Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The digital divide between rich and poor students isn’t what it used to be. That context seems to be missing in our Twitter-verse right now. How can schools, teachers, and parents find the right “balance” for today’s digital natives? Technology is an extremely powerful modality, but in and of itself, it's not good or bad.

Trends 158

Trends Social Media Robotics Digital Divide 158

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 Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The Common Core. ’” Facebook board member Marc Andreessen lashed out on Twitter, arguing that the decision meant that Indian telcos simply wanted to keep poor people off the Internet. Last year, I chose “ Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech ” as one of my “ Top Ed-Tech Trends.”

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40