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

Edsurge

Endless Network , a global organization committed to addressing equity gaps stemming from challenges such as inadequate internet access, strategically directs investments towards international companies that share their mission and actively contribute to its realization. During the pandemic, 25 percent of U.S.

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Colleges Are Providing Tech to Students to Shrink the Digital Divide

Edsurge

Institutions did what they could to help in the moment, trying “band-aid remedies” such as loaning out laptops or expanding Wi-Fi service into parking lots, says Mike Uhlenkamp, senior director of public affairs for the system. Loaning the occasional laptop is not a new practice in higher education, but providing them en masse may be.

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4 ways we can use edtech for engaging, high-quality learning experiences

eSchool News

This would be a fantastic opportunity for private corporations with extensive IT infrastructures to partner with their local communities to accelerate digital transformations in the public schools. While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide.

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6 Benefits of Immersive Learning with the Metaverse

ViewSonic Education

While there are still challenges associated with the digital divide and access to technology, this gap is shrinking all the time, especially with smartphones widening access to digital content and software. The idea of ‘edutainment’ is certainly a growing trend and an area that the metaverse can help to cater to.

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Making educators’ lives easier for World Teachers’ Day

Neo LMS

This is undoubtedly a global trend — and a major problem. For example, do this directly by donating supplies, funding a GoFundMe page set by a teacher, or by pitching in their Amazon (or any other company) wish list. That’s why neglecting this area can lead to a bigger digital divide among students.

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PROOF POINTS: Survey reveals stark rich-poor divide in how U.S. children were taught remotely during the spring school closures

The Hechinger Report

Nearly half of low-income districts distributed paper packets of worksheets to families while more than three-fourths of wealthier school districts distributed everything digitally. This digital divide had enormous consequences for what instruction meant. Peoria deviated from the national trend when it came to technology.

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Hundreds of thousands of students still can’t access online learning

The Hechinger Report

In an online press conference May 27, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond said that while the state has worked with companies and foundations to distribute more than a 100,000 hotspots and 21,000 computers, “there’s a gap in supply.” By the end of May, the problem had not been resolved. Subscribe today!