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7 Shifts to Closing the Digital Divide

EdTechTeam

How do we use, integrate, and engage learning with the newest technology? How can we close this digital divide? According to the US Department of Education , there are seven ways to help close the digital divide. Our fifth grade used the Wonder Workshop robots for a variety of lessons across the curriculum.

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How Much Screen Time Is Too Much for Kids?

Edsurge

The digital divide between rich and poor students isn’t what it used to be. That was the focus of a recent New York Times article, which noted that even as America’s public schools promote the use of devices, others are banning screens from class. The New York Times article cherry-picked examples of Waldorf schools.

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What Could Web3 Mean for Education?

Edsurge

If I took a class on robotics, I could put the actual robot [coursework] on the chain, not the grade. They’re communities of people who share a pot of cryptocurrency and who decide by voting how to spend that money—kind of like a co-op. Instead, what if we focused on the output and performance you’re able to gain?

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 & 29 Editions)

Doug Levin

Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. " Tagged on: July 18, 2017 Let Robots Teach American Schoolkids | Bloomberg → This is not a work of satire. Many want technology firms to do more, but they are divided on how to balance free speech and safety issues online. wi.us, among other sources."

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AI in the Classroom: A Complete AI Classroom Guide

The CoolCatTeacher

Dan developed Prep, which is all about how to prep the machine in prompt prompted to get the desired output. But I think expect that as a teacher, if all you're asking students to do is work that an AI robot can do. The math teacher who used student loans to show you how interest worked.

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Makerspace Starter Kit Updated

The Daring Librarian

From an article by Colleen Graves : " By far the most popular and widely used Makey Makey lesson in schools is designing a game in Scratch and creating handmade controllers with Makey Makey. You an start with just one Sphero Mini : The App-Controlled Robot Ball Photo by: Jenny of The Brick Castle "Little robot. And they did!

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition)

Doug Levin

But school district leaders are not of one mind of how to best spend the money. The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge. I think right now we’re probably content doing one a year.” " says Google Family Link manager Saurabh Sharma.

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