Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Access to high-quality education is widely recognized as a pivotal tool for alleviating poverty, mitigating the spread of disease and malnutrition, fostering children's overall welfare and empowering women. This article focuses on one of those organizations, Learning Equality. billion people worldwide without internet access.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

I had the chance for a sneak peek and background conversation with Julia Fallon, Executive Director of SETDA (The State Educational Technology Directors Association), to discuss key findings of the survey data. This emphasizes the digital divide’s persistent impact on education.

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EdTech Digital Divide Policies Survey 104

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Do all students have access to the internet? The latest statistics come from Connected Nation’s (CN) Connect K-12 Program’s 2023 Report on School Connectivity , released in collaboration with Funds For Learning (FFL). How does lack of internet access affect students? Key points: U.S. org website.

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eSchool News

MAY 13, 2016

This week, the digital divide is back in focus yet again. But there are some Google Fiber programs that might be well-positioned to tackle the digital divide. Read on for more: 3 Google Fiber programs that could help ease the digital divide. Digital divide hits small towns hard.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. Now adding to that list is one of the most thorough efforts—a new survey from Gallup and NewSchools Venture Fund , a nonprofit that provides grants to education technology and innovation efforts.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2020

In 2014, Palmdale School District was experiencing a major digital divide. In 2014, Palmdale School District was experiencing a major digital divide. Part of our Palmdale Promise was to provide equitable access to technology for all students, regardless of school or location. There was huge disparity.

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Digital Learning Digital Divide Classroom Learning 118

Education Superhighway

JANUARY 23, 2017

Since the initiative launched, EducationSuperHighway and our state partners have focused our efforts on ensuring that every student in Massachusetts gets the bandwidth necessary to support digital learning in the classroom. Last year, EducationSuperHighway delivered a comprehensive report on school connectivity across Massachusetts.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

In addition, you’ll create practical tools such as rubrics for teacher observation, surveys for self-assessment reports, and data collection checklists and notes for interviews. Education Technology Accessibility for All Students. Many technology tools require teacher customization in order for all students to access the content.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

In a spring survey in California, nearly one-third of Spanish-speaking families said that they could not understand the distance learning information sent home by their children’s schools. By and large, English learners aren’t thriving under distance learning.

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Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 130

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The nonprofit launched in 2012, and when it explored school connectivity data the following year, it found that just 30 percent of school districts had sufficient bandwidth to support digital learning, or 100 kbps per student. There is still a digital divide in classrooms based on what technology is being used and how.

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E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 48

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

So far, the pandemic has revealed the challenges of conducting education remotely as well as uneven access to Wi-Fi and devices such as laptops. The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide. million kids statewide lacked access to Wi-Fi and computers.

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Fill out the form below to view this webinar Read the Transcript Overcoming Obstacles to Bridging the Digital Divide in K-12 Learning 0:21 Hi, everyone, welcome to our webinar, We’re going to give everyone about 30 more seconds to join us, and then we’ll dive in. Thank you. 0:58 Hello, welcome everyone. 3:48 Great.

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Survey Data Report E-rate 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

As districts across the United States consider how to get student learning back on track and fortify parent interest in public schools, they’re asking the same question as Steve Joel: What should we keep after the pandemic? The program also bolstered access to learning opportunities at times limited by availability and affordability.

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Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 141

Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

IT Leaders & Decision Makers, Digital Learning and Instructional Technologists, IT Admins, Network Admins, IT Security, IT Infrastructure roles, School Counselors, Safety leaders, and SROs. It helps us understand What the most interesting and important topics for you are as well as the next steps to help you learn more.

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EdTech Survey Learning Data 52

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Fill out the form below to view this webinar Read the Transcript Overcoming Obstacles to Bridging the Digital Divide in K-12 Learning 0:21 Hi, everyone, welcome to our webinar, We’re going to give everyone about 30 more seconds to join us, and then we’ll dive in. Thank you. 0:58 Hello, welcome everyone. 3:48 Great.

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Survey Data Report E-rate 52

eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

This kind of connectivity is necessary, the authors note, to help connect students to high-quality digital learning opportunities. It also highlights state leaders who have helped their states put these digital learning opportunities directly in front of teachers and students. K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity.

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Report Broadband E-rate Advocacy 40

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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Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

Digital Promise

JULY 25, 2017

There are pockets of inspiration and excellence where students and teachers are leveraging technology to solve complex problems, work with big data sets, connect across borders, access experts, collaborate with peers, and engage in compelling projects. This dichotomy is especially pronounced in underserved schools. Blazar, D., & Hogan, D.

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Digital Learning Digital Divide Learning Education 265

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Perhaps a digital learning journal could be employed to promote reflection. As we do this, we need to first determine where our district, buildings, and educators are in their journey toward this new style of learning and the PD that is needed to support it. Teachers should also be surveyed. Leave a comment. CC- [link].

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Privacy and Student Data During these pressing circumstances, many educators are curating and sharing digital tools, strategies, and tips for remote teaching with their networks. Moving forward, educators need better training and support for evaluating digital tools, online resources, and apps for educational purposes.

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Digital Divide Social Media Microsoft Policies 211

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

We are extraordinarily proud of the Digital Equity module, as it unlocks visibility into students’ internet access and device health outside of school with real-time data districts can’t find elsewhere. Most importantly, they empower all students to excel!” Most importantly, they empower all students to excel!”

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Digital Divide Broadband EdTech Guidelines 52

Lightspeed Systems

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A final consideration is the impact of AI on the ‘digital divide’ and digital equity. For example, generative AI applications that reside beyond a paywall only exacerbate inequities in digital access. Furthermore, off-campus access to the internet is far from equitable.

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Student Data Privacy Digital Divide Guidelines Policies 69

EdTechTeam

JULY 27, 2017

Cross-posted from Digital Promise Addressing the Digital Learning Gap with Effective Educator Coaching JULY 26, 2017 | BY KAREN CATOR In 2014, I wrote – The problem with education in America is not the lack of excellence. It’s lack of equity. This dichotomy is especially pronounced in underserved schools.

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Digital Learning Digital Divide Education Learning 73

Lightspeed Systems

JUNE 15, 2023

Learn how this approach improved staff efficiency, freeing up time so they can focus on what matters most—student wellbeing and engagement during digital learning. 1:27 Finally, we will have a short survey at the end that will pop up on your screen We really appreciate if you can take the time to fill that out.

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Survey Data Report E-rate 52

Education Superhighway

JULY 31, 2020

With the possibility of remote learning returning this fall, the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the philanthropic community, and leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) recognized a historic opportunity to eliminate broadband accessibility as a barrier to digital learning. On June 25, 2020, Mayor Lori E.

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Case Study Study Digital Divide Broadband 52

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

To give further context, I’ve sorted them alphabetically, into four categories; (1) those organizations that are instructionally-focused; (2) those that provide supports for technology leadership; (3) those that focus on connectivity and access; and (4) those that focus on data privacy and security. Organization: Code.org ®. URL: code.org.

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Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

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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EdTech Learning Industry Data 73

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2019

Proponents of digital learning, as well as those committed to closing the nation's “homework gap,” rejoiced on Thursday when the U.S. Senate introduced a bill that would invest hundreds of millions of dollars to expand broadband access in communities that currently lack it. The same holds for U.S. It's good stuff.

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Digital Divide Broadband Libraries Advocacy 167

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 Software 145