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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

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. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Read more about the Digital Divide. Photo: Chris Berdik. Photo: Andrew Franco.

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Top 20 Tech Tips for Teachers

Shake Up Learning

We still have a huge digital divide. So not only should you leverage students to help you learn new digital skills, but you should also use them as go-to experts for other students in your classroom. Don’t immediately dismiss a tool because you think it isn’t educational. They will prove you wrong every time!

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Not all towns are created equal, digitally

The Hechinger Report

Greeley offers a lens into how wide the digital divide in the US has become, how much it is contributing to a two-tiered society, and, perhaps most important, whether it can be bridged – something that will be crucial to keeping the country competitive in the global economy of tomorrow. “I Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

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