The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

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. Children are learning how to be even more resilient, and technology is helping that happen.”.

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Neo LMS

JULY 12, 2018

However, there would be little point in highlighting these benefits if we did not also acknowledge that digital access at home continues to disadvantage students after school, where they are expected to conduct digitally-enabled homework assignments and projects. 4 Examples of the best digital access initiatives.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

We provide openly-licensed documentation, guidance materials and training materials through the Kolibri Edtech Toolkit to help organizations set up Kolibri on their own and train educators and staff on how to blend technology into their learning environments. All of this supports a community-driven, bottom-up approach.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 26, 2022

The divide comes when you consider how these generations were raised in connection to technology. The differences between these current generations are considered singular and anomalous because they bridge the digital divide — reflecting the varying ways we communicate, interact, and learn.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

For example, at Columbia University, professors are creating and using virtual reality tools to help students gain empathy across racial lines, learn dentistry techniques and examine molecules in 3D. As the industry that develops VR grows, it will need workers who are trained in how to build and apply this technology.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Teach Digital Literacy to Parents A key to help students wade-through reliable, educational material from everything else — including frivolity, misinformation, and conspiracy theories — is teaching them digital literacy. They need to be able to identify sources and find corroborating information. Consider this: 1 in 4 U.S. The result?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

Addressing the digital divide requires a human-centered approach In the early days of the pandemic, schools raced to provide devices and hotspots to students, responding to concerns over a widening digital divide. We must not let the flood of tech tools overshadow the necessary human element of education.

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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. Cox Communications is one example. Cox sets a good example of what needs to be done by the highest levels of corporate leadership.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 24, 2020

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.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 5, 2021

For example, do this directly by donating supplies, funding a GoFundMe page set by a teacher, or by pitching in their Amazon (or any other company) wish list. Read more: How to redesign your classroom on a budget. That’s why neglecting this area can lead to a bigger digital divide among students. Be a volunteer.

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Education Digital Divide Laptops Trends 363

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 2, 2017

We have made great strides to level the technology playing field in education, but unfortunately the digital divide still exists between those who have the tools to research, learn and collaborate online at home, and those who don’t. 1 Further, there’s a second level digital divide 2 that’s emerging in the classroom.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 20, 2022

Pre-pandemic there was an enormous digital divide. That is because the devices provide digital accessibility and translation. Access to the Internet The pandemic no longer allowed elected officials to ignore the digital divide. Normal was a digital divide. Here are five pandemic learning gains.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As a definition published by Boston University explains, it is an example of “learning by doing,” and some of the related activities can include field trips, laboratory experiments, and studio performances. This technology can also cater to a variety of other needs too.

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Learning Smartphone Accessibility Social Media 327

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

For example, the UK government’s controversial decision to stop offering free school meals during the holidays is a clear departure from this philosophy. Read more: The complexity of self-actualization and how to help students achieve it. Read more: How to motivate students for lifelong learning. Be open and show vulnerability.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Yet Ballard’s main focus is not the tools themselves, but rather, how to support teachers leveraging edtech to help improve student learning. “I After all, there are a lot of reasons why a teacher might be reluctant to embrace edtech, and not all of these obstacles hinge on whether a teacher knows how to integrate technology in the classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 20, 2020

I mean the basics of how to use the tech tools that are driving learning. This raises the question: How exactly should schools invest in technology to keep up? Address the digital divide. I don’t mean phone apps and games. Not all learners are starting on similar footing.

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Technology Digital Divide Education Digital Citizenship 243

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 25, 2023

For example, Microsoft CoPilot will be integrated into Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and all of the Microsoft Apps (I’m guessing One Note), along with the Notion-Like Microsoft Loop app that kicked off this week. What I'll Be Sharing Now and How to Follow Now, I'm back to blogging and podcasting.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 13, 2020

Many education experts have offered ideas on how to improve what was, in essence, an emergency service for which the majority of teachers were not prepared. For example, one of the most frequently repeated benefits of online learning, according to teenagers , has been the flexibility it offers when it comes to time.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

It includes recognizing potential cyber threats, protecting personal information, and understanding the importance of secure practices to ensure digital security. Digital etiquette: Digital etiquette, or netiquette, encompasses the socially accepted norms and behaviors in digital communication.

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Digital Citizenship Digital Divide Analysis Accessibility 91

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2024

We want to learn from them and I’m sure they will share their lessons learned so we can think about how to do it at our own institutions.” Researchers, for example, will be able to use these tools to synthesize large data sets. A lot of us outside ASU will be looking at this with interest.

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Digital Divide Company Training Data 106

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

For example, an AR app can create interactive 3D models of historical artifacts or scientific specimens that students can learn from and explore. AR can also create digital overlays on printed textbooks, allowing students to access additional content, such as videos or animations, with their mobile devices.

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Neo LMS

MAY 14, 2020

There’s no secret that a digital divide is creating barriers between students and learning. That being said, when we remove those barriers we still see a gap when it comes to having functional knowledge on how to use said devices. It’s also important to have a coherent digital strategy that everyone can get behind.

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Education EdTech Digital Divide Online Learning 401

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2021

for example, some 1. At Benedict, we’ve taken a crash course in how to recreate that on-campus support in a virtual environment, and the lessons extend beyond our institution. For example, when the reality of the pandemic hit Benedict, we weren’t sure how our students would get home safely. Across the U.S.,

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 22, 2023

The small city of Central Falls, Rhode Island, has now emerged as a best practice example of driving ACP enrollment with an effective awareness campaign. We applaud their commitment to closing the digital divide in their community and congratulate them on the success of their campaign.” Overcoming Awareness Barriers 51.6

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2023

But as more equity officers are hired, their individual challenges — and how to solve them — are unique. An example of a reimagined funding model is the Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) Opportunity Index , whose metrics include barriers to opportunity like race, socioeconomic status, health and community factors.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

For districts in need of additional technologies to make hybrid classrooms successful, here's a closer look at the new funding available and how to secure it: ESSER Funds and How to Use Them The original CARES Act included an education stabilization fund called Elementary and Secondary Education Emergency Relief (ESSER).

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Technology Classroom EdTech Software 165

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2022

If we can’t agree on what a fact is—if the marketplace of ideas breaks down—then how are we ever going to achieve consensus to tackle the other great challenges of our time? In many ways, I feel like we went from being a voice in the wilderness to an answer to a prayer, particularly after the 2016 election,” he adds.

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Insight Education Group

MAY 27, 2021

As educational systems are rebuilt after the disruption of the global pandemic, a new relief fund is providing aid to districts to address trauma, learning acceleration, the digital divide, and much more. Districts and schools may be wondering how to best use these funds.

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Insight Education Group

MAY 27, 2021

As educational systems are rebuilt after the disruption of the global pandemic, a new relief fund is providing aid to districts to address trauma, learning acceleration, the digital divide, and much more. Districts and schools may be wondering how to best use these funds.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 30, 2020

As the Coronavirus has changed the landscape of education, I have become more and more aware of inequity and the digital divide. In my reflection, I have attempted to present ideas for all schools across the digital divide. We truly can use this as an opportunity to facilitate the idea of learning… how to learn.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Whether you're able to video-chat with parents and guardians or need to rely on good old-fashioned phone calls, now is the time to consider what these important check-ins can look like -- and how to make them a positive communication tool -- during the coronavirus pandemic. Here are examples of some short surveys you could adapt.

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Conference Digital Divide LMS Meeting 98

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.

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Flipped Classroom Course Digital Divide Trends 208

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide. In Occidental, California, Matthew Morgan, superintendent of the Harmony Union School District, said the pandemic has exposed a big digital divide and online learning was slow to roll out. “We

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Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 116

The Hechinger Report

JULY 27, 2020

Nearly half of low-income districts distributed paper packets of worksheets to families while more than three-fourths of wealthier school districts distributed everything digitally. This digital divide had enormous consequences for what instruction meant.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 27, 2016

Here is an excerpt: " Schools have yet to take advantage of the potential of technology in the classroom to tackle the digital divide and give every student the skills they need in today’s connected world, according to the first OECD PISA assessment of digital skills. Within this response should be examples of substance.

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Digital Divide EdTech Data Examples 150

The Innovative Educator

MAY 10, 2020

For example, Washington state banned virtual learning. They chose not to figure out ways to bridge the digital divide for the most vulnerable families and students. They chose not to think about how to serve students with special needs. We could have been focused on closing the digital divide.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Key points: A federal outline for education technology intends to close access gaps How to work for equity of access in classrooms How schools can help students overcome the digital divide For more news on digital access, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership page The latest iteration of the U.S.

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