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Is There Still Time to Build Equity into Virtual Reality Edtech?

Edsurge

As the industry that develops VR grows, it will need workers who are trained in how to build and apply this technology. A Digital Divide — Or Bridge? If the use of virtual reality in higher education grows without careful planning, it could make this digital divide even more severe.

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A Tale of Two American Education Systems: An Edtech Investor’s Perspective

Edsurge

She has her own computer, educational software and high-speed internet. She shares one computer with her family of five, lacks home internet access and uses a smartphone to connect online. And it means funding companies and founders who are committed to closing the digital divide. Maria is also in the sixth grade.

EdTech 138
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Not Just Classroom Supplies: Teachers Also Buy Edtech With Their Own Money

Edsurge

smartphone and Wi-Fi adoption, which continues to grow unabated as evidenced in latest internet trends deck from renowned investor Mary Meeker. In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. A different ‘digital divide’ has emerged.

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We must not shut low-income students out of computer sciences

The Hechinger Report

The baby holds her smartphone, clicking, and Maria asks what I’m working on as she sees me typing obsessively on my laptop. It’s no secret that the number of computing jobs continues to grow across every industry, yet there is a shortage of individuals with the skills needed to fill them. Idit Harel. According to the U.S.

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Debunking 3 myths about BYOD in the classroom

Neo LMS

At the same time, smartphones, tablets and laptops can be used to access the school LMS , with the corresponding courses and learning materials, conduct research online for a school paper, check facts fast, make use of productivity tools, and even access educational apps. Myths No 3: BYOD will deepen the digital divide.

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HOT QR Codes in the Classroom & Library

The Daring Librarian

The code allows you to use your smartphone to scan the image, being lead to an exclusive 40-second sexy commercial - "It’s often difficult to measure engagement with billboards, and QR codes help advertisers better measure their impact." m crossing my fingers that the code does work once printed. I''ll keep you posted! I have shopping issues.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Lower-income Americans still lag in tech adoption | Pew Research Center → Even as many aspects of the digital divide have narrowed over time, the digital lives of lower- and higher-income Americans remain markedly different. This is ALSO true for edtech.

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