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Q&A: Steve Langford on Equalizing Student Access to the Web and Tech

EdTech Magazine

Q&A: Steve Langford on Equalizing Student Access to the Web and Tech. Inequities in student access to reliable internet service and personal technology are not insurmountable. Langford recently talked with EdTech about the challenges of the digital divide and practical ways to overcome them. shauna.miller_miJ5.

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How Offline-First Edtech Addresses Education Disparities Worldwide

Edsurge

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. billion people worldwide without internet access. billion people worldwide without internet access.

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4 ways we can use edtech for engaging, high-quality learning experiences

eSchool News

The conversation has quickly shifted from whether technology should be used in learning to how we can use it to improve learning and ensure that all students have access to high-quality educational experiences. students are unable to access school online, and 42 million Americans don’t have the means to purchase internet access.

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Announcing the 2021-2022 League of Innovative Schools Cohort

Digital Promise

College Connect serves any interested student; however, its target population is the district’s most at-promise students, including young people experiencing homelessness and in the foster care system, English learners, and undocumented students. Follow the League on Twitter: @DPLeague. Jacob, the district’s superintendent.

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Q&A: Tracy Smith on the Value of a Team Approach to Digital Equity

EdTech Magazine

Parkland School District in Pennsylvania, like many of the nation’s public school systems, is seeing increases in student poverty rates and English language proficiency — trends that could make any existing digital divides worse. But Parkland school leaders are taking proactive steps to improve digital equity.

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Kajeet Awards $550,000 To 22 Organizations for Purchasing Connectivity Solutions That Drive Digital Inclusion in Education

eSchool News

To further the mission of closing the Digital Divide for students across the United States, each grant recipient will receive up to $25,000, which they may use for any combination of Kajeet Education Broadband solutions, including WiFi hotspots, school bus WiFi, LTE-embedded Chromebooks and routers. and follow us on Twitter at?

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How Librarians Continue Their Work Digitally Even as Coronavirus Closes Libraries

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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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