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Digital Divide 2.0: a few facts and figures

Neo LMS

Today we launch right in with a topic that is on the minds and hearts of many teachers – the “digital divide”; that silent, pernicious socioeconomic gap between students that have and students that do not have access to technology. Digital divide: facts and figures. Income vs. Access: The Digital Divide in the US.

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Education in a World of Social and Technological Change #SXSWedu

EdTechSandyK

The Digital Edge - Watkins is trying to understand role of digital media in lives of kids on the margins of digital access - second language homes, low socioeco environments, etc? Was inspired by the concept of digital divide - technology rich vs. technology poor. Leadbeater & Wong, 2010).

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Library 2.0

Learning with 'e's

Firstly, libraries offer specialised search services which go beyond the simple searches you can perform on Google or other search engines. Clarke also shows how libraries can bridge the digital divide and argues: "Libraries are a bridge between the information-rich and the information-poor. social media. References Clarek, I.

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A National Push for More ‘Active Use’ of Technology in Learning

Educator Innovator

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.

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HOT QR Codes in the Classroom & Library

The Daring Librarian

Calvin Klein Jeans recently put up three billboards - 2 in NYC and 1 in LA - to promote the brand’s upcoming campaign for Winter 2010. Once on the Google form wikipage students input the “key” to a drawing for a chance to win an iTunes gift card or a bundle of free books. In our hallway - promoting our Google Form Book Reviews !

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Makerspace Starter Kit Updated

The Daring Librarian

One of my AWESOME former 8th graders, Lillian, started a Makey-Makey Made Simple-Simple Crowdsourced Google Doc Tutorial. 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. So much fun! Meme & Trope Archivist ?Geek.

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Distraction 2 Reaction: BYOT (BYOD) Success!

EdTechSandyK

1/3 of all mobile users owned a mart phone in 2010. We used to hear about the digital divide. Songify - read or speak into the app; app changes it into a song Titan Pad - a way to collaborate on a document without using Google docs. billion people worldwide will have mobile phones by 2013. 80+% have mobile phones.

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