Neo LMS

OCTOBER 5, 2021

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. And while the entire system needs to change, you can still help a teacher out.

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Education Digital Divide Laptops Trends 363

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2024

Then – still amid a dizzying flurry of question marks – came hope that maybe educators could find a way to use the technology in their favor and enhance students’ learning. Now comes the first partnership between a higher education institution and OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, and a new flurry of question marks.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

What you need to know: As the nation faces a surge in Covid-19 cases, and schools continue to grapple with uncertainty and closures, Verizon is providing additional support and remote learning resources for educators, students and parents. The platform will feature an evolving library of courses to further develop educators’ digital literacy.

Training 89

Training Digital Divide Tools Education 89

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. Then, there are states that lacked laws prior to 2020, but began responding to the at-home learning requirement with new legislation for future needs. Cases like 2020’s Cayla J.

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Broadband Digital Divide E-rate Policies 148

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

K-12 school districts, higher education institutions, public libraries, education and career non-profits and municipalities, the program will grant winners one year of free Kajeet internet connectivity hardware and managed service on its award-winning mobile connectivity platform, Sentinel®. Winners will be announced on July 1, 2021.

Digital Divide 59

Digital Divide Broadband Mobility Software 59

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

As the coronavirus closes schools, online platforms are proving to be invaluable, allowing instruction to continue and alleviating the severity of students’ learning loss. More recent studies show that the summer is a pivotal period for student learning. But, for all kids, summer learning loss is a setback.

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Learning Software Digital Divide Broadband 119

Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Thus, there is a homework gap—the problem created when students who use digital learning in class can’t get online at home to finish up their schoolwork. on Thursday, at the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition conference. This topic has gained some attention in recent years, as the mission to connect all U.S.

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Broadband Digital Divide Libraries Company 144

The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Samsung, along with other companies, are working with districts across the U.S. to help figure out the best ways to overcome this digital divide and get that access to where it is needed the most. I encourage you to check out the whitepaper to learn more. What can be done? This may not work for every district.

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Accessibility Digital Divide Broadband Digital Citizenship 239

eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Roundtable participants included: Julie Mavrogeorge , Coordinator II – CTE (Esports, Drones, AME and Ag) with Fresno Unified School District Allison Reid , Senior Director of Digital Learning and Libraries in the Wake Forest County Public School System Dr. Cynthia Wise , Principal of J.H.

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Chromebook Robotics Elementary Training 113

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. We headed into a fourth year of learning in the pandemic’s shadow. This year’s 5th most-read story focuses on expert predictions for edtech.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

After a license is obtained, schools can partner with a telecom company to provide broadband service to homes. He points to Desert Sands Unified, a rural California district that used its license to partner with a local telecom company to provide home service. The Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition thinks so.

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Broadband Policies Company Libraries 113

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

| The Hechinger Report → In three years, no one will be able to explain why it was that colleges and universities continued to hand more than half of their tuition to companies marketing and supporting their online programs – the online program managers. It’s gives fake news a business model. It is that bad.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

| The Hechinger Report → In three years, no one will be able to explain why it was that colleges and universities continued to hand more than half of their tuition to companies marketing and supporting their online programs – the online program managers. It’s gives fake news a business model. It is that bad.

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EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Recipient of the 2016 ISTE Emerging Leader Award, recognized as a PBS Digital innovator for her initiatives in enhancing student learning with technology, Fox has also served as President of the Young Educator Network for ISTE, and received the President's Volunteer Award in 2018. Can AI Enhance Student Learning? Generative A.I.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Weekly Update.

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E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 50

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

. — The floor-to-ceiling glass wall between the high-tech fabrication lab and the hallway at Monticello High School in Albemarle County, Virginia, is meant to showcase the hands-on, self-directed learning done there. “I Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. This is an equity issue,” said Bredder. “If

Broadband 92

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 92

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Um, they do.)

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

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. "In these cases, boards need to provide access to a school device.

EdTech 170

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

John Harrington, Funds for Learning Among the groups commenting on the issue, both ISTE and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) raised the possibility that digital education providers can pay to deliver their content more quickly, and wondered aloud if the move would deepen the digital divide.

E-rate 91

E-rate Broadband Digital Divide Libraries 91

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

” that by 2019 half of all high school classes will be taught over the internet ; Raised questions about a new study on personalized learning ; Added four new incidents to the K-12 cyber incident map ; and. Enter personalized learning (PL)." Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

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. "In these cases, boards need to provide access to a school device.

EdTech 150

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. Another important factor is whether the project could be replicated elsewhere.

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E-rate EdTech Broadband Digital Divide 43

NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

It’s happened to all of us– we’re at school trying to access the perfect website for a learning activity at school and… it’s blocked. CIPA does not enumerate a specific list of sites, and thus the decision-making authority is given to local agencies (school districts, libraries, etc.). For high school.

E-rate 40

E-rate Digital Citizenship Libraries Social Media 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Like much of rural America, Garfield County is on the wrong side of the “homework gap” — a stubborn disparity in at-home broadband that hinders millions of students’ access to the array of online learning, collaboration and research tools that are enjoyed by their better-connected peers. We have this perfect alignment of stars.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 83

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Due to CEN’s services, schools have been able to host eSports events, offer distance learning, run Hour of Code events for the school and community, produce internet radio and video conferences, and many other activities that rely on stable internet access. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. Join the Community.

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Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 142

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

A FOLE is a Facilitator Of Learning Experiences, and I think we can all kind of understand that analogy. Content consumption without content creation may lead to learning constipation.”. 3: Move to product-based learning. Vicki: So how would you define Product Based Learning? We want to be “conductors” of our classroom.

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Classroom Khan Academy Flipped Classroom Video 71

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” “ Florida Virtual School model shows online learning can be engaging,” according to a puff piece by Education Dive , which rewrites a puff piece by eSchool News. ” That’s Gail Heriot. .”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

On Thursday, the judge gave Google the victory , ruling that the company’s use of the Java API fell under fair use provisions. Also off campus, not on-: “ Unemployed Detroit Residents Are Trapped by a Digital Divide.” ” Trends to watch: investors’ interest in English language learning (software).

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Challenges to accreditation and certification and the steady drumbeat of “everyone should learn to code” are connected to politics as well as to the business of ed-tech. “ Facebook Is Not a Technology Company ,” media studies professor Ian Bogost also wrote in August. Microsoft and Apple are two.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2024

The edtech market is saturated with various tools designed to improve children’s literacy from e-readers to apps to digital libraries. Some of these tools focus on a specific learning objective, such as phonics instruction, or on a thematic area within a story. Recently, a new kind of tool has emerged.

EdTech 172

EdTech Company Digital Divide Trends 172

User Generated Education

JULY 7, 2016

Makers tap into an American admiration for self-reliance and combine that with open-source learning, contemporary design and powerful personal technology like 3-D printers. For example, younger makers can turn to DIY , a safe online community for kids to discover and learn new skills. The maker movement: A learning revolution ).

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Maker Movement Education STEM Software 150

User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Makers tap into an American admiration for self-reliance and combine that with open-source learning, contemporary design and powerful personal technology like 3-D printers. For example, younger makers can turn to DIY , a safe online community for kids to discover and learn new skills. The maker movement: A learning revolution ).

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Maker Movement STEM Education Software 120

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

Meanwhile, millions of American students trek to public libraries and fast-food restaurants to get online after school, or they go without — a problem known as the “homework gap.”. Instead, these schools and nonprofits lease their licenses to commercial internet providers for cash (and free accounts) in secret deals.

Broadband 89

Broadband Mobility Digital Divide Learning 89

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

— Inside a high-ceilinged library at Northridge High School here, seniors are typing on 16-year-old laptops donated by a local Rotary Club. We’re doing everything we can,” says Mr. Norton, as the seniors in the library close their balky laptops and head to class. They have to learn early.”. GREELEY, Colo.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40