Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Educators are beginning to take note of a new problem: a digital participation divide. Previously, the digital participation divide seemed to revolve around access time. Digital Citizenship Promotes Digital Equity This observation around screen time and media usage has profound implications for educators.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

For educators, it is crucial to not only understand what the metaverse is and its uses within education but to also realize the benefits of immersive learning with the metaverse. With that being said, metaverse learning is a relatively new concept and one that many educators are still getting to grips with.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Hate it or love – technology in education is here to stay. The conversation has quickly shifted from whether technology should be used in learning to how we can use it to improve learning and ensure that all students have access to high-quality educational experiences. Parents can feel it, and the numbers back them up.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Edtech is poised to guide students to success in 2024 Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News Discover Current Trends in Education In recent years, K-12 tech innovation news has spread the word about how edtech has witnessed transformative trends shaping the future of learning.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 24, 2020

And, what do teachers need to help them develop remote learning plans, while still attending to the social and emotional needs of each student? While this new reality won’t be easy, the good news is there are many resources to help educators and parents navigate the road ahead. Bridging The Digital Divide.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2022

Fourteen years after its founding and with a misinformation landscape many magnitudes more dire than anyone could’ve predicted, the News Literacy Project will herald in a new CEO this summer, marking a transition in leadership but not a change in direction for the education-focused nonprofit. 6, 2021, chief among them.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Qustodio today released their 5th Annual Report, offering valuable insights into children’s digital habits across 2023. ” To see the full report on children’s digital habits across 2023, and how they have evolved since 2019, visit the Qustodio website. .”

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2016

The digital divide is a reality for three out of four American families, meaning approximately eight million individuals under the age of 18 are living without internet access. Luckily, this can be solved and we, at EveryoneOn , with the help of partners, are working to help families connect to the digital world.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, Savvas enables teachers to better connect with students by helping to close the digital divide. That broadband disparity increases to 23% and 25% for Black and Hispanic households respectively, and it’s even more pronounced in lower-income households.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 25, 2023

I remember the 1990's when search began and everyone bemoaned how kids wouldn't think and how it was the end of education as we know it. Now, we have schools again thinking this is the end of education as we know it. However, it is a genesis of an educational redefinition. What is Web 3.0? Really, what is it?

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 28, 2023

Their plan highlights the complex challenges faced by Maine residents who lack internet access, including limited opportunities for remote work, education, and healthcare, emphasizing the importance of bridging the digital divide to ensure that all residents can participate in the digital economy.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

From an augmented reality app designed to help us imagine a world where the SDGs have been achieved, to a 360º video highlighting the digital divide impacting students during COVID-19, the latest MY World 360° playlist shares powerful perspectives and visions for a better world. Guilherme Novak at the SDG Action Zone 2019.

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Mark Smithers

MARCH 20, 2024

Designing privacy controls and addressing equity issues are crucial in the complex digital privacy environment. Social media platforms should be held accountable for design choices and preventing online harassment to promote better mental health.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The developmentally appropriate lessons come after requests from schools, and will focus on The Social Institute’s Seven Social Standards , which serve as a set of guiding principles for social media and tech use. Olympians) to be their best selves on all platforms, we help them “win the game of social media.”

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 30, 2018

Each student has a brand-new laptop and has easily mastered Google Classroom and the other educational apps you carefully chose for them. Like other K–12 school districts around the country, you’re closing the digital divide — making sure your students have access to technology that paves the way for their future successes.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

Unfortunately, school closures have meant a step backward for many when it comes to the digital divide. Findley educators and staff distribute food and supplies to families. Working full-time and being a mom of two rambunctious little ones, I know firsthand the importance of education being engaging and meaningful.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2023

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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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

This semester I’m teaching a graduate seminar on education and technology for Georgetown University. Read part 1 , part 2 (about audio) , part 3 (about video) , and part 4 (about mobile tech in education). This theme keyed into addiction concerns, as social media and gaming become ever more effective in giving us dopamine hits.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2021

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 Department of Education database that tracks a large group of students who started kindergarten in 2010.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 13, 2020

This situation has sparked a lot of conversation across the education landscape about how student learning will be impacted. At MIND, we know that school closures are exacerbating the existing problems with both traditional math education, and with society’s relationship with math. Digital Divides and the COVID Slide.

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My Island View

MARCH 27, 2020

The consequences of our nationwide quarantine however, may be having a profound positive effect on our education system. From an education perspective, there may be a silver lining to one of the darkest clouds to ever cover this country. The digital divide must be addressed. It was a “ready or not, here we come” event.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Teachers address bring-your-own device policies, the digital divide, and common perceptions of ed tech in the classroom. debunks common myths about the digital divide and explores the ways ed tech is helping them encourage and inspire their students. Instead of saying, ‘Can technology transform education?’

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The company, founded in 2018, saw early growth linking job seekers with the myriad coding bootcamps and tech-education opportunities that have emerged in recent years. The platform has a growing list of career specific material catering to aspiring coders and other tech-related roles such as sales, social media and marketing.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

You can’t have a traditional education system (that sometimes feel like it belongs to the dinosaurs era) become a modern educational system overnight. The educational system needs pioneer schools to test the waters of BYOD and share what they find with everyone that wants to follow suit. BYOD deepens the digital divide.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2020

Karen Cator, CEO of the nonprofit Digital Promise. Some students will have had no education access for up to six months. With a month of school left to go, the city’s Department of Education was not sure just how many students lacked needed devices. Some students will have just the normal kind of summer learning loss.”.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2012

Social media has become central to their (and our) everyday lives. The Digital Tipping Point - moment in a young person''s life when they migrate to the digital world. Was inspired by the concept of digital divide - technology rich vs. technology poor. How can we leverage the peer culture in education?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The digital divide between rich and poor students isn’t what it used to be. As educational technology continues to proliferate, and as today’s careers demand tech-savvy job candidates who already know how to use devices, the argument over the right amount of screen time is getting louder.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

Recognition that the digital divide prevents academic progress has prompted colleges to do more to connect students with tech tools. In the midst of these trends, we wanted to hear how academic innovation leaders are thinking and feeling about higher education right now. He calls it an “evolution in digital literacy.” “I

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2020

To that end, a handful of state boards of education have issued a patchwork of guidance in their digital learning plans, specifying the number of hours of schoolwork appropriate for each grade level. No two states are the same,” says Robert Hull, CEO of the National Association of State Boards of Education.

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eSchool News

JULY 30, 2015

Is access to computers and the web enough to solve the digital divide? They’re going to social media sites. Gutierrez has zeroed-in on a problem researchers are only now beginning to understand: access to computers and the web is not enough to solve the problem of the digital divide.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Today's three guests are expert authors of the newly released The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education. He was recognized with the Tech Champion Award at the 2022 Digital Industry Dynamite Awards and featured in the EdTech50. Should it be welcomed in schools? Should it be blocked?

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MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 20, 2016

What does equal access to high quality education look like? Students need online access to conduct research projects, use educational apps and access homework, while parents need to receive important communication from their school and teachers through the web. Of course, share it on social media, as well. And yet 31.4%

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 25, 2022

She’s been an educator for 21 years and has worn many hats, some of which include an EdTech specialist, an English teacher, and a high school librarian. . In the first round of shutdowns and remote learning , many educators scrambled to make the best out of a completely new situation. Remote Learning Advice for Teachers.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

That charge, by Brian Goegan, clearly struck a nerve with students around the country, leading to memes on social media portraying the professor as a hero fighting corrupt university officials, as well as t-shirts with the slogan: “ my homework was more expensive than this t-shirt.”

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

We collaborated directly with educators, students, parents, city leaders, community associations, and political movements to develop Celly – and we learned why social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ don’t work for spontaneous sharing in real world scenarios,” said Russell Okamoto, co-founder and CEO of Celly.

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My Island View

APRIL 10, 2020

When it comes to the American education system, I have experienced it in many ways and on many levels. Now I deal with education as a speaker, writer, blogger, and podcaster. My focus in life has always been in education. March 2020 is when the American education system was blown up. March of 2020 changed all that.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 2, 2013

Futurologist Ray Kurzweil's argument looks beyond these issues, holding that the tools we have available to us as a result of networked social media and personal devices, actually enable us to increase our cognitive abilities. A persistent digital divide exists between the industrialised world and emerging countries.

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