The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Almost no district was truly ready to plunge into remote learning full time and with no end in sight. There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools. After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive.

Learning 72

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 72

eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Roundtable participants included: Julie Mavrogeorge , Coordinator II – CTE (Esports, Drones, AME and Ag) with Fresno Unified School District Allison Reid , Senior Director of Digital Learning and Libraries in the Wake Forest County Public School System Dr. Cynthia Wise , Principal of J.H. We’re starting to see some changes.

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Chromebook Robotics Elementary Training 120

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

“I think everybody was really proud and excited about getting these (iPads) because you can use it for education, and you also get to take it home,” said Jacob, an eighth grader at Mansfeld Magnet Middle School. It’s really a privilege.”. Teachers were just as excited as students to roll out the devices.

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iPad Learning Digital Divide Elementary 148

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

That schools rely on the mega-rich to fund their digital learning at all—and that those funds could dry up at any time—illustrates some of the fundamental problems with K-12 technology spending: It is inconsistent, pieced together haphazardly, and as a result impacts student technology access in disproportionate ways.

Technology 167

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 167

MindShift

DECEMBER 5, 2020

The earliest standardized test scores coming out show modest learning loss for students in math, but there are worries that the most at-risk students are not being tested at all. For this story I talked to educators in six states, from California to South Carolina. Here are five lessons learned so far: 1.

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Digital Divide Learning Laptops Broadband 28

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. The proliferation of educational apps and online resources has expanded learning beyond the confines of textbooks.

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Trends Digital Divide EdTech Adaptive Learning 100

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2023

Before that, she worked in special education. The forced move to digital learning and work made the consequences of inadequate internet access glaring. “We Officials seem to recognize that internet access lifts education, but also has spillover benefits like increased economic activity.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Digital Divide 99

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

As we closed the door on 2022 , we approached 2023 with clear-cut priorities for edtech and education as a whole. 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.

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EdTech Learning Industry Data 70

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145