EdTech Magazine

JULY 7, 2020

Before the pandemic, we knew there was a digital divide in America. The need to close the divide can no longer be ignored because students of all ages are locked out from school – not just because of the virus itself, but from lack of an internet connection at home. Enter COVID-19. Still, the alarm bells didn’t sound.

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Neo LMS

JULY 29, 2021

Despite claims that technology is negatively affecting learning schedules, edtech is a valuable tool for students. Today’s students can utilize the time they invest in studying in the best way possible to achieve their academic goals. Online learning gives proactive measures that make learning continue amidst calamities.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 19, 2020

Before the pandemic, we knew there was a digital divide in America. The need to close the divide can no longer be ignored because students of all ages are locked out from school – not just because of the virus itself, but from lack of an internet connection at home. Enter COVID-19. Still, the alarm bells didn’t sound.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 19, 2020

Before the pandemic, we knew there was a digital divide in America. The need to close the divide can no longer be ignored because students of all ages are locked out from school – not just because of the virus itself, but from lack of an internet connection at home. Enter COVID-19. Still, the alarm bells didn’t sound.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

As online schooling plays an increasingly large role in education, researchers say more work needs to be done to understand and address why some families have a harder time accessing the internet. A new study shows that one reason is racial segregation. These things being the disparities that we see in the visual and digital divide.”.

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2021

Multiple studies and surveys have documented the ever-narrowing digital divide. Students and families who are considered under-connected are those who have internet access and devices in their home, but not at a caliber or quality sufficient for smooth and consistent online learning.

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Accessibility Digital Divide Broadband Survey 190

eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

“Unfortunately, the digital divide is a very real barrier to success in our community,” said Audra Bluehouse, an English teacher at Hatch Valley High. “We Others spend long hours studying in the computer labs at the Doña Ana Community College Hatch Learning Center, adjacent to the high school.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 27, 2022

Online learning bloomed, students helped each other, the community contributed with knowledge, moral and financial support, and social interaction was kept alive. However, suddenly, they were the ones responsible for logging in to a learning platform and managing their time for study and personal activities.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 20, 2020

billion students out of the classroom , schools have been forced to make a decade of progress in online learning in just a few short months. Online learning has been shown to increase retention and tends to take less time. Online learning has been shown to increase retention and tends to take less time.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2021

But many students don’t have access to these resources at school, at home, or both, leading to larger questions about the role of digital equity and student success during–and after–the pandemic. “Digital equity is not a new topic for CoSN. education system,” according to the report.

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Digital Divide Online Learning Report Accessibility 145

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Research note: As Wall (2021) indicates, there is a definite connection between trauma and student behavior as well as student learning. In her qualitative study, she found that when schools meet this challenge head-on, student achievement increased and behavioral challenges decreased. Learn More.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

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." I live in Orange County.

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Libraries Digital Divide Accessibility Survey 207

ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Using the metaverse can assist greatly with this by providing the opportunity to invite students with different needs to participate in positive and engaging learning experiences. Many immersive learning experiences are difficult or impossible to access for students with physical disabilities or impairments.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2020

Adding to the cacophony are experts who say that focusing too much on time runs contrary to the fundamental nature of remote learning. “In So you can think of it in this simplified way: In traditional classrooms, time is constant while learning is variable. If they’re studying for a test, a lot of kids might want to study more.”

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

of California’s Public Contract Code only addressed online learning in the context of surplus technology and nonprofit computer labs. 1560 , and proposed adding sections designed “to close the digital divide in California.” For instance, prior to COVID-19, Section 12100.8

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. Recent studies by Deloitte and the Gates Foundation have shed light into how educators engage with edtech. A different ‘digital divide’ has emerged. That’s arguably the case for U.S.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

To help the country close this digital divide, a goal of meeting or exceeding internet access at speeds of at least one megabit per second (Mbps) per student was set by the FCC. Technology tools can support learner equity and access by enabling students to plan for and manage their learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2021

Follow your state's prescribed format, which likely includes basic components such as a statement of need, your goals and objectives, your budget and timeline and, finally, how the funds will be used to address learning gaps caused by COVID-19 and school closures. Some states are using an online platform for districts' grant applications.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

His schools have been scrambling to set up online learning, connect students with virtual counseling and get laptops into the hands of families — steps McKneely says will be invaluable if another hurricane disrupts education. “We The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

During a forum hosted by public policy think tank New America to discuss this new data, Jessica Rosenworcel, the acting FCC Chairwoman, called the homework gap “an especially cruel” part of the digital divide that existed long before the pandemic. There are some positive findings in the survey.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

For both students and teachers, online learning has come with a lot of challenges, from the digital divide and technology access to mental health impacts , or a lack of essential school and community supports. Use this lesson to start a discussion with your students about teaching and learning in the digital age.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

But nowhere is the digital divide larger than in the Black rural South. Even after service providers launched discounts for broadband services during the pandemic — often targeting online learning — Black Americans across the South saw little change in their access to broadband services.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Discover the wealth of free online learning courses for educators offered through Verizon Innovative Learning HQ. It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to help close the digital divide. Related: The Teacher’s Guide to Professional Book Studies About David L.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

Shifting practices regarding grades may inspire students to take risks and study for the sake of learning. Recognition that the digital divide prevents academic progress has prompted colleges to do more to connect students with tech tools. Terik Tidwell, executive director of the Smith Tech-Innovation Center at Johnson C.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

” that by 2019 half of all high school classes will be taught over the internet ; Raised questions about a new study on personalized learning ; Added four new incidents to the K-12 cyber incident map ; and. million federal grant to study online credit recovery | LA Times → L.A. Unified gets a $3.26-million

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2020

More recent studies show that the summer is a pivotal period for student learning. According to 2018 study by the U.S. While a pandemic shouldn’t be the impetus for giving students what they need, we can take advantage of the fact that the crisis is forcing districts to finally close the digital divide.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

Federal funds help narrow the digital divide. An online Parent Academy – a digital extension of an already-existing initiative – was launched in Georgia’s Clayton County Public Schools last spring. With JumpStart, says Ms. Millions of students still face access issues.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2020

Administrators at Dorchester School District Two in suburban Summerville, South Carolina, were well aware of the digital divide when they decided to give students both paper and online resources after shuttering schools because of coronavirus. She received her first response on the morning of April 9 and opened it immediately.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2019

Rolfes’s group is part of a Nebraska initiative to wirelessly extend school broadband into rural communities where more than a third of the students have no broadband access at home, according to a state study. The Nebraskans already have the wired backbone of their network in place, connecting all their schools.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2017

As studies have shown, screen time before bed can interfere with sleep , and background TV can also have negative effects on kids. And with more schools moving to online learning management systems and paperless classrooms, our low-income students who don’t have reliable internet access at home are potentially getting left behind.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 26, 2012

Another objection to the flipped classroom is the digital divide. What happens to all those students who cannot afford or access the technology they need to participate in this kind of learning? Asking them to stay at home, watch a video and then do an assignment based on their own independent study isn't going to cut it.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Like much of rural America, Garfield County is on the wrong side of the “homework gap” — a stubborn disparity in at-home broadband that hinders millions of students’ access to the array of online learning, collaboration and research tools that are enjoyed by their better-connected peers.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

As we think about our work in the past 2019-20 school year, we should reflect on the online learning that had occurred for those of us fortunate enough to have the necessary technology—both at our schools and in our students’ homes. How might we bring these important elements to the online learning experience in the next school year?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

But asking Kentiona to look after her younger siblings — and maintain her studies — seemed like too much. Unlike urban communities, you can’t just walk around the corner to the school,” said Sheneka Williams, a professor at Michigan State University who studies rural education. The digital divide. It has been slow.”.

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

To meet this challenge, Jhone Ebert, Nevada State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in the summer of 2020 announced the launch of the Nevada Digital Learning Collaborative (DLC). Students who used Exact Path showed a statistically significant impact on math achievement across all grade levels studied.

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Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Conclusion Using this model as a starting point, it is important that any study on collaborative workplace writing looks at the different types of knowledge that are being used to accomplish the writing task. Crossing the digital divide safely and trustingly: How ecologies of learning scaffold the journey. Lapadat, J.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

This post is the first of a short series meant to highlight the great work of many nonprofit organizations that are working diligently to support students’ learning on a daily basis. Organization: International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). Organization: Code.org ®. URL: code.org. URL: www.inacol.org.

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