Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 25, 2022

Jen also shares how the digital divide has become more apparent. Jen took to Twitter to gather advice from colleagues and here’s what they all had to share. . Perhaps even add a time to meet on video with students for help or casual conversation. . Best Advice. Allow students to chat with each other.

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LMS Learning Digital Divide Google 75

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2016

The “digital divide” is still very real. A recent study by Lea(r)n Platform found that 65 percent of student licenses for edtech weren’t being used enough to meet the school’s goals or the recommendations of the tool’s developers. Just committing to technology at a school or district level isn’t enough.

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EdTech Classroom Digital Divide Data 60

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. You can follow us on Twitter at #liveclass20. Second Monday of each month is the Teacher Librarian Twitter Chat. Follow #TLChat on Twitter to participate. You can follow us on Twitter at #liveclass20.

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Digital Citizenship Digital Divide Blackboard Conference 28

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2016

It happens to me a lot these days — in random conversations at airports, schools, supermarkets, elevators, cocktail parties, yoga studios, Twitter and Facebook walls, as well as at my family’s and friends’ gatherings. Our schools must provide Monica and and her peers with new educational experiences to meet those standards.

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Digital Divide STEM Game-Based Learning Training 40

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. Read more about the Digital Divide.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 90

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 28, 2013

As the #lilac13 Twitter stream will reveal, there were lively and protracted debates around the changing nature of library spaces, the nature of knowledge, the future of books and reading, and the impact of digital media. Another conclusion was that the technology wave is not slowing, and won't go away.

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Technology BYOD Libraries Gamification 78

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, gave $10 million to a single school district in California, aimed at closing digital disparities. More than Devices The “digital divide” was not quite a household term two years ago. Since the shift to remote learning in spring 2020, schools in the U.S.

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Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 169

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to help close the digital divide. After exploring Mars during the virtual exploration, students will imagine they are summoned by a special meeting of the governments who signed the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, which governs peaceful space exploration. What do you think?

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STEM Digital Divide Elementary iPhone 73

The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 2, 2020

We decided on the following tracks: Equity As we moved online it became more important than ever to address the digital divide. We also encouraged them to set up a live meeting where participants can drop in, have a chat, and learn more. Watch Parties We set up a meeting in each themed channel, for the watch parties.

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Conference Accessibility Microsoft Digital Citizenship 110

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Also, this week, thanks to my invited participation in the National Governors Association regional summit, Meet the Threat: States Confront the Cyber Challenge , I published a new post “ How Should We Address the Cybersecurity Threats Facing K-12 Schools? Doug Levin (@douglevin) March 17, 2017.

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EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Educators will seek out content that better supports them to successfully bring clean energy content to their students in meaningful ways and, as the job market in clean energy continues to grow, it is important for schools to help meet this demand for an educated workforce by helping students see themselves in clean energy careers.

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EdTech Learning Industry Data 70

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2019

On Twitter, many individuals and organizations, including FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, who is credited with coining the term “homework gap,” offered full-throated support for the bill and celebrated its introduction with the hashtag #DigitalEquityNow. It's good stuff. SETDA stands with @PattyMurray and calls for #DigitalEquityNow.

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Digital Divide Broadband Libraries Advocacy 167

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Um, they do.) And everyone clicks and rages and snipes all over again.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The gap between black and white students was even more pronounced, with 56 percent of white students scoring at or above ‘proficient’ and just 18 percent of black students meeting that bar,” Chalkbeat reported in May. Girls, for what it’s worth, out-performed boys.) “ Fake news.” “ Post-truth.”

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Technology Education Pearson Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

’” Facebook board member Marc Andreessen lashed out on Twitter, arguing that the decision meant that Indian telcos simply wanted to keep poor people off the Internet. (Do note: “Tech Companies Expect Free High-Speed Internet for Poorer Americans to Pay Off Later,” The New York Times reported in October.).

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Technology Education Facebook Company 40