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Digital Divide 2.0: a few facts and figures

Neo LMS

Today we launch right in with a topic that is on the minds and hearts of many teachers – the “digital divide”; that silent, pernicious socioeconomic gap between students that have and students that do not have access to technology. Digital divide: facts and figures. Income vs. Access: The Digital Divide in the US.

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Top 10 BYOD concerns — and how to overcome them [Part 1]

Neo LMS

BYOD at school is more than the latest buzz phrase you hear at every corner of the teacher’s rooms or along school hallways. More and more schools adopt BYOD policies and allow students to bring their own mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, and other devices in the classroom, and use them as tools to enhance learning.

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Helping Close the Digital Divide with Google for Education

District Administration

A common challenge with district technology initiatives, particularly BYOD or 1-to-1 programs, is equity of access—ensuring that all students can utilize the same technology, regardless of their socioeconomic status. Innovative programs can help all students access the latest technology. District Administration Custom Publishing Group.

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Lead for Digital Equity with These Community Engagement Strategies

edWeb.net

Like most rural communities, this created a significant digital divide when COVID-19 forced schools nationwide to close in March 2020. ClassLink® LaunchPad includes a library of over 6,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google, Office 365, Dropbox, and Box cloud drives.

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Distraction 2 Reaction: BYOT (BYOD) Success!

EdTechSandyK

We used to hear about the digital divide. Songify - read or speak into the app; app changes it into a song Titan Pad - a way to collaborate on a document without using Google docs. 1:1 BYOD BYOT tcea TCEA2012' By 2014 mobile internet should TAKE OVER desktop internet use. Now we have an "App Gap".

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Addressing the Digital Access Gap: One District’s Success

edWeb.net

Reducing digital inequities is no easy feat, but it is one that the district approached strategically and creatively, along with a substantial desire to ensure all its students succeed in school. CCISD serves as a model for other nationwide communities seeking to narrow the digital divide.