Digital Promise

MAY 28, 2021

When schools were forced to quickly shift to distance learning in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools (VILS) team immediately sprung into action to provide professional learning and support to educators within the network—which grew to 264 middle and high schools across the country by late 2020.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2023

So, while typical devices may get up to 10 hours of battery life before needing a charge, Chromebooks and PCs powered by Snapdragon get up to 20 hours of battery life. These are very tangible improvements that also help ensure learning continues after class. How else does Qualcomm address the digital divide among students?

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

There were drones, Ozobots, the latest Chromebooks and classroom furniture configurations. And as a person interested in digital equity, I had a chance to connect experts who were national leaders on the digital divide. Educators led energizing sessions on integrating technology. Are there barriers to entry?

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

After struggling with what to do about the digital divide, and a parent survey showing that families were interested in digital camps, program coordinator Jenny Song said the library decided to move forward with digital programming to help parents out with long summer days at home. Fellow school librarians!

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 30, 2018

He is passionate about helping educators transform teaching and learning through technology integration and closing the digital divide through equitable access to technology for all students. They wanted me to share with other educators how I was using Chromebooks and G Suite in Education in my high school English classroom.

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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. The district’s primary alliances have been with the following: The City of Corpus Christi, which helped the district to purchase Chromebooks with COVID relief funds.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

–Karol Górnowicz, CEO, Skriware Innovative technology will increasingly help accelerate professional learning for teachers and coaches alike. We are currently in the process of handing out 8,000 Chromebooks and hotspots for students to use at home.

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