Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Uneven access to devices makes getting assignments a challenge. About 1 in 5 students said it is “sometimes” or “never” easy to access assignments and classwork remotely. Having the technology necessary to access online learning opportunities isn’t enough. Here are some of the highlights. There’s tech support for teachers.

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Report Survey LMS Digital Divide 217

Shake Up Learning

APRIL 25, 2023

10 AR Math Lessons You Need to See Click To Tweet Listen to article. It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to helping close the digital divide. Well, this article and interview is well worth your time! You will need to create a login to access them. This episode is sponsored by Verizon Innovative Learning HQ.

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Digital Divide Smartphone Tablets Technology 98

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. Turns out — and not really a surprise — the cost of the digital devices was minor compared to the cost of the websites and webtools required to meet goals. Listen and Read.

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Libraries Mobility eBook Android 126

MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

Unfortunately, school closures have meant a step backward for many when it comes to the digital divide. The Austin Independent School District equipped 110 school buses with WiFi and positioned them in neighborhoods and apartment complexes with the highest need for internet access. Supporting Students and Families.

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Education Broadband Learning Elementary 124

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

I give the kids access to all the tools pretty much right off the bat,” said Eric Bredder, with a sweeping gesture taking in the computer workstations, 3-D printers, laser cutters and milling machines, plus a bevy of wood and metalworking tools that he uses while teaching computer science, engineering and design classes.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Company 92

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Rather than using their school buses to bring students to schools, the district turned its buses into mobile service providers that could deliver meals and other types of support to students, while also serving as internet connection hotspots. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING.

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EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 95

The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 11, 2010

A Quick Response (QR) code is a two-dimensional or 2D bar code which can be interpreted by any mobile phone with camera capabilities. Another use is posting QR codes next to book displays & pubic access catalog computers that lead students to wikipages where they can write and read student book reviews. I have shopping issues.

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Libraries Classroom Smartphone Wiki 74

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

This made it difficult to run programs like Pixie or access online math games. Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Without reliable [internet] access, there’s no way you can do something like that,” Tower said. Purcell asked.

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Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey 41

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Solving Mysteries on Mars: TimePod AR Click To Tweet Listen to this article. It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to help close the digital divide. TimePod Adventures is an augmented reality mobile app available on iOS and Android devices. Lessons for the app are accessible for free via Verizon Innovative Learning HQ.

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STEM Digital Divide Elementary iPhone 71

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Despite the promise of digital technologies, not all communities around the world have the access they need. One way to lessen the global digital divide is to provide affordable and accessible computing education to all, regardless of socioeconomic background. This is where Code Clubs come in.

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Digital Divide Education Accessibility Training 172

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

It provoked an outcry among education groups, who argued that the decision would be reduce home internet access for students in rural areas—thereby widening the homework gap. Broadband policy is dense, and many of the articles and statements on the subject are frankly hard to follow. radio, TV, mobile data, broadband.

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Broadband Policies Company Libraries 120

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Greeley offers a lens into how wide the digital divide in the US has become, how much it is contributing to a two-tiered society, and, perhaps most important, whether it can be bridged – something that will be crucial to keeping the country competitive in the global economy of tomorrow. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

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Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

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.) Despite a few anecdotes, they’re really not.).

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

I’m not sure what this means as the article talks about both “authenticity” (whatever that is) and the gender of instructors on various MOOC platforms. Microsoft has released an early access version of its Minecraft : Education Edition. The New York Times on “The Challenges of Closing the Digital Divide.”

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Education MOOC Company Report 48

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 2, 2017 School IT Leaders Share Strategies on Defending Against DDoS Attacks | EdTech Magazine → This article claims students are primarily responsible for denial of service attacks on schools. Accessible scholarship. Wish there were publicly available data to support this claim. Transparent science.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 2, 2017 School IT Leaders Share Strategies on Defending Against DDoS Attacks | EdTech Magazine → This article claims students are primarily responsible for denial of service attacks on schools. Accessible scholarship. Wish there were publicly available data to support this claim. Transparent science.

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EdTech Data Company Broadband 150