Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

In this situation, teachers need technology tools that allow them to provide the same high-quality experience for students learning at home and in person. Some relief came in 2020 through the CARES Act with an initial $13 billion allotment to K-12 schools. The need for new K-12 classroom technology has never been greater.

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Technology Classroom EdTech Software 169

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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MIND Research Institute

MAY 13, 2020

So as we provide information and resources to help address the academic challenges of the moment, we must never lose sight of the bigger picture. These resources include everything from guidance on how to talk with children about COVID-19, to using trauma-informed practices to support students. Digital Divides and the COVID Slide.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

million in new funds from the Mayor’s Office in Fiscal Year 2020 to ensure a 3:1 device ratio in all grades and a 1:1 ratio for students in grades 3-12 over the next three years. ELI is a comprehensive three-year plan to close the digital divide and empower every learner through investment in technology?, It includes $4.6

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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. I promise you will find some great information coming your way this school year…So Sign Up Now and please pass this on with a retweet! – Mike Gorman ( [link] ). Look for Part 2 of this post soon, with tech tools for PBL in a blended learning environment.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The nonprofit launched in 2012, and when it explored school connectivity data the following year, it found that just 30 percent of school districts had sufficient bandwidth to support digital learning, or 100 kbps per student. EducationSuperHighway wanted 99 percent of students to have that level of bandwidth by 2020.

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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 142

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. Tagged on: July 18, 2017 Schools’ information up for sale on darknet?

EdTech 150

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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.

Learning 70

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 70

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

And during tumultuous times, the need for information, access to literacy, and digital access have become even greater. . For schools that closed and moved to online learning due to the coronavirus, digital access became a necessity overnight. — Julie Stivers (@BespokeLib) June 23, 2020. LibCollab #wonderwake.

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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.

Technology 65

Technology Education Professional Learning Outcomes 65

NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

In addition, all kindergarten through third grade classrooms have classroom libraries with age-appropriate reading materials, with all fourth and fifth grade classrooms gaining libraries by the end of the 2019-2020 school year. This was no longer an information-gathering visit. He discussed the digital divide with them.

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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.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 28, 2020

BOSTON, October 29, 2020 —Last spring, when authorities closed school buildings where 50 million US students attended classes, the “homework gap” threatened wholesale learning loss. Best practices that have emerged from the pandemic can inform a much-needed national strategy for closing the digital divide.”.

Digital Divide 40

Digital Divide Analysis Case Study Report 40

Education Superhighway

JULY 31, 2020

On June 25, 2020, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced the launch of Chicago Connected , a groundbreaking, multi-year, public-private partnership to close Chicago’s digital divide and ensure that CPS students and their families have the Internet in their home for remote learning. 1 | FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS EXPOSE DIGITAL INEQUITIES.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

First, districts need to address the digital divide/homework gap in meaningful ways. Another aspect of the digital divide includes teachers. Even once distance learning is no longer the norm, teachers need to be able to access their tools and work from home. Vrain Valley School District (CO).

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System Digital Divide E-rate Education 54

MindShift

APRIL 16, 2020

So they’re going back to an old-fashioned communication tool: the telephone. Families turn to them for information, resources, food and a link to other social services. ” In Arizona’s capital, the digital divide is stark, despite a massive effort to get families connected to the Internet. .”

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Tools Digital Divide Chromebook Laptops 53

edWeb.net

JUNE 29, 2022

Like most rural communities, this created a significant digital divide when COVID-19 forced schools nationwide to close in March 2020. Therefore, the district’s team members needed to provide leadership in delivering information technologies to increase opportunities and accessibility for all students within the community.

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Strategy Digital Divide BYOD Advocacy 84

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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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

Related: Can high-poverty urban districts like Philadelphia close the digital divide? The new Vaux welcomed its first class of 126 ninth-graders in September; it plans to serve 504 students by 2020. Related: How the federal government abandoned the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

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Report Digital Divide Groups Social Media 80

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. Parents have become used to increased information and communication from schools.

EdTech 69

EdTech Learning Industry Data 69

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. And, for those getting hyped by blockchain in education, my take on some of the magical thinking underlying the promise of blockchain for education. This is ALSO true for edtech.

EdTech 170

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. And, for those getting hyped by blockchain in education, my take on some of the magical thinking underlying the promise of blockchain for education. This is ALSO true for edtech.

EdTech 150

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning.

EdTech 107

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 107

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The digital divide is showing real signs of narrowing—but there are still 6.5 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. Districts can then use that information as leverage in negotiating new deals. “I

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E-rate Report Broadband Digital Divide 72

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, Um, they do.) The now-resigned CEO of Symplicity Corp., Edsurge.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145