MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

On a recent summer day, librarian Lyn Hunter posted a video to YouTube on how to make a weather thermometer using a straw, rubbing alcohol and a bottle. And during tumultuous times, the need for information, access to literacy, and digital access have become even greater. .

Libraries 68

Libraries Social Media Digital Badges Accessibility 68

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Caine oversees the school’s Chromebooks. In total, the homework gap hits some 12 million school-aged kids nationwide, according to a 2017 congressional report, “ America’s Digital Divide.”. Tom Rolfes, education IT manager for the Nebraska Information Technology Commission. Others show up just for the internet.

Broadband 83

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 83

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive. But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. “We’re all going to have to try things and give each other grace.”. Inequity looms large.

Learning 70

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 70

eSpark

DECEMBER 17, 2015

But if your district has yet to successfully implement targeted differentiation, a necessity for 21st century students, you might choose older, tried and true devices like iPads or chromebooks, and devote your district's time and money to effectively determining and addressing unique student needs. Data should inform differentiation.

Technology 40

Technology iPad eBook Blended Learning 40

Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2022

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.

Software 151

Software Chromebook Data Social Media 151

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

But school district leaders are not of one mind of how to best spend the money. The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge. That's a lot of computers.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Students now have access to a wealth of information at their fingertips, allowing for self-directed exploration and reinforcing classroom concepts. This digital ecosystem not only enhances academic knowledge but also cultivates digital literacy skills essential for the modern workforce. What does education look like in 2024?

Trends 92

Trends Digital Divide EdTech Adaptive Learning 92

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2023

For the last few years, the local government — with schools, the telecommunications company EPB of Chattanooga, and nonprofits — has run “HCS EdConnect,” a program through which schools give Chromebooks, tablets and free training on the skills needed to use smart technology and the modern internet system.

Broadband 108

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Digital Divide 108

edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2023

Establishing Digital Equity: What It Takes CCISD—serving families across economic status—has relied on innovation to shape its journey to equitable tech access for all students. From gathering input to sharing information, it maintains close ties with community members and parents to keep them in the loop, garner insight, and gain buy-in.

Accessibility 85

Accessibility LMS Chromebook Digital Divide 85

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Parents have become used to increased information and communication from schools. That piece is critical, and we need research-backed methods for teaching kids how to read and decode. We are currently in the process of handing out 8,000 Chromebooks and hotspots for students to use at home.

EdTech 67

EdTech Learning Industry Data 67

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Puzzling out TSA's laptop travel ban | CNN → Says Bruce Schneier: "In the end, national security measures based on secret information require us to trust the government. after its repeated mistakes with issuing TLS certificates. This is ALSO true for edtech.

EdTech 170

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Puzzling out TSA's laptop travel ban | CNN → Says Bruce Schneier: "In the end, national security measures based on secret information require us to trust the government. after its repeated mistakes with issuing TLS certificates. This is ALSO true for edtech.

EdTech 150

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Greeley offers a lens into how wide the digital divide in the US has become, how much it is contributing to a two-tiered society, and, perhaps most important, whether it can be bridged – something that will be crucial to keeping the country competitive in the global economy of tomorrow. . It’s perhaps not surprising.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.”

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: March 31, 2017 The Digital Divide: A Quarter of the Nation Is Without Broadband | Time → Politically, the persistence of the digital gap defies logic. Advertising companies, tech giants, data collectors, and the federal government, it turns out. Tagged on: March 28, 2017 Got tech problems?

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: March 31, 2017 The Digital Divide: A Quarter of the Nation Is Without Broadband | Time → Politically, the persistence of the digital gap defies logic. Advertising companies, tech giants, data collectors, and the federal government, it turns out. Tagged on: March 28, 2017 Got tech problems?

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150