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Edsurge
JANUARY 27, 2021
In the months that followed, many states and school districts mobilized, using federal CARES Act funding, broadband discounts and partnerships with private companies to connect their students and enable online learning. As of December 2020, the number of students impacted by the digital divide has narrowed to 12 million. “In
Neo LMS
JANUARY 9, 2018
Last week we discussed the digital divide , and today I thought we could explore some practical strategies that teachers, as individuals, can adopt in an effort to bridge the digital divide in their classrooms. 6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide. Starting a social media account.
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The Hechinger Report
JUNE 8, 2020
Sadly, though, the reality is that millions of Americans — in rural and urban areas alike, and including many underrepresented minorities — lack the reliable broadband connections needed to access postsecondary and K-12 education in a nation that remains in partial lockdown. Most college leaders are doing the best they can.
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
Edsurge
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Even before the pandemic, more than 25 million Americans lacked access to broadband internet. The state of Connecticut thinks it may have found a straightforward solution to the problem: Give every student in grades K-12 a laptop and pay for their internet. The impetus was really to close that achievement gap and that digital divide.”
Doug Levin
JULY 24, 2017
Summer and transitioning to a new day-to-day computer (Linux laptop). I dislike fraudulent courses. Tagged on: July 20, 2017 Are iPads and laptops improving students’ test scores? Those are my excuses for combining the last two weeks of news clips into one ‘best of’ roundup. Strong opinions may be weakly held.
MindShift
JULY 31, 2020
School libraries had always been central to digital access for the entire school, and when learning moved online they became tech hubs for both teachers and students. Louis, Missouri, kids, the diverse and wide-ranging menu of summer camp offerings provided by the St. Louis Public Library have moved completely online.
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