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Could the Bridge Across the Digital Divide Be Paved With TV Signals?

Edsurge

One such company, Information Equity Initiative (IEI), is working to bridge the digital divide so that all students have access to educational information. So, three PBS member stations came together, recognizing they could use their television spectrum to directly serve kids on the other side of the digital divide.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. We have this huge digital divide that’s making it hard for [students] to get their education,” she said. OAKLAND, Calif.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

Nationwide, significant progress has been made since March 2020 on closing the digital divide – the chasm between those K-12 learners who have access to reliable internet and computing devices at home and those who don’t. We have such close relationships with other city agencies, and local libraries and community centers.

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Responding to COVID-19: How Are the Children?

Digital Promise

Organizations and coalitions including Learning Keeps Going , Tech for Learners , Google , and Digital Promise have also compiled lists of resources from various education organizations as well as available edtech products. Bridging The Digital Divide. Parents aren’t getting the message.” And, how are the children?

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Library 2.0

Learning with 'e's

What does the future hold for our university libraries? The library has long been seen by many as a very traditional, conservative institution, and is often portrayed as a place where rows upon rows of antiquated book shelves slowly gather dust. Just how are libraries adapting to the digital age and all it brings?

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Remote Learning Advice for Teachers – SULS0142

Shake Up Learning

In year two of the pandemic, Jen’s district shut down all of the libraries within the district and began a virtual school. This current school year is working as a hybrid model allowing Jen to be back in the library again supporting in any way possible. Jen also shares how the digital divide has become more apparent.

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OPINION: Online homework is a problem for 5 million families without internet at home

The Hechinger Report

The examples of assignments you receive that require internet access are frequent and daunting: Explain and evaluate “fake news.” Related: New documentary explores ‘the digital divide’. These assignments, like most made by your teachers, must be emailed or dropped into your teacher’s cloud-based Google classroom by 11 p.m.