eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2024.

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Saving Socrates

AUGUST 28, 2013

For any of you who have had the distinct pleasure of taking online adaptive testing, you know how different it is and how much of a digital curve there is in learning how to take this kind of test. To this effect, I will be giving them extensive professional development training on the new standards. This test will be conducted online.

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Common Core Technology Digital Divide Assessment 40

Lightspeed Systems

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Secondly, utilize edtech solutions like Lightspeed Digital Insight to learn when data privacy terms and conditions are changed. A final consideration is the impact of AI on the ‘digital divide’ and digital equity. Simply, the digital divide, a digital inequity, places too many students at a distinct disadvantage.

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Student Data Privacy Digital Divide Guidelines Policies 69

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Or their latest crop of teachers needs training? More than Devices The “digital divide” was not quite a household term two years ago. technicians, programmers and technology coaches), network infrastructure, maintenance and—importantly—teacher training on how to effectively use all that new technology.

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Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 175

Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Unlike formal schooling, individual content knowledge is not necessarily assessed through testing (Diaz, et al, 1999). As a result, learning and training at the organizational level establishes work processes and an organizational culture which helps to capture and structure tacit knowledge at the organizational level (Cook & Yanow, 1995).

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Groups Outcomes Training Study 52

TeacherCast

AUGUST 27, 2015

You likely didn’t get training on how to be an IT guru. Should individual teachers have to assess the pros and cons for themselves of systems like Edsby , Google Classroom, Edmodo, Schoology or Moodle? Should teachers be getting trained in how to find and configure LMS-like applications? Is professional development the answer?

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Edmodo Moodle LMS Software 68

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Despite the promise of digital technologies, not all communities around the world have the access they need. One way to lessen the global digital divide is to provide affordable and accessible computing education to all, regardless of socioeconomic background. We've trained tens of thousands of teachers here!

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Digital Divide Education Accessibility Training 165

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

On the positive side of the ledger, generative AI has the potential to significantly enhance learning and extend staff bandwidth, including: Delivering real-time feedback and assessments on schoolwork, allowing teachers and students to identify strengths, opportunities to improve, and supportive needs. What is generative AI?

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Digital Divide Data Accessibility Training 64

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The integration of interactive whiteboards, tablets, and educational software in classrooms has made learning more dynamic and engaging. Assessment tools and data analytics play a major role in education today, enabling educators to gauge students’ understanding and use data to determine what interventions students need to best learn.

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Trends Digital Divide EdTech Adaptive Learning 92

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

However, implementing BOYD in schools also presents some challenges such as data security, digital divide, and compatibility issues. This can lead to a digital divide which could end up hindering learning opportunities for certain students. This can help keep students from accessing inappropriate content online (e.g.,

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BYOD Digital Divide Education Guidelines 100

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

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.

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Digital Divide Learning Digital Learning Adaptive Learning 85

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

The various services and products acquired by consolidators over the last year or two will be integrated into increasingly comprehensive platforms offering instructional content, assessments, and classroom tools all in one place. College is not the only viable path to success. Skills matter most to both Gen Z and employers.

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EdTech Learning Industry Data 67

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Technology tools for teaching and learning encompass a diverse array of digital resources designed to enhance educational experiences. Ranging from interactive software and multimedia platforms to online collaboration tools, these innovations empower educators to create dynamic, engaging lessons.

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Khan Academy Technology Tools LMS 55

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The pandemic highlighted the massive digital divide that exists between marginalized communities and affluent communities that enjoy well-established digital infrastructure. We will see a continued surge in demand for K-12 digitized operations platforms. Charles Khoury, District Superintendent, Ulster BOCES.

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EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 104

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Kids from black and Latino communities — who are often already on the wrong side of the digital divide — will face greater inequalities if we go too far toward digitizing education without considering how to check the inherent biases of the (mostly white) developers who create AI systems.

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Digital Divide System Assessment Robotics 96

Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

“Assessing Betsy DeVos ’ Rollback on Disability Rights ” by Pacific Standard’s David Perry. Via Techcrunch : “ Holberton gets backing from more industry executives as it looks to scale its software engineering school.” The Business of Job Training. (National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. 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, Um, they do.)

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

On the US House of Representatives’ proposed budget : “$2 Billion for Teacher Training, Salaries Eliminated in House Budget Plan,” Education Week reports. IHE blogger John Warner responds : “Algorithmic Assessment vs. Critical Reflection.” The Business of Job Training. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

Now the group will be called Career Education Colleges and Universities , to reflect its focus on career training.” Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has joined the Board of Directors of the skills training company Pluralsight. (He’s The New York Times on “The Challenges of Closing the Digital Divide.”

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Education MOOC Company Report 48

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

For older learners, Biden’s focus on bringing back “shop classes,” apprenticeships and vocational training received warm reception. “If Working with teacher-training programs at colleges to update accreditation standards and incorporate technology skills, she notes, would be a strong start.

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