Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Not all parents have the luxury of working from home, and many households lack sufficient technology to support their children’s online learning. Baker’s experience was reflected in the results of a survey sent by BrightBytes, an education data company, from April to June 15. Here is the full report.)

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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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Technology Digital Divide Education Digital Citizenship 247

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Since before the pandemic, Benjamin Skinner has been researching broadband access and how lack of home internet impacts students’ ability to do online work. What no one talks enough about is that “we have a digital divide right within suburban and urban areas as well,” he said.

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Accessibility Broadband Digital Divide Policies 132

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

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

In addition, you’ll create practical tools such as rubrics for teacher observation, surveys for self-assessment reports, and data collection checklists and notes for interviews. Based on information systems research, you’ll explore the concept of “technostress” and its triggers, how to spot it in your students, and how it impacts learning.

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Course Assessment Online Assessments Strategy 486

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. Now adding to that list is one of the most thorough efforts—a new survey from Gallup and NewSchools Venture Fund , a nonprofit that provides grants to education technology and innovation efforts.

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EdTech Survey Digital Divide Classroom 144

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

One example is New Jersey, where schools and districts were required to submit to the state “a survey weekly of how many students lacked devices and/or WiFi,” according to Erica Hartman, Director of Technology Integration at New Jersey’s Morris School District. Still, no new regulations have yet emerged from that data gathering.

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Broadband Digital Divide E-rate Policies 149

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. An additional $7.17

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Broadband Survey Digital Divide Accessibility 116

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2021

A viral photo of two young Latinas sitting outside a Taco Bell in California so they could access Wi-Fi to do their homework crystalized a national problem: Too many students do not have access to the tools they need to participate in distance learning. Related: Survey reveals stark rich-poor divide in how U.S.

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Digital Divide Advocacy Survey System 129

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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Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 117

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

In a spring survey in California, nearly one-third of Spanish-speaking families said that they could not understand the distance learning information sent home by their children’s schools. By and large, English learners aren’t thriving under distance learning.

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Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 130

The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2020

On the other end of the digital divide are more than 1,000 colleges where 95 percent of students or more do no online coursework. “‘When I speak to my students, I am a gregarious person. When I write, I write formally.’”. Related : Will this semester forever alter college? No, but some virtual tools will stick around.

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Trends Digital Divide Learning Course 87

MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

A majority of libraries have made borrowing digital media easier by relaxing and extending online renewal policies, offering a wider range of ebooks and streaming media, and increased virtual programming, according to a Public Library Association survey. . Louis Public Library have moved completely online.

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Libraries Social Media Digital Badges Accessibility 68

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

As districts across the United States consider how to get student learning back on track and fortify parent interest in public schools, they’re asking the same question as Steve Joel: What should we keep after the pandemic? Federal funds help narrow the digital divide. This story also appeared in The Christian Science Monitor.

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Learning Accessibility Personalized Learning Digital Divide 141

Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2017

For educators, the survey data help us better understand what’s going on at home and can guide our thinking about the role teachers play in shaping students’ media use. We dive in here to consider a few of the key findings and what they mean for teachers.

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Mobility Digital Divide Digital Citizenship Mobile Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive. But America’s persistent digital divide has greatly hampered efforts toward this goal. Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. Inequity looms large.

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Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 67

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 12, 2017

But a few pioneering districts have shown that it’s possible, and Albemarle County has joined a nascent trend of districts trying to build their own bridges across the digital divide. The school building itself has Wi-Fi, but a recent survey found that about one-quarter of Walton students had limited or no internet at home.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 90

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Privacy and Student Data During these pressing circumstances, many educators are curating and sharing digital tools, strategies, and tips for remote teaching with their networks. In fact, there are so many digital tools, apps, and online learning resources being shared, some educators are feeling overwhelmed.

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Digital Divide Social Media Microsoft Policies 214

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

They’ve been letting officials know that while they want to see their friends, they recognize the seriousness of the virus and hope districts prioritize student mental health and improving online learning, especially for vulnerable students. “We’re going to be online for the whole fall semester. .”

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Students with the internet at home could access online learning activities offered by the district or participate in virtual classrooms, while packets were provided for children without the ability to log on. The digital divide. We don’t mumble or complain,” she said. But she acknowledged of life lately, “It’s slow.

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Organization: International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). iNACOL provides a myriad of resources, white papers, and tools to implement a more personalized approach to technology infused learning and holds a Blended and Online Learning Symposium each year. URL: www.inacol.org. Organization: Maker Ed.

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Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Crossing the digital divide safely and trustingly: How ecologies of learning scaffold the journey. Distance learning and computer-mediated communication: Interactive, quasi-interactive or monologue? A study of factors influencing students' perceived learning in a web-based course environment. Johnson, C.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) today released a new report — with accompanying survey findings — that reflect the urgent need to provide improved student privacy support to teachers, parents, and students. The recommendations were shaped by surveys and focus groups commissioned by CDT. View the findings here. “It

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Student Data Privacy Digital Divide Survey Data 89

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2020

At least 17 percent of high schoolers nationwide had “seriously considered” attempting suicide and 14 percent reported they had made a suicide plan in the past year, according to the results of the most recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey by the CDC. Still, Wheeler acknowledged that tactic may not catch every student in need. It’s tough.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Nina Rees, president of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, has also asked for more federal funds , to close the digital divide and help low-income students most seriously affected by school closings. And many children have fallen further behind since schools shut down and turned to remote learning last March.

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Policies Digital Divide Survey Elementary 140

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Via WaPo : “The FCC talks the talk on the digital divide – and then walks in the other direction.” ” That’s Gail Heriot. ” “What’s the bottom line on online preschool ?” Via Inside Higher Ed : “2017 Survey of College and University Chief Academic Officers.”

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Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 45

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, There were worries about how the move to online testing might affect scores.

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