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How Offline-First Edtech Addresses Education Disparities Worldwide

Edsurge

The nonprofit was founded in response to the global wildfire adoption of its first-generation learning platform, KA Lite , which provided offline access to Khan Academy videos and exercises. Closing global education gaps How is Learning Equality addressing the challenge of the digital divide and the 2.6

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Partnering Literacy and Technology to Improve One School

Digital Promise

We have made great strides to level the technology playing field in education, but unfortunately the digital divide still exists between those who have the tools to research, learn and collaborate online at home, and those who don’t. 1 Further, there’s a second level digital divide 2 that’s emerging in the classroom.

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12 Websites for Digital Books Summer Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. In school subscriptions, quizzes are available to assess student basic comprehension skills. Most books are only available through the website or a link to the website.

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Khan Academy: Friend or Foe?

A Principal's Reflections

To date, these statistics are: 140 million+ lessons delivered, 500 million+ exercises done, and 6+ million unique visits per month. The Khan Academy site now contains over 3000 videos mapped to the Common Core and associated assessments that allow learners to practice and reinforce skills acquired through the videos. And they do.

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Chaos Learning: Classroom vs Online?

My Island View

Time does not stand still however, so we need to assess where we are in order to adjust and move forward. The greatest problem exposed is the digital divide caused by the economic divide. Zip codes still determine quality of education even more in a digital system. It is not a passive exercise.

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AI in Education

eSchool News

AI algorithms analyze students’ individual strengths, weaknesses, and learning styles to tailor educational content, pacing, and assessments accordingly. Adaptive learning platforms leverage AI algorithms to assess students’ strengths and weaknesses, allowing for the customization of lessons to suit their pace and learning style.

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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. In school subscriptions, quizzes are available to assess student basic comprehension skills. Most books are only available through the website or a link to the website.

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