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Digital Divide 2.0: a few facts and figures

Neo LMS

Welcome to NEO Blog 2018! Today we launch right in with a topic that is on the minds and hearts of many teachers – the “digital divide”; that silent, pernicious socioeconomic gap between students that have and students that do not have access to technology.

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Ray Allen Foundation Gifts Computer Lab to Miami-Dade Middle School to Help Bridge the Digital Divide

EdTech Magazine

Ray Allen Foundation Gifts Computer Lab to Miami-Dade Middle School to Help Bridge the Digital Divide. Tue, 05/29/2018 - 23:37. This investment in children isn’t just about technology for Allen. I want to say thank you for your accomplishments and your efforts to close the digital divide,” Bulnes told Allen.

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Vote for Digital Promise’s SXSW and SXSW EDU 2018 Session Ideas

Digital Promise

Through this work, we see powerful examples of innovation across education — from students creating their own virtual reality (VR) films, to researchers working with technology developers to improve edtech efficacy, to educators rethinking their own professional development with the use of micro-credentials.

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How Offline-First Edtech Addresses Education Disparities Worldwide

Edsurge

It focuses on delivering quality teaching and learning through technology without the internet. Recently, EdSurge spoke to Lauren Lichtman , head of strategy and partnerships, about Learning Equality’s unique collaborative approach to enabling equity in education through technology. billion people worldwide without internet access.

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Experts Weigh in on Key Considerations for K–12 1:1 Programs

EdTech Magazine

Fri, 09/07/2018 - 14:15. Before implementing a one-to-one device program, school districts should have a well-structured integration plan in place , according to experts at the International Society for Technology in Education 2018 conference earlier this year. Experts Weigh in on Key Considerations for K–12 1:1 Programs.

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Make Parents Comfortable with Tech for a Successful 1:1 Program

EdTech Magazine

Mon, 07/30/2018 - 11:28. 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. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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School districts are going into debt to keep up with technology

The Hechinger Report

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. We’re doing a disservice if we’re not teaching the next generation how to use technology.