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7 Ways to Close the Access Gap

Tom Murray

Over the past few years, districts have been working diligently to close the access gap (coined in D.C. The statistics regarding the need are clear and I believe that equity in access is one of the main issues facing school leaders today. EveryoneOn.org is a non-profit that works to support families in obtaining access at home.

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Personalized Learning and Digital Tools Weave Strong Fabric for Student Success

EdTech Magazine

But, are the students ready for what awaits them? According to Project Tomorrow’s 2017 Speak Up Research Project for Digital Learning , 56 percent of parents of school-aged children are concerned that their child isn’t learning the right skills in school to be successful in college or a future job. Teachers in the U.S.

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Schools Need Robust Networks to Support Internet of Things

EdTech Magazine

According to a CDW survey from 2017 , 83 percent of responding school districts agree their IoT investment will increase in the coming years. School districts would be wise to consider now what capacity and capabilities their networks will need to support smart devices and IoT applications in the near future.

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Scaling Innovation: A System’s Approach to Transforming Teaching & Learning

Digital Promise

To help overcome this, we have adopted the Future Ready Schools Framework , a systematic approach to scaling innovative digital learning practices while promoting long-term sustainability. In January 2016, the team collectively took a district self-assessment to gauge BWRSD’s digital learning readiness. Digital Learning Teams.

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Esports: The Down & Dirty Stats for Educators - Live from #ISTE19

The Innovative Educator

There Is A Curriculum The High School Esports League has a curriculum and you can access it at bit.ly/gamingcurriculum. Career Readiness Students learn about platform technologies, databases, big data, and machine learning. Accessibility and Inclusion All students can participate unlike traditional sports. gamingcurriculum.

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Looking Back on Three Years of the ConnectED Initiative: Did It Deliver?

Edsurge

Esri has granted 200,000 students access to its professional online GIS mapping software for doing projects. Microsoft 1) provided over 3 million students with free access to Office 365 in K-12 schools across the U.S., The company is about 60% of the way there, and says it will continue to distribute licenses into 2017.

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Strategies for Closing the Digital Equity Gap

edWeb.net

According to Davis, Fuller, Jackson, Pittman, and Sweet (2007) , the definition of digital equity is “equal access and opportunity to digital tools, resources, and services to support an increase in digital knowledge, awareness, and skills.” Innovative Approaches. Looking Forward.