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Digital Divide 2.0: a few facts and figures

Neo LMS

This year you can look forward to ever-more interesting news and views on the hot ed-tech and e-learning topics currently doing the rounds of academics, pedagogic experts and teachers across the globe. Digital divide: facts and figures. Income vs. Access: The Digital Divide in the US. Digital Divide 2.0.

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4 ways we can use edtech for engaging, high-quality learning experiences

eSchool News

Edtech is booming, with 40 times more venture capital invested in the sector in 2021 than in 2010. There is no question that edtech has brought new ways to support the learning process and was used extensively by schools to connect remotely to students who could not attend classes in-person during the worst parts of the pandemic.

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Education in a World of Social and Technological Change #SXSWedu

EdTechSandyK

Recently he has been working with the McArthur Foundation on how young people''s adoption of technology changes the way they live and learn. How are their learning lives evolving? Previously via laptop computers, but more recently via mobile devices. The passion-driven kids were using digital media to enrich their own learning.

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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. A Quick Response (QR) code is a two-dimensional or 2D bar code which can be interpreted by any mobile phone with camera capabilities. They''re already big in Japan - and now in New York & LA.

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Homework in a McDonald’s parking lot: Inside one mother’s fight to help her kids get an education during coronavirus

The Hechinger Report

Her high school had recently closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic and shifted to distance learning. The coronavirus pandemic closed schools and launched a national experiment in remote learning that has been chaotic and stressful for millions of American families. Widespread lack of broadband access complicates learning.

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Rural Healthcare Preparation Pipeline in Pennsylvania: Building Networks for Frontline Talent Development

Digital Promise

Deeply rooted in the local Quaker belief that all people are equal and equally worthy of respect, leaders in the region have learned to operate as a collective, from adult education students to CEOs. To address digital divide issues, classroom lessons are provided both online and with paper-based packets.

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Distraction 2 Reaction: BYOT (BYOD) Success!

EdTechSandyK

Challenges Current tech practices in schools do not support the demand for personalized learning. Digital media literacy continues to rise in importance as a key skill in every discipline and profession. Many activities related to learning and education take place outside walls of classroom. have a mobile phone.

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