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The changing geography of work: a new report

Bryan Alexander

Automation technologies may widen these disparities at a time when workforce mobility is at historic lows. Not a good idea, it seems: geographic mobility in the United States has eroded to historically low levels. Plus employers don’t want to pay more for older folks when they can pay less for younger ones and robots.

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

eSchool News

Jason Innes, Director of Curriculum, Training, and Product Management, KinderLab Robotics. “We Safely getting back to the classroom requires many new precautions, and in 2021, innovations in technology such as digital signage software and content management will play a major role. Jeff Rubenstein, VP Product Strategy, Kaltura.

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The changing geography of work: a new report

Bryan Alexander

Automation technologies may widen these disparities at a time when workforce mobility is at historic lows. Not a good idea, it seems: geographic mobility in the United States has eroded to historically low levels. Plus employers don’t want to pay more for older folks when they can pay less for younger ones and robots.

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ISTE 2016: Educational Equity, Lifelong Learning, and a Simpler Approach to Edtech

eSpark

Successful classroom technology should challenge and support every type of learner without widening the digital divide that’s often found in low-income and rural districts. Throughout ISTE 2016, we had a chance to share a booth with JAMF Software, a company that’s reimagined mobile device management for educators.

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Digital Equity: It’s More Than Just Student Access

techlearning

The digital divide will not be bridged simply by coding but “by young leaders who have been educated to transform their reality” says Amouzou. As girls who built robots, LED bracelets and tote bags, mobile apps, and websites said, “This is so much cooler than we thought.”

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ISTE 2016: Educational Equity, Lifelong Learning, and a Simpler Approach to Edtech

eSpark

Successful classroom technology should challenge and support every type of learner without widening the digital divide that’s often found in low-income and rural districts. Throughout ISTE 2016, we had a chance to share a booth with JAMF Software, a company that’s reimagined mobile device management for educators.

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Will a new batch of licenses help rural students get online?

The Hechinger Report

They settle in at the computers where Caine teaches coding and software, such as Illustrator and Photoshop, or they head to the back room for the 3-D printer, vinyl cutter and robotics kits. In total, the homework gap hits some 12 million school-aged kids nationwide, according to a 2017 congressional report, “ America’s Digital Divide.”.