Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2023

When classrooms and conference rooms abruptly moved online three years ago, we all experienced moments of technical frustration. My Windows on Snapdragon laptop gets up to 28 hours of battery life, which helps me as I’m constantly on the go. How else does Qualcomm address the digital divide among students? No prototype.

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Laptops Education Digital Divide Smartphone 199

The Hechinger Report

JULY 27, 2020

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. The average of 3.87

Survey 112

Survey Digital Divide Laptops Data 112

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2020

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.” On the other side of the country, an estimated 1.2

Accessibility 145

Accessibility Online Learning Tablets Learning 145

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

Federal funds help narrow the digital divide. Virtual communication has offered an efficient replacement for in-school conferences, which were often derailed by parent work schedules and child care. With JumpStart, says Ms. Millions of students still face access issues. Stronger parent-school partnerships.

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Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 140

Marketplace K-12

JULY 5, 2016

The findings, unveiled in Denver at the annual conference of the International Society for Technology in Education , come from an exclusive, not-statistically-representative survey of roughly 700 teachers.

Survey 66

Survey Analysis Digital Divide Report 66

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

School libraries had always been central to digital access for the entire school, and when learning moved online they became tech hubs for both teachers and students. Most librarians are spending the summer preparing for a variety of scenarios, in which libraries are open, partially open, or staying digital. .

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Libraries Social Media Digital Badges Accessibility 68

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Eric Bredder (second from left), a teacher at Monticello High School, confers with students using the CNC milling machine, one of several computer-guided fabrication tools used by his classes. Seven years ago, Walton was the first school in Albemarle County to give every student a laptop. Read more about the Digital Divide.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 88