The 21st Century Principal

JULY 21, 2012

Recently, I found myself entangled with several people in a Twitter debate about whether BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies actually perpetuate or aggravate the digital divide our students currently experience. Still, we do need to be concerned about the effects of the digital divide under our BYOD policy.

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Digital Divide BYOD Policies Accessibility 105

eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

Successful tech pilots enhance learning, build excitement around new initiatives, and subject classroom technology to rigorous, data-based testing. At the end of the school year, your district should come away with a clear understanding of the value of technology in the classroom. Set your goals early on.

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Technology Classroom iPad EdTech 52

Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

To get a sense of what the widespread closure of libraries could mean, and hear some creative ways libraries are reaching out digitally, we talked with Jessamyn West, an educational technologist who runs the librarian.net blog and is author of "Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide."

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Libraries Digital Divide Accessibility Survey 205

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Libraries Mobility eBook Tablets 365

Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Every day at Digital Promise, we work with leading educators, researchers, and developers across the country to help close the Digital Learning Gap and improve learning for all. Advances in technology and hardware have reinvigorated interest and experimentation in immersive video. Applying Research to Truly Personalize Learning.

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Digital Divide iPad EdTech Competency Based Learning 175

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

We’re doing a disservice if we’re not teaching the next generation how to use technology. Using long-term debt to pay for technology that may be obsolete in a couple of years, he says, is “like taking out a mortgage to buy groceries.” Designed exclusively for technology purchases, these bonds have much shorter payment terms.

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Technology Chromebook Laptops iPad 104

The Mobile Native

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

SMCS Mobile Learning Technology 2. Learning2Go iPads 11. iPad Apps Separated by Subject Area 12. iPad/iPod Resources 13. 102 Interesting Ways to Use iPads in the Classroom 14. Learning2Go iPads 11. iPad Apps Separated by Subject Area 12. iPad/iPod Resources 13. Middle School iPad Apps 15.

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Mobility BYOD iPad Mobile Learning 111

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

That’s one of the key findings in a just-released Common Sense Media survey tracking media habits among children aged 0-8, which also found a narrowing but significant digital divide among lower-income households, and the first signs that virtual reality and internet-connected toys are finding their way into American homes.

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Survey Mobility Digital Divide Tablets 94

EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2012

Trying to understand their perspectives and sensibilities they bring to digital media. Recently he has been working with the McArthur Foundation on how young people''s adoption of technology changes the way they live and learn. Preschoolers are using iPads and other handheld devices. digital divide digital literacy sxswedu'

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Digital Divide Technology Social Media Mobility 61

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 28, 2013

"Technology won't replace teachers, but teachers who use technology will probably replace teachers who don't" This was just one of the contentious and thought provoking statements made at Learning Through Technology this week in Glasgow. Another conclusion was that the technology wave is not slowing, and won't go away.

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Technology BYOD Libraries Gamification 78

eSpark

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Successful tech pilots enhance learning, build excitement around new initiatives, and subject classroom technology to rigorous, data-based testing. Teachers can use these sites to share their reflections on classroom technology, and district administrators can post online PD content such as webinar recordings , eBooks, and blog posts.

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Technology iPad eBook Blended Learning 40

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 27, 2016

There is a great deal of evidence to make educators reflect upon their use of technology. Even countries which have invested heavily in information and communication technologies (ICT) for education have seen no noticeable improvement in their performances in PISA results for reading, mathematics, or science." Nor should it!

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Digital Divide EdTech Data Examples 150

Edsurge

MAY 25, 2017

EdSurge: Despite great interest in community colleges these days, there are also plenty of challenges, including falling enrollments and trying to keep up with technology change. Another thing that I don't hear about that much these days, but I know you have views on is the digital divide.

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Digital Divide Smartphone System Outcomes 85

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Tagged on: July 20, 2017 Are iPads and laptops improving students’ test scores?

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

And 85 percent of teachers support even greater use of digital learning in their schools, according to a recent survey by NewSchools Venture Fund and Gallup. There is still a digital divide in classrooms based on what technology is being used and how. Marwell acknowledges internet connectivity is only a starting point.

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E-rate Digital Divide Classroom Laptops 48

Graphite Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has come with specific challenges for teachers: Keeping students engaged during hybrid or fully remote learning, addressing systemic inequity and the digital divide, and coping with days of seemingly endless multitasking are just a few among so many other obstacles.

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Tools Learning Microsoft Google 97

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years.

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Libraries Mobility eBook Android 124

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

After a moment of disruption – of major disruption – the conditions are ripe for accelerating innovation,” says Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education. “We Federal funds help narrow the digital divide. Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education.

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Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 141

Saving Socrates

AUGUST 28, 2013

They can do this with a variety of iPad apps and online tools, or old school with paper and crayons. This will help alleviate the digital divide that will occur when your child is eventually required to take an online standardized exam (yes even the SAT''s or other college entrance exams someday may be online). Either work.

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Common Core Technology Digital Divide Assessment 40

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. She received her first response on the morning of April 9 and opened it immediately.

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Digital Divide Policies Resources Study 145

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

That was one frustrating situation Jean Tower recalls encountering when she started as director of technology at the Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough , Massachusetts, about six years ago. And fourth graders collaborate on an annual ecosystem project using iPads, taking pictures and annotating their work as they go.

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Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 26, 2011

[link] ET@LKING: WHERE TO START IMMERSING TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION, PART 2: THE STAFF! This topic continues this week, looking at how we bring staff on board in immersing technology in education. Discussion about ideas on how to use iPads in the languages classroom - and whether or not this is a tool that we want to use.

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Digital Divide Wiki Common Core iPad 46

Educator Innovator

APRIL 27, 2015

Turning inquiry into action, the student has designed a research project to explore the nation’s digital divide, and advocated for a space for he and other interested students to both learn and implement new skills by working toward building an app and website for the school. But he didn’t stop there.

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Digital Divide iPad Data Mobility 38

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

For the 52 Cohort 6 schools that are just beginning their VILS journey, rollout is the beginning of new learning opportunities that are not possible without technology. Baker has been amazed at the level of engagement among her students now that they have technology at their fingertips. It’s really a privilege.”.

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iPad Learning Digital Divide Elementary 148

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Savvas is proud to call out Johnston County Public Schools as an outstanding example of K-12 success using enVision — a true “K-12 Hero” using its innovative education technology. For example, in one activity, she supercharges a regular lesson by having students record explanations of what they’ve learned on their iPads.

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Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 131

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. You’ll learn about the important role digital citizenship played in the district’s 1:1 initiative and Common Core Technology Project. More information at [link].

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 53

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to help close the digital divide. The United Nations General Assembly declared October 4th-10th World Space Week, an international celebration of science and technology. Using the power of AR/VR and immersive technology, teachers have the ability to bring space to life for their students.

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STEM Digital Divide Elementary iPhone 73

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer.

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EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2018

As a digital learning coach and consultant with more than ten years working in instructional technology, I have learned quite a few ways to help teachers integrate technology. For those of you who have been integrating technology for a while, some of these may seem obvious. Shift Your Mindset. Take Risks.

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Google Tools Technology Outcomes 78

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Notes from TCEA 2012 Presentation by Eanes ISD Tech Group and Carl Hooker, Director of Instructional Technology, Eanes ISD Presentation posted at: edtech.eanesisd.net/tcea Research Behind BYOT 2011 Horizon Report K12 Edition - Published every year. Publicizes key trends and challenges and predictions for adoption educational technology.

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BYOD Poll Everywhere Mobility Laptops 60

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

I think a lot about the future of technology and its potential impacts on students and the K-12 education system (intended and unintended). While not every piece speaks directly to K-12 education issues at present, they all speak to the wider milieu from which our conceptions of public education and consumer technology are derived.

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EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

I think a lot about the future of technology and its potential impacts on students and the K-12 education system (intended and unintended). While not every piece speaks directly to K-12 education issues at present, they all speak to the wider milieu from which our conceptions of public education and consumer technology are derived.

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EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

million into schoolwide technology upgrades. The students live in homes with multiple laptops, iPads, tablets, iPhones – iEverything. One in five Greeley residents lives below the poverty level, and the school district is trying to upgrade its technology to give students an economic boost. The measure failed.

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Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Also off campus, not on-: “ Unemployed Detroit Residents Are Trapped by a Digital Divide.” Via Quartz: “ Even Apple is acknowledging that the ‘ iPads in education’ fad is coming to an end.” Via Bloomberg Technology : “How Thync , Startup Behind Brain-Zapping Gadget, Almost Died.”

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Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. It remains a modest gesture toward addressing much bigger questions. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. It remains a modest gesture toward addressing much bigger questions. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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EdTech Data Broadband Company 150