MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

Unfortunately, school closures have meant a step backward for many when it comes to the digital divide. Being a co-teacher in Google Classroom has allowed me to keep that connection with students, as their math specialist. Supporting Students and Families. They know I’m here!”.

Education 124

Education Broadband Learning Elementary 124

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

How Schools Are preparing – and Not Preparing – Children for Climate Change,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide.

Digital Divide 116

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 116

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund follows the same formula as Title I, so it can be used to help bridge the digital divide for students from low-income families. Gentz reports that there has been confusion about deadlines, many of which are federal but some of which are state imposed.

EdTech 95

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 95

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. Many broadband providers are also adding capacity, lifting caps on data and offering extended free trial periods. One teacher uses Zoom, another uses Google Hangouts and a third uses something else,” he said. Inequity looms large.

Learning 70

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 70

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

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. But since shutdowns began back in March, use of library services has increased sharply. Louis Public Library have moved completely online.

Libraries 68

Libraries Social Media Digital Badges Accessibility 68

MindShift

APRIL 12, 2020

The digital divide is real. students do not have access to computers at home and 18% do not have home access to broadband internet.” Member station WBEZ has reported that Chicago Public Schools is giving out more than 100,000 devices. The AP found “aAn estimated 17% of U.S. Her morning starts at 7:00 a.m.;

Elementary 49

Elementary Accessibility Google Digital Divide 49

MindShift

DECEMBER 5, 2020

The digital divide is still big and complex. ” The National Education Association recently reported, based on pre-pandemic census data, that one quarter of households with children ages 5 to 17 lacked either high-speed Wi-Fi, a computer or both. . “That rural Internet divide is real. Paul, Minn.,

Digital Divide 28

Digital Divide Learning Laptops Broadband 28

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. It remains a modest gesture toward addressing much bigger questions. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. It remains a modest gesture toward addressing much bigger questions. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

One of the flaws, I think, of much of the reporting on education technology is that it treats “ed-tech” as a product without a politics and without a practice. This reporting treats “ed-tech” as a product built in and by Silicon Valley, not as something built in and by public institutions around the world.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40