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The affordability gap is the biggest part of the digital divide

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. The post The affordability gap is the biggest part of the digital divide appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Q&A: Tracy Smith on the Value of a Team Approach to Digital Equity

EdTech Magazine

Q&A: Tracy Smith on the Value of a Team Approach to Digital Equity. Mon, 11/11/2019 - 12:34. Parkland School District in Pennsylvania, like many of the nation’s public school systems, is seeing increases in student poverty rates and English language proficiency — trends that could make any existing digital divides worse.

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Crunch the Numbers—New Data on Student Tech Use; Chromebook Predictions; And the Impact of Pandemic Relief Funds

eSchool News

Qustodio today released their 5th Annual Report, offering valuable insights into children’s digital habits across 2023. ” To see the full report on children’s digital habits across 2023, and how they have evolved since 2019, visit the Qustodio website.

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Student engagement requires more than edtech tools

eSchool News

The Department of Education’s newly-updated National Educational Technology Plan introduces a component Murray said is critical for the nation–not just the digital divide, but the digital use divide. To that end, Murray linked session attendees to a Google Doc with tech tools for student engagement. ”

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Do Students Learn Better Online or in a Classroom: Statistics

eSchool News

For example, a 2019 study published in the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning reported no significant differences in academic achievement between online and traditional classroom learners. Subsequent studies have provided mixed findings. According to in-person vs. online learning statistics, research findings have been mixed.

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Top 5 IT and technology trends for 2016

eSchool News

Here are five key trends that CTOs will be watching and reacting to in 2016: The modernized E-rate program. Our citizens can’t participate in learning, government, or other activities if we as school leaders don’t do our part in helping to erase the digital divide.”. Broadband isn’t a luxury anymore,” she says.

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What's Really Getting in the Way of Teachers Embracing Edtech?

Edsurge

According to a 2019-20 survey administered by the National Center for Education Statistics, nine out of 10 schools reported that their computers met the school’s teaching and learning needs to a moderate or large extent. Digital divides persist, but schools have made some progress in addressing these barriers.

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