Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Yet Ballard’s main focus is not the tools themselves, but rather, how to support teachers leveraging edtech to help improve student learning. “I We selected Ballard and her peers for our series of focus groups because of their leadership in supporting the effective use of technology in their schools.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The metaverse is a tool that blends experiences typically associated with either the virtual or physical worlds. What’s more, the metaverse itself can be accessed using a variety of devices. However, true immersion is not guaranteed, and issues, such as accessibility, are always important to consider.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

But separate from that hype, virtual reality is already being used at colleges in ways that seem more mainstream, as a tool that has the potential to enhance teaching and learning. A Digital Divide — Or Bridge? The universities that get on board with this quickest are going to have some of the biggest payoffs.

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 24, 2023

Moreover, tech-based tools often require significant technical support from both administrators and educators, resulting in additional costs. It provides access to copious amounts of information and resources, allowing students to acquire a more intricate comprehension and more productive and meaningful engagement with the material.

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EdTech4Beginners

DECEMBER 1, 2023

From digital classrooms to interactive learning tools, EdTech is not just a fleeting trend but a fundamental change in the educational paradigm. The Digital Classroom Revolution One of the most significant changes brought about by EdTech is the digital classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

In addition, you’ll explore strategies for proactively coping with trauma, including creating student-led support groups and peer counseling programs, getting students involved with community outreach programs, and partnering with local and national organizations focused on processing trauma.

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The 21st Century Principal

JULY 21, 2012

Recently, I found myself entangled with several people in a Twitter debate about whether BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies actually perpetuate or aggravate the digital divide our students currently experience. Still, I can''t help but support any measures that give our students access. Find ways to increase access time.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

To get a sense of what the widespread closure of libraries could mean, and hear some creative ways libraries are reaching out digitally, we talked with Jessamyn West, an educational technologist who runs the librarian.net blog and is author of "Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide."

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

Addressing the digital divide requires a human-centered approach In the early days of the pandemic, schools raced to provide devices and hotspots to students, responding to concerns over a widening digital divide. We must not let the flood of tech tools overshadow the necessary human element of education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 20, 2016

The best method to reach them is with a short, pithy message that’s informative and easy to access. Here are three tools educators agree do exactly that: DialMyCalls. DialMyCalls is a quick, intuitive approach to sending messages to large (or small) groups in exactly the way they are comfortable getting them: on their phones.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

On the home front, three organizations have released a “guidebook” to help schools and states close the internet access and device gap. Connect All Students: How States and School Districts Can Close the Digital Divide” is a follow up to a June analysis by Boston Consulting Group and Common Sense. Podcasts, anyone?

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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.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 8, 2024

Blended learning has gained attention for the following reasons: Students can learn at their own pace and access materials outside of class hours. Online digital textbook platforms and interactive learning software like KITABOO offer a wide range of educational materials that encourage essential digital skills.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Digital equity is one of the most complex and urgent issues facing 21st-century educators. Digital equity is one of the most complex and urgent issues facing 21st-century educators. It’s an economic concern, as schools consider how they can ensure equal access for all. Palmer High School in Colorado Springs. Palmer High School.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

More than 50 years after Don Rawitsch introduced Oregon Trail in his eighth grade class, the debate continues : Can games become a legitimate tool for learning? Tailwinds: An Enabling Ecosystem A baseline enabling condition for game-based learning is access to computers and broadband.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

To inspire tomorrow’s brightest minds, educators need today’s best tools. It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to help close the digital divide. Remember that you do not need this to be a whole group activity with 1-to-1 devices. This would make a fabulous group activity, rotation, or even enrichment.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 30, 2020

As the Coronavirus has changed the landscape of education, I have become more and more aware of inequity and the digital divide. In my reflection, I have attempted to present ideas for all schools across the digital divide. What can be provided with low bandwidth and quick access limitations?

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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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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The end goal is not to just provide access to digital devices — it’s to develop the skills to use these tools for heightened learning, critical thinking and self-expression. Related: Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

Recognition that the digital divide prevents academic progress has prompted colleges to do more to connect students with tech tools. In contrast, flipped learning involves students learning material on their own first, reserving class time for group activities and active learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Collaborative projects can be enhanced with AI-driven tools that promote communication and teamwork skills. In addition, AI’s role extends to the creation of collaborative and interactive environments, where students can engage in group projects and discussions facilitated by AI-driven tools.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

More and more schools adopt BYOD policies and allow students to bring their own mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, and other devices in the classroom, and use them as tools to enhance learning. BYOD deepens the digital divide. Schools and teachers need to work with what they already have, and increase technology access with time.

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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. – As the U.S.

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 30, 2022

EducationSuperHighway strongly advocated that, unlike the EBB which was an emergency measure to help households stay online during the global pandemic, and did little to connect new unconnected households, the ACP should be used to address the broadband affordability crisis for under-resourced households and help eradicate the digital divide.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Also note, and ironically so, that due to the extended nature of this episode and that we have four speakers, the AI tools I use to write the transcript had a bit of a meltdown, and I've had to apply a significant amount of human intelligence to the transcript which delayed this episode to Thursday. I'm sorry Canva Classroom author.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2020

The former might still edge out students already impacted by the nation’s digital divide or who are without adult supervision. Another research-based approach is the use of one-on-one or small group tutoring. The tool to do that is not just professional development; it’s curriculum,” he said. Related: Double whammy?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Key points: AI holds much promise for the future of education AI tools can offer personalization and targeted interventions Discover more about what AI in education holds for teaching and learning Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing education with innovative approaches to teaching and learning. How is AI used in education?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

That’s one of the key findings in a just-released Common Sense Media survey tracking media habits among children aged 0-8, which also found a narrowing but significant digital divide among lower-income households, and the first signs that virtual reality and internet-connected toys are finding their way into American homes.

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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? Not only digital curriculum, but also productivity tools.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 17, 2021

It has a vital role in providing access to quality education on a more permanent basis. In this article, we’re going to look at a few tools and strategies you can use to approach remote education in a positive, inclusive way. Read more: 6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 13, 2020

Digital Divides and the COVID Slide. Over the past several years, progress has been made with regard to the “digital divide,” the gap between students who have access to technology and those who do not. And access by itself is not enough. ST Math students will be able to access the program from home.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. 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.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2020

When it went completely online after spring break, about 80 percent of students and instructors in face-to-face classes transitioned to an existing online class or began using content developed by system-wide curriculum groups, said the provost, Kara Monroe. All of those tools are already in our toolbox,” Dr. Monroe said.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

And Marwell wants all of them to experience the types of teaching and learning high-speed internet access facilitates. We believed if we had connectivity in every classroom, that would give every teacher the opportunity to take advantage of digital learning.”. The districts serve 750,000 students, after all.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Celly is a free service that offers group text messaging and polling. You can have open group chats, one-way alerts or even moderated chats. It is free to use (standard text messaging rates apply though) and anyone with a mobile phone or access to the web can use it.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The digital divide between rich and poor students isn’t what it used to be. While it’s true that schools are increasing access to technology, the driving force is generally to support new types of learning—it’s not a race. And sometimes that’s going be a digital tool. Heuston : The standards have been raised.

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