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How computer science education bridges the digital divide

eSchool News

At the beginning of the pandemic, an estimated 15 million public school students in the US lacked the connectivity needed for online learning. As nearly every school adopted some form of online learning, students without computers and connectivity suffered. Finally, affordability is a major barrier.

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How computer science education bridges the digital divide

eSchool News

At the beginning of the pandemic, an estimated 15 million public school students in the US lacked the connectivity needed for online learning. As nearly every school adopted some form of online learning, students without computers and connectivity suffered. Finally, affordability is a major barrier.

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Moving a Summer Program to the Virtual World — While Closing the Digital Divide

Edsurge

Along the way, we focused on five areas that we felt were necessary to serve our community of young people: Mitigate the Digital and Connectivity Divide Access to computers and a dependable internet connection is critical to delivering any form of online learning.

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How not to write about HyFlex or online learning

Bryan Alexander

Today’s case in point is an odd article in Insider Higher Ed. “ HyFlex Is Not the Future of Learning ” starts off by complaining about that form of teaching, then becomes a general complaint about online learning. Next he praises the on-campus experience, in contrast to online learning.

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6 Benefits of Immersive Learning with the Metaverse

ViewSonic Education

The Impact of Education’s Digital Transformation In recent years, education has undergone a digital transformation , and this will be apparent when you consider the average classroom today compared to the average classroom 20 or 30 years ago.

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MLTI is not a Tech Buy or Commodity. It’s a Learning Initiative.

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The per-pupil cost represents an entire solution including a device, software and apps, classroom WiFi, device management, ongoing technical support, and professional development. ” It is true, MLTI has helped close the digital divide. But there are two digital divides.

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4 Essential Steps to Secure Funding for Hybrid Classroom Technologies

Edsurge

It again includes provisions for edtech, such as hardware/software to support hybrid classrooms, and adds many other uses related to the pandemic. Make sure you know how much you plan to invest in such categories as equipment/hardware, software/licensing and remote learning.