shift was for everyone involved, we can’t think about going back to the way things were. The post How to Achieve Powerful Digital Learning appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Over the past eight years, WANRack has worked with schools and communities to close the digital divide and ensure students have access to digital learning in every classroom, every day. A focus on the technology needs of modern schools and a commitment to collaboration will close help us continue to close the digital divide.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Key points: Equity of access is crucial in ensuring students are prepared for success See also: How schools can help students overcome the digital divide See also: Five action steps to shrink the digital divide For more news on equity, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership page Ensuring equity of access in the K-12 classroom is crucial for providing (..)

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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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EdTechTeam

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Is there a digital divide in our schools? Before we get into the importance of the digital divide in schools, what is the digital divide? A digital divide is a gap between different demographics and regions in the world that have access to technology and those who doesn’t.

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eSchool News

APRIL 27, 2017

For a while now, there’s been a great deal of concern over the digital divide—the gap between students who have easy access to technology and those who don’t. The subtler, but no less harmful, digital divide is between the students who are empowered to be creators and problem solvers with technology, and those who aren’t.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2020

All of our students are being educated on how to interact in professional learning environments. Moreover, students have different at-home settings, and not everyone is comfortable sharing their private environments with their peers.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

How do we use, integrate, and engage learning with the newest technology? How can we close this digital divide? According to the US Department of Education , there are seven ways to help close the digital divide. The post 7 Shifts to Closing the Digital Divide appeared first on EdTechTeam.

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Turnitin

JUNE 17, 2020

How emergency remote learning fell short with regard to the digital divide and inequities and what we can do to improve in subsequent terms. ?

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Neo LMS

APRIL 26, 2022

The divide comes when you consider how these generations were raised in connection to technology. The differences between these current generations are considered singular and anomalous because they bridge the digital divide — reflecting the varying ways we communicate, interact, and learn.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

We provide openly-licensed documentation, guidance materials and training materials through the Kolibri Edtech Toolkit to help organizations set up Kolibri on their own and train educators and staff on how to blend technology into their learning environments. All of this supports a community-driven, bottom-up approach.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

However, here’s a refresher of the previous post and the five BYOD concerns that are already put on the table: BYOD deepens the digital divide; BYOD will distract students; BYOD encourages students to cheat; Students might forget to bring/charge their devices; Parents may need to pay more for BYOD.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

As the industry that develops VR grows, it will need workers who are trained in how to build and apply this technology. 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.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Here are exactly 10 BYOD concerns, and some corresponding suggestions on how to overcome them. BYOD deepens the digital divide. They are still learning how to discern between right and wrong, so no wonder they will choose the easy way of getting a good grade and use their phones to give an answer they don’t really know.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2016

The digital divide is a reality for three out of four American families, meaning approximately eight million individuals under the age of 18 are living without internet access. Yet, sadly, Darriale is far from alone.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Sponsored post Bridging the digital divide is a monumental task. With access to technology, there needs to be an equal focus on supporting educators on how to use it in a purposeful way that leads to improved outcomes. It begins with providing learners with access to devices and high-quality Internet.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 11, 2021

This condition appeared as a consequence of overusing the digital tools in the learning process, causing a feeling of saturation that can lead to burnout. In a three-part series, I’ll explore what digital fatigue is, how to deal with it as a teacher, and its impact on students and learning. What leads to digital fatigue?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Parents and educators should take time to learn more about TikTok to understand the platform and how to reach kids where they are. Close the Digital Gap for Students As technology becomes more ingrained in education, the digital divide is becoming an ever-larger driver of educational inequity. Consider this: 1 in 4 U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Department of Education’s newly-updated National Educational Technology Plan introduces a component Murray said is critical for the nation–not just the digital divide, but the digital use divide. The more time we invest in passive use, the more time we are investing in low-level learning.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 5, 2020

School leaders have finally taken more seriously the work of bridging the digital divide. Along with this shift comes the responsibility of ensuring every educator understands the importance of, and knows how to teach, digital citizenship at every grade level. Learn how to get started.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

We don’t know how many of [our students] have internet or how to connect them.” EducationSuperHighway created a tool to help schools identify students without internet access at home and, in the process, learned a lot more about the digital divide. They were saying the same thing,” Marwell recalls. “We million U.S.

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Neo LMS

JULY 29, 2021

Failure to help teachers navigate online teaching tools and understand how to maximize them to boost positive learning outcomes, edtech products won’t be successful. The digital divide in accessing learning and teaching tools and large gaps in teacher’s access to digital training are other areas of concern. Conclusion.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

This longstanding digital divide for learners of all ages has morphed into a divide that is keeping these vulnerable students offline during a critical period. Related: How to reach students without internet access at home? Distance education isn’t new, of course, but the coronavirus pandemic made it a reality everywhere.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 20, 2022

Pre-pandemic there was an enormous digital divide. That is because the devices provide digital accessibility and translation. Access to the Internet The pandemic no longer allowed elected officials to ignore the digital divide. Normal was a digital divide. Here are five pandemic learning gains.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 2, 2017

We have made great strides to level the technology playing field in education, but unfortunately the digital divide still exists between those who have the tools to research, learn and collaborate online at home, and those who don’t. 1 Further, there’s a second level digital divide 2 that’s emerging in the classroom.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

To get a sense of what the widespread closure of libraries could mean, and hear some creative ways libraries are reaching out digitally, we talked with Jessamyn West, an educational technologist who runs the librarian.net blog and is author of "Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide." I live in Orange County.

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Libraries Digital Divide Accessibility Survey 206

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

Addressing the digital divide requires a human-centered approach In the early days of the pandemic, schools raced to provide devices and hotspots to students, responding to concerns over a widening digital divide. We must not let the flood of tech tools overshadow the necessary human element of education.

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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.

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