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

Edsurge

The technology barriers to playing an esport are lower than ever and titles are increasingly available on laptops, tablets and even phones. With the reduction of technology barriers, cultural barriers have become more apparent. These types of funds are difficult to track and are even harder to analyze in terms of equity of access.

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Data Interoperability: Beyond Accountability and Reporting

edWeb.net

In addition, districts had unequal access to state systems depending on size, and despite the money spent on technology, there was inequity across the districts. 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.

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The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning

Doug Levin

I have been critical of the treatment of technology in both the 2015 and 2016 Education Next back-to-school polls for a variety of reasons, including sloppiness in reporting, bias, and lack of relevance to education policy and practice considerations.