Neo LMS

JANUARY 4, 2018

Today we launch right in with a topic that is on the minds and hearts of many teachers – the “digital divide”; that silent, pernicious socioeconomic gap between students that have and students that do not have access to technology. Digital divide: facts and figures. Income vs. Access: The Digital Divide in the US.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Here is the full report.) Not surprisingly, those who rely on cell phones to do so report having the hardest time. Compounding the issue this spring was that demand for devices outpaced supply , delaying purchase orders and how quickly districts could send laptops to students. There’s tech support for teachers.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

Unfortunately, the digital divide is a very real barrier to success in our community,” said Audra Bluehouse, an English teacher at Hatch Valley High. “We Next page: What policymakers are doing to close the digital divide. In rural communities, the problem is even worse — only one in three can access the internet at home.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

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. Educators sign up with a Teacher account and then set up classes and accounts for students.

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Libraries Mobility eBook Tablets 473

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. There are several steps that policymakers can and should take to shrink the digital divide that too many college students currently face.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 5, 2021

This number is even more alarming considering that only 40 percent of average working adults report similar issues. That’s why neglecting this area can lead to a bigger digital divide among students. That being said, teachers might still lack the necessary equipment to effectively teach online, from laptops to microphones.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 27, 2020

Twenty-five percent of districts said children in kindergarten through second grade were supposed to receive more than three hours of remote instruction every day but another 25 percent of districts reported only one hour or less. This digital divide had enormous consequences for what instruction meant.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The digital divide is proving one of the most pervasive and stubborn challenges in U.S. The report, “ The Digital Divide and Educational Equity ,” looks at the 14 percent of ACT-tested students who said they had access to only one device at home.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Not coincidentally, the Lower Merion School District touts its “one-to-one laptop program … as one of the first in the nation in 2007” to provide all district high-school students with their own laptops. Meanwhile, teachers in higher-income schools were more likely to report that they had successfully moved instruction online.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2021

Second, we’ve taken ownership of the digital divide at the institutional level. Like many colleges, we’ve created a laptop loaner program to meet the needs of both on- and off-campus students by providing year-long access to reliable, new devices. Before the pandemic, many students had never taken a course online.

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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. Educators sign up with a Teacher account and then set up classes and accounts for students.

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Libraries Mobility eBook Tablets 367

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

During a forum hosted by public policy think tank New America to discuss this new data, Jessica Rosenworcel, the acting FCC Chairwoman, called the homework gap “an especially cruel” part of the digital divide that existed long before the pandemic. An additional $7.17 Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Broadband Survey Digital Divide Accessibility 116

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

How Schools Are preparing – and Not Preparing – Children for Climate Change,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2020

Only 24 percent of public school teachers reported that all of their students had access to a computer or tablet to use for school work, according to a nationally representative survey of 600 public school teachers conducted in early May by Educators for Excellence (E4E). “Some students will have had no education access for up to six months.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2020

Thousands of Mississippi children will have access to the software this summer as part of an effort to support incoming kindergarteners during the coronavirus pandemic.Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Waterford.org will direct $9 million toward the project.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2021

Kajeet is mission-focused on closing the digital divide, not just in the U.S., nearly one in 10 families (9%) do not have access to a laptop, desktop or tablet at home. Further, a recent study from Sutton Trust reveals that only 10% of teachers report that all of their students have access to the internet. In the U.K.,

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2019

There is still a digital divide in classrooms based on what technology is being used and how. When EducationSuperHighway launched, the Perry-Lecompton school district, in a rural area outside of Topeka, Kansas, still had laptop carts that teachers had to reserve if they wanted students to use computers in their classrooms.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

Amadou Diallo for The Hechinger Report. Rolling cabinets stocked with dozens of the laptops sit in classrooms where teachers assign them to students for everything from researching hereditary DNA to writing essays. What’s unusual about James Lick’s Chromebook program isn’t the laptops themselves, but how they were paid for.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Further, most parents report technology use has become more prevalent in the last year as schools and families turned to technology to assist with remote learning activities during COVID-19. There is definitely a need for that conversation in fourth grade as so many students are getting laptops for the first time.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

Unfortunately, school closures have meant a step backward for many when it comes to the digital divide. DMPS distributed nearly 21,000 laptop computers to students throughout Des Moines during two weeks in mid-April. Des Moines Public Schools distributed nearly 21,000 laptop computers to students during two weeks in mid-April.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Summer and transitioning to a new day-to-day computer (Linux laptop). 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.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

This story is a part of Learning from Lockdown , a series about education solutions in the pandemic, produced in partnership with the Education Labs at AL.com , the Dallas Morning News , Fresno Bee and Seattle Times partnered with The Christian Science Monitor , Hechinger Report and Solutions Journalism Network. With JumpStart, says Ms.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. At Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Julian Negron, left, and Jerrell Boykin, right, load laptops for distribution to students, on March 30, 2020. Inequity looms large. Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 19, 2017

” Children and Screens is getting ready to release its own series of reports that sets an agenda for future research. One part of the Common Sense report that really plays up this contradiction is the section on the so-called digital divide. Steyer, of Common Sense Media, agrees. ” Copyright 2017 NPR.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 5, 2016

For example: These teachers are far more likely than their less-confident counterparts to report daily use of digital curricula, learning management systems, and parent communication tools. . In fact, just 1 percent of this group of teachers reported being “resistant to new technologies.”

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Survey Analysis Digital Divide Report 66

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 19, 2012

There are also teachers who fear that allowing children to bring their own devices will amplify the socio-economic digital divide - a kind of Bring Your Own Divide. Some children will have the latest, expensive devices while others from less affluent families will have cheaper, less enabled devices, or none at all.

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BYOD Digital Divide Mobility Laptops 59

TeacherCast

JANUARY 1, 2016

Laptops and computer workstations have already made significant inroads into traditional learning environments. In an effort to close the Digital Divide in the world’s poorest nations, a nonprofit called Close the Gap teamed up with Hoops of Hope and Arrow Electronics to outfit 40-foot long shipping containers for off-grid use.

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Technology LMS Classroom Trends 68

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. Educators sign up with a Teacher account and then set up classes and accounts for students.

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Libraries Mobility eBook Android 125

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Rory Kennedy examines the gaps computer and internet access between wealthy and impoverished schools in her latest documentary, “Without a Net: The Digital Divide in America.”. But that won’t close what has come to be known as “the digital divide.”. How long has the “digital divide” been on your radar?

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Digital Divide Broadband Accessibility Laptops 66

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

But a few pioneering districts have shown that it’s possible, and Albemarle County has joined a nascent trend of districts trying to build their own bridges across the digital divide. Seven years ago, Walton was the first school in Albemarle County to give every student a laptop. Read more about the Digital Divide.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 92

Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Likely, you’ll find them huddled in groups and learning from their peers with the assistance of tablets and laptops loaded with the latest educational programs and apps. Of particular relevance to the afterschool community is the finding that the learning context plays an important role in digital learning outcomes.

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Technology Digital Divide Blackboard Outcomes 41

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

Digital book loans have skyrocketed, with children’s e-book checkouts more than doubling since the COVID-19 closures began, according to a report from NPR. School libraries had always been central to digital access for the entire school, and when learning moved online they became tech hubs for both teachers and students.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2016

The baby holds her smartphone, clicking, and Maria asks what I’m working on as she sees me typing obsessively on my laptop. I have said it before, CSEd is a new human right that should be accessible to all students, regardless of race, gender or socioeconomic status, and universal access inevitably closes the digital divide.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

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. Read more: DOs and DON’Ts of teaching digital citizenship.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

With the ambitious goal of closing the digital divide, Congress approved and President Biden recently signed into law $65 billion for broadband infrastructure—the largest federal investment in history. A new report from the nonprofit EducationSuperHighway found that 28.2 million households remain unconnected.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

By early April, Washington County reported two deaths from the coronavirus. She admitted it would have been nice to have been able to be in her room with a laptop to do schoolwork and talk to her teacher, but seemed reluctant to complain. The digital divide. “If this is what I feel, what are they feeling?”

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

So what will schools do when their now-new laptops wear out in a few years? More than Devices The “digital divide” was not quite a household term two years ago. Only 21 states have any kind of dedicated state funding for technology, and this can range from just digital instructional materials (e.g.

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