The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools. As the struggle continues, a few overarching lessons learned — about equity, expectations and communication — are now helping schools navigate this crisis on the fly. Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., on March 18, 2020.

Learning 69

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 69

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

As districts across the United States consider how to get student learning back on track and fortify parent interest in public schools, they’re asking the same question as Steve Joel: What should we keep after the pandemic? Sustaining lessons learned. This story also appeared in The Christian Science Monitor.

Learning 142

Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 142

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

The Federal Communications Commission estimates that about 21 million Americans lack broadband access, with an independent research group indicating the actual number is twice as high. For rural communities that are committed to providing all of their students with options for digital learning, the transition is often a multistep process.

Accessibility 144

Accessibility How To Broadband Advocacy 144

Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

schools accessing high-speed broadband, and devices all but ubiquitous in the classroom, the question is no longer whether teachers and students are using technology, but how. Participants are currently learning how to evaluate software privacy policies and make an informed decision about whether it’s right for their school.

Technology 113

Technology Chromebook Broadband EdTech 113

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2023

Tang now works part time as a tutor at DuPont Elementary, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. For a number of years, she’s relied on discount options for broadband so that her own family can connect to the internet. Tang appreciates the internet, which has helped her kids with school and saved her from stressing about her broadband connection.

Broadband 112

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Digital Divide 112

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

If I were a teacher, would I know how to shift to teaching online?”. At least two other schools — including Keams Canyon Elementary on the Hopi Reservation and Rocky Ridge Boarding School on the Navajo Nation — also had students or staff report to school after March 16. The initial confusion was a harbinger of what was to come.

Report 126

Report Elementary Online Learning System 126

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. That piece is critical, and we need research-backed methods for teaching kids how to read and decode.

EdTech 75

EdTech Learning Industry Data 75

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

ACTFL is an individual membership organization of more than 12,000 language educators and administrators from elementary through graduate education, as well as government and industry. Learn four important skills that will help you integrate edtech into your curriculum. Digital Passport is available on the web, iOS, and on Google Play.

Google 54

Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 54

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. Access to interactive experiences, 3D drawings, site visits, etc.

EdTech 122

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 122