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How computer science education bridges the digital divide

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Amid the havoc that the pandemic wreaked on our lives, there were important lessons to be learned. It proved that people skilled with technology could navigate and succeed, and that many of the potential problems of the future could be solved by technology. In my local Connecticut, schools are answering the call.

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How computer science education bridges the digital divide

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Amid the havoc that the pandemic wreaked on our lives, there were important lessons to be learned. It proved that people skilled with technology could navigate and succeed, and that many of the potential problems of the future could be solved by technology. In my local Connecticut, schools are answering the call.

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

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As the pandemic unfolded, our team at SMASH, a nationwide summer residential program for STEM education serving students of color, had to move an established, 17-year program into a virtual learning environment. We also knew that not every learner in our community had the technology resources to access these opportunities.

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What are the changes in education in 2024?

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Key points: Immersive technologies will change education in 2024 Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News Discover Current Trends in Education The year 2024 promises significant changes in K-12 education, reflecting a dynamic evolution in teaching and learning methodologies.

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What’s next? Lessons from the lockdown on traditional education

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The biggest shift that we’re seeing is that online education has the potential to drop its “online” part and that more and more people will see it for what it is: simply education. The problem might stem from the fact that in general, we view traditional, teacher-centered education to be the best way to teach.

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How Librarians Continue Their Work Digitally Even as Coronavirus Closes Libraries

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To get a sense of what the widespread closure of libraries could mean, and hear some creative ways libraries are reaching out digitally, we talked with Jessamyn West, an educational technologist who runs the librarian.net blog and is author of "Without a Net: Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide."

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Hillary Clinton Releases Tech Agenda Highlighting Student Loan Debt and STEM

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Her boldest claim: That her administration would close the digital divide by 2020 with 100 percent of American families having the "option" of quality broadband. At a June 27 rally in Denver, Hillary Clinton outlined her Tech and Innovation Agenda that included a number of edtech items.

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