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The Hechinger Report
APRIL 14, 2022
We have this huge digital divide that’s making it hard for [students] to get their education,” she said. David Silver, the director of education for the mayor’s office, said people talked about the digital divide, but there had never been enough energy to tackle it. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 25, 2021
As teachers develop lesson plans, they also face lingering questions, in Maine and nationally, over the possibility of a return to remote learning and concerns about ensuring all students have access to the devices and high-quality broadband they need to do classwork and homework. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine.
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The Innovative Educator
JANUARY 20, 2022
Access to Devices Students and adults know that access to technology is crucial for preparing students for success in the world. Pre-pandemic there was an enormous digital divide. All this when Chromebooks were available for around $200 (or $50 - $75 a year per student). Normal was a digital divide.
Digital Promise
MARCH 24, 2020
Organizations and coalitions including Learning Keeps Going , Tech for Learners , Google , and Digital Promise have also compiled lists of resources from various education organizations as well as available edtech products. Bridging The Digital Divide.
EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
And are your access points able to do that?”. In New York, the Beekmantown Central School District did just that , investing in Cisco Power over Ethernet switches and 802.11ac access points in order to prepare for their one-to-one program. The issue of internet access is especially important. “Are they going to be [802.11]ac,
Edsurge
MARCH 26, 2020
Fourteen percent of households with school-age children do not have internet access, most of which earn less than $50,000 a year. But the term doesn’t just mean equipping students with the same devices and broadband access. Brown : When I think about digital equity, I think about ensuring that everyone has equal access and opportunity.
eSchool News
MAY 11, 2016
Google’s affordable broadband service is already impacting some communities and schools. The latest Digital Equity report from the Consortium of School Networking paints a rosy picture of an educational environment where students have generally good access to high-speed wi-fi while in school. Google’s strategy.
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