Graphite Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

For both students and teachers, online learning has come with a lot of challenges, from the digital divide and technology access to mental health impacts , or a lack of essential school and community supports. Just as some of us enjoy being in a physical classroom, others might prefer to learn solo, from home.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2020

The suburban Seattle school is part of the Northshore School District, which closed earlier in March and has since paused its online learning program. (AP How to homeschool” is trending on Google. LA Unified, for example, plans on teaching students remotely by partnering with local television stations. stand empty.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive. But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. Inequity looms large.

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MindShift

MARCH 24, 2020

While there are plenty of best practice guides available for online learning, strategies for bridging the digital divide are scarce. . For example, to qualify for Comcast Internet Essentials program, which provides affordable Internet ($9.95/month) Check-in via Google Forms . – Davina Belisa Marcon.

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Linways Technologies

JANUARY 14, 2021

There are some impersonals forces in history which no one can escape from, For example today people ask you for the mobile phone number for identity. Educational Institutions will be more focussed on the possibility of online learning now. For example the primary school children learn to clean toilets in school in Japan.

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MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The so-called digital divide widens as soon as their students walk out the door. (To What if we told you that a tire shop in Las Vegas was standing at the front lines of the battle to close the digital divide? Google Maps allows you to create and save a map that you can print out or embed on your website.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2020

Administrators at Dorchester School District Two in suburban Summerville, South Carolina, were well aware of the digital divide when they decided to give students both paper and online resources after shuttering schools because of coronavirus. She received her first response on the morning of April 9 and opened it immediately.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

But a few pioneering districts have shown that it’s possible, and Albemarle County has joined a nascent trend of districts trying to build their own bridges across the digital divide. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) divides up the spectrum into allowable uses, such as for TV, radio, satellites and mobile data.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Privacy and Student Data During these pressing circumstances, many educators are curating and sharing digital tools, strategies, and tips for remote teaching with their networks. In fact, there are so many digital tools, apps, and online learning resources being shared, some educators are feeling overwhelmed.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

As we think about our work in the past 2019-20 school year, we should reflect on the online learning that had occurred for those of us fortunate enough to have the necessary technology—both at our schools and in our students’ homes. Perhaps a digital learning journal could be employed to promote reflection.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 5, 2020

The number has fluctuated as cases rise across the country, but throughout this fall pandemic semester, between 40% and 60% of students have been enrolled in districts that offer only remote learning, according to a tracker maintained by the company Burbio. In short, online learning is the reality for a majority of students this fall.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools. Um, they do.)

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” ” That’s Gail Heriot. ” “What’s the bottom line on online preschool ?” Via the AP : “How Google Chromebooks conquered schools.” NPR on MOOC Micromasters.

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Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

And speaking of copyrighting a language of a warlike people, the Oracle v Google case had its closing arguments this week. On Thursday, the judge gave Google the victory , ruling that the company’s use of the Java API fell under fair use provisions. “ Blackboard ’s Online Learning Trend Report ” by Blackboard.

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