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Could the Bridge Across the Digital Divide Be Paved With TV Signals?

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One such company, Information Equity Initiative (IEI), is working to bridge the digital divide so that all students have access to educational information. So, three PBS member stations came together, recognizing they could use their television spectrum to directly serve kids on the other side of the digital divide.

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How Asynchronous Tech Can Bridge the Digital Divide

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Listen here to the entire conversation and scroll down for some edited highlights: Whether a child lacks access to the internet at home or connectivity is intermittent and limited in the classroom, Olivia is designed to work offline to its intended audience.

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Summer Reading Online

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Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. TumbleBookLibrary TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of over 1100 elementary age ebooks.

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Blended Learning Made Easy: Interactive Software Solutions

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Blended learning means the amalgamation of traditional classroom teaching using printed and paperback books with online eBooks. Online digital textbook platforms and interactive learning software like KITABOO offer a wide range of educational materials that encourage essential digital skills. Table of Contents: I.

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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

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Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Here are a list of sites that offer digital books for kids to adults: Bookopolis. TumbleBookLibrary.

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How Educators Can Empower Students Through Technology

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Ready or not, digital transformation has come to education. billion students out of the classroom , schools have been forced to make a decade of progress in online learning in just a few short months. Address the digital divide. With the coronavirus pandemic pushing some 1.2 It can also make learning downright enjoyable.

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12 Websites for Digital Books Summer Reading

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Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. RAZ Kids includes hundreds of K-5 interactive, animated leveled ebooks spanning twenty-seven levels of reading skill.

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