eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

At the end of June, eSpark joined the thousands of district and edtech leaders headed to Denver, CO to meet innovative educators and discuss the current state of technology in schools. Throughout ISTE 2016, we had a chance to share a booth with JAMF Software, a company that’s reimagined mobile device management for educators.

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EdTech Digital Divide Education Future Ready 40

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Recipient of the 2016 ISTE Emerging Leader Award, recognized as a PBS Digital innovator for her initiatives in enhancing student learning with technology, Fox has also served as President of the Young Educator Network for ISTE, and received the President's Volunteer Award in 2018. And she's @AmandaFoxSTEM on Twitter.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2020

Administrators at Dorchester School District Two in suburban Summerville, South Carolina, were well aware of the digital divide when they decided to give students both paper and online resources after shuttering schools because of coronavirus. She received her first response on the morning of April 9 and opened it immediately.

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Tech Helpful

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Advocate for equitable access to educational technology, digital content and learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students. Model for colleagues the identification, exploration, evaluation, curation and adoption of new digital resources and tools for learning. In theory, yes.

Education 48

Education Digital Divide Technology Tools 48

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

John Harrington, Funds for Learning Among the groups commenting on the issue, both ISTE and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) raised the possibility that digital education providers can pay to deliver their content more quickly, and wondered aloud if the move would deepen the digital divide.

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E-rate Broadband Digital Divide Libraries 85

edWeb.net

JULY 26, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and, in many ways, worsened the digital divide and other inequitable aspects of America’s education system. However, it also created opportunities to develop more equitable outcomes, based on the widespread switch to digital learning experiences and new education models.

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Technology Education Professional Learning Outcomes 63

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Her district of Garfield County has provided a computer to every student since 2016. In total, the homework gap hits some 12 million school-aged kids nationwide, according to a 2017 congressional report, “ America’s Digital Divide.”. Some kids come to log extra time on class projects. Others show up just for the internet.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

First, districts need to address the digital divide/homework gap in meaningful ways. Another aspect of the digital divide includes teachers. What’s needed to address the digital divide for all is sustainable, dedicated funding that allows districts to meet the needs of the community.

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System Digital Divide E-rate Education 53

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

Rita Green, the Washington state education chair for the NAACP, volunteered on the parent-teacher group at Rainier Beach High from 2007 to 2016. The parent associations at Green Lake and Rising Star elementary schools co-sponsored the event so students at the two schools could meet for the first time. Credit: Kam Yee. García said. “My

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Also, this week, thanks to my invited participation in the National Governors Association regional summit, Meet the Threat: States Confront the Cyber Challenge , I published a new post “ How Should We Address the Cybersecurity Threats Facing K-12 Schools? Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 2017.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 17, 2020

Instead, instructional leaders should meet students where they are to bring them up to speed. Ensuring learners have access to technology is essential to bridge the digital divide. Brooke Mabry has more than 17 years of experience in education and joined NWEA in 2016 as a professional learning consultant.

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Learning Assessment Digital Divide Professional Learning 86

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

Related: Can high-poverty urban districts like Philadelphia close the digital divide? As part of the redevelopment plan, the Blumberg homes were razed in 2016, and families were temporarily relocated to public housing elsewhere in the city. The school has a waiting list.

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Report Digital Divide Groups Social Media 78

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 12, 2022

Meeting needs. He was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker in 2016 and has received the Urban Libraries Council Top Innovator Award, the California Library Association PRExcellence Award, and a John Cotton Dana Award from the American Library Association in both California and Illinois. Offering hope.

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Libraries Conference Accessibility System 65

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 7, 2022

Meeting needs. He was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker in 2016 and has received the Urban Libraries Council Top Innovator Award, the California Library Association PRExcellence Award, and a John Cotton Dana Award from the American Library Association in both California and Illinois. Offering hope.

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Conference Libraries Accessibility System 61

eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2016

A recently-approved expansion of an FCC program will grant millions of low-income households a discount on internet access in an effort to help close what is becoming known as the digital divide — the lack of reliable high-speed internet access for lower income families.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Meeting 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 23, 2022

He was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker in 2016 and has received the Urban Libraries Council Top Innovator Award, the California Library Association PRExcellence Award, and a John Cotton Dana Award from the American Library Association in both California and Illinois. Such leadership has earned Brown national recognition.

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Conference Libraries Digital Divide System 36

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 17, 2022

He was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker in 2016 and has received the Urban Libraries Council Top Innovator Award, the California Library Association PRExcellence Award, and a John Cotton Dana Award from the American Library Association in both California and Illinois. Such leadership has earned Brown national recognition.

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Libraries Conference Digital Divide System 45

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 21, 2022

He was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker in 2016 and has received the Urban Libraries Council Top Innovator Award, the California Library Association PRExcellence Award, and a John Cotton Dana Award from the American Library Association in both California and Illinois. Such leadership has earned Brown national recognition.

Libraries 36

Libraries Conference Digital Divide System 36

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Lower-income Americans still lag in tech adoption | Pew Research Center → Even as many aspects of the digital divide have narrowed over time, the digital lives of lower- and higher-income Americans remain markedly different. This is ALSO true for edtech.

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EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Lower-income Americans still lag in tech adoption | Pew Research Center → Even as many aspects of the digital divide have narrowed over time, the digital lives of lower- and higher-income Americans remain markedly different. This is ALSO true for edtech.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

on February 23, 2016, an incendiary email landed on a nonprofit listserv, blasting a federal program that many of the listserv’s members rely on to bring high-speed internet to low-income and rural Americans. Zach Leverenz discussing digital equity and Educational Broadband Service (EBS) at a gathering of the Washington, D.C.-based

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Broadband Mobility Digital Divide Learning 87

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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Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

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.” By 2016, Glam Media, rebranded as Mode Media, shut its doors , transferring ownership of Ning to Cyndx.

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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.” A $3 million settlement paid by the New York City DOE in 2016 over accusations of mishandling the bidding process. That is, Internet speeds of 100 Mbps per 1000 users.)

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E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

.” From the story: “Online education company Udacity plans to branch out of its core technology market to meet growing demand for digitally-skilled workers in areas such as banking and the car industry, its co-founder told Reuters as the company launched in Germany.” ” Dowling College is closing. .

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Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

.” While new technologies are spreading rapidly, the “digital dividends – growth, jobs and services – have lagged behind.” ” As venture capitalist Om Malik wrote on the eve of 2016, “ In Silicon Valley Now, It’s Almost Always Winner Takes All.”

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Technology Education Pearson Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

And now, the final weeks of 2016 revolve around what will happen after January 20, 2017. At the end of 2016, the most pressing question is not, as a recent Edsurge headline asked , “Who Thinks Tech Makes Learning More Fun?” The US Presidential Campaign. In March, the FCC approved a $9.25

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