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We're Closing the Digital Divide. Now Let's End the Participation Gap.

Edsurge

Now the quality of digital participation is coming into question. Recent studies have shown that lower income children often spend more time with technology as it has become a type of “digital babysitter” for parents who have to be out of the house for extended periods of time.

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7 Shifts to Closing the Digital Divide

EdTechTeam

How can we close this digital divide? According to the US Department of Education , there are seven ways to help close the digital divide. Students had to study the US map, come up with questions, and use their critical thinking skills to try and guess where in the US the other school was from.

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Beyond connectivity: using technology to support learner equity and access

Hapara

To help the country close this digital divide, a goal of meeting or exceeding internet access at speeds of at least one megabit per second (Mbps) per student was set by the FCC. Build autonomy, self-management and digital citizenship.

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How Educators Can Empower Students Through Technology

Ask a Tech Teacher

Address the digital divide. As thousands of school districts across the country have rolled out remote learning, many have discovered that students have very different sets of resources when it comes to digital education tools. This raises the question: How exactly should schools invest in technology to keep up?

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

In her qualitative study, she found that when schools meet this challenge head-on, student achievement increased and behavioral challenges decreased. Most importantly, you’ll learn how to address these issues of inequity, including targeted strategies to help you bridge the digital divide and create an even playing field for all students.

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Ideas For Providing Internet Access At Home

The Web20Classroom

to help figure out the best ways to overcome this digital divide and get that access to where it is needed the most. Staff it with volunteers and classes in basic technology skills, digital citizenship or other necessary skills could be offered. I encourage you to check out the whitepaper to learn more. What can be done?

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What is Generative AI and Why is it Important to Educators?

Lightspeed Systems

Then, of course, the digital divide between students with and without ready access to technology may be destined to widen by generative AI in education, adversely impacting underserved and minority students. In that same study, 75 percent of students believed ChatGPT could help them learn faster, and 73 percent of teachers agreed.