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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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

In the classroom, AR technology can enhance learning by providing students with interactive and immersive experiences, improving their understanding of complex concepts and enabling them to apply their knowledge in real-world scenarios. You can just use your phone or any mobile device.” How does augmented reality engage all students?

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Parkland School District in Pennsylvania, like many of the nation’s public school systems, is seeing increases in student poverty rates and English language proficiency — trends that could make any existing digital divides worse. But Parkland school leaders are taking proactive steps to improve digital equity. by Wylie Wong.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 24, 2020

The bilingual (English/Spanish) mobile-first digital tool was informed by what parents say they need and developed by leading content experts. Bridging The Digital Divide. She added that “the challenge is supporting parents who can’t engage with the infrastructure/technology.”

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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. Gaming took a dip in 2023 with children spending 8% less time on mobile games than in 2022. Despite a tumultuous 2023 – and a name change – Twitter/X saw a 27% boost in popularity among children.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

To further the mission of closing the Digital Divide for students across the United States, each grant recipient will receive up to $25,000, which they may use for any combination of Kajeet Education Broadband solutions, including WiFi hotspots, school bus WiFi, LTE-embedded Chromebooks and routers. patents in mobile technologies.

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Connecting 2 the World

JULY 14, 2014

Mobile Technology is here to stay. Many of us may try to resist integrating mobile technology into our classrooms. What are some ways in which mobile technology has changed the classroom? What are some ways in which mobile technology has changed the classroom? It is a fact of academic life.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 12, 2016

Much was discussed during the UNESCO Mobile Learning Week in Paris. The image presented here was ironic, appearing as it did on the door to the main venue of the conference, but as several pointed out, the device in the image is a reference to a bygone age when mobile phones were primitive. don't have internet capability).

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Examples of standards include: Protect Your Privacy Like You’re Famous, Strike A Balance, and Find Your Influencers. Surveys reveal the average age kids get cell phones is ten years old, and exposure to mobile devices begins at a much younger age.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Through this work, we see powerful examples of innovation across education — from students creating their own virtual reality (VR) films, to researchers working with technology developers to improve edtech efficacy, to educators rethinking their own professional development with the use of micro-credentials.

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Mark Smithers

MARCH 20, 2024

Technology has become an integral part of our lives, revolutionizing the way we interact, work, and even think. However, amidst the rapid advancements, it is essential to recognize the pivotal role that psychology plays in shaping the trajectory of technology.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

suffer on the no-internet side of the digital divide , according to the Federal Communications Commission. And this spring, 60 percent of low-income parents expressed that their children are likely to experience at least one digital obstacle doing their K-12 homework online. Roughly 21 million people in the U.S.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2012

Recently he has been working with the McArthur Foundation on how young people''s adoption of technology changes the way they live and learn. Previously via laptop computers, but more recently via mobile devices. Was inspired by the concept of digital divide - technology rich vs. technology poor.

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eSchool News

JULY 30, 2015

Is access to computers and the web enough to solve the digital divide? In the middle of one of Miami’s poorest and toughest neighborhoods, there is a computer lab with free wireless internet for Liberty City residents who would otherwise go without the technology.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

“What you find out very quickly as teachers is not just the power of using technology in the classroom, but the power to extend learning, to carry it beyond just the school day,” says Brian Nicol, communications coordinator and, until recently, a teacher at the Wisconsin school district.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 28, 2013

"Technology won't replace teachers, but teachers who use technology will probably replace teachers who don't" This was just one of the contentious and thought provoking statements made at Learning Through Technology this week in Glasgow. Another conclusion was that the technology wave is not slowing, and won't go away.

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Linways Technologies

JANUARY 14, 2021

Mathew has taught more than 10,000 students in premier institutions like Christ University, Bangalore, Symbiosis, Pune, and Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Cochin, in his career spanning more than 15 years. We would have thought about if technology was available or if it would be affordable. To dismantle anything is easy.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

However, the struggle will be to expand innovation in core subjects and beyond, including integrating technology into ancillary K-12 areas such as CTE, music, physical education, health, and the arts. We are hopeful that, when the pandemic lifts, we can welcome a return to hands-on, collaborative, creative technology education in 2021.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

After all, schools are preparing them for their future careers, which will include using some aspect of online technology. In Connecticut, for example, public schools as well as other organizations receive broadband services from the CEN. Included in the new report and accompanying website are case studies of success stories.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Mobile Access Is Nearly Universal Perhaps it’s no surprise to learn that mobile device use has become nearly universal, with 98 percent of kids age 8 and under living in a home with some type of mobile device. For educators, the rise of mobile media in homes presents us with an important role to play for kids and families.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 2, 2013

This is the third in a series of blog posts on the future of learning and technology. In my previous blog post I examined the debate about whether we are becoming more intelligent or less intelligent as a result of our prolonged and habituated uses of technology. There are examples of how such cyborg existence might come about.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. Miami-Dade County Public Schools has distributed some 100,000 tablets and other mobile devices, and more than 11,000 smartphones that double as Wi-Fi hot spots. Inequity looms large. Coronavirus gave many just days. Adjusting Expectations.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

In places like Albemarle County, where school officials estimate up to 20 percent of students lack home broadband, all the latest education-technology tools meant to narrow opportunity and achievement gaps can widen them instead. That’s why, for example, 92.9 This is an equity issue. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Wybrant cites the North Dakota Access Pipeline as an example. Sean Wybrant, Digital Media Studies Teacher, in his classroom with students at William J. The digital divide will not be bridged simply by coding but “by young leaders who have been educated to transform their reality” says Amouzou. Palmer High School.

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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? Clark County School District mobile device initiatives. Schools and Communities Team Up.

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Learning with 'e's

JULY 29, 2011

Some would suspect this is a reference to the digital divide, the haves and have nots in our society. We know what technologies we can use to create excellent learning opportunities for the students in our care. We know for example, that technology used for technology's sake is usually a mistake.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 1, 2013

We know there are digital divides between those who have and don't have. Some of these divides are socio-economic, others are technical based on geographical location, still others are about willingness to engage, or the skill to be able to use tools effectively.

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 3, 2013

During testing season we have a challenge to support student research with limited access to our computer labs and mobile labs. When technology is limited, how do you transform high tech options into low tech products? This playlist will help you find out all about their habits, attitudes, and yes.their powers!" We were m entio ned!

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Connecting 2 the World

JULY 30, 2012

I was so excited when I heard NBC had a special app to view the Olympics on mobile technology. This gives new meaning to the digital divide. NBC assumes that all who do not subscribe to cable also do not have mobile technology. Speed forward to this year.

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Educator Innovator

APRIL 27, 2015

Take the school’s new after school coding club, for example. Turning inquiry into action, the student has designed a research project to explore the nation’s digital divide, and advocated for a space for he and other interested students to both learn and implement new skills by working toward building an app and website for the school. .”

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to help close the digital divide. The United Nations General Assembly declared October 4th-10th World Space Week, an international celebration of science and technology. Using the power of AR/VR and immersive technology, teachers have the ability to bring space to life for their students.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

More than two years ago, educators around the country began to engage in dialogue regarding the digital divide , as they recognized the reality that many students did not have access and connectivity as once believed. The digital divide can actually negatively affect people’s health. million Michigan households (31.5

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 14, 2018

One 2017 survey found that children under age 8 are spending 48 minutes on mobile devices a day in addition to two hours of television. One example is Words Worth Teaching but there are many others. One example would be shouting an exclamation like “Hey!” She’s seeing mixed results.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 30, 2020

Beyond access, CSIU leaders identified social capital as the key component to postsecondary success and designed a mechanism to connect learners across disparate communities using technology. To address digital divide issues, classroom lessons are provided both online and with paper-based packets. Collaborating Organizations.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

However, the increasingly ubiquitous use of technology in instruction has resulted in a new digital divide between students who have home Internet access and those who do not. Deploy Mobile Hotspot Programs 4. Partner with Community Organizations to Create “Homework Hotspots” 2. Promote Low Cost Broadband Offerings 3.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2018

For our pilot, we delivered remote wireless connectivity and computing devices to families at the Nayeli House Tanner Road Mobile Home Park in our Houston metro district. For example, we needed approvals to erect an appropriate utility pole at the mobile home park to house our on-site equipment.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Bring Your Own Device (BOYD) is becoming an increasingly popular option for schools as they look to give students more access to technology. However, implementing BOYD in schools also presents some challenges such as data security, digital divide, and compatibility issues.

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