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Here’s How Colleges Should Help Close the Digital Divide in the COVID-Era

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One key problem prevalent in many low-socioeconomic communities around the nation—like San Antonio, which now has the highest poverty rate of the country's 25 largest metro areas —is the digital divide. billion Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF).

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Verizon launches free trainings and tools to help educators navigate digital instruction

eSchool News

Expansion of Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program to include additional student connectivity and teacher professional development for Title I schools. The platform will feature an evolving library of courses to further develop educators’ digital literacy. billion in 2019. About Citizen Verizon.

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Is There Still Time to Build Equity into Virtual Reality Edtech?

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But separate from that hype, virtual reality is already being used at colleges in ways that seem more mainstream, as a tool that has the potential to enhance teaching and learning. A Digital Divide — Or Bridge? A virtual reality headset costs hundreds of dollars. Community colleges are central to this.”

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Close the Digital Learning Gap: How One District Tackled Tech Disparity in the Classroom

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In 2014, Palmdale School District was experiencing a major digital divide. In 2014, Palmdale School District was experiencing a major digital divide. The flexibility to mount it on a mobile stand that moves freely throughout the campus was a huge benefit to our educators.

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Responding to COVID-19: How Are the Children?

Digital Promise

For instance, Learning Heroes, a nonprofit organization that equips parents to support learning at home, worked with partner organizations to update The Learning Hero Roadmap , a free K-8 interactive guide with videos and tools to help parents support grade-level math and reading as well as social-emotional development.

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4 Examples of the best digital access initiatives

Neo LMS

The gap in digital equity must be put under the spotlight if schools are going to be able to redress, and address, the yawning “homework” gap. Only 3% of teachers in high-poverty level schools said that their students had the digital tools necessary to complete homework assignments, compared to 52% of teachers in more affluent schools.

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Why Hidden Artificial Intelligence Features Make Such an Impact in Education

Edsurge

The school is not only getting advanced devices powered by our latest processor technology and access to connectivity—many of these schools don't even have WiFi available—but also introduced to curriculum teacher training and assessment elements to model the embracing of digital learning that can occur. Don’t be afraid to fail.

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