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7 Shifts to Closing the Digital Divide

EdTechTeam

Smartphones have been around for 10 years now, but in education, the shifts are vastly different within our classrooms. How can we close this digital divide? According to the US Department of Education , there are seven ways to help close the digital divide. Want to make a shift of your own?

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A Tale of Two American Education Systems: An Edtech Investor’s Perspective

Edsurge

She shares one computer with her family of five, lacks home internet access and uses a smartphone to connect online. It’s a longstanding national crisis, often referred to as the “digital divide,” which at Kapor Capital we identify as one of the cumulative barriers across The Leaky Tech Pipeline.

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

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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. On the home front, three organizations have released a “guidebook” to help schools and states close the internet access and device gap.

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Why Hidden Artificial Intelligence Features Make Such an Impact in Education

Edsurge

The school is not only getting advanced devices powered by our latest processor technology and access to connectivity—many of these schools don't even have WiFi available—but also introduced to curriculum teacher training and assessment elements to model the embracing of digital learning that can occur. We can't ignore them.

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Rufus Glasper to Community College Leaders: “Online is Not Evil”

Edsurge

Another thing that I don't hear about that much these days, but I know you have views on is the digital divide. Where do you see the digital divide today in terms of education? The digital divide is still a problem, and it's a growing problem. How do we assess that?

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Tools That Help English Language Learners Online and In Person

MindShift

When the English proficiency assessment her program uses moved online several years ago, many of its corresponding course materials also went virtual, making her program’s transition to distance learning less difficult materials-wise. A Pew Research study from 2019 found that Latinx and Black adults in the U.S.

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Learning in the Digital Age

eSchool News

Moreover, smart K-12 learning systems often include tools for continuous assessment and feedback, allowing educators to monitor progress and adapt instructional strategies in real-time. Digital learning provides personalized education, catering to individual learning styles and pacing.