Edsurge
JUNE 17, 2021
Consumers could place classified ads for free on sites such as Craigslist and advertisers could more efficiently reach their target audiences with digital advertising through Facebook or Google. Again, digital disruption had upended an industry. Higher education, of course, is decidedly different from those consumer sectors.
Tom Murray
JANUARY 12, 2016
Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ As school leaders work to implement digital learning practices, they must commit to navigating roadblocks, problem solving, and planning for sustainable, systemic transformation.
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The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
For instance, classroom videos posted on Facebook and Twitter could help convince parents that the school’s recently purchased computers are being used for creative and collaborative projects rather than rote practice and remedial work.
Fractus Learning
APRIL 18, 2016
This is the generation who will study the work of Tim Berners-Lee and the World Wide Web in history books. They are the generation that sees ultrafast broadband and wi-fi as a basic right. We entrust our grandchildren to set up our new devices and change our Facebook profile pictures. Gen Tech to make me sound more hip.
MindShift
MARCH 26, 2020
Just over half of the nation’s public school children are from families considered low-income, and an estimated 12 million lack broadband Internet access at home. But as a crisis often does, this one has exposed existing inequalities — among schools, among districts and among students. “I’ve spoken to his mom.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
OCTOBER 17, 2011
Politics and Policies FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Connect to Compete , a new non-profit initiative that brings private industry and the non-profit sector together to help expand broadband adoption and promote digital literacy. Among his latest findings: "Time spent on Facebook was negatively related to overall college GPA.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 27, 2020
But asking Kentiona to look after her younger siblings — and maintain her studies — seemed like too much. Widespread lack of broadband access complicates learning. Unlike urban communities, you can’t just walk around the corner to the school,” said Sheneka Williams, a professor at Michigan State University who studies rural education.
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