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Five action steps to shrink the digital divide

eSchool News

For many focus group participants, ISPs or the federal government are not likely to be trusted. If an individual doesn’t go online, they are probably not going to see a social media ad. An offer made by either of these entities is likely to be looked upon with skepticism. Promote digital equity programs in a variety of ways.

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6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide

Neo LMS

For instance if you only have one laptop with broadband access that requires a teacher sign-in, then look at designing project-based learning modules with teams of students where online research is simply one component of a larger project. Starting a social media account. How online shopping works. The basics of online research.

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How a tech director increased digital access

Education Superhighway

She’s a big advocate for expanding broadband access and digital equity, and she has become a key strategic planner for school Internet in Virginia. In my role as Learning Infrastructure Coordinator, I established the KLIP working group. What were the biggest challenges to expanding broadband in Virginia?

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Education Is the New Healthcare, and Other Trends Shaping Edtech Investing

Edsurge

hours on social media. Broadband penetration in K-12 schools reached over 98 percent , while low-cost computing devices like Chromebooks have proliferated in classrooms. A group of U.S. But the proliferation of technology does not come without concerns. Schools spent a decade buying technology. Now they want it to work.

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Common Sense Survey: Homework Gets More Digital for Teens and Tweens

Edsurge

Kids were placed into two groups: tweens 8-12 years old, and teens 13-18 years old. The total amount of screen media time, not including screen time for school or homework, has remained relatively steady between 2015 and 2019 for tweens and is only slightly up for teens. The topline results carry a few surprises.

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Announcing October 21st Mini-Conference: "Libraries as Community Anchors"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2020 and #librariesascommunityanchors on their social media posts about the event. In 1998, he created the Community TeleStructure Initiative, a national consortium advocating local community leadership responsibility for telecom/ broadband infrastructure planning.

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Schedule for Thursday's "Libraries as Community Anchors" Mini-Conference (Library 2.0) - Register Now

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2020 and #librariesascommunityanchors on their social media posts about the event. In light of the recent Covid-19 pandemic and other natural disasters such as floods, drought, firestorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes, universal access to the internet has never been more important.