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How Can We Close the Digital Learning Gap This School Year?

Digital Promise

Last year, my predecessor, Karen Cator outlined ways in which we can finally close the Digital Learning Gap. Digital learning also strengthens each teacher’s ability to meet the needs of each student, regardless of whether they are in the classroom or at home.” appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

School officials in the seaside town scrambled to purchase enough devices for all their students to learn online last year after the pandemic hurtled kids out of buildings. There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning. “I

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Close the Digital Learning Gap: How One District Tackled Tech Disparity in the Classroom

Edsurge

In 2014, Palmdale School District was experiencing a major digital divide. In 2014, Palmdale School District was experiencing a major digital divide. So, in 2015, the “ Palmdale Promise ” was born. Promethean: How did Palmdale Schools double down on digital for its students?

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5 Ideas to Improve Rural Education in America

The CoolCatTeacher

This digital divide and poverty create unique challenges. She is an NASSP Digital Principal, and was a featured panelist & Principal of 1st rural school featured @ Digital Learning Day Live! Rural education has a significant majority of perpetually impoverished counties in America. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes.

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Rural Broadband Month: Encouraging Equal Access to Digital Learning

Education Superhighway

In 2015, Fort Smith Schools was the first district in the state to reach 200 kbps per student, exceeding the Federal Communications Commission’s recommended minimum of 100 kbps of Internet speed per student. The meeting will address policies aimed to bridge the digital divide. Having high-speed Internet is about offering.

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Rural Broadband Month: Encouraging Equal Access to Digital Learning

Education Superhighway

In 2015, Fort Smith Schools was the first district in the state to reach 200 kbps per student, exceeding the Federal Communications Commission’s recommended minimum of 100 kbps of Internet speed per student. The meeting will address policies aimed to bridge the digital divide. Having high-speed Internet is about offering.

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Mission Accomplished: EducationSuperHighway Announces Closure of the K-12 Connectivity Gap

Education Superhighway

million teachers in 83,000 schools have the Internet access they need for digital learning. These key stakeholders came together with the common goal of increasing bandwidth to allow students to truly take advantage of the educational possibilities that come with digital learning, and the progress is already paying off.