The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

She's recipient of the 2016 ISTE Emerging Leader Award, recognized as a PBS Digital Innovator, served as president of the Young Educator Network for ISTE, received the President's Volunteer Award in 2018, authored many books, The Canva Classroom, the Quiver Classroom, Teaching Land and a Barker Town. And she's @AmandaFoxSTEM on Twitter.

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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. This article was modified and published by eSchool News.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

John Harrington, Funds for Learning Among the groups commenting on the issue, both ISTE and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) raised the possibility that digital education providers can pay to deliver their content more quickly, and wondered aloud if the move would deepen the digital divide.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

But a few pioneering districts have shown that it’s possible, and Albemarle County has joined a nascent trend of districts trying to build their own bridges across the digital divide. Related: Most students go to a school that meets federal standards for internet speed. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

They collaborate to make sure the technology and services are meeting their current and future needs. By providing these examples of state leadership to support technology in education, though, states can work towards bridging the digital divide. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. About the Presenters.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Perhaps more startling, participants from “43 percent of districts said none of their schools meet the broadband goal of 100 Mbps of Internet access per 1,000 students today.”. The two biggest barriers to meeting those goals, the study found, were upfront expenses and monthly fees.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

I read an interesting article in EdSurge last week about how current educational technologies do little to move learners beyond rote recall of knowledge and it caught me off guard. What struck me most was the narrative in the article, which seemingly compared the role of technology to the role of pedagogy.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Lower-income Americans still lag in tech adoption | Pew Research Center → Even as many aspects of the digital divide have narrowed over time, the digital lives of lower- and higher-income Americans remain markedly different. Based on this article, that's an understatement.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Lower-income Americans still lag in tech adoption | Pew Research Center → Even as many aspects of the digital divide have narrowed over time, the digital lives of lower- and higher-income Americans remain markedly different. Based on this article, that's an understatement.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

— Inside a high-ceilinged library at Northridge High School here, seniors are typing on 16-year-old laptops donated by a local Rotary Club. We’re doing everything we can,” says Mr. Norton, as the seniors in the library close their balky laptops and head to class. Photo: Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor.

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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, Siegler: “ The End of the Library.” Um, they do.)

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, a federal panel, is slated to review ACCJC’s recognition and scope at a meeting next week.” ” That’s Gail Heriot.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

One of the challenges of writing this series – and trust me, there are many – is separating my analysis out into ten articles that name ten distinct “trends.” So I’m including a lot of events in this article that are not “ed-tech” per se. “Tech” and the Presidential Election.

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