ExcelinEd

AUGUST 3, 2020

Last week , Excel in Ed hosted Commissioner Morat h and Jennifer Esterline , founder and director of Educate Texas’ Texas Education Grantmakers Advocacy Consortium , for a deep dive into about the state’s COVID-19 strategy and approach.? ? . Bridging the Digital Divide. Designing New School Models.

Digital Divide 28

Digital Divide E-rate Laptops Assessment 28

NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

The Philadephia Inquirer reported a response to the rally from district spokesperson Megan Lello: the district provides classroom libraries and other media and technology to support the literacy aim that has been a hallmark of Superintendent William R. ’s administration: making sure all children read on grade level by age 8. Reflection.

Resources 106

Resources Libraries Advocacy Accessibility 106

eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

A new report details the importance of state advocacy in connecting schools, students to broadband internet. A new report from SETDA and Common Sense Kids Action focuses on K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity, state leadership for infrastructure, state broadband implementation highlights, and state advocacy for federal broadband support.

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Report Broadband E-rate Advocacy 40

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

A 40+ year veteran educator, Sheryl has served as a school principal, K-5 teacher, library/media specialist, classroom teacher, university professor and is an ISTE Certified Educator and Ed Tech specialist and consultant. She is a past board member and chair of CoSN and is Vice President of Advocacy and Programs for LACUE.

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E-rate EdTech Broadband Digital Divide 42

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Sean Wybrant, Digital Media Studies Teacher, in his classroom with students at William J. He likens these practices to taking away students’ encyclopedias, through which they find knowledge and begin to make choices that will lead to advocacy for others and for themselves. Palmer High School. Amesse Elementary.

Accessibility 89

Accessibility STEM Robotics Elementary 89

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. Even in a district that’s able to send every kid home with a laptop, you’re still trying to adapt a model that’s been designed for a classroom situation.” Inequity looms large. Steve Kossakoski, CEO, Virtual Learning Academy in New Hampshire.

Learning 67

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cleveland’s advocacy and perseverance extended beyond mental health services as she oversaw the district-wide launch of Hazel’s at-home physical health services, where students can meet with a medical provider virtually from the comfort of their own homes at no cost, regardless of insurance status.

Education 131

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 131

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

First, districts need to address the digital divide/homework gap in meaningful ways. Even before the pandemic and the shift to distance education, learning extended beyond the classroom. Another aspect of the digital divide includes teachers. Vrain Valley School District (CO).

System 53

System Digital Divide E-rate Education 53

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Related: How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students. In 2016, Polites, the state advocacy leader for nonprofit Media Literacy Now, began to contact her state legislators, advocating for an “information literacy” bill being proposed at the time. “We’re

Digital Divide 126

Digital Divide Advocacy Policies Report 126

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Common Sense Education provides digital literacy and citizenship programs to educators and school communities with a goal of empowering students to harness technology for learning and life. Formed in 1992, CoSN works to provide its members with the management, community building, and advocacy tools to be technology leaders in today’s schools.

Future Ready 100

Future Ready EdTech Advocacy Data 100

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

Over the decades, however, local PTAs shifted their attention and efforts away from advocacy work to fundraising for individual schools. Related: A parent-led effort to close the digital divide. The extra money that goes into maintaining the elevator is so kids using a wheelchair can at least get to the classroom.”

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Elementary Education Report Groups 145

edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2023

Providing students WiFi access in every classroom and outside common areas to expand the classroom setting. Installing classroom charging cabinets to secure the devices and keep them charged. A public-facing website showcases what is taught in the classroom and available programs.

Accessibility 82

Accessibility LMS Chromebook Digital Divide 82

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.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

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, The Flipped Classroom". Um, they do.) WTF is Unizin ?! Collared Dove.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

The New York Times on “The Challenges of Closing the Digital Divide.” “ Apple , Microsoft , Amazon and Google Are Fighting a War for the Classroom,” says Edutechnica , with a look at how many colleges have adopted their competing pseudo-LMSes. Oh VR promises. Never change. public schools.”

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48