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ISTELive 23: How Can Professional Development Narrow the Digital Divide?

EdTech Magazine

Six years ago, the Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology called up on “all involved in American education to ensure equity of access to transformational learning experiences enabled by technology.”

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The Tech Angle Inside Obama’s 2017 Education Budget Proposal

EdTech Magazine

Frank Smith Next year's budget proposal for education is all about equity of access — but to get there, some educational technology items need to be funded.

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Tenn. district partners with Discovery to transition to digital learning

eSchool News

Through this new collaboration, Wilson County educators will, beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, integrate Discovery Education’s Science Techbook (Grades K-12), Social Studies Techbook (Grades 6-8) and Math Techbook (Grades 6-12) into classroom instruction. Director of Schools at Wilson County Schools.

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The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

NeverEndingSearch

We actually have been working since 2017, to try to get this data project funded. Data Speaks: Addressing Equity of Access to School Librarians for Students. ” Teacher Librarian 48 (3): 49-52. Deb : Well, I think what you should know is that Keith and I submitted three IMLS grant proposals before this study was funded.

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Esports Scholarships Are Growing. Do They Leave Some Students Behind?

Edsurge

By the time I sat down to write our post with my colleague, Dr. Elizabeth Newbury, it was 2017 and more than 35 colleges and universities were already offering this type of student incentive to players. These types of funds are difficult to track and are even harder to analyze in terms of equity of access. What can we do?

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Data Interoperability: Beyond Accountability and Reporting

edWeb.net

Maureen Wentworth joined the Ed-Fi Alliance team in June of 2017 as a manager for strategic partnerships. This broadcast was hosted by edWeb.net and SETDA. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. About the Presenters.

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The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning

Doug Levin

Credit where it is due : the 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform expanded coverage of the topic – including 4 items on ‘digital learning’ this year (2 answered by the full sample and 2 split A/B questions asked of half of the sample each) – and while not perfect is much improved.