Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

It is also not too surprising, given that for much of this decade businesses and governments have laid the infrastructure needed to support online learning, through enabling better broadband internet access and providing cheap computing devices to schools. A different ‘digital divide’ has emerged.

EdTech 132

EdTech Survey Digital Divide Classroom 132

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. In 2024, developing more meaningful school-home relationships and partnering with families to support better student outcomes will be imperative.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

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. – Collin Earnst, CEO, LearnWell.

EdTech 139

EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 139

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

As technology continues to advance, the integration of AI in education promises to optimize educational outcomes, promote inclusivity, and prepare students for the evolving demands of the digital age. AI also expands access to education. How is AI used in education? There’s the risk of perpetuating educational inequality.

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Education Adaptive Learning Personalized Learning Gamification 52

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. And as a person interested in digital equity, I had a chance to connect experts who were national leaders on the digital divide. Educators led energizing sessions on integrating technology.

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Conference EdTech Digital Divide Personal Learning Network 148

edWeb.net

JULY 26, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and, in many ways, worsened the digital divide and other inequitable aspects of America’s education system. However, it also created opportunities to develop more equitable outcomes, based on the widespread switch to digital learning experiences and new education models. She earned a B.A.

Technology 72

Technology Education Professional Learning Outcomes 72

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. Susan Gentz is a partner at K20Connect, a consulting consortium of experts focused on education leadership, technology and policy.

EdTech 98

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 98

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. In 2024, developing more meaningful school-home relationships and partnering with families to support better student outcomes will be imperative.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. Accessing the E-Rate and Matching State Funds. Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D.,

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E-rate EdTech Broadband Digital Divide 45

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The top problems they identified were decreased student enrollment at colleges and insufficient access to and understanding of digital technology among students and instructors. One key issue that emerged was an ongoing digital divide. How do we make sure that our students have access in this changing world?”

Policies 107

Policies Broadband Digital Divide Outcomes 107

Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

After the school day and school year ends, disparities in access to technology are further compounded. Only three percent of teachers in high-poverty schools agree that “students have the digital tools they need to effectively complete assignments while at home,” compared to 52 percent of teachers in more affluent schools.

Technology 41

Technology Digital Divide Blackboard Outcomes 41

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2022

The goal of the partnership is to help transform the future of education by: Connecting the unconnected students and communities with high-quality wireless Internet and Close the Digital Divide once and for all. Many school districts aspire to provide adequate off-campus broadband access to their staff and students.

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Digital Divide Google Broadband Chromebook 82

Lightspeed Systems

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Develop and Communicate Clear Guidelines for AI Use It’s essential to develop clear guidelines and policies to ensure students, teachers, and other staff fully understand the proper and responsible use of generative AI. Like with other guidelines, AI policies should not be created in a vacuum.

Student Data Privacy 69

Student Data Privacy Digital Divide Guidelines Policies 69

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

What were the positive unintended outcomes from the Coronavirus time period and how can educators identify and capitalize on them? Also, make sure theses extras align with the District AUP (Acceptable Use Policy). In order to be intentional at improving our outcomes for next year it is necessary to inquire, listen and reflect.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Information becomes content when there is a situation to apply it (Nonaka, 1999, Yaklief, 2010), but does not require a depth of understanding to access or transfer. Once created, individual, groups, departments, or the organization can control the dissemination and access to a larger number of people.

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Groups Outcomes Training Study 52

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

These one-time gifts from billionaires and multinational corporations are welcomed by most schools, but they are not enough to close gaps in access to learning technologies nor ultimately a sustainable financing solution for technology infrastructure. More than Devices The “digital divide” was not quite a household term two years ago.

Technology 158

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 158

edWeb.net

AUGUST 17, 2020

Ensuring learners have access to technology is essential to bridge the digital divide. Ensure a strong alignment of standards and assessment with an eye on intended outcomes that emerge from learning targets and clearly established success criteria. Join the Community.

Learning 95

Learning Assessment Digital Divide Professional Learning 95

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2018

When you are planning a digital learning experience, be goal oriented! Begin with your learning outcomes, not the technology. Just because you are using technology doesn’t ensure you are meeting any objectives or learning outcomes. The question is always, “What are the desired student outcomes? Be Consistent.

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Google Tools Technology Outcomes 78

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Bring Your Own Device (BOYD) is becoming an increasingly popular option for schools as they look to give students more access to technology. However, implementing BOYD in schools also presents some challenges such as data security, digital divide, and compatibility issues.

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BYOD Digital Divide Education Guidelines 100

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. We headed into a fourth year of learning in the pandemic’s shadow.

EdTech 69

EdTech Learning Industry Data 69

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

It provoked an outcry among education groups, who argued that the decision would be reduce home internet access for students in rural areas—thereby widening the homework gap. Broadband policy is dense, and many of the articles and statements on the subject are frankly hard to follow. Wait, I said start at the beginning.

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Broadband Policies Company Libraries 103

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

While it may seem quaint or old fashioned to some (when accessing WiFi and on-demand videos seem de rigueur), it has been part of my travel routine for too many years to casually cast it aside. "In these cases, boards need to provide access to a school device. "In these cases, boards need to provide access to a school device.

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EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

While it may seem quaint or old fashioned to some (when accessing WiFi and on-demand videos seem de rigueur), it has been part of my travel routine for too many years to casually cast it aside. "In these cases, boards need to provide access to a school device. "In these cases, boards need to provide access to a school device.

EdTech 150

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2016

We also know that other school districts across the country are in the midst of trying to incorporate technology to enhance learning, and to close the so-called digital divide — to ensure all students have access to an Internet-enabled device. One way to solve the access issue is to allow students to use smartphones in class.

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Smartphone Accessibility Learning Social Media 40

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 110

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

A focus on tackling the digital divide and resource inequities laid bare by the pandemic. Their stances on education policy differ, but they all have at least one thing in common: classroom experience, which Biden has promised would be a prerequisite. Teaching experience. Ned Lamont.

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Education Digital Divide Policies Common Core 217

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.). 3D Printing.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “ Campus Rape Policie s Get a New Look as the Accused Get DeVos’s Ear.” ” Via The New York Times : “ DeVos Says She Will Revisit Obama-Era Sexual Assault Policies.” ” The proposed bill would eliminate the 15-year time limit on accessing education benefits. .”

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Black, Latino, and Native students are less likely to have access to high-level math and science courses. The inequalities of K–12 education extend into higher ed, exacerbated by high tuition, inadequate financial aid , and admissions policies that privilege white and affluent students. They are underrepresented in AP courses.

Technology 40

Technology Education Pearson Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

It treats “ed-tech” as the result of markets and industry and “innovation,” and not as the result of policy or history. ” Trump might not have proposed any solutions, but he’s identified the problems: Setting up problems is the most important part of policy work. Take criminal justice.

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Technology Education Facebook Company 40