Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Here’s what we learned. North Carolina has been supporting digital learning longer than many other states. It was among the first in the nation to draft a Digital Learning Plan , published in 2015. “We A Vision for Digital Learning. Melissa Thibault is all about collaborative learning.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

For example, it’s no good investing in iPads for the school if the broadband bandwidth and Wi-Fi connectivity aren’t up to scratch. From personalized learning to student interventions, many educators have already taken steps to enhance the learning environment by integrating technology resources into the classroom.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2016

Statewide ed-tech inventories are helping state leaders assess their digital learning needs. They commissioned a school technology inventory that was completed by Connected Nation , a nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring affordable broadband to all Americans. It was the 100-percent response rate from the survey.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Public Schools, digital equity and access to technology at home is a very real problem. ELI is a comprehensive three-year plan to close the digital divide and empower every learner through investment in technology?, information and access for families? and only Isolated good examples? of technology in practice.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2020

By enabling progress through a mastery-based system, we would help students build confidence and challenge them in the most personalized way. In 2015, a major report from the research nonprofit RAND found that personalized learning works, confirming many of our hopes. classrooms have high-speed internet access.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2018

The access to technology that students have is just as varied as the students and schools themselves. After conducting a survey in 2015, district leaders found that while a surprising number of students have access to broadband, the biggest obstacle to technological access rural students face is the lack of devices.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

While students ultimately may go back to in-person learning, remote learning will remain a possibility for suspended students “whenever feasible,” he says. The program also bolstered access to learning opportunities at times limited by availability and affordability. Federal funds help narrow the digital divide.

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SETDA Says

JUNE 29, 2020

At that time, the critical topics that bubbled to the top were broadband access, […]. It is difficult to believe that it has been 13 years since SETDA’s 2008 journey in developing and publishing the Class of 2020: Action Plan for Education. This project included a Student Bill of Rights and a series of white papers (below).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

It will provide more support for students who are struggling in the online environment, it will take some of the burden off of the teachers, and it will help schools support educational equity by creating greater access to services that previously were only available to families that could afford it. – Scott Kinney, CEO, Discovery Education.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2016

Grants will enable districts to provide high-speed broadband to support blended learning efforts. million through a collaborative funding effort that seeks to provide high speed broadband access required for blended learning, Gov. Forty-seven Georgia school districts and one state school will be awarded about $8.2

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Facebook unveiled its newest education project, the Personalized Learning Plan (PLP), and in doing so underscored the need for greater broadband access in public school classrooms across the country. Parents across the country overwhelmingly support personalized learning experiences for their children.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The EdTech industry rose to the occasion and introduced education products to supplement in-person learning. Now that the pandemic has subsided, designers should consider whether their education product caters to all-digital learning or hybrid teaching by offering the best user experience. Improve Product Accessibility.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 4, 2016

When we started thinking about how to support schools working to close the Digital Learning Gap , we knew we wanted school leaders to feel just as confident and prepared as athletes ready for a race. For those preparing to take on the challenge, Digital Promise can provide guidance and help planning for each step along the way.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Almost no district was truly ready to plunge into remote learning full time and with no end in sight. There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools. School buses provide Wi-Fi access for downloading homework assignments, as well as lunches, at various locations in South Carolina.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Proposed legislation would ensure students have access to digital learning resources, internet outside of school. The Digital Learning Equity Act of 2015 , introduced by Rep. The Homework Gap is the cruelest part of the new digital divide. “The “The Digital Learning Equity Act of 2015 (H.R.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2018

This can cause several issues from inequity in how students are taught to network issues as teachers access their personal playlists. In addition, PD leaders can’t possibly provide appropriate professional learning on using tools in the classroom when no two teachers have the same ones.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Compared to white and affluent students, low-income and minority students have less access to nearly every type of educational benefit. You take a personal interest,” says Keith. “It Connecting Every Student to Personalized Learning. It’s basically kids raising themselves in some of these scenarios,” says Creeden.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Compared to white and affluent students, low-income and minority students have less access to nearly every type of educational benefit. You take a personal interest,” says Keith. ’” Connecting Every Student to Personalized Learning. "This "This is what education is going to look like.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Lee at Brookings is working on a book about the digital divide, and she says it’s multidimensional. There’s housing: Lose your home and you lose your broadband connection. Digital teaching can be good, even great with the right support for teachers. million students are still missing devices — about 5.5%.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. We headed into a fourth year of learning in the pandemic’s shadow. It is all about the balance.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. Access to interactive experiences, 3D drawings, site visits, etc.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Tuesday, June 17th at 10am PDT in San Anselmo, CA Common Sense Media at iTeach2014: Four Skills To Help You Discover, Use, and Share Great Digital Tools for Learning , Your classroom is ready for digital learning, but how do you find quality apps, games, and websites for students and integrate them into your teaching?

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

And, there seems little political will within the education system for a balanced consideration of potential cons to data collection in the event that modern digital learning innovations might be ‘good for [some] kids’ or surveillance might prevent ‘something bad from happening.’

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

And, there seems little political will within the education system for a balanced consideration of potential cons to data collection in the event that modern digital learning innovations might be ‘good for [some] kids’ or surveillance might prevent ‘something bad from happening.’

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