Digital Promise

MAY 28, 2021

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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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2023

And we introduce technologies in ways to make them more affordable and accessible to schools, districts and educational agencies. So, while typical devices may get up to 10 hours of battery life before needing a charge, Chromebooks and PCs powered by Snapdragon get up to 20 hours of battery life.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

In order to address the components of these biases we must be intentional in having conversations around race, culture and access. We must be diligent about who we learn from—and who we learn with. There were drones, Ozobots, the latest Chromebooks and classroom furniture configurations. Are there barriers to entry?

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

“The idea was that Rachel would lead me in a craft that I didn’t know how to do, so the kids get the dynamic back-and-forth of someone learning how to do something,” said Hunter, who is the youth services librarian. “We And we put it on YouTube to make it as easy as possible to access.” . all of which is happening online.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2023

In the case of Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD), it was narrowing the digital access gap, landing it CoSN’s Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity. Parents can also access the LMS to see what their children are learning.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 30, 2018

He is passionate about helping educators transform teaching and learning through technology integration and closing the digital divide through equitable access to technology for all students. is an Education Technology National Instructor with EdTechTeacher, Inc. and an Ed.D. Choose Your Innovation Project.

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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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