eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

Plan regular meet ups. If a joint grant application seems like a bridge too far, but you still want to encourage cross district collaboration, reach out to administrators at other districts and arrange a series of lectures, meet ups, or skill shares throughout the the year. Medium Commitment. Share a Virtual Space. Low Commitment.

Technology 52

Technology Classroom iPad EdTech 52

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2016

The “digital divide” is still very real. A recent study by Lea(r)n Platform found that 65 percent of student licenses for edtech weren’t being used enough to meet the school’s goals or the recommendations of the tool’s developers. Just committing to technology at a school or district level isn’t enough.

EdTech 60

EdTech Classroom Digital Divide Data 60

eSpark

MAY 18, 2016

Rather than widening the digital divide by blocking sites such as Facebook and YouTube, some districts are trying to facilitate these connections and help students use digital resources to learn from leaders outside of their immediate community. Is your district meeting the needs of every learner?

Survey 66

Survey Digital Divide Facebook Industry 66

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2016

It happens to me a lot these days — in random conversations at airports, schools, supermarkets, elevators, cocktail parties, yoga studios, Twitter and Facebook walls, as well as at my family’s and friends’ gatherings. Our schools must provide Monica and and her peers with new educational experiences to meet those standards.

Digital Divide 40

Digital Divide STEM Game-Based Learning Training 40

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.

Digital Divide 145

Digital Divide Policies Resources Study 145

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular "live" web meetings. LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular "live" web meetings. We hope to close the opportunity gap and bridge the digital divide for all high school students nationwide.

Digital Citizenship 28

Digital Citizenship Digital Divide Blackboard Conference 28

MindShift

MARCH 24, 2020

While there are plenty of best practice guides available for online learning, strategies for bridging the digital divide are scarce. . month) families must meet these criteria: Eligibility for public assistance programs such as the National School Lunch Program. According to recent federal data , approximately 14 percent of U.S.

Learning 47

Learning Digital Divide Data Flipped Classroom 47

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. There are subtler distinctions, such as the use of abbrevations.

Digital Divide 61

Digital Divide Social Media Facebook Mobility 61

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.

Digital Divide 209

Digital Divide Social Media Microsoft Policies 209

Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

During an editorial meeting, Dyer suggested building an app that would decode some of the propositions into language young people (or adults, for that matter) can understand. Clicking “like” on a Facebook post? She already knew her experience, but she used it to bring more nuance to a much larger discussion about the digital divide.

Social Media 41

Social Media Digital Divide Smartphone Analysis 41

eSpark

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Plan regular meet ups. If a joint grant application seems like a bridge too far, but you still want to encourage cross district collaboration, reach out to administrators at other districts and arrange a series of lectures, meet ups, or skill shares throughout the the year. Medium Commitment. Share a Virtual Space. Low Commitment.

Technology 40

Technology iPad eBook Blended Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

She was making ends meet by working as a cashier at a local gas station, until an injury took her off the job. She’d created a Facebook group at the start of the school year for families of the children she taught. The digital divide. Moving back to the Mississippi Delta was supposed to be a fresh start for Johnson.

Broadband 145

Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

MindShift

MARCH 20, 2015

According to Putnam’s research, the digital divide has morphed: Rich kids and poor kids now have equal access to the Internet, but use it in different ways. One person they interviewed for the book, “David” (a pseudonym), recently posted something to his Facebook wall that Putnam describes as “clearly a cry for help.”

Facebook 28

Facebook Digital Divide Meeting Mobility 28

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Lower-income Americans still lag in tech adoption | Pew Research Center → Even as many aspects of the digital divide have narrowed over time, the digital lives of lower- and higher-income Americans remain markedly different. This is ALSO true for edtech. Tagged on: March 20, 2017 Education Dept.

EdTech 170

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Lower-income Americans still lag in tech adoption | Pew Research Center → Even as many aspects of the digital divide have narrowed over time, the digital lives of lower- and higher-income Americans remain markedly different. This is ALSO true for edtech. Tagged on: March 20, 2017 Education Dept.

EdTech 150

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Um, they do.) Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon. The Teacher Influencer Hustle.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, a federal panel, is slated to review ACCJC’s recognition and scope at a meeting next week.” ” That’s Gail Heriot.

Education 45

Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The gap between black and white students was even more pronounced, with 56 percent of white students scoring at or above ‘proficient’ and just 18 percent of black students meeting that bar,” Chalkbeat reported in May. Girls, for what it’s worth, out-performed boys.)

Technology 40

Technology Education Pearson Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

“ Facebook Is Not a Technology Company ,” media studies professor Ian Bogost also wrote in August. But it’s also time to recognize that some companies – Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook among them – aren’t primarily in the computing business anyway. Facebook, like Google, is an advertising company.

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40