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65 ways equity, edtech, and innovation shone in 2022

eSchool News

The pandemic highlighted the massive digital divide that exists between marginalized communities and affluent communities that enjoy well-established digital infrastructure. Teachers want programs that they can implement immediately: not just something they read from a book.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

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, The key word in that headline isn’t “digital”; it’s “force.” Um, they do.)

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Also off campus, not on-: “ Unemployed Detroit Residents Are Trapped by a Digital Divide.” “ Key Tensions in the Field of Learning Analytics ” by Bodong Chen. ” ’Tis the season for publishing books on “ grit.” ” Go Ducks.