Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

As the years pass, the gap between Jennifer’s and Maria’s access to technology widens: Jennifer has everything she needs at her fingertips, while Maria does not. But it’s not just Maria who is falling behind due to her lack of access to educational technology and resources. Education funders must invest in gap-closing edtech solutions.

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EdTech System Digital Divide Education 154

eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

To further the mission of closing the Digital Divide for students across the United States, each grant recipient will receive up to $25,000, which they may use for any combination of Kajeet Education Broadband solutions, including WiFi hotspots, school bus WiFi, LTE-embedded Chromebooks and routers. patents in mobile technologies.

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Broadband Digital Divide Libraries Chromebook 98

EdTech Magazine

JULY 30, 2018

Powering their devices is a robust network and state-of-the-art cloud technology. Like other K–12 school districts around the country, you’re closing the digital divide — making sure your students have access to technology that paves the way for their future successes. The implementation was a total success.

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Digital Divide Social Media Chromebook Laptops 188

Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Today, the publicly traded technology company announced a new $100 million Impact Fund within its Salesforce Ventures investment arm. AdmitHub is one of seven education and workforce-development startups that Salesforce supported from its first impact fund, which launched in 2017 with $50 million.

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Digital Divide Education Company Training 144

Education Superhighway

JANUARY 23, 2017

The report showed that 47% of students lacked the minimum connectivity (100 kbps per student) necessary for digital learning. During this time, the state also launched a school technology readiness survey, which was completed by 117 school district leaders and provided insight into the internal network needs across the state.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Every day at Digital Promise, we work with leading educators, researchers, and developers across the country to help close the Digital Learning Gap and improve learning for all. Take a look below at our proposed sessions, and click each link to vote now through August 25, 2017. Bridging the Digital Divide with Anytime/Anywhere.

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Digital Divide iPad EdTech Competency Based Learning 224

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Connect All Students: How States and School Districts Can Close the Digital Divide” is a follow up to a June analysis by Boston Consulting Group and Common Sense. One takeaway since the last time the Census was done in 2017 is that for the first time, online video viewing dominates screen activity of kids ages 0-8.

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Broadband Report Video EdTech 185

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Big data, open spaces, employability, utilizing maker movements, balancing innovation and accountability, privacy, collaboration, closing the digital divide, personalized learning, and navigating the hostile political climate were just a few of the concerns the audience members brought up.

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EdTech Robotics Maker Movement Conference 60

Neo LMS

JULY 12, 2018

Between September 2016 and May 2017 the program donated 1,600 computers and 870 4G mobile hotspots to low-income families in Denver, Colorado. In their first year (2017) the program provided over 180 000 students across 118 school districts with mobile devices and 4G internet. Sprint’s 1 Million Project. EveryoneOn.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

We’re doing a disservice if we’re not teaching the next generation how to use technology. Using long-term debt to pay for technology that may be obsolete in a couple of years, he says, is “like taking out a mortgage to buy groceries.” Designed exclusively for technology purchases, these bonds have much shorter payment terms.

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Technology Chromebook Laptops iPad 105

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

According to 2017 data from EdBuild , a nonprofit focused on inequitable education funding, schools in Pennsylvania’s Lower Merion School District were funded to the tune of $25,068 per student, while schools in neighboring Philadelphia received just $12,044. public education.

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Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Report 103

MIND Research Institute

MAY 13, 2020

The study looked at data for over five million students in grades 3 through 8 who had taken NWEA’s MAP Growth assessments in 2017-2018. Digital Divides and the COVID Slide. The kind of learning experiences that students are having with technology varies widely. When school is online, the digital divide grows greater.

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Meeting Digital Divide Education STEM 61

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

Jamar McKneely (background) tours a science and technology event at Edna Karr High School, one of the schools in his InspireNOLA charter school network. The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide. Credit: Photo: Shandrell Briscoe for InspireNOLA Charter Schools.

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Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 117

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

Poor families were twice as likely to say that they “never” used technology for educational purposes with their kindergarteners than families with higher incomes (32 percent versus 16 percent). Our widespread foray into distance learning is forcing teachers to optimize technology. But, for all kids, summer learning loss is a setback.

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Learning Software Digital Divide Broadband 119

Gaggle Speaks

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

We were talking about how Gaggle and Common Sense Education could work together to draw attention to the need to teach Digital Citizenship and further protect students when they use school- or district-provided technology. Read: The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Kids Age Zero to Eight 2017. Charts and Graphs.

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Digital Citizenship Digital Divide Survey Mobility 45

The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2020

Waterford.org also provides families with laptops and internet service, helping reduce the digital divide that would have prevented many low-income kids from logging on. Waterford.org initially launched a pilot program in Mississippi in 2017. Waterford.org will direct $9 million toward the project.

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Guidelines Laptops Digital Divide Learning 111

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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Digital Divide Smartphone Tablets Mobility 54

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2021

A new study suggests that this sort of technology overuse doesn’t just pop up during adolescence. Researchers at Penn State analyzed 10,000 students and found that kindergarteners in low-income families and Black kindergarteners of all incomes had a higher propensity to be heavy users of technology by the end of elementary school.

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Study Social Media Elementary Smartphone 142

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

He was recognized with the Tech Champion Award at the 2022 Digital Industry Dynamite Awards and featured in the EdTech50. Dan is a respected authority in educational technology and artificial intelligence. As Director at Edufuturists, he is committed to shaping the future of education through technology and innovation.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 432

Bryan Alexander

JULY 18, 2019

McKinsey just published a new report, “The future of work in America: People and places, today and tomorrow” ( summary ; longer document ), looking ahead to 2030 after new technologies have had some impact. Let me identify what I see as the key bits for the future of higher education and technology. percent did so in 2017.

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Report Digital Divide Mobility Robotics 64

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

According to 2017 data from the Federal Communications Commission: 2 million students and 2.6 million teachers have reached or exceeded the minimum recommended connectivity level for digital learning. 5 million students remain on the wrong side of the digital divide, still lacking access to high-speed Internet.

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Report E-rate Digital Divide Broadband 40

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 95

Bryan Alexander

JULY 18, 2019

McKinsey just published a new report, “The future of work in America: People and places, today and tomorrow” ( summary ; longer document ), looking ahead to 2030 after new technologies have had some impact. Let me identify what I see as the key bits for the future of higher education and technology. percent did so in 2017.

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Report Digital Divide Mobility Robotics 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. We must allow our students to use their gifts and skills to make and create using technology the teacher may not even be familiar with. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Shawn Caine, who teaches technology at Panguitch High School in Garfield County, Utah, lets students who don’t have adequate home internet service get online in her classroom before and after school. Tom Rolfes, education IT manager for the Nebraska Information Technology Commission. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 83

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

After all, schools are preparing them for their future careers, which will include using some aspect of online technology. They collaborate to make sure the technology and services are meeting their current and future needs. CEN also has redundancies built in so that if one node goes down, schools won’t notice.

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Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 2017. Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition).

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EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Verizon has committed over $3 billion to help schools pay for technology, hoping “to leave no student behind.” Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, gave $10 million to a single school district in California, aimed at closing digital disparities. More than Devices The “digital divide” was not quite a household term two years ago.

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Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 180

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. Unfortunately, across the board, educators have not been prepared to teach well with technology, let alone teach remotely with technology.

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Digital Divide Social Media Microsoft Policies 216

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 16, 2020

Educators had to quickly adopt creative, and sometimes unfamiliar, ways of teaching and working from a distance, while existing issues like income inequality and the digital divide were pushed further into the spotlight. MORE ON EDTECH: Learn how a streamlined technology department can save districts money.

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Digital Divide Survey Data EdTech 195

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Friday, September 22, 2017. So many times, I’m a techie guy, so I talk technology but it doesn’t necessarily have to be technology. You kow, we haven’t closed that digital divide quite yet. Keith: Sure, and let’s not talk about the technology. All comments in the shaded green box are my own.

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Classroom Khan Academy Flipped Classroom Video 72

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 17, 2020

Educators had to quickly adopt creative, and sometimes unfamiliar, ways of teaching and working from a distance, while existing issues like income inequality and the digital divide were pushed further into the spotlight. MORE ON EDTECH: Learn how a streamlined technology department can save districts money.

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Digital Divide Survey Data EdTech 150

Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2022

Monitoring student activity online has become a hot button issue for districts, schools and parents alike in the digital age, where information is often shared freely and copiously via email, social media and other channels. It also raises potential concerns that the data collected through the activity monitoring will be used out of context.

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Software Chromebook Data Social Media 153

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. Her perseverance has expanded healthcare access for students, and she has demonstrated what it means to be a leader in K-12 education.

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Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 132

The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

Remember, you can date new technology (or innovation) you don't have to marry it ! Face Drive is a crazy, first-of-its-kind feature that uses facial recognition technology to drive the ball. I want you to know that though I'm daring, I'm also cautious and considering. Yes, you read that right. It's OK to fail.

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Gamification Robotics Libraries Guidelines 63

EdTechTeam

JULY 27, 2017

Cross-posted from Digital Promise Addressing the Digital Learning Gap with Effective Educator Coaching JULY 26, 2017 | BY KAREN CATOR In 2014, I wrote – The problem with education in America is not the lack of excellence. It’s lack of equity. This dichotomy is especially pronounced in underserved schools.

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Digital Learning Digital Divide Education Learning 73

edWeb.net

JUNE 2, 2021

In fact, in order to receive the funding, states cannot spend less on high-poverty populations, and they can’t cut higher education and K-12 spending below 2017, 2018, and 2019 levels. Lisa has served on the Board of the SIIA Education Technology Industry Network and is on the Advisory Council for the ERDI Alliance for Education Impact.

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Education Industry STEM Digital Divide 97