Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2021

Highlights from the survey include: Keeping Up Academically and the Digital Divide : Eighty-two percent of teachers say it’s been difficult for their students to keep up academically during the pandemic, though only 45 percent of parents have the same concern for their own child. Digital Divide.

Survey 277

Survey Digital Divide Learning EdTech 277

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

Hunter and her colleague Rachel Krumenacker at the Chattanooga Public Library in Chattanooga, Tennessee, had filmed the DIY craft on a Zoom call from their respective living rooms. They posted it to the library’s YouTube channel as part of their new summer programming, the majority of which is taking place online due to COVID-19. . “We

Libraries 68

Libraries Social Media Digital Badges Accessibility 68

ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The metaverse and its ability to offer immersive learning could serve as another means of helping both students and teachers to create a successful learning environment that meets contemporary educational standards and prepares students for modern life.

Learning 327

Learning Smartphone Accessibility Social Media 327

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 5, 2021

That’s why neglecting this area can lead to a bigger digital divide among students. If you’re a parent, you can be involved in many activities, including classroom help, a school lunch monitor, clubs, the library, etc. Be a volunteer. Even a small donation or help with distributing food might help more than you think.

Education 363

Education Digital Divide Laptops Trends 363

Digital Promise

MARCH 24, 2020

Organizations and coalitions including Learning Keeps Going , Tech for Learners , Google , and Digital Promise have also compiled lists of resources from various education organizations as well as available edtech products. Bridging The Digital Divide. And, how are the children? Just fine, we want to say.

Digital Divide 288

Digital Divide Social Media Online Learning Examples 288

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 2, 2012

What does the future hold for our university libraries? The library has long been seen by many as a very traditional, conservative institution, and is often portrayed as a place where rows upon rows of antiquated book shelves slowly gather dust. Just how are libraries adapting to the digital age and all it brings?

Libraries 70

Libraries Digital Divide Trends Social Media 70

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

BYOD deepens the digital divide. Even when schools provide for these students — like making them beneficiaries of a BYOD funding program, or letting them check out a device from the school’s library — the digital divide doesn’t disappear completely. Top 10 BYOD concerns: 1.

BYOD 150

BYOD How To Digital Divide Mobility 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

Turns out — and not really a surprise — the cost of the digital devices was minor compared to the cost of the websites and webtools required to meet goals. International Children’s Digital Library. Books are made available from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress. Open Library.

Libraries 124

Libraries Mobility eBook Android 124

NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

While she learned to navigate and understand the value of her library’s network of databases, she knows that many kids don’t even know what a database is. She recognizes the library as a safe space for the individual and as an important space that creates community. See video at 28:40.) I am standing here in privilege.

Resources 106

Resources Libraries Advocacy Accessibility 106

Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 25, 2022

In year two of the pandemic, Jen’s district shut down all of the libraries within the district and began a virtual school. This current school year is working as a hybrid model allowing Jen to be back in the library again supporting in any way possible. Jen also shares how the digital divide has become more apparent.

LMS 75

LMS Learning Digital Divide Google 75

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2020

In addition, museums, recreation centers, libraries and other places that offer alternatives to schooling will also be closed, as they have been in Seattle and other parts of the country hit hard by the virus. “It Some 70 percent of the city’s 1.1 million students come from low-income families, and thousands are homeless.

Common Core 136

Common Core Digital Divide Online Learning Groups 136

Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Lack of high-speed Internet prevents teachers and students from taking full advantage of the transformational power of digital learning and leaves millions of kids on the wrong side of the digital divide. No longer will lucky students engage a universe of digital learning while millions languish in a bandwidth bottleneck.

Broadband 40

Broadband Digital Divide E-rate Digital Learning 40

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 28, 2013

LILAC was held in the heart of Manchester University , in a well appointed conference centre, where almost 300 library and information professionals gathered for three days to discuss information literacy. A social event in the spectacular surrounds of the iconic John Rylands Library was a fitting conclusion to Day 1.

Technology 78

Technology BYOD Libraries Gamification 78

eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

Connecting our nation’s schools, libraries, health clinics and other community anchor institutions (CAIs) to next generation high-speed broadband is an important national priority. Sohn challenged community leaders to step up in closing the digital divide. The divide between rural and urban communities was also addressed.

Broadband 40

Broadband Policies Libraries E-rate 40

edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. Cynthia Schultz, Esq.

E-rate 42

E-rate EdTech Broadband Digital Divide 42

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. Related: Most students go to a school that meets federal standards for internet speed. Photo: Chris Berdik.

Broadband 91

Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 91

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

John Harrington, Funds for Learning Among the groups commenting on the issue, both ISTE and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) raised the possibility that digital education providers can pay to deliver their content more quickly, and wondered aloud if the move would deepen the digital divide.

E-rate 85

E-rate Broadband Digital Divide Libraries 85

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Faced with fast-changing instructional models, varying infection rates, decreasing revenue sources, and a variety of natural disasters, how can education finance officials meet the short-term needs of their districts as well as longer-term requirements? LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. Staying Organized and Healthy.

EdTech 96

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 96

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

She's recipient of the 2016 ISTE Emerging Leader Award, recognized as a PBS Digital Innovator, served as president of the Young Educator Network for ISTE, received the President's Volunteer Award in 2018, authored many books, The Canva Classroom, the Quiver Classroom, Teaching Land and a Barker Town. And she's @AmandaFoxSTEM on Twitter.

Classroom 427

Classroom Tools Data Twitter 427

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular "live" web meetings. LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular "live" web meetings. We hope to close the opportunity gap and bridge the digital divide for all high school students nationwide.

Digital Citizenship 28

Digital Citizenship Digital Divide Blackboard Conference 28

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

Elsewhere, teachers hold daily virtual office hours to check on the academic and emotional well-being of students they can no longer meet face to face. But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. Some also record those lessons for students who can’t meet at the appointed hour.

Learning 68

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 68

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

They collaborate to make sure the technology and services are meeting their current and future needs. By providing these examples of state leadership to support technology in education, though, states can work towards bridging the digital divide. Most important, CEN has advisory councils made up of their stakeholders.

Broadband 41

Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

MindShift

MARCH 24, 2020

While there are plenty of best practice guides available for online learning, strategies for bridging the digital divide are scarce. . month) families must meet these criteria: Eligibility for public assistance programs such as the National School Lunch Program. We regularly use our library’s wifi from outside when it’s closed.

Learning 47

Learning Digital Divide Data Flipped Classroom 47

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

In total, the homework gap hits some 12 million school-aged kids nationwide, according to a 2017 congressional report, “ America’s Digital Divide.”. And in many urban communities, broadband access is plentiful but unaffordable to families struggling to make ends meet.

Broadband 82

Broadband Chromebook Accessibility Mobility 82

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. By improving access to district systems and processes, school leaders will be able to better serve and meet the needs and expectations of the families they serve.

Trends 144

Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

MindShift

JULY 6, 2017

We meet kids where they are, where they’re already engaged with social and interest-driven learning,” said Mimi Ito , a co-founder of Connected Camps and a cultural anthropologist whose research focuses on how young people engage with digital media. Accessible across the U.S. LEVELING UP WITH MENTORSHIP.

STEM 60

STEM Digital Divide Study Game-Based Learning 60

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Perhaps more startling, participants from “43 percent of districts said none of their schools meet the broadband goal of 100 Mbps of Internet access per 1,000 students today.”. The two biggest barriers to meeting those goals, the study found, were upfront expenses and monthly fees.

Broadband 41

Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. This virtual conference will be hosted in Adobe Connect and registration is free for librarians and leaders of libraries.

Conference 53

Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 53

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. By improving access to district systems and processes, school leaders will be able to better serve and meet the needs and expectations of the families they serve.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Roundtable participants included: Julie Mavrogeorge , Coordinator II – CTE (Esports, Drones, AME and Ag) with Fresno Unified School District Allison Reid , Senior Director of Digital Learning and Libraries in the Wake Forest County Public School System Dr. Cynthia Wise , Principal of J.H.

Chromebook 127

Chromebook Robotics Elementary Accessibility 127

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

First, districts need to address the digital divide/homework gap in meaningful ways. Another aspect of the digital divide includes teachers. What’s needed to address the digital divide for all is sustainable, dedicated funding that allows districts to meet the needs of the community.

System 53

System Digital Divide E-rate Education 53

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Substitution: Oxford meet Oxford 2.0 For instance, a student may refer to the Oxford online dictionary instead of meandering to the class library and sifting through the pages to find the word “obfuscate.” Tools that help make learning visible allow teachers to scaffold instruction and meet the needs of all of their learners.

Assessment 155

Assessment Educreations Digital Divide Tools 155

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

More than two years ago, educators around the country began to engage in dialogue regarding the digital divide , as they recognized the reality that many students did not have access and connectivity as once believed. So a new concept has emerged: “digital equity.”

Digital Divide 204

Digital Divide Broadband Education Accessibility 204

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 12, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, July 14th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. This Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

Libraries 65

Libraries Conference Accessibility System 65

MindShift

MARCH 20, 2015

She had spent plenty of time at school while her daughters were students in Brentwood, an affluent Nashville suburb with famously great schools, as a room mother and fundraiser, she even volunteered to work in the library. So we’re less likely to meet someone at school, or church, or even the family reunion, that’s from a different class.”.

Facebook 28

Facebook Digital Divide Meeting Mobility 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 21, 2022

Our second Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Urban Librarianship: Embracing Challenges and Opportunities through Innovation, Leadership, and Best Practices ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, July 14th, 2022. This Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

Libraries 36

Libraries Conference Digital Divide System 36

edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2023

In the case of Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD), it was narrowing the digital access gap, landing it CoSN’s Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity. CCISD serves as a model for other nationwide communities seeking to narrow the digital divide. To date, it has been successful.

Accessibility 83

Accessibility LMS Chromebook Digital Divide 83