EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Parkland School District in Pennsylvania, like many of the nation’s public school systems, is seeing increases in student poverty rates and English language proficiency — trends that could make any existing digital divides worse. But Parkland school leaders are taking proactive steps to improve digital equity.

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Edsurge

MAY 29, 2020

Unfortunately, for many schools and districts, the need for digital services and software to support basic communication between teachers, parents and students across the digital divide is one that is often overlooked and underfunded. For schools across the country, there is a digital chasm.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

The following three resources can help students and families realize the powering of digital learning at home. Learning On-the-Go : Part of the federal E-rate program , Learning On-the-Go is a pilot program that helps schools fund wireless Internet connectivity for mobile learning devices such as tablets, Chromebooks, or laptops.

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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. How else does Qualcomm address the digital divide among students? These are the tools and resources they will need to rely upon. We can't ignore them.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 30, 2018

Your school has finally gone one-to-one with Chromebooks. Like other K–12 school districts around the country, you’re closing the digital divide — making sure your students have access to technology that paves the way for their future successes. You can show parents, “Here’s the resource we’re utilizing to work on X, Y and Z.”

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2020

Think about resources that encourage parents to connect offline with their children,” suggests Nicol R. Brown : When I think about digital equity, I think about ensuring that everyone has equal access and opportunity. One of the first thoughts they had was, “How do we create a resource guide for parents? I enjoy family time.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

At the Innovation in Digital Education and Leadership Institute , schools looking to successfully plan a training program should give teachers plenty of time to work with the tech, stick with a few specific initiatives and have a clear vision educators will be able to follow. . Think About Device Use Outside of the Classroom.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2020

In 2014, Palmdale School District was experiencing a major digital divide. In 2014, Palmdale School District was experiencing a major digital divide. All of my books are online, and all of my lessons are digital. District leaders knew that something had to change, and it needed to happen fast.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2020

After schools switched from physical instruction to remote learning in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, districts and state leaders assured families they would get devices for students and the technology resources needed to do schoolwork at home. He called for companies, foundations and individuals to donate technology resources.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

In a combined biology/literature class, students at James Lick High School complete assignments using school-supplied Chromebooks. At James Lick High School the slate-gray Chromebooks are ubiquitous. Using computers and online resources in the classroom is part of a growing trend in education. SAN JOSE, Calif. —

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Insight Education Group

APRIL 8, 2021

Schools and districts will need to provide students with solutions such as high-dosage tutoring, extended days, a commitment to high-quality curriculum and instructional materials, bridging the digital divide, and additional assessments, which will require schools and districts to allocate a large portion of their budget to these solutions.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Caine oversees the school’s Chromebooks. The same issues hamper Garfield County’s access to a less tangible, but perhaps more valuable resource — the internet. In total, the homework gap hits some 12 million school-aged kids nationwide, according to a 2017 congressional report, “ America’s Digital Divide.”.

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eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

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. Plan regular meet ups. Medium Commitment.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

“Nobody knows the right path forward,” said Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education , a nonpartisan education research center in Seattle that has compiled an online database of coronavirus response plans provided by scores of districts across the country as a resource for other educators. Inequity looms large.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

Librarians were instrumental in helping guide teachers in those first weeks, said Leander district library coordinator Becky Calzada, sitting in on staff meetings, helping set up Google classrooms and Zoom calls, and answering copyright questions and curating digital resources.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2022

The goal of the partnership is to help transform the future of education by: Connecting the unconnected students and communities with high-quality wireless Internet and Close the Digital Divide once and for all. Supports an open ecosystem of multiple RAN vendors. To learn more, visit kajeet.com and follow us on Twitter at @Kajeet.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

CW: In my district, every student has Chromebook, but the downside is that it’s for class use only. I have friends working in more affluent districts and those children are allowed to take their Chromebooks home. The other side of that is, let’s say the district allowed them to take the Chromebooks home.

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2022

When monitored, students may also lose trust in the very tools being used to close the digital divide, and that can negatively impact equity. When the pandemic hit, the district rolled out the IT Prime program, which ensured students in all grades had Chromebooks.

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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. Plan regular meet ups. Medium Commitment.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

“The whole basis for this initiative with Verizon and Digital Promise is to bridge the digital divide,” Mansfeld principal Dr. Seth Aleshire added. Wrapping up an inspiring week in AZ at Mansfield Middle Magnet School in Tucson where 1000+ students are getting their iPads through Verizon Innovative Learning.

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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.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 19, 2017 Textbooks could be history as schools switch to free online learning | Philly.com → Garnet Valley is a district in the vanguard of a nationwide movement to ditch traditional textbooks for open-source educational resources on the web. That's a lot of computers.

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MindShift

APRIL 16, 2020

” The district had also ordered Chromebooks and Wi-Fi hot spots to help connect families in this small, rural community. Families turn to them for information, resources, food and a link to other social services. Don’t worry for now about assignments or quizzes, Superintendent Joe Sanfelippo told them.

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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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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The proliferation of educational apps and online resources has expanded learning beyond the confines of textbooks. Students must be proficient in navigating digital tools, critically evaluating online information, and using technology responsibly. What are the educational technology trends in 2024?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2023

The county has poured resources into making sure everyone in the community set in the Tennessee foothills has enough technology to get online. Those resources seem to work. At least, that’s partly why digital equity activists hold the area up as a model for pursuing equal access to the digital world.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2023

During the edLeader Panel “ Succeeding with Digital Equity: CoSN’s 2023 Award-Winning District’s Leadership Strategies ,” CCISD leaders described the strategies and resources undergirding districtwide efforts to establish a safe, equitable, and effective digital landscape for all students. To date, it has been successful.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Schools will continue to invest in mental health resources, and the solutions that gain the most traction will be those that honor the central role that parents play. In 2023, the shortage of therapists, school counselors, and other mental health care workers will result in parents seeking resources that they can implement.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Lower-income Americans still lag in tech adoption | Pew Research Center → Even as many aspects of the digital divide have narrowed over time, the digital lives of lower- and higher-income Americans remain markedly different. This is ALSO true for edtech.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Lower-income Americans still lag in tech adoption | Pew Research Center → Even as many aspects of the digital divide have narrowed over time, the digital lives of lower- and higher-income Americans remain markedly different. This is ALSO true for edtech.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

It’s about helping students with limited tech skills be prepared for a global economy that is becoming increasingly digitized. Yet these are often the districts with the fewest resources, the districts flailing to move somehow beyond the era of the floppy disk. They also take field trips to area manufacturing firms.

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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, They recorded school resource officers. Um, they do.)

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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?

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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?

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