eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

We talk about training all educators to integrate digital tools in their classrooms in meaningful ways. But when schools support students in transferring their skills to their parents, they are narrowing the digital divide. Creating learning communities of parents.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Access to high-quality education is widely recognized as a pivotal tool for alleviating poverty, mitigating the spread of disease and malnutrition, fostering children's overall welfare and empowering women. Closing global education gaps How is Learning Equality addressing the challenge of the digital divide and the 2.6

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Seemingly overnight, education moved from paper and pencil to a massive global supply of online tools. Digital learning offers huge opportunity Digital learning unlocks a virtual (no pun intended) treasure chest of opportunity. Schools and libraries are, of course, connected.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Digital inclusion and accessibility: Embrace digital tools while ensuring they are accessible to all students, regardless of socioeconomic background or ability. Teachers must be well-versed in using digital tools to personalize instruction, cater to diverse learning needs, and promote inclusive practices.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Developed under the Verizon Innovative Learning program, Verizon’s education initiative focused on addressing barriers to digital inclusion, these programs will bring valuable training and tools to educators and students in support of digital learning and help bring connectivity to students in under-resourced schools.

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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.

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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. This current pot of money serves many needs, from K-12 schools to libraries and telemedicine. Related: How to reach students without internet access at home?

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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 The Hatch Valley schools receive the FCC’s E-Rate initiative, which reimburses schools and libraries for expenses related to internet access.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

Addressing the digital divide requires a human-centered approach In the early days of the pandemic, schools raced to provide devices and hotspots to students, responding to concerns over a widening digital divide. We must not let the flood of tech tools overshadow the necessary human element of education.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 24, 2020

For instance, Learning Heroes, a nonprofit organization that equips parents to support learning at home, worked with partner organizations to update The Learning Hero Roadmap , a free K-8 interactive guide with videos and tools to help parents support grade-level math and reading as well as social-emotional development.

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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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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Close the Digital Gap for Students As technology becomes more ingrained in education, the digital divide is becoming an ever-larger driver of educational inequity. We can’t expect students to succeed if they don’t have the tools to do it. Consider this: 1 in 4 U.S. The result?

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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

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The metaverse is a tool that blends experiences typically associated with either the virtual or physical worlds. At the same time, because the metaverse is also being used in areas like social media and the creation of video games, its use as an educational tool has not necessarily been fully understood by all.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2024

On the other end of the partnership, OpenAI will be involved in designing, supporting and ensuring the effective use of its tools at ASU, according to a university spokesperson. Researchers, for example, will be able to use these tools to synthesize large data sets.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2023

When it comes to getting access to the latest scholarly articles, there’s a stark digital divide. And in some cases that has caused new kinds of challenges, since those fees are often paid by college libraries, and not every scholar in every discipline has equal access to support.

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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?

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 7, 2016

When I was an Instructional Technology Director one of the challenges I faced was working to ensure that students, no matter where they lived in my district, had access to the same tools and opportunities. to help figure out the best ways to overcome this digital divide and get that access to where it is needed the most.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Many schools are left with two options: keep moving forward with digital learning—and risk leaving some students behind—or keep homework assignments offline, holding back the students who might otherwise benefit from software and tools available on the internet. One is “SmartSpot,” a portable Wi-Fi hotspot for education.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

More and more schools adopt BYOD policies and allow students to bring their own mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, and other devices in the classroom, and use them as tools to enhance learning. BYOD deepens the digital divide. It’s really happening. But this shouldn’t stop schools from giving BYOD at least a chance.

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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. Making a quick shift with digital tools is easier for many teachers.

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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.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Also note, and ironically so, that due to the extended nature of this episode and that we have four speakers, the AI tools I use to write the transcript had a bit of a meltdown, and I've had to apply a significant amount of human intelligence to the transcript which delayed this episode to Thursday. I'm sorry Canva Classroom author.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The district is in the middle of a digital equity revolution, being led by a particularly sharp Director of Education Technology and Library Programs, Dewayne McClary. ELI is a comprehensive three-year plan to close the digital divide and empower every learner through investment in technology?, It includes $4.6

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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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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

We must continue to provide access to software, online libraries and educational videos. are doling out computers and providing access to Wi-Fi — ostensibly essential learning tools — because of the coronavirus emergency. Our widespread foray into distance learning is forcing teachers to optimize technology.

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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. This means that Georgia’s students will no longer be trying to learn tomorrow’s skills with yesterday’s tools.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Eric Bredder (second from left), a teacher at Monticello High School, confers with students using the CNC milling machine, one of several computer-guided fabrication tools used by his classes. But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learning — broadband internet beyond school walls.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 28, 2013

Both events had several common threads, including the new roles of education professionals, the impact of technology on education and the ways students are appropriating new tools to support their learning. A social event in the spectacular surrounds of the iconic John Rylands Library was a fitting conclusion to Day 1.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. 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.

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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? Start with the obvious like public libraries and recreation centers. Schools and Communities Team Up.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 5, 2016

From the report (emphasis mine): A 2016 Pew Research Center’s study indicates that the digital divide in the US is no longer just about access to technology but rather fluency in using it. Higher education institutions must prepare students for a future where learning new digital tools is an intuitive process.

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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.

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) designated the Wednesday of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Banned Books Week as Banned Websites Awareness Day (BWAD, pronounced bee-wad ). Educate students: Teach a lesson in your classroom or library about filtering. Digital Citizenship by OSAPAC. For high school.

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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. Been quoted in an article on ransomware in K-12 education. Tagged on: July 9, 2017.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

By providing these examples of state leadership to support technology in education, though, states can work towards bridging the digital divide. ENA delivers comprehensive technology solutions supported by exceptional customer care to education and library institutions across the nation. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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MindShift

MARCH 24, 2020

While there are plenty of best practice guides available for online learning, strategies for bridging the digital divide are scarce. . Although local libraries may be closed, their routers are likely still on. We regularly use our library’s wifi from outside when it’s closed. Seek Out Hotspots But Don’t Rely On Them.

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