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Purchasing Devices Does Not Equate to Learning

A Principal's Reflections

The COVID19 pandemic unearthed many harsh realities for education across the globe. One of the more glaring issues was the vast digital divide that still exists in many places, especially the United States. Inadequate WIFI and the availability of computers at home for kids to use for learning caught many educators off guard.

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Edtech Reports Recap: Video Is Eating the World, Broadband Fails to Keep Up

Edsurge

And as video dominates online instruction, more educators need easy-to-use resources for video creation. Connect All Students: How States and School Districts Can Close the Digital Divide” is a follow up to a June analysis by Boston Consulting Group and Common Sense. The broadband gap isn’t only a problem for remote learning.

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Next Generation Learning: Personalization

Neo LMS

Where last time we drew attention to schools that had made innovative leaps in assessment protocols, today we look at schools that are taking the design of personalized learning pathways seriously. Students selected their own project areas under broad themes such as poverty, hunger, health, education, clean water and climate action.

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New Generation Learning: Personalization

Neo LMS

Where last time we drew attention to schools that had made innovative leaps in assessment protocols, today we look at schools that are taking the design of personalized learning pathways seriously. Students selected their own project areas under broad themes such as poverty, hunger, health, education, clean water and climate action.

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Case Study: Chicago Connected

Education Superhighway

With the possibility of remote learning returning this fall, the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the philanthropic community, and leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) recognized a historic opportunity to eliminate broadband accessibility as a barrier to digital learning. 1 | FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS EXPOSE DIGITAL INEQUITIES.

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Although States and Districts Have Acted Swiftly, More Is Needed to Close the Digital Divide, a New Analysis Finds

Education Superhighway

Now a follow-up report by BCG, Common Sense, and EducationSuperHighway analyzes relevant case studies and highlights best practices for closing the K–12 digital divide during the COVID-19 pandemic. These funds helped states address a wide range of unmet educational needs, including distance learning.

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A traditional model of organizational knowledge creation

Connecting 2 the World

Unlike formal schooling, individual content knowledge is not necessarily assessed through testing (Diaz, et al, 1999). Therefore, there needs to be some mechanism to access it, measure it, transfer its use, and, in some cases, store and retrieve it. Educational Researcher, 81(1), 32-42. Computers and Education, 42, 333-352.

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