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Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Recognized for Addressing Digital Divide During Pandemic

Digital Promise

When schools were forced to quickly shift to distance learning in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) team immediately sprung into action to provide professional learning and support to educators within the network—which grew to 264 middle and high schools across the country by late 2020.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning. “I Prepping for the new school year, Narumi Wigandt, an educational technician, unpacks chargers and cords for the new Macbooks that line the shelves next to her, on Aug.

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3 Ways edtech can help education get back on track

Neo LMS

A recent report shared by Google and KPMG reveals that the education tech industry would cater to about 9.6 billion in 2021, according to Analytic Insight. Even more appealing is that edtech has the potential to get education back on track in a post-pandemic world. Address new education challenges and changing needs.

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Making educators’ lives easier for World Teachers’ Day

Neo LMS

October 5th is all about celebrating all the wonderful educators around the world. At the same time, this day is also about supporting teachers so that every learner can have access to quality education. In fact, more than three in four teachers say that job-related stress has taken its toll on them during the 2020-2021 school year.

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

eSchool News

education system. We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2021. 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. What can we take from this when we return to our classrooms? As the U.S.

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Kajeet Announces Launch of 2021 Digital Inclusion Grant Program

eSchool News

To support digital inclusion, Kajeet will provide one year of free internet connectivity hardware and patented Kajeet® managed service to equity-focused organizations. Guided by the belief that internet access has become a basic human right, Kajeet’s 2021 Digital Inclusion Grant seeks to support an equitable future for all individuals.

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Championing Students to be a Force for Good in Their Communities

Edsurge

Brigitta Witt Vice President of Social Impact and Sustainability at T-Mobile One of the most rewarding educator experiences is witnessing students become agents of change and positively impacting their communities with their own creativity, grit and innovation. Digital Empowerment ideas can be solutions that help bridge the digital divide.