The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learning — broadband internet beyond school walls. They’re building their own countywide broadband network. Related: Not all towns are created equal, digitally. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 90

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

On a recent summer day, librarian Lyn Hunter posted a video to YouTube on how to make a weather thermometer using a straw, rubbing alcohol and a bottle. Digital book loans have skyrocketed, with children’s e-book checkouts more than doubling since the COVID-19 closures began, according to a report from NPR.

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Libraries Social Media Digital Badges Accessibility 68

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.”

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Neo LMS

AUGUST 17, 2021

While there are video and audio tools that help bridge the physical distance, your communications strategy needs to include cognizance of the digital divide and your students’ access to these tools. Read more: 6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide.

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Strategy Tools Digital Divide Exercises 368

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive. But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. “We’re all going to have to try things and give each other grace.”. Inequity looms large.

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Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

If you''re interested in volunteering, please join the Volunteer Group and follow the instructions there for booking your times. Get ideas on how to participate! What matters most, though, is timeless, and how this complements the constantly new can be both challenging and inspiring for us. More information at [link].

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 53

MindShift

AUGUST 10, 2021

During virtual learning, Tovar taught his students how to enable closed captioning on Google Meet, as well as how to translate those captions into a student’s primary language, with Google Meet providing instantaneous translation in more than 100 languages. . Translate closed captions in a Google Meet!

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