Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

suffer on the no-internet side of the digital divide , according to the Federal Communications Commission. And this spring, 60 percent of low-income parents expressed that their children are likely to experience at least one digital obstacle doing their K-12 homework online. Roughly 21 million people in the U.S.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

In 2013, Vista Unified’s acting superintendent interviewed more than 2,000 middle- and high-school students about their school experiences. In order to extract the maximum benefit from the new design Vista realized they were on the wrong side of the digital divide , with many student’s families not having access to the Internet.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

In 2013, Vista Unified’s acting superintendent interviewed more than 2,000 middle- and high-school students about their school experiences. In order to extract the maximum benefit from the new design Vista realized they were on the wrong side of the digital divide , with many student’s families not having access to the Internet.

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Learning Digital Divide Case Study Personalized Learning 150

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

million teachers have reached or exceeded the minimum recommended connectivity level for digital learning. This is up from just 4 million students in 2013. 5 million students remain on the wrong side of the digital divide, still lacking access to high-speed Internet. Our Nation’s Promise to K-12 Students.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

As digital learning transforms education across the country, how can board members ensure that their policies and budget decisions support digital learning opportunities and the robust infrastructure needed to support it? Digital learning opportunities now extend far beyond online testing and digitized versions of textbooks.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

At the same time, the report cites the urgent need to close the digital divide for 2.3 million students across the nation who lack access to the minimum connectivity required for digital learning. Since 2013, 49 governors have led the effort that has connected an estimated 40.7 million students and 2.6

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MindShift

OCTOBER 19, 2017

And, the average amount of time our smallest children spend with those handheld devices each day is skyrocketing too: from 5 minutes a day in 2011, to 15 minutes a day in 2013, to 48 minutes a day in 2017. Screen media use among infants under 2 appears to be trending downward, from 58 minutes a day in 2013 to 42 minutes in 2017.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2017

The newest wave of the Common Sense Census: Media Use by Kids Age Zero to Eight (also conducted in 2011 and 2013) shines a spotlight on the increasing presence that devices and media have in young kids’ lives. We dive in here to consider a few of the key findings and what they mean for teachers.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 45

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 23, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

Libraries 48

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

Nationwide, one out of four teenagers from low-income households lacks access to a home computer and, overall, Latino students have less access than their black and white peers, according to a 2018 survey by the Pew Research Center. Students being able to access it is critical,” Porter says.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. Accessing the E-Rate and Matching State Funds. Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D.,

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

This made it difficult to run programs like Pixie or access online math games. Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Without reliable [internet] access, there’s no way you can do something like that,” Tower said. Purcell asked.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

said Ethan Zuckerman, director of the MIT Center for Civic Media and a member of the YPP Research Network, in a keynote speech at the Digital Media and Learning Conference in 2013. In it, Goodman sheds light on how tough it is to stay on top of coursework without a computer at home—even though she has a smartphone with internet access.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

And the more I thought about it, I realized that this was an equity access issue that ran even deeper than the digital divide. In 2013, eight percent of the test-takers were Hispanic and three percent were African American. . I said, ‘That’s a really great question.’ Something was wrong.”.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 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. What can be provided with low bandwidth and quick access limitations?

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

During the “ National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET) Virtual Post-Inauguration Awards and Policy Panel ,” the presenters discussed the intersection of technology and education and what’s needed to create sustainable, equitable access to a 21st century education. Vrain Valley School District (CO).

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

In 2013, families at a Seattle high school raked in more than $100,000 for a raffle to win a Tesla Model S. A key priority at the meeting: Ensuring all children had access to a good education and skilled teachers. In 2013-14, average per-pupil spending on public education in the U.S. García said. “My

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

To give further context, I’ve sorted them alphabetically, into four categories; (1) those organizations that are instructionally-focused; (2) those that provide supports for technology leadership; (3) those that focus on connectivity and access; and (4) those that focus on data privacy and security. Organization: Code.org ®. URL: code.org.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

." Tagged on: March 19, 2017 Technology switch leaves some upset | Columbia Daily Tribune → Battle High School students and teachers have had iPads since the school opened in 2013. The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Key trends from 2011 : People expect anytime anywhere access Resources becoming more cloud based Abundance of resources make it more challenging for us to function in the role of educator as we know it. Allows teacher to push questions out to students regardless of device as long as they have web access. Shows live results.

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User Generated Education

JULY 7, 2016

Information Access and Information Abundance. What this means for young people is that they are growing up in DIY cultures, where they have role models who engage in DIY and where they have 24-7 access to information and technological resources. Information Access and Abundance. The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ).

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Maker Movement Education STEM Software 150

User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Information Access and Information Abundance. What this means for young people is that they are growing up in DIY cultures, where they have role models who engage in DIY and where they have 24-7 access to information and technological resources. Information Access and Abundance. The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ).

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Maker Movement STEM Education Software 120

MindShift

DECEMBER 14, 2015

In 2013, the New York Times Magazine told the story of Battushig Myanganbavar, the “ Boy Genius of Ulan Bator ,” who earned a perfect score on MIT’s first MOOC as a high school student in Mongolia and subsequently gained admission to MIT.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

Leverenz and other critics have singled out two educational nonprofits — Mobile Beacon and Mobile Citizen — both of which rake in millions of dollars a year from their national holdings of EBS licenses, while using just a fraction of the revenue to supply much-needed broadband access to students. The Consortium for School Networking.

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Broadband Mobility Digital Divide Learning 87

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

A focus on tackling the digital divide and resource inequities laid bare by the pandemic. In 2013, he became Meriden’s assistant superintendent for teaching and learning. This project was one of the biggest investments in remote learning per student in the country this year and closed the digital divide in Connecticut.”

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Greeley offers a lens into how wide the digital divide in the US has become, how much it is contributing to a two-tiered society, and, perhaps most important, whether it can be bridged – something that will be crucial to keeping the country competitive in the global economy of tomorrow. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” Um, they do.) It’s that their parents are opting them out of exposure to these technologies.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

As an op-ed in The Washington Post put it , “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” The act called for “universal service” so that all Americans could have access to affordable telecommunications services, regardless of their geographical location.

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E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

He was an instructor in one of several high-profile Coursera failures back in 2013. Via Inside Higher Ed : “For-profit Ashford University , facing loss of access to GI Bill benefits by month’s end, needs approval from a state to stop thousands of student veterans from losing aid.” Remember Richard McKenzie?

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Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Hayden is the first new librarian of Congress since 1987,” The New York Times observed at her swearing in in September, “and brings with her another generation’s ideas about accessibility, technology and the role that libraries play in society.” What will happen to “net neutrality”?

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