eSchool News

MAY 19, 2021

Singapore and Mumbai, India– May 19, 2021 – Emeritus , the global leader in making high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments around the world, announced today a definitive agreement to acquire iD Tech , the world leader in youth STEM education for $200 million. million jobs in the U.S.

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STEM Company Robotics Digital Divide 68

The Innovative Educator

MAY 10, 2020

Of course, some did. They sighted accessibility concerns saying that remote learning couldn’t meet the needs of all students. They chose not to figure out ways to bridge the digital divide for the most vulnerable families and students. We could have been focused on closing the digital divide.

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Digital Divide Learning Guidelines Secondary 66

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

For years, in many schools across the country, English learners have regularly been pulled out of mainstream academic courses in order to receive segregated, English-only language instruction away from their English-dominant peers. Not only do U.S. For English learners, the pandemic is both a crisis and a revelation.

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Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 137

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. –

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Imagine you’re an elementary school student. Within educational technology, this becomes even more important because technology makers are not only serving ideally a diverse student population and serving these diverse students in equitable ways, but often trying to span the generational divide.

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Outcomes EdTech Digital Divide Study 112

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

He first carried out this vision as an elementary and middle school teacher before later becoming the principal of a high school on the east side of Indianapolis. It's not as powerful or robust as Midjourney or DALL·E , but it's accessible to students. Of course it was. I'm sorry Canva Classroom author.

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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 Blackboard 94

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. By improving access to district systems and processes, school leaders will be able to better serve and meet the needs and expectations of the families they serve.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2020

Administrators at Dorchester School District Two in suburban Summerville, South Carolina, were well aware of the digital divide when they decided to give students both paper and online resources after shuttering schools because of coronavirus. Yes, of course!” This story also appeared in PBS Newshour. Worsham pushed.

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Digital Divide Policies Resources Study 145

MindShift

APRIL 12, 2020

The digital divide is real. Namely, can they provide hardware and Wi-Fi access to every student who needs it? students do not have access to computers at home and 18% do not have home access to broadband internet.” The answer for many school leaders has been a dispiriting no. LA Johnson/NPR).

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Elementary Accessibility Google Digital Divide 49

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Using digital tools in the classroom isn’t the future of learning, it’s the present—except at the significant percentage of schools without reliable high-speed internet. A teacher at an elementary school in a Boston suburb leads students through a story creation session using Pixie. Photo/ Laurie Sullivan. Purcell asked.

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Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey 41

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. By improving access to district systems and processes, school leaders will be able to better serve and meet the needs and expectations of the families they serve.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

And if you click www.coolcatteacher.com/edpuzzle , Edpuzzle will give your school access to the 50,000 best lessons from Edpuzzle, organized in folders and ready to be used by teachers. You kow, we haven’t closed that digital divide quite yet. Of course, we could do a whole other 10-Minute Teacher on videos. Listen Now.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

In this series I will provide thoughts and free resources to help you make Blended and eLearning with of course face to face a PBL possibility. Are there students taking summer courses that will need devices? In my reflection, I have attempted to present ideas for all schools across the digital divide.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Also, new professional development courses and lesson plans focused on esports and game design. Also, new professional development courses and lesson plans focused on esports and game design. It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to help close the digital divide. Start your journey at verizon.com/shakeup.

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STEM Digital Divide Elementary iPhone 73

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The Webinars are free, but when you purchase the "Mattering IS the Agenda" toolkit you get exclusive access to the recordings. The Verizon Mobile Learning Academy (VMLA) is a free, facilitated, online professional learning course for educators focusing on developing mobile learning at the school or district level. More information.

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 53

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Her cellphone’s data plan — the only way she could access the internet at home — wasn’t up to the task. Widespread lack of broadband access complicates learning. And not everyone, of course, can get to schools to pick up meals in a region where public transport is scant. This story also appeared in HuffPost. We can’t hug you’.

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

But, given the level of need, and the growth of ELL populations in schools, is the ed-tech industry at large doing enough to address this aspect of the digital divide? With this addition, students can access a variety of articles in Spanish, each also offered at five different reading levels. The Complexities of Teaching ELLs.

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Industry Tools Digital Divide Resources 28

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Media literacy is often defined as the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create and communicate information or media. Experts say that many Americans, both young and old, lack the skills required to critically analyze information in a digital world. “I Related: How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students.

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Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 126

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools ® , I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director. Organization: International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL).

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Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

The organizations collaborated to articulate 10 principles for reopening that include listening to students, closing the digital divide, addressing basic needs, moving away from one-size-fits-all instruction and evaluation and creating an inclusive curriculum. “We’re going to be online for the whole fall semester.

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Survey Policies Groups Report 145

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools this year, and equity remained front and center, too, continuing conversations around inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades.

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EdTech Learning Industry Data 74

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. Access to interactive experiences, 3D drawings, site visits, etc.

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EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 115

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

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

A focus on tackling the digital divide and resource inequities laid bare by the pandemic. He emphasized that school buildings provide not only instruction but also access to meals, resources and other important services that are difficult to deliver remotely. Teaching experience. Ned Lamont. history by fall 2022.

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Education Digital Divide Policies Common Core 218

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Via DelawareOnline : “The first step to reducing violence among young people is to have police officers assigned to elementary and middle schools, says a coalition of state officials, education administrators and police.” “Should Your Online Course Sound Like ‘Serial’? .” ” Ugh.

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