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Kajeet and Google Partner to Close the Homework Gap

EdTech Magazine

In June, Kajeet and Google announced their partnership to deploy a private 5G network with the goal of closing the digital divide for K–12 students. Kajeet’s Private 5G Platform will launch on Google’s Distributed Cloud Edge, allowing schools, students and communities to access the network.

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Ray Allen Foundation Gifts Computer Lab to Miami-Dade Middle School to Help Bridge the Digital Divide

EdTech Magazine

Ray Allen Foundation Gifts Computer Lab to Miami-Dade Middle School to Help Bridge the Digital Divide. I want to say thank you for your accomplishments and your efforts to close the digital divide,” Bulnes told Allen. Ricky publishes and manages the content on BizTech magazine's website. ricky.ribeiro.

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K–12 Schools View Technology as a Guardrail for Good Digital Citizenship

EdTech Magazine

is on a mission to bridge the digital divide and train a generation to become good digital citizens. JCPS relies on its Google Workspace… Jefferson County Public Schools, a one-to-one district in the diverse city of Louisville, Ky.,

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Google Champions Teacher Tech Training with New Program

EdTech Magazine

By Wendy McMahon The partnership between Google, Digital Promise and EdTechTeam seeks to solve the digital divide around professional development.

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Make Parents Comfortable with Tech for a Successful 1:1 Program

EdTech Magazine

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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Experts Weigh in on Key Considerations for K–12 1:1 Programs

EdTech Magazine

At the Innovation in Digital Education and Leadership Institute , schools looking to successfully plan a training program should give teachers plenty of time to work with the tech, stick with a few specific initiatives and have a clear vision educators will be able to follow. . Think About Device Use Outside of the Classroom.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

For example, a student could be assigned a slide on a Class Google Slide show to share some work while other students and the teacher provide critique. Could Google Draw be used for a collaborative visual thinking activity such as Chalk Talk, or Zoom breakout rooms be used for online critique and revision?