eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2023

Digital divide Our computer science courses needed to be accessible to all students, including those without connectivity or a sophisticated device. We’ve been able to bridge this digital divide by seeking an accessible platform: Construct 3 can be downloaded for use offline and can run on inexpensive Chromebooks.

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Digital Divide Education Course Accessibility 117

eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2023

Digital divide Our computer science courses needed to be accessible to all students, including those without connectivity or a sophisticated device. We’ve been able to bridge this digital divide by seeking an accessible platform: Construct 3 can be downloaded for use offline and can run on inexpensive Chromebooks.

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Digital Divide Education Course Accessibility 112

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

They settle in at the computers where Caine teaches coding and software, such as Illustrator and Photoshop, or they head to the back room for the 3-D printer, vinyl cutter and robotics kits. Caine oversees the school’s Chromebooks. Some kids come to log extra time on class projects. Others show up just for the internet.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As we examine current events and issues on technology in the classroom, it helps to take a look at what education looks like in 2024 and where it will go in the future—and there are plenty of edtech updates and K-12 news to track. Laptops and Chromebooks are not new, but they have a strong spot in many K-12 classrooms today.

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Trends Digital Divide EdTech Adaptive Learning 109

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

” And later in the week, also via The Washington Post : “ DeVos softens stance on protesters at higher ed event.” Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” Via the AP : “How Google Chromebooks conquered schools.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Um, they do.) But the “spying” has continued. Chatbot Instructors. The TED Talk.

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