Digital Divide Digital Learning Elementary Technology 
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Students from historically marginalized backgrounds are more likely than their advantaged peers to be treated as passive users of technology. While they are completing digital worksheets, their peers in better-resourced schools are coding, collaborating, and designing and building tech tools.
Digital Promise
AUGUST 18, 2021
My daughter is entering her third year of college, and I have three sons in elementary schools; my youngest starts first grade in a few weeks. Last year, my predecessor, Karen Cator outlined ways in which we can finally close the Digital Learning Gap. But what does that look like? I am a father of four.
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The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 25, 2021
As the district prepares to reopen for full in-person learning on August 30, teachers are attending training sessions and figuring out just what role technology will play in their classrooms. There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning. “I
EdTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
To make the best use of the technology, and to try to give every student a comparable digital learning experience, teachers need professional development, says Kim Buryanek, associate superintendent of Sioux City Community School District in Iowa. We have a divide, whether it’s a socioeconomic divide or an opportunity divide.
eSchool News
DECEMBER 26, 2023
As stated in the white paper, “issues such as underfunding, understaffing, the digital divide and the impacts of the pandemic have set the stage for an ambitious revival.” The white paper, released under the brand ClassVR, Avantis’ award-winning all-in-one VR/AR headsets for schools, is available for download at [link].
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that enriches the classroom learning experience by overlaying digital content onto real-world content, simply using devices that already exist in most classrooms, like tablets and smartphones. So, I started digging deeper into using technology [itself] as a manipulative.
Digital Promise
MAY 27, 2020
With digital learning likely to stretch into the fall due to COVID-19, how can we ensure every student has equitable access to powerful learning opportunities? The crisis has shone a harsh light on the digital divide in the United States, surfacing thoughtful debate and long-overdue discussion around the equity gap.
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