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Five action steps to shrink the digital divide

eSchool News

Titled Mind the Gap: Closing the Digital Divide through affordability, access, and adoption , the report from Connected Nation (CN), with support from AT&T, provides new insights into why more than 30 million eligible households are not opting to access internet service at home or leverage the ACP.

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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. 59% of teachers feel the digital tools they use frequently are effective. How online shopping works.

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Generative AI, Chat GPT, and Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

If you have public website, your data can also be used to train tools like Chat GPT and some are trying to block their sites from being training data , as well.) When AI Fails Training Data is Older I did ask Notion to summarize the top three articles in edtech with hyperlinks. So, the training data is older.

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OPINION: Let’s help our middle schoolers learn from their digital worlds

The Hechinger Report

More than a third of youth under 13 are using social media , most often through apps created for those over 13. Their heightened sensitivity to social experiences during this time can amplify the effects of these virtual experiences — in both positive and negative ways, our review of the research found.

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PROOF POINTS: 10,000 student study points to kindergarteners who may become heavy screen users

The Hechinger Report

The study focused on fifth graders who said they were playing online video games, using social media or texting “many times” a day and their characteristics and behavior in kindergarten. “We Morgan suspects that parents of hyperactive or aggressive children are unintentionally reinforcing the habit of using a smartphone or a tablet.

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AI in the Classroom: A Complete AI Classroom Guide

The CoolCatTeacher

You know, there's a lot more to that when it comes to the biases of the data and important things like that. What About the Lack of Data Transparency with the Data Sets Used by AI? So the lack of data transparency really concerns me. You know, when you're thinking about ethics from a classroom perspective.

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Debunking 3 myths about BYOD in the classroom

Neo LMS

Students can play games, watch stupid videos, browse inappropriate websites, spend time on social media, or catch up on the latest episodes of their favorite series. As for smartphones, these can also be verified and added to an internal whitelist. Myths No 3: BYOD will deepen the digital divide.

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