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ISTELive 23: How Can Professional Development Narrow the Digital Divide?

EdTech Magazine

That clarion call went hand in hand with the 2017 National Education Technology Plan (NETP), the flagship educational technology policy document for the United States. In that document, policymakers expressed…

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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 We want to create a sense of urgency to continue to close those gaps,” said Roberto Rodriguez, assistant secretary in the Department of Education’s Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development. The post How can we close the digital divide?

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Revised Federal Edtech Plan Calls for Closing Digital Divides

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These reports, some observers believe, mark a thoughtful step toward ensuring digital equity. This is one of the first documents that really gives schools a roadmap for looking at their technology systems as a whole, says Lindsay Jones, the chief executive officer of CAST, a nonprofit that advocates for equitable learning conditions.

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

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However, efforts are often focused at the classroom level with little system-level support, such as through explicit policies and district-level programs. For this reason, it is critical to engage digital citizenship from a system-level perspective, embedding digital citizenship practices across the instructional program.

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This Is the Moment for States to Design the Future of Education

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To set the foundation for technology-empowered learning during and beyond the pandemic, education leaders are actively tackling internet and device access issues to narrow the digital divide. Educators tell us that they need more support when it comes to their knowledge of using technology in ways that best accelerate learning.

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Getting kids online by making internet affordable

The Hechinger Report

This program has an incredible opportunity to actually make meaningful progress closing the digital divide,” Marwell said. Related: The affordability gap is the biggest part of the digital divide. The problem, according to ESH’s new report, is that of the 28.2 In total, 51.6