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Crunch the Numbers—New Data on Student Tech Use; Chromebook Predictions; And the Impact of Pandemic Relief Funds

eSchool News

Qustodio today released their 5th Annual Report, offering valuable insights into children’s digital habits across 2023. ” To see the full report on children’s digital habits across 2023, and how they have evolved since 2019, visit the Qustodio website. .”

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Responding to COVID-19: How Are the Children?

Digital Promise

And, what do teachers need to help them develop remote learning plans, while still attending to the social and emotional needs of each student? While this new reality won’t be easy, the good news is there are many resources to help educators and parents navigate the road ahead. Bridging The Digital Divide.

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Make Parents Comfortable with Tech for a Successful 1:1 Program

EdTech Magazine

Your school has finally gone one-to-one with Chromebooks. Each student has a brand-new laptop and has easily mastered Google Classroom and the other educational apps you carefully chose for them. Use Social Media and Events to Keep Parents in the Know. Make Parents Comfortable with Tech for a Successful 1:1 Program.

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Hundreds of thousands of students still can’t access online learning

The Hechinger Report

Karen Cator, CEO of the nonprofit Digital Promise. Some students will have had no education access for up to six months. With a month of school left to go, the city’s Department of Education was not sure just how many students lacked needed devices. Some students will have just the normal kind of summer learning loss.”.

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How Libraries Stretch Their Capabilities to Serve Kids During a Pandemic

MindShift

School libraries have become tech hubs for educators teaching from home, while public libraries have worked to expand access to the internet, with many keeping their building’s WiFi on even when buildings were closed, so patrons can get internet access from the parking lot. Families can pick up a Chromebook and hot spot from the library.

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Are Schools Disproportionately Surveilling Students Who Rely on School-Owned Devices?

Edsurge

Monitoring student activity online has become a hot button issue for districts, schools and parents alike in the digital age, where information is often shared freely and copiously via email, social media and other channels. This ensured that every student had a device and that all of those devices were the same,” he says.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition)

Doug Levin

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer.

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