Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The digital divide between rich and poor students isn’t what it used to be. That context seems to be missing in our Twitter-verse right now. How can schools, teachers, and parents find the right “balance” for today’s digital natives? Technology is an extremely powerful modality, but in and of itself, it's not good or bad.

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Trends Social Media Robotics Digital Divide 158

The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

No software needed! I follow the Makey Makey guys on Twitter , too! You an start with just one Sphero Mini : The App-Controlled Robot Ball Photo by: Jenny of The Brick Castle "Little robot. Sphero Mini fits a huge experience into a tiny robot the size of a ping pong ball. Legos rule! Just plug and play!

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Gamification Robotics Libraries Guidelines 63

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge. Tagged on: March 16, 2017 Shenzhen Capital Co-leads $29M Round In Chinese Robotics Firm Makeblock | China Money Network → "Recently, we are focusing on educational technology industry.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. 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.)

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Indeed, the World Bank issued a report in January arguing that digital technologies – not just robots in factories – stand to widen inequalities as well, “and even hasten the hollowing out of middle-class employment.” This includes software, digital content , and websites.

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