EdTech Magazine

JULY 30, 2018

Each student has a brand-new laptop and has easily mastered Google Classroom and the other educational apps you carefully chose for them. Like other K–12 school districts around the country, you’re closing the digital divide — making sure your students have access to technology that paves the way for their future successes.

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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. Would 20 hours of one student logged into Google Classroom, or 20 students logged in for one hour, suffice? Read more about the Digital Divide.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

So what will schools do when their now-new laptops wear out in a few years? More than Devices The “digital divide” was not quite a household term two years ago. Only 21 states have any kind of dedicated state funding for technology, and this can range from just digital instructional materials (e.g.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

“I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer. " says Google Family Link manager Saurabh Sharma.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 5, 2020

The digital divide is still big and complex. Many districts have scrambled to distribute their classroom laptops to families, to buy portable hot spots, and call on private and corporate donations. Lee at Brookings is working on a book about the digital divide, and she says it’s multidimensional.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 26, 2017 Google to Symantec: We don't trust you anymore | InfoWorld → Admins need to consider whether they still want to use Symantec (the cybersecurity firm!) The new laptop ban highlights this mistrust." "In these cases, boards need to provide access to a school device.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 26, 2017 Google to Symantec: We don't trust you anymore | InfoWorld → Admins need to consider whether they still want to use Symantec (the cybersecurity firm!) The new laptop ban highlights this mistrust." "In these cases, boards need to provide access to a school device.

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