eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Hate it or love – technology in education is here to stay. The conversation has quickly shifted from whether technology should be used in learning to how we can use it to improve learning and ensure that all students have access to high-quality educational experiences. Parents can feel it, and the numbers back them up.

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EdTech Digital Divide Learning Social Media 145

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

In the classroom, AR technology can enhance learning by providing students with interactive and immersive experiences, improving their understanding of complex concepts and enabling them to apply their knowledge in real-world scenarios. How does augmented reality engage all students? You can just use your phone or any mobile device.”

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Digital Divide Mobility Android Chromebook 187

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2023

Fortunately, the education sector had time to smooth out some of these wrinkles, especially with improved connectivity and advancing technology such as artificial intelligence (AI). Having seen such positive changes firsthand, Elliott Levine , director of business development at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. ,

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Laptops Education Digital Divide Smartphone 208

Digital Promise

MAY 27, 2020

With digital learning likely to stretch into the fall due to COVID-19, how can we ensure every student has equitable access to powerful learning opportunities? The crisis has shone a harsh light on the digital divide in the United States, surfacing thoughtful debate and long-overdue discussion around the equity gap.

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Digital Divide Education Accessibility E-rate 307

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Sponsored post Bridging the digital divide is a monumental task. I watched some districts go 1:1 in a matter of days while also providing mobile hotspots for disadvantaged students. Verizon is not only working to increase access to close the digital divide, but they are also providing critical support to improve learning.

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Digital Divide Common Core Learning Outcomes 408

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

This longstanding digital divide for learners of all ages has morphed into a divide that is keeping these vulnerable students offline during a critical period. Related: How to reach students without internet access at home? Distance education isn’t new, of course, but the coronavirus pandemic made it a reality everywhere.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Libraries 104

Digital Promise

MARCH 24, 2020

The bilingual (English/Spanish) mobile-first digital tool was informed by what parents say they need and developed by leading content experts. Bridging The Digital Divide. She added that “the challenge is supporting parents who can’t engage with the infrastructure/technology.”

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Digital Divide Social Media Online Learning Examples 335

Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

It is free to use (standard text messaging rates apply though) and anyone with a mobile phone or access to the web can use it. The new service allows users to build instant mobile social networks, called "cells" using text messages, QR Codes, email, web or the new Android App. Today, Celly is announcing a new service.

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Neo LMS

JULY 12, 2018

They offer practical guidance on everything from mapping the granular requirements of the “homework gap” among students and parents, to how to go about partnering with local communities and business. Mobile Beacon. The post 4 Examples of the best digital access initiatives appeared first on NEO BLOG. Sprint’s 1 Million Project.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 25, 2023

Jaime shares her favorite lessons, how to use them, what you need to get started, and the McGraw Hill AR app! It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to helping close the digital divide. Math teachers are always asking for specific resources, and sometimes it can feel difficult to find the right technology.

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Digital Divide Smartphone Tablets Technology 99

Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Not all parents have the luxury of working from home, and many households lack sufficient technology to support their children’s online learning. Compounding the issue this spring was that demand for devices outpaced supply , delaying purchase orders and how quickly districts could send laptops to students.

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Report Survey LMS Digital Divide 217

Connecting 2 the World

JULY 14, 2014

Mobile Technology is here to stay. Many of us may try to resist integrating mobile technology into our classrooms. What are some ways in which mobile technology has changed the classroom? What are some ways in which mobile technology has changed the classroom? It is a fact of academic life.

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Mobility Smartphone Edmodo Digital Divide 54

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

This semester I’m teaching a graduate seminar on education and technology for Georgetown University. Read part 1 , part 2 (about audio) , part 3 (about video) , and part 4 (about mobile tech in education). Gaps opened up by race, income, education and geography drive wedges between technologies and entire populations.

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Digital Divide Social Media Broadband Analysis 102

Digital Promise

APRIL 4, 2016

When we started thinking about how to support schools working to close the Digital Learning Gap , we knew we wanted school leaders to feel just as confident and prepared as athletes ready for a race. An effective technology integration plan requires buy-in and participation from everyone. How will the classroom change?

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Digital Divide Broadband Accessibility Mobility 96

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 20, 2016

You can attach photos, documents, videos, PDFs, or lots of other types of files, and using the mobile app, you can send pre-recorded audio messages. Here’s how it works: Create an account; create your classes; invite parents and students. How to Teach Students: Teach Their Parents. Insider Tips.

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Tools Digital Divide Report Digital Citizenship 150

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The impetus was really to close that achievement gap and that digital divide.” But even that wasn’t enough to completely close the divide, says Doug Casey, the executive director at the Connecticut Commission for Educational Technology, who heads the home broadband part of the program. In Norwalk, Conn.,

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Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Libraries 212

Linways Technologies

JANUARY 14, 2021

Mathew has taught more than 10,000 students in premier institutions like Christ University, Bangalore, Symbiosis, Pune, and Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Cochin, in his career spanning more than 15 years. We would have thought about if technology was available or if it would be affordable. But it went off well.

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Education Mobility System Digital Divide 98

Bryan Alexander

JULY 18, 2019

McKinsey just published a new report, “The future of work in America: People and places, today and tomorrow” ( summary ; longer document ), looking ahead to 2030 after new technologies have had some impact. Let me identify what I see as the key bits for the future of higher education and technology. percent did so in 2017.

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Report Digital Divide Mobility Robotics 64

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

However, the struggle will be to expand innovation in core subjects and beyond, including integrating technology into ancillary K-12 areas such as CTE, music, physical education, health, and the arts. We are hopeful that, when the pandemic lifts, we can welcome a return to hands-on, collaborative, creative technology education in 2021.

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EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 145

MindShift

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The nationally representative parent survey found that 98 percent of homes with children now have a mobile device — such as a tablet or smartphone. Mobile devices are now just as common as televisions in family homes. The growth of mobile is a dramatic change. That’s a huge leap from 52 percent just six years ago.

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Digital Divide Smartphone Tablets Mobility 54

Gaggle Speaks

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

We were talking about how Gaggle and Common Sense Education could work together to draw attention to the need to teach Digital Citizenship and further protect students when they use school- or district-provided technology. He compared both of our organizations’ work to teaching teenagers how to drive.

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Digital Citizenship Digital Divide Survey Mobility 45

Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Mobile Access Is Nearly Universal Perhaps it’s no surprise to learn that mobile device use has become nearly universal, with 98 percent of kids age 8 and under living in a home with some type of mobile device. For educators, the rise of mobile media in homes presents us with an important role to play for kids and families.

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Mobility Digital Divide Digital Citizenship Mobile Learning 40

Bryan Alexander

JULY 18, 2019

McKinsey just published a new report, “The future of work in America: People and places, today and tomorrow” ( summary ; longer document ), looking ahead to 2030 after new technologies have had some impact. Let me identify what I see as the key bits for the future of higher education and technology. percent did so in 2017.

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Report Digital Divide Mobility Robotics 40

eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

At the end of June, eSpark joined the thousands of district and edtech leaders headed to Denver, CO to meet innovative educators and discuss the current state of technology in schools. Throughout ISTE 2016, we had a chance to share a booth with JAMF Software, a company that’s reimagined mobile device management for educators.

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EdTech Digital Divide Education Future Ready 52

eSpark

JULY 11, 2016

At the end of June, eSpark joined the thousands of district and edtech leaders headed to Denver, CO to meet innovative educators and discuss the current state of technology in schools. Throughout ISTE 2016, we had a chance to share a booth with JAMF Software, a company that’s reimagined mobile device management for educators.

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EdTech Digital Divide Education Future Ready 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

In places like Albemarle County, where school officials estimate up to 20 percent of students lack home broadband, all the latest education-technology tools meant to narrow opportunity and achievement gaps can widen them instead. That’s why, for example, 92.9 Eric Bredder, teacher, Monticello High School, in Albemarle County, Virginia.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 90

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Rather than using their school buses to bring students to schools, the district turned its buses into mobile service providers that could deliver meals and other types of support to students, while also serving as internet connection hotspots. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. About the Presenters. Arati has an M.Ed.

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EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 96

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Shawn Caine, who teaches technology at Panguitch High School in Garfield County, Utah, lets students who don’t have adequate home internet service get online in her classroom before and after school. Tom Rolfes, education IT manager for the Nebraska Information Technology Commission. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 82

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Sean Wybrant, Digital Media Studies Teacher, in his classroom with students at William J. Another aspect of inequity and access can be seen in the consequences of restrictive technology use agreements and imposing technology fees in schools with high free and reduced lunch populations, says Jeffrey McMahon, STEAM teacher leader at John H.

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Accessibility STEM Robotics Elementary 89

MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The so-called digital divide widens as soon as their students walk out the door. (To What if we told you that a tire shop in Las Vegas was standing at the front lines of the battle to close the digital divide? Step-by-Step: How to Make Free WiFi Available to Your Students. Schools and Communities Team Up.

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Digital Divide Education Libraries Accessibility 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive. But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. When it comes to technology, the best options for teachers during this crisis are usually the simplest.

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Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

The Daring Librarian

APRIL 3, 2013

During testing season we have a challenge to support student research with limited access to our computer labs and mobile labs. When technology is limited, how do you transform high tech options into low tech products? This playlist will help you find out all about their habits, attitudes, and yes.their powers!"

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Social Media Digital Divide Facebook Study 65

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

We can no longer overlook the importance of the use of technology in schools. Not long ago, mobile devices were considered perfect for any past-time activity, and had no place in the classroom. Read more: Top 10 BYOD concerns — and how to overcome them [Part 1]. Myths No 3: BYOD will deepen the digital divide.

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BYOD Digital Divide Classroom Smartphone 382

The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 11, 2010

A Quick Response (QR) code is a two-dimensional or 2D bar code which can be interpreted by any mobile phone with camera capabilities. Because students work in groups or pairs, only about a third of the class needs Smartphones and because she’s done a student survey in advance she knows how much technology her students have.

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Libraries Classroom Smartphone Wiki 74

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

AIR was established in order to address the critical need for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure and training at school level in Ghana. Get ideas on how to participate! More information at [link]. Interested in becoming a Learning Revolution Partner? Please fill out a Partner Application today.

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 53

Educator Innovator

APRIL 27, 2015

One tech-interested student wondered how he could build a skill set when his school and community didn’t have access to the same tools and instruction available in other areas. They’re gaining knowledge about those systems and where they come from and being empowered on how to challenge the status quo.”. But he didn’t stop there.

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Digital Divide iPad Data Mobility 38

Educator Innovator

JUNE 22, 2013

The data present one of the most complete pictures to date of how young people are using new media in new ways to engage politically, providing relevant insights on the long-term political picture in America. In massive numbers, youth are saying they need help with digital media literacy.”. But there are challenges.

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