Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Through this work, we see powerful examples of innovation across education — from students creating their own virtual reality (VR) films, to researchers working with technology developers to improve edtech efficacy, to educators rethinking their own professional development with the use of micro-credentials.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

So far, the pandemic has revealed the challenges of conducting education remotely as well as uneven access to Wi-Fi and devices such as laptops. The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide. million kids statewide lacked access to Wi-Fi and computers.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 31, 2017

In 2014, the Federal Communications Commission modernized the E-rate program with the objective of closing the K-12 digital divide within five years. As a result, 35 million more students have been connected to digital learning and educational opportunity. With E-rate, we can close the school connectivity gap by 2020.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Stats on the First 800 Episodes 00;01;23;21 – 00;01;45;21 John Davis Well, Mom, since you and Dad started the 10 Minute teacher back in February of 2017, this show has reached over 6.5 It's not as powerful or robust as Midjourney or DALL·E , but it's accessible to students. million downloads across the globe.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2021

The Penn State findings echo a 2017 survey by the nonprofit media watchdog, Common Sense, which found that low-income children were sitting in front of a television or a computer screen for almost double the time of a child from a wealthier family. For example, a 2019 study found that social media use doesn’t harm adolescent well-being.

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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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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

This quick move to emergency remote teaching has left educators scrambling to figure out how to use digital tools, online resources, and apps to continue their teaching at a distance. With Zoom, for example, students might experience harmful or obscene visuals during “ Zoombombing ”—internet trolling during video conferencing.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

For example, a student could be assigned a slide on a Class Google Slide show to share some work while other students and the teacher provide critique. An example might include the collaborative activity Chalk Talk. Keep in mind that these example below are here to give you some ideas to start with.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Savvas is proud to call out Johnston County Public Schools as an outstanding example of K-12 success using enVision — a true “K-12 Hero” using its innovative education technology. Cleveland relentlessly advocated for equitable access to Hazel’s mental health services in all district schools rather than limiting services to a small group.

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2022

For example, all students in a school may have their documents, which are stored in the schools' cloud storage, scanned for keywords, including documents like private journals. When monitored, students may also lose trust in the very tools being used to close the digital divide, and that can negatively impact equity.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

While the idea has hardly caught fire nationally, a handful of communities have already created mechanisms for redistributing parent donations between schools: Arlington, Virginia; Evanston, Illinois; Oakland, California; and Portland, Oregon are all examples. Related: A parent-led effort to close the digital divide.

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Evelyn Learning

JUNE 7, 2023

However, many students find themselves stuck on the cost and perceive it as the primary determinant of their access to education. Reasons for Hike in Education Expenses According to the 2017 research report of College Board, tuition fee in colleges at four-year private and public colleges have increased by 36%.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

While it may seem quaint or old fashioned to some (when accessing WiFi and on-demand videos seem de rigueur), it has been part of my travel routine for too many years to casually cast it aside. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition). Tagged on: March 26, 2017 Are computers teachers? Worth the long read.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

While it may seem quaint or old fashioned to some (when accessing WiFi and on-demand videos seem de rigueur), it has been part of my travel routine for too many years to casually cast it aside. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition). Tagged on: March 26, 2017 Are computers teachers? Worth the long read.

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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. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” Good for you. But that’s not my job.

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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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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

pic.twitter.com/gOvmSOjcSf — Shelly (@ShellySometimes) February 14, 2017. Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” Via Education Week’s Market Brief : “ Amazon Joins With Purchasing Group to Give Schools Access to Online Marketplace.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

It also treats “ed-tech” primarily as a product built by engineers, not for example, constructed through the practices of educators or students themselves – problems with education are, in this framework, engineering problems. And now, the final weeks of 2016 revolve around what will happen after January 20, 2017.

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