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The Digital Divide Has Narrowed, But 12 Million Students Are Still Disconnected

Edsurge

In the months that followed, many states and school districts mobilized, using federal CARES Act funding, broadband discounts and partnerships with private companies to connect their students and enable online learning. As of December 2020, the number of students impacted by the digital divide has narrowed to 12 million.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

We have this huge digital divide that’s making it hard for [students] to get their education,” she said. David Silver, the director of education for the mayor’s office, said people talked about the digital divide, but there had never been enough energy to tackle it. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We

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Top 10 BYOD concerns — and how to overcome them [Part 1]

Neo LMS

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. Both success stories and failure stories of adopting BYOD policies and implementing BYOD programs in schools belong to this process.

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OPINION: U.S. public schools should be federally funded

The Hechinger Report

Doug Ducey announcing that the state would “donate” 200 mobile hotpots to its public schools in an effort to kickstart private hotspot donations. As a result, when the pandemic hit , the district had a relatively smooth pivot to distance-learning. This led to the spectacle, early in the pandemic, of Arizona Gov.

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What New Research on Young Kids’ Media Use Means for Teachers

Graphite Blog

Mobile Access Is Nearly Universal Perhaps it’s no surprise to learn that mobile device use has become nearly universal, with 98 percent of kids age 8 and under living in a home with some type of mobile device. Consider the following tips: Educate yourself on high-quality mobile tools that are great for learning.

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Discuss Education with Dr. P.A. Mathew.

Linways Technologies

As a teacher, facing the mobile phone or computer to teach was new. So I think the greatest learning was to adapt to change. I think the policy is to get them involved by making them engaged and that is how we faced this challenges. Anyone who doesn’t have a mobile phone is considered an outsider.

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

eSchool News

Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. The move to online learning also made people wonder: Are there practices we can continue when the pandemic abates? The policies and infrastructures are in place to deliver. education system. Collin Earnst, CEO, LearnWell.

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