Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

" Tagged on: July 18, 2017 Let Robots Teach American Schoolkids | Bloomberg → This is not a work of satire. Tagged on: July 9, 2017 As the Digital Divide Grows, an Untapped Solution Languishes: Educational Broadband Service (EBS) | Wired → Most EBS license holders don’t actually use their free spectrum.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

But I think expect that as a teacher, if all you're asking students to do is work that an AI robot can do. So we always have to be careful of that because there might not be as much information, inputed from certain groups of people, ethnicities, cultures and things like that. So when you're thinking about that, it's always important.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 3, 2014

She showed several images of recent movies such as Ellysium, I, Robot and Avatar to emphasise her point. The group used deep learning to zero in on the molecules most likely to bind to their targets. Will such a universal translation tool become available to all, or will the social gulfs be amplified because of a new digital divide?

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Learning E-rate Digital Divide Microsoft 59

The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

You an start with just one Sphero Mini : The App-Controlled Robot Ball Photo by: Jenny of The Brick Castle "Little robot. Sphero Mini fits a huge experience into a tiny robot the size of a ping pong ball. Sure, you can can add lots more to a Robotics area in a Makerspace. And they did! Yes, please! WeNeedDiverseBooks!

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

They settle in at the computers where Caine teaches coding and software, such as Illustrator and Photoshop, or they head to the back room for the 3-D printer, vinyl cutter and robotics kits. In total, the homework gap hits some 12 million school-aged kids nationwide, according to a 2017 congressional report, “ America’s Digital Divide.”.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 83

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. Global Education Conference Keynotes. More information at [link].

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 53

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cleveland relentlessly advocated for equitable access to Hazel’s mental health services in all district schools rather than limiting services to a small group. Robert Palazzo, Principal, Panther Valley Elementary School Nominated by: 95 Percent Group Owning up to a mistake takes courage. Smart transportation, and VR, among others.

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Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 132

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge. Tagged on: March 16, 2017 Shenzhen Capital Co-leads $29M Round In Chinese Robotics Firm Makeblock | China Money Network → "Recently, we are focusing on educational technology industry.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 9, 2011

Event and Recording Page : [link] Mitchel Resnick directs the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the Media Laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Programmable Bricks served as inspiration for the LEGO MindStorms , PicoCricket , and LEGO WeDo robotics kits. Computer Clubhouse: Bridging the Digital Divide.

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Digital Divide Robotics Software Groups 61

User Generated Education

JULY 7, 2016

New tools that enable hands-on learning — 3D printers, robotics, microprocessors, wearable computers, e-textiles, “smart” materials and new programming languages — are giving individuals the power to invent. ( Makers, as a group, freely share their makes so others can replicate and/or improve upon them. Educate to Innovate ).

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Maker Movement Education STEM Software 150

User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

New tools that enable hands-on learning — 3D printers, robotics, microprocessors, wearable computers, e-textiles, “smart” materials and new programming languages — are giving individuals the power to invent. ( Makers, as a group, freely share their makes so others can replicate and/or improve upon them. Educate to Innovate ).

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Maker Movement STEM Education Software 120

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Greeley offers a lens into how wide the digital divide in the US has become, how much it is contributing to a two-tiered society, and, perhaps most important, whether it can be bridged – something that will be crucial to keeping the country competitive in the global economy of tomorrow. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

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Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

” The Black Alliance for Educational Options , a charter school advocacy group, announced it will cease operations at the end of the year. Chavous is a founding board member of the American Federation for Children , the school choice advocacy group formerly chaired by Betsy DeVos.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 7, 2018

” Via Chalkbeat : “New group will try to connect school board members pushing for ‘dramatic change’ in these 10 cities.” That group is called School Board Partners. Via The San Francisco Chronicle : “ Conservative groups settle campus bias suit with UC Berkeley.” Education in the Courts.

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Education MOOC Report Data 54

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Via Broadly : “ Betsy DeVos to Meet with Men’s Rights Groups , Reports Say.” ” More on the Afghan robotics team in the contest section below. for Robotics Contest.” Via The New York Times : “To Close Digital Divide, Microsoft to Harness Unused Television Channels.”

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Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

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.”

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Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 45

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.) Altius Education. But the “spying” has continued. The Hour of Code.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Preferred admissions gives a narrowly defined group of black descendants a chance to compete for achievements that are defined by accumulated disadvantage. ” While new technologies are spreading rapidly, the “digital dividends – growth, jobs and services – have lagged behind.”

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Technology Education Pearson Company 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

” The education company “dead pool” gets some new cold bodies this week… Professional Educational Services Group , which hires substitute teachers in Michigan, has closed its doors. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. More PR from Techcrunch : “ Nintendo is bringing Labo kits to elementary schools.”

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Education Khan Academy Company MOOC 60