Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Educators and digital equity advocates have tried a number of solutions to close the so-called “homework gap,” from deploying mobile hotspots to getting help from local businesses , but the problem has persisted. The digital divide, like so many issues in the U.S., In an effort to address the digital divide, the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2017

For years policymakers have fretted about the “digital divide,” that poor students are less likely to have computers and high-speed internet at home than rich students. When it comes to mobile devices, such as smartphones or tablets, the gap has virtually vanished.

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Digital Divide Technology Survey Smartphone 62

eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

At Kajeet, we believe internet access is a basic human right and are fully committed to efforts aimed at closing the digital divide,” said Daniel J. For a decade, Kajeet has been working with education and community leaders to close the digital divide for students, known as the “Homework Gap.” Kajeet holds 40 U.S.

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Libraries Digital Divide Broadband Software 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Connect All Students: How States and School Districts Can Close the Digital Divide” is a follow up to a June analysis by Boston Consulting Group and Common Sense. Source: “Common Sense Census: Media Use by Kids Age Zero to Eight, 2020” Childrens’ access to mobile devices may be part of it.

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Broadband Report Video EdTech 170

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2021

April 21, 2021 – Kajeet ®, a leading provider of mobile IoT connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver safe, reliable and controlled internet connectivity to students, enterprises, state and local governments and IoT solution providers, announced today its global expansion into the U.K. patents in mobile technologies.

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Digital Divide Mobility Software Chromebook 72

Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

It is free to use (standard text messaging rates apply though) and anyone with a mobile phone or access to the web can use it. The new service allows users to build instant mobile social networks, called "cells" using text messages, QR Codes, email, web or the new Android App. Today, Celly is announcing a new service.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The program is now expanding to include a new model for schools that already have 1:1 device programs, with Verizon providing hotspots equipped with a 30GB 4G LTE monthly data plan for students who have a school-issued tablet or laptop but lack reliable home internet access. billion in 2019. About Citizen Verizon.

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Training Digital Divide Tools Education 109

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

In the last week’s post I promised to address exactly 10 BYOD concerns that keep schools reluctant to allowing students to use their mobile devices in the classroom. Remember the social status symbol mentioned in the digital divide section? But the use of mobile devices in class doesn’t come without limitations.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

New research has unearthed a dramatic increase in the number of young children who have their own tablet device–42 percent compared to 1 percent in 2011. Next page: Has the digital divide between high- and low-income families closed?).

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Digital Divide Tablets Mobility Technology 84

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. Top 10 BYOD concerns: 1. BYOD will distract students from learning.

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BYOD How To Digital Divide Mobility 150

Shake Up Learning

APRIL 25, 2023

It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to helping close the digital divide. Immersive learning experiences with AR/VR that can be accessed with technology ranging from mobile devices to VR headsets. Working with existing technology in your classroom like smartphones and tablets. Download the app here.

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Digital Divide Smartphone Tablets Technology 99

Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

When Howard-Suamico School District went digital, giving every student in grades 3 and up tablets or laptops, the change was immediate and dramatic. The funds will go toward purchasing MiFi devices, which provide mobile broadband access, so that 15 percent can connect at home for free. Students were excited about learning.

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Resources E-rate Broadband Digital Divide 120

Connecting 2 the World

JULY 14, 2014

Mobile Technology is here to stay. Many of us may try to resist integrating mobile technology into our classrooms. What are some ways in which mobile technology has changed the classroom? What are some ways in which mobile technology has changed the classroom? It is a fact of academic life. This is true of all majors.

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Mobility Smartphone Edmodo Digital Divide 54

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Surveys reveal the average age kids get cell phones is ten years old, and exposure to mobile devices begins at a much younger age. As a team of digital natives, we bridge the digital divide between students and adults by offering a comprehensive curriculum and school presentations.

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Social Media Digital Divide Survey Elementary 91

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. This site provides thousands of digitized books, audio recordings, DVDs/CDs from the public domain (or out-of-copyright). You can read them online, on a mobile device, or download them. International Children’s Digital Library. Gutenberg Project. One More Story.

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Libraries Mobility eBook Android 124

MindShift

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The nationally representative parent survey found that 98 percent of homes with children now have a mobile device — such as a tablet or smartphone. Mobile devices are now just as common as televisions in family homes. The growth of mobile is a dramatic change. That’s a huge leap from 52 percent just six years ago.

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Digital Divide Smartphone Tablets Mobility 54

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Foundation grant will fund educational computer tablets for 1,500 low-income families. The grant will fund a pilot program providing 1,500 tablet computers, preloaded with educational content, to families in Georgia who are enrolling in Cox Communications’ Connect2Compete discounted internet service program. The James M.

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Digital Divide Broadband Tablets Education 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. Miami-Dade County Public Schools has distributed some 100,000 tablets and other mobile devices, and more than 11,000 smartphones that double as Wi-Fi hot spots. Inequity looms large.

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Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 28, 2013

Those who presented raised questions around the digital divide, the changing shape of schools, the impact of information and communication technology on learning gain, the ongoing debate about whether schools should filter social media sites, and the use of new and emerging technologies in education.

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Technology BYOD Libraries Gamification 78

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Nearly three-quarters (73%) of teachers surveyed by Pew reported using mobile phones in the classroom or to complete assignments, while almost half (45%) reported using e-readers and tablet computers. Low-income students in urban areas can address the shortage with mobile tools,” Purcell pointed out. “In

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Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey 41

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Not long ago, mobile devices were considered perfect for any past-time activity, and had no place in the classroom. Myths No 3: BYOD will deepen the digital divide. If schools allow students to bring their own devices to class, do they really deepen this digital divide? I honestly disagree.

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BYOD Digital Divide Classroom Smartphone 382

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

With the ambitious goal of closing the digital divide, Congress approved and President Biden recently signed into law $65 billion for broadband infrastructure—the largest federal investment in history. Still, solving the digital divide will not in itself create digital equity. million households remain unconnected.

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Accessibility Digital Divide Broadband Laptops 175

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 28, 2013

Competition resulting from the continuous evolution of tablets, laptops, and now Chrome books, puts schools in a better position to make large-scale investments in mobile technology. Is that reminiscent of the real world that we are supposedly preparing them to flourish and succeed in?

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BYOD Laptops Digital Divide Tablets 303

The Hechinger Report

MAY 14, 2018

This research is important because children are watching more videos on tablets and smartphones, often while commuting in cars or on public transportation or waiting for an appointment. One 2017 survey found that children under age 8 are spending 48 minutes on mobile devices a day in addition to two hours of television.

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Video Education Digital Divide Study 85

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2016

If educators do not find ways to leverage mobile technology in all learning environments, for all students, then we are failing our kids by not adequately preparing them to make the connection between their world outside of school and their world inside school.”. That matters. Here’s why. Photo: Zvannha Clay.

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Smartphone Accessibility Learning Social Media 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

The message, from Zach Leverenz, founder of the nonprofit EveryoneOn, attacked the Educational Broadband Service (EBS), which long ago granted school districts and education nonprofits thousands of free licenses to use a slice of spectrum — the range of frequencies that carry everything from radio to GPS navigation to mobile internet.

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Broadband Mobility Digital Divide Learning 87

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

The students live in homes with multiple laptops, iPads, tablets, iPhones – iEverything. But many students live in threadbare mobile homes and modest, low-slung dwellings on the edge of town. In wealthy school districts around the country, parents and teachers talk often about keeping computer use to a minimum.

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Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

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 here it is again, still flopping in this one.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

Winnie is a new mobile app that, according to Techcrunch , “helps parents find family-friendly places, share their experiences.” The New York Times on “The Challenges of Closing the Digital Divide.” Jhangiani withdrew a chapter from the anthology Thematic Approaches for Teaching Introductory Psychology.

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Education MOOC Company Report 48

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 A (Electronic) Textbook Case of Disruption | The American Interest → Schools are starting to take advantage of cheap tablets and open-sourced learning materials to give their students touchscreen, on-demand textbooks that—and here’s the kicker—can save school districts millions of dollars every year.

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EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 A (Electronic) Textbook Case of Disruption | The American Interest → Schools are starting to take advantage of cheap tablets and open-sourced learning materials to give their students touchscreen, on-demand textbooks that—and here’s the kicker—can save school districts millions of dollars every year.

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EdTech Data Broadband Company 150