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Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Recognized for Addressing Digital Divide During Pandemic

Digital Promise

Closing the digital divide became even more important last year as students without reliable internet access at home struggled to connect to their classes. Courses such as “Moving Forward with Hybrid Learning” and “Creating Digitally Inclusive and Accessible Learning Experiences” are aligned with Digital Promise micro-credentials.

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How can we close the digital divide?

The Hechinger Report

The report also offers ways that those digital divides can be mitigated. “We The post How can we close the digital divide? Department of Education aims to highlight that disparity and many other inequities in the use and design of ed tech, as well as access to it. In addition, the report covers AI and data privacy.

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6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide

Neo LMS

Last week we discussed the digital divide , and today I thought we could explore some practical strategies that teachers, as individuals, can adopt in an effort to bridge the digital divide in their classrooms. 6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide. Starting a social media account.

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The Digital Divide Has Narrowed, But 12 Million Students Are Still Disconnected

Edsurge

As of December 2020, the number of students impacted by the digital divide has narrowed to 12 million. today, “the digital divide predated the coronavirus pandemic and will persist beyond it if stakeholders do not seize the moment,” they write. Affecting nearly one-third of K-12 students in the U.S. Money is an issue.

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Colleges Are Providing Tech to Students to Shrink the Digital Divide

Edsurge

When colleges in the California State University system sent students home from campus in spring 2020, it quickly became clear that some students lacked reliable access to the internet or computers through which to participate in their pandemic-era emergency remote courses.

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How computer science education bridges the digital divide

eSchool News

Today, the Connecticut Computer Science Dashboard states 92 percent of Connecticut students have access to computer science courses or curricular learning opportunities and 88 percent of Connecticut districts are offering some form of computer science course. The advanced course, however, is organized like a real-world game studio.

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How computer science education bridges the digital divide

eSchool News

Today, the Connecticut Computer Science Dashboard states 92 percent of Connecticut students have access to computer science courses or curricular learning opportunities and 88 percent of Connecticut districts are offering some form of computer science course. The advanced course, however, is organized like a real-world game studio.