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Teaching Online During COVID-19

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Check with your local broadband provider to see if they have free access programs. Have a frequent virtual meeting via Google Hangouts Meet, Zoom, or an option through your LMS. Assign ereading and then have a virtual chat about what was read (either through the eread website/program or through your LMS). Common Sense media.

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5 Tips for schools to harness the power of edtech in the classroom

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But with so many apps, platforms and resources available on the market, where do schools start in terms of identifying the most appropriate and effective edtech tools for them? With the right tools and training, adopting edtech in the classroom can have far-reaching benefits. The challenges. Running a school has never been easy.

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Digital Divide 2.0: a few facts and figures

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Unless you’ve been living on the moon for the last decade you will also know that mobile is booming: the statistics bare this out with a 20% year-on-year increase in the uptake of mobile broadband (data) subscriptions. Income vs. Access: The Digital Divide in the US. Source: LEE RAINIE ). So keep an eye on the NEO Blog!

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4 Examples of the best digital access initiatives

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Only 3% of teachers in high-poverty level schools said that their students had the digital tools necessary to complete homework assignments, compared to 52% of teachers in more affluent schools. A counterpoint to these figures, is also the finding that 70% of teachers assign homework requiring broadband access.

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6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide

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We all read about glamorous examples of 1:1 programs where students enjoy an almost Utopian relationship with their school and teachers via a host of remarkable digital tools. 59% of teachers feel the digital tools they use frequently are effective. 59% of teachers feel the digital tools they use frequently are effective.

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Campus vs. Online: Where is the future of education located?

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When considering that technology is playing an ever-increasing role in education, specifically the use of online learning tools, what the future of education looks like is a question many educational historians ponder. Can there be a loftier topic than the future of education?

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Tools and strategies to make remote learning click for all students

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In this article, we’re going to look at a few tools and strategies you can use to approach remote education in a positive, inclusive way. While there are video and audio tools that help bridge the physical distance, your communications strategy needs to include cognizance of the digital divide and your students’ access to these tools.

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