Edsurge

MAY 4, 2020

Each week, Ann Vinson ticks off the items one-by-one on the voluminous remote learning checklist her school requires. First, she schedules two class meetings for social interaction, where her 22 second graders read aloud and play games. Next, she plans small-group reading and math sessions.

Guidelines 218

Guidelines Online Learning Digital Divide Study 218

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2020

We started a couple of years ago with a digital equity group to focus on this issue when we started seeing issues related to the digital divide. But access is maybe the first part of the digital divide. Some teachers are better prepared to offer things digitally than others. Hiefield : Yes.

Technology 216

Technology Digital Divide Broadband Accessibility 216

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2020

The suburban Seattle school is part of the Northshore School District, which closed earlier in March and has since paused its online learning program. (AP For others, it’s an even bigger catastrophe: they may not be able to afford proper meals for their children, much less the technology and connectivity needed for online learning.

Common Core 135

Common Core Digital Divide Online Learning Groups 135

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

While a striking amount of uncertainty remains, experts largely agree on one thing: Pandemic education has exacted the greatest tolls from the children of historically marginalized groups. By and large, English learners aren’t thriving under distance learning.

Education 131

Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 131

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

BYOD deepens the digital divide. Even when schools provide for these students — like making them beneficiaries of a BYOD funding program, or letting them check out a device from the school’s library — the digital divide doesn’t disappear completely. Top 10 BYOD concerns: 1.

BYOD 150

BYOD How To Digital Divide Mobility 150

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. The move to online learning also made people wonder: Are there practices we can continue when the pandemic abates? These reports may provide recommendations for grouping students or next steps for instruction.

EdTech 145

EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 145

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

But this year the STEM projects, maker space designs and story hours that usually take place within the library’s walls have moved online, and the library itself has found itself innovating quickly to meet the needs of their community. Louis Public Library have moved completely online. Vihn Tran (Courtesy of Vihn Tran).

Libraries 68

Libraries Social Media Digital Badges Accessibility 68

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Elsewhere, teachers hold daily virtual office hours to check on the academic and emotional well-being of students they can no longer meet face to face. After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive. Inequity looms large. The Richmond (Va.)

Learning 68

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 68

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

AI in education is used to enhance personalized learning experiences, streamline administrative tasks, and provide valuable insights into student performance. AI-powered adaptive learning platforms analyze individual student strengths and weaknesses, tailoring educational content to meet specific needs.

Education 52

Education Adaptive Learning Personalized Learning Gamification 52

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

As we think about our work in the past 2019-20 school year, we should reflect on the online learning that had occurred for those of us fortunate enough to have the necessary technology—both at our schools and in our students’ homes. How might we bring these important elements to the online learning experience in the next school year?

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Faced with fast-changing instructional models, varying infection rates, decreasing revenue sources, and a variety of natural disasters, how can education finance officials meet the short-term needs of their districts as well as longer-term requirements? LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

EdTech 96

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 96

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. He’s had less luck with the school’s online offerings. “I public schools.

Digital Divide 145

Digital Divide Policies Resources Study 145

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 214

Digital Divide Social Media Microsoft Policies 214

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Our 2014 Keynote Schedule is nearly finalized, and we''re really excited to have this amazing group of speakers participate at our fifth annual conference. See the Conference Schedule and mark your calendars for presentations by this great group of presenters. Interested in becoming a Learning Revolution Partner?

Conference 53

Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 53

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Like much of rural America, Garfield County is on the wrong side of the “homework gap” — a stubborn disparity in at-home broadband that hinders millions of students’ access to the array of online learning, collaboration and research tools that are enjoyed by their better-connected peers.

Broadband 82

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 82

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. On the way back to her car, she saw a group of her students. The digital divide. It has been slow.”.

Broadband 145

Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ebert, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Nevada Department of Education Nominated by: Discovery Education The shift to distance education precipitated by the COVID pandemic highlighted challenges including access to technology, professional learning for educators, and high-quality instructional materials.

Edmentum 98

Edmentum Digital Divide Professional Learning Industry 98

Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Knowledge can be created by the individual through reflection or developed through interaction at the intra- or inter-group levels. Once created, individual, groups, departments, or the organization can control the dissemination and access to a larger number of people.

Groups 52

Groups Outcomes Training Study 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

They’ve been letting officials know that while they want to see their friends, they recognize the seriousness of the virus and hope districts prioritize student mental health and improving online learning, especially for vulnerable students. Other student groups have also conducted surveys to capture students’ experiences.

Survey 145

Survey Policies Groups Report 145

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Also, this week, thanks to my invited participation in the National Governors Association regional summit, Meet the Threat: States Confront the Cyber Challenge , I published a new post “ How Should We Address the Cybersecurity Threats Facing K-12 Schools? Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 2017.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

edWeb.net

AUGUST 17, 2020

Will online learning continue? Instead, instructional leaders should meet students where they are to bring them up to speed. Ensuring learners have access to technology is essential to bridge the digital divide. Practicing equitable learning approaches that work from learners’ strengths. Will schools open?

Learning 86

Learning Assessment Digital Divide Professional Learning 86

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Additionally, leaders can reduce inequity through closing the digital divide while protecting privacy, and scale up the good practices of special educators, a standout from their peers, to protect all students. The recommendations were shaped by surveys and focus groups commissioned by CDT. View the findings here. “It

Student Data Privacy 91

Student Data Privacy Digital Divide Survey Data 91

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Here’s what they had to say: The demand for online learning will continue to grow in 2022 and possibly lead to the creation of virtual schools, which would introduce new AR and VR learning processes. Maria Armstrong, Executive Director, Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents.

EdTech 120

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 120

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

With this latest—and largest—surge of coronavirus infections in the United States, K-12 schools that hadn’t yet reopened for in-person learning now see few paths to do so in the near term, and many of the schools that were offering some face-to-face instruction are now pulling back into full-time remote learning.

Digital Divide 218

Digital Divide How To Learning Broadband 218

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 The Washington Post : “Influential conservative group: Trump, DeVos should dismantle Education Department and bring God into classrooms.” ” The group in question: the Council for National Policy. Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.”

Education 45

Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 45