The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

But instead of a deadly hurricane, this year brought another crisis that shut the city’s school system: the coronavirus pandemic. Perhaps no school system had a distance learning plan in place that anticipated a shutdown on the scale of the coronavirus closures. This story also appeared in The Huffington Post.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

According to 2018 study by the U.S. A 2018 meta-analysis found that summer interventions are likely most effective for improving outcomes for low-income students and narrowing the achievement gap between students who are poor and those who are not. More recent studies show that the summer is a pivotal period for student learning.

Learning 116

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

To meet this challenge, Jhone Ebert, Nevada State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in the summer of 2020 announced the launch of the Nevada Digital Learning Collaborative (DLC). After months of research and a successful pilot, the district chose enVision because of its rigor, digital learning components, and engaging lessons.

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Edmentum Digital Divide Professional Learning Industry 82

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Recipient of the 2016 ISTE Emerging Leader Award, recognized as a PBS Digital innovator for her initiatives in enhancing student learning with technology, Fox has also served as President of the Young Educator Network for ISTE, and received the President's Volunteer Award in 2018. And she's @AmandaFoxSTEM on Twitter.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Living digital equity involves thinking of each child and their individual and communal needs and actively seeking to provide access, resources, opportunity, standards, and support to all children, “especially groups that are and have been historically marginalized.” Palmer High School calibrates the VR system. A student at William J.

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Accessibility STEM Robotics Elementary 88

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 50

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 45

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Education Department is asking schools and districts to take measures to protect data and reinforce IT systems, and if any schools were victimized, to contact the agency’s Privacy Technical Assistance Center for help. The platform also feeds information about how students are learning to instructors.

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 17, 2022

During his tenure, the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) was named the 2018 National Library of the Year by Library Journal. Michael Lambert has championed increased and equitable access to libraries through expanded hours and a fine-free library system. He was appointed to the position in March 2019 by Mayor London Breed.

Libraries 45

Libraries Conference Digital Divide System 45

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 12, 2022

Melissa Glenn, Health and Social Services Coordinator, King County Library System | Therese Paxton, Certified Peer Counselor ( Link to details ) Public Library Services to Incarcerated and Re-entering Populations: The "Why?", "What?" It ranks seventh among the largest public library systems in the United States in terms of population served.

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Libraries Conference Accessibility System 65

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. San Jose mayor Sam Liccardo also faults the state’s hyper-local control of its education system. “We

Technology 104

Technology Chromebook Laptops iPad 104

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 7, 2022

Melissa Glenn, Health and Social Services Coordinator, King County Library System | Therese Paxton, Certified Peer Counselor ( Link to details ) Public Library Services to Incarcerated and Re-entering Populations: The "Why?", "What?" It ranks seventh among the largest public library systems in the United States in terms of population served.

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Conference Libraries Accessibility System 61

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 21, 2022

During his tenure, the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) was named the 2018 National Library of the Year by Library Journal. Michael Lambert has championed increased and equitable access to libraries through expanded hours and a fine-free library system. He was appointed to the position in March 2019 by Mayor London Breed.

Libraries 36

Libraries Conference Digital Divide System 36

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2020

Administrators at Dorchester School District Two in suburban Summerville, South Carolina, were well aware of the digital divide when they decided to give students both paper and online resources after shuttering schools because of coronavirus. She received her first response on the morning of April 9 and opened it immediately.

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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 80

Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 30, 2018

Innovation occurs at all levels in the school system, so we welcome applicants from all roles: classroom teachers to superintendents. He is passionate about helping educators transform teaching and learning through technology integration and closing the digital divide through equitable access to technology for all students.

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Google eBook Video Digital Divide 78

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 23, 2022

During his tenure, the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) was named the 2018 National Library of the Year by Library Journal. Michael Lambert has championed increased and equitable access to libraries through expanded hours and a fine-free library system. He was appointed to the position in March 2019 by Mayor London Breed.

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Conference Libraries Digital Divide System 36

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

According to an April 2018 Department of Education report, 18 percent of 5- to 17-year old students in “remote rural” districts have no broadband access at home. In total, the homework gap hits some 12 million school-aged kids nationwide, according to a 2017 congressional report, “ America’s Digital Divide.”.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 82

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

A learning management system can have a tendency to promote a “surface” type of assessment. The idea of eLearning progressed and soon incorporated the Learning Management System (LMS). At this level there needs to be a determination of what type of delivery system will be used. Determine those PD steps as discussed in part 2.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” Teachers Are Moonlighting As Instagram Influencers To Make Ends Meet,” Buzzfeed reported in 2018. Um, they do.)

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

The school’s PTSA had zero assets or income as of 2018, according to a local public radio report. “I Parents from both schools believe they learned how to share power and advocate together for greater change within a system that often rewards a vocal minority of white voters. “It García said. “My

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Elementary Education Report Groups 145

Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Alabama will issue manufacturing industry certifications across its two-year college system in an effort to create a better educational pipeline to jobs in manufacturing and transportation.” Via Disruptor Daily : “ AI in Education : 10 Companies to Watch in 2018.”

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

makerspace #LEGOS About time @amazon A post shared by @GwynethJones (@thedaringlibrarian) on Aug 24, 2018 at 4:53am PDT If I could only buy one thing for a Makerspace, it would be LEGOS! We've discovered that the mix of the digital divide, possible turbulent home lives, and general teenage forgetfulness can result in a loss of power.

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Gamification Robotics Libraries Guidelines 63

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Historically black universities have been dropped from a controversial North Carolina bill slashing tuition at certain institutions to $500, but worries about the legislation’s effects remain high at two universities still facing tuition cuts – and across the state system.”

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Education MOOC Company Report 48