eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

The good news is school and state leaders can leverage CK12’s free and easy-to-understand data to better navigate the market when negotiating new internet contracts — giving them the information they need to obtain better rates for their budgets and better connectivity for their classrooms.” Key points: U.S. org website.

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Meeting E-rate Digital Divide Comparison 105

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

Addressing the digital divide requires a human-centered approach In the early days of the pandemic, schools raced to provide devices and hotspots to students, responding to concerns over a widening digital divide. We must not let the flood of tech tools overshadow the necessary human element of education.

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Digital Divide Education Data Technology 166

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2021

As COVID made quite painfully clear, student access to reliable high-speed internet and engaging digital tools is essential. “Digital equity is not a new topic for CoSN. “Digital equity is not a new topic for CoSN.

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Digital Divide Online Learning Report Accessibility 145

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 2, 2017

We have made great strides to level the technology playing field in education, but unfortunately the digital divide still exists between those who have the tools to research, learn and collaborate online at home, and those who don’t. 1 Further, there’s a second level digital divide 2 that’s emerging in the classroom.

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Digital Divide Technology Hapara Training 170

Hapara

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Unfortunately, between 15 and 16 million K — 12 learners and 400,000 educators in the United States lacked adequate connectivity , a device or both in 2020. To help the country close this digital divide, a goal of meeting or exceeding internet access at speeds of at least one megabit per second (Mbps) per student was set by the FCC.

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Accessibility Technology Digital Citizenship Hapara 246

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Since 2020, the social media app has invested millions of dollars and teamed with experts, public figures, and educational institutions to post more learning material under the hashtag #LeanOnTikTok. We can’t expect students to succeed if they don’t have the tools to do it. Consider this: 1 in 4 U.S. The result?

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EdTech Digital Divide Learning Social Media 144

Neo LMS

AUGUST 13, 2020

Frequently soliciting feedback and concerns through tools like Google Forms can help teachers to make curriculum decisions and students to feel like their input is valued. Read more: 6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide. Broadly support social and emotional health.

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Education Learning Digital Divide Online Learning 418

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system. As the U.S.

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 143

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2021

Recognizing that student success in the classroom hinges on student wellness, new campus partnerships among faculty, staff and administration — such as student success centers and campus health counseling centers — give students support when they most need it. Second, we’ve taken ownership of the digital divide at the institutional level.

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Digital Divide Course Accessibility System 141

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

But EducationSuperHighway did it this week, announcing that the classroom internet connectivity gap is effectively closed – one year ahead of schedule, no less. EducationSuperHighway wanted 99 percent of students to have that level of bandwidth by 2020. Mississippi Learning. I said ‘OK, this actually could happen.’”.

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E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 48

MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

Unfortunately, school closures have meant a step backward for many when it comes to the digital divide. Sending personal messages to classrooms or individual students with kudos as they meet their goals, makes it evident that we care and are their loudest cheerleaders during distance learning. May 5, 2020. March 31, 2020.

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Education Broadband Learning Elementary 124

The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2020

All of those tools are already in our toolbox,” Dr. Monroe said. But many faculty members at traditional colleges struggled, not only with the technology required, but with the challenge of adapting classroom lessons to a digital medium. No, but some virtual tools will stick around. When I write, I write formally.’”.

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Trends Digital Divide Learning Course 85

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. Sometimes an LMS discussion will help and other times integrating with another tool can be beneficial. Perhaps a digital learning journal could be employed to promote reflection. A key to making it work is to allow the students to own their learning.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

MIND Research Institute

MAY 13, 2020

The recent school closures due to COVID-19 mean that most students will not be returning to the classroom for several months. Digital Divides and the COVID Slide. Over the past several years, progress has been made with regard to the “digital divide,” the gap between students who have access to technology and those who do not.

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Meeting Digital Divide Education STEM 61

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

million teachers have reached or exceeded the minimum recommended connectivity level for digital learning. 5 million students remain on the wrong side of the digital divide, still lacking access to high-speed Internet. 2,049 mostly rural K-12 schools are cut off from digital learning without critical fiber infrastructure.

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Report E-rate Digital Divide Broadband 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools. on March 18, 2020. But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. on April 10, 2020. Leaders have largely had to find their own way, spurring a hodgepodge of local innovations.

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Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. I think the latter."

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

The Philadephia Inquirer reported a response to the rally from district spokesperson Megan Lello: the district provides classroom libraries and other media and technology to support the literacy aim that has been a hallmark of Superintendent William R. ’s administration: making sure all children read on grade level by age 8. Reflection.

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Resources Libraries Advocacy Accessibility 106

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

The librarians at Leander Independent School District in suburban Austin, Texas, say their “front line” relationships helping teachers connect to printers and setting up laptops in classrooms just shifted when learning moved online. — Julie Stivers (@BespokeLib) June 23, 2020. Louis Public Library have moved completely online.

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Libraries Social Media Digital Badges Accessibility 68

edWeb.net

JULY 26, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and, in many ways, worsened the digital divide and other inequitable aspects of America’s education system. However, it also created opportunities to develop more equitable outcomes, based on the widespread switch to digital learning experiences and new education models. Conner, Ed.D.

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Technology Education Professional Learning Outcomes 62

MindShift

AUGUST 10, 2021

To her, this replicated the classroom feeling of being surrounded by peers working. efraintovarjr) August 15, 2020. This agency also comes into play with Immersive Reader , a tool on Microsoft devices with similar browser extensions. cueinc @WeAreCTA. CALSAfamilia #WeAreCUE #SomosCUE #GoogleEI #MEX16.

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Tools eBook Digital Divide Broadband 43

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Johnson also didn’t want her children to go through the next two months with no educational tools beyond the worksheets she’d picked up from the Greenville Public School District and limited access to online materials through Kentiona’s phone, shared between the four of them. The digital divide. It has been slow.”.

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

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 88

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Because moving around has been shown to bring many benefits to students, she often designs activities that take her kids outside the classroom, ingeniously folding in the features of her edtech resources. Joey empowers students and teachers to achieve great success in the classroom and in the future.

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Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 128

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

First, districts need to address the digital divide/homework gap in meaningful ways. Even before the pandemic and the shift to distance education, learning extended beyond the classroom. Another aspect of the digital divide includes teachers. Vrain Valley School District (CO).

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System Digital Divide E-rate Education 53

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

The organizations collaborated to articulate 10 principles for reopening that include listening to students, closing the digital divide, addressing basic needs, moving away from one-size-fits-all instruction and evaluation and creating an inclusive curriculum. Credit: Sophie Bograd.

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Survey Policies Groups Report 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

Vaux’s redesign stresses creating close relationships with parents and community members and ways for student learning to continue beyond the classroom walls. Related: Can high-poverty urban districts like Philadelphia close the digital divide? The educators at Vaux accept that non-school life will enter the classroom.

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Report Digital Divide Groups Social Media 76

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

The various services and products acquired by consolidators over the last year or two will be integrated into increasingly comprehensive platforms offering instructional content, assessments, and classroom tools all in one place. This emphasizes the need for tools and programs to support their well-being.

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EdTech Learning Industry Data 70

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. teachers are calling on government and school boards to take steps to protect student privacy and support teachers’ use of digital reporting tools.

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EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. teachers are calling on government and school boards to take steps to protect student privacy and support teachers’ use of digital reporting tools.

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EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

A representative from the government’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will be announcing an opportunity for edtech companies to test their tools in Japanese K-12 schools through pilots that will run between two to five years. But its education officials are looking for outside help. Now about 20 companies have signed , too.

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Kaplan Company EdTech Industry 99

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. Well, it did–but it also didn’t.

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EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 115

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The digital divide is showing real signs of narrowing—but there are still 6.5 Overall, more than 39 million students enjoy bandwidth speeds to support digital learning. The country’s schools are already two years ahead of connectivity benchmarks set by the FCC in 2014, which aimed to get every school connected by 2020.

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E-rate Report Broadband Digital Divide 69

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, The Flipped Classroom". Um, they do.)

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145