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SETDA Provides Tips on Equity of Access for Students Outside of School

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Unfortunately, teachers and students are often unable to be sure there will be dependable, robust access outside of school depending on family and community circumstances. She holds firm to the belief that student access to technology is the great equalizer. Christine Fox is the deputy executive director for SETDA.

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The Fans, Fanboys, and Fanatics of OER

Doug Levin

I also tend to think that educators make rational responses in selecting instructional materials and tools (including using social media) – and certainly in the U.S. K-12 context, individual teacher’s choices about instructional materials are constrained by district and state policy anyway.

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State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

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According to the Brookings Institution there is strong evidence that the choice of instructional materials has large effects on student learning. There are essential conditions for digital learning like state leadership, equity of access, accessibility for all students, interoperability considerations, and student data and privacy.

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Data Interoperability: Beyond Accountability and Reporting

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In addition, districts had unequal access to state systems depending on size, and despite the money spent on technology, there was inequity across the districts. Folkers currently oversees the Nebraska Department of Education’s Information, Technology, Data, and Digital Learning efforts. About the Host.

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