eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2021

April 21, 2021 – Kajeet ®, a leading provider of mobile IoT connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver safe, reliable and controlled internet connectivity to students, enterprises, state and local governments and IoT solution providers, announced today its global expansion into the U.K. McLean, Va. About Kajeet.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 30, 2020

As the Coronavirus has changed the landscape of education, I have become more and more aware of inequity and the digital divide. In my reflection, I have attempted to present ideas for all schools across the digital divide. Please feel free to contact me via email ( mjgormans@gmail.com ) or Twitter at ( @mjgormans ).

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LMS Digital Divide Blended Learning Survey 217

eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2022

Kajeet Private 5G is a complete solution that includes the seamless integration of all the hardware, software and services customers need to build and own private wireless networks. To learn more, visit kajeet.com and follow us on Twitter at @Kajeet. MCLEAN, VA. To learn more about Kajeet Private 5G, visit Kajeet Private 5G Platform.

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Broadband Software Digital Divide Industry 60

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, gave $10 million to a single school district in California, aimed at closing digital disparities. More than Devices The “digital divide” was not quite a household term two years ago. software and electronic textbooks, as is the case in New Mexico ) to physical devices (e.g.

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Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 166

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 23, 2012

In addition to using Yahoo doodle, he began writing quiz software in 2006. All one had to do was read the Twitter stream to deduce this. The catalyst for Khan Academy began some years ago with a Yahoo doodle Sal developed to help a family member with her struggles in math. I must say Sal Kahn is a riveting storyteller. And they do.

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Khan Academy Flipped Classroom Digital Divide Common Core 273

eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

October 1, 2021– Kajeet ® , a leading provider of wireless connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver safe and controlled internet access, today announced it has expanded its relationship with UScellular , making it the first carrier enabled to sell Kajeet’s solutions directly. MCLEAN, Va. About Kajeet.

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Education Digital Divide Software Broadband 52

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge. If it’s free to play with, and easy to learn about through communities working to improve the open source code, the assumption is that more people (and younger people) will start to get interested in working with AI.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 19, 2022

Listen to the problems Schaberg identifies in that final section: the digital divide; students not having a good physical location to be on camera; missing the physical campus. Together we used other software for more synthetic work: Google Jamboard, Google Docs, Miro, etc. At times I taught from home or on the road.

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Online Learning Learning Secondary Digital Divide 123

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 149

TeacherCast

AUGUST 27, 2015

Yet a good LMS, for instance, is something many individual teachers—if Twitter chatter is any indication—are investing a LOT of time comparing and configuring. Google Classroom for assignment submission, Twitter for homework notification. A digital divide between teachers hurts students. Teachers live to teach.

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Edmodo Moodle LMS Software 68

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2016

It happens to me a lot these days — in random conversations at airports, schools, supermarkets, elevators, cocktail parties, yoga studios, Twitter and Facebook walls, as well as at my family’s and friends’ gatherings. she wondered, adding, “so my daughter needs a whole new type of education, right?!”.

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Digital Divide STEM Game-Based Learning Training 40

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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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Bridget Jones, Director of Client Support & Success, Scribbles Software With the combination of federal grants that came about due to the pandemic and the supply chain delays for equipment, many districts are just now getting the needed equipment, including here at Livonia Public Schools.

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EdTech Learning Industry Data 70

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

But a few pioneering districts have shown that it’s possible, and Albemarle County has joined a nascent trend of districts trying to build their own bridges across the digital divide. There are classroom Twitter and Instagram feeds through which teachers celebrate student work and post announcements for parents.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 88

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In April, journalist Anya Kamenetz looked closely at “ Pearson’s Quest to Cover the Planet in Company-Run Schools ”: "Pearson would like to become education’s first major conglomerate, serving as the largest private provider of standardized tests, software, materials, and now the schools themselves.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

No software needed! I follow the Makey Makey guys on Twitter , too! We've discovered that the mix of the digital divide, possible turbulent home lives, and general teenage forgetfulness can result in a loss of power. Link on profile or Twitter Or Google: The Daring Librarian-Cheers! Legos rule! Just plug and play!

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Gamification Robotics Libraries Guidelines 63

The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Through “scanning” the code by way of photographing it, and installing a a FREE APP or simple piece of software to your smartphone, anyone can access the information behind the QR which might contain images, easily launched website links, and text. Twitter makes me happy this way! Since I''ve started sharing more.I''ve

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Libraries Classroom Smartphone Wiki 74

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Marc Andreessen famously said that “software is eating the world,” but it’s far more accurate to say that the neoliberal values of software tycoons are eating the world. Every industry uses computers, software, and internet services. …There are companies that are firmly planted in the computing sector.

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