Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Closing global education gaps How is Learning Equality addressing the challenge of the digital divide and the 2.6 The term digital divide often refers to not having affordable access to the internet or specific hardware. But another important aspect is thinking about digital literacy skills and digital rights.

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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. 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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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2022

Yang: We were first prompted to address concerns over the digital divide. And we want to close the digital divide. Our surveys reflect that over 90 percent of teachers who completed this professional development were confident in teaching CT lessons in their schools and willing to recommend CoolThink to other schools.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Ertmer and Anne Ottenbreit-Leftwich that refers not just to whether technology is used in the classroom but also when and how teachers use technology to improve learning outcomes. Digital divides persist, but schools have made some progress in addressing these barriers. Internet access has also improved substantially.

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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. I like Advancement Courses because they have practical outcomes and give me six months to complete the work. Pick A Course and Make Progress. Let’s do this!

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ExcelinEd

AUGUST 3, 2020

How to re-engineer the school experience so students reach high academic outcomes, with the same or better proficiency in 2021 as they did pre-COVID. . “We Bridging the Digital Divide. Texas schools are facing two challenges that Commissioner Morath focused on: . Designing New School Models.

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Digital Divide E-rate Laptops Assessment 28

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Key points: A federal outline for education technology intends to close access gaps How to work for equity of access in classrooms How schools can help students overcome the digital divide For more news on digital access, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership page The latest iteration of the U.S.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 13, 2020

Digital Divides and the COVID Slide. Over the past several years, progress has been made with regard to the “digital divide,” the gap between students who have access to technology and those who do not. School closures have meant a step backward when it comes to the digital divides. References. Ascione, L.

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Meeting Digital Divide Education STEM 61

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

What were the positive unintended outcomes from the Coronavirus time period and how can educators identify and capitalize on them? Take a look at my last post on surveys for educators, students, and parents. Teachers should also be surveyed. Let me provide some ideas to consider. Leave a comment. Filed under Uncategorized.

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Lightspeed Systems

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Secondly, utilize edtech solutions like Lightspeed Digital Insight to learn when data privacy terms and conditions are changed. A final consideration is the impact of AI on the ‘digital divide’ and digital equity. Simply, the digital divide, a digital inequity, places too many students at a distinct disadvantage.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Black Southerners, who already suffer from some of the worst health outcomes in the country, have contracted and died from the virus at a disproportionately higher rate. Related: ‘You can’t help but wonder’: Crumbling schools, less money and dismal outcomes in the county that was supposed to change everything for Black children in the South.

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

There is an understanding that while the environment and contexts change, the outcomes (performance standards) will be constant. As a result, an individual will need to be able to adapt to the environment and context (creating and recreating knowledge to do so) in order to achieve consistent outcomes.

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Groups Outcomes Training Study 52

Digital Promise

JUNE 30, 2020

They looked at outcomes from the YES to the Future program, and as Program Manager Paula Dickey found, the students who were most successful in obtaining a high school equivalency diploma or a postsecondary credential, such as an industry certification, were also engaged in supportive services. It was about what—and who—was coming in.”

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Evelyn Learning

AUGUST 22, 2023

Schools in affluent districts benefit from advanced resources, while those in lower-income areas struggle with introductory provisions, creating a vast disparity in learning outcomes. Graph Highlight : A survey reveals that schools emphasizing holistic education witness a surge in student engagement and overall well-being. SOURCE: U.S.

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Assessment Education Digital Divide Survey 52

edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2023

The district gathers information and feedback through surveys, posts social media messages and information on its website, produces a newsletter, and uses Let’s Talk, an app that facilitates parent questions answered by district leaders and department heads who respond and further staff-researched to provide additional information to the community.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

We will see a shift in priorities for school leaders with a focus on protecting against further learning loss – the projects they invest in should help reach this outcome long-term. Unfortunately, academic outcomes for students with special needs have remained low year after year.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Lower-income Americans still lag in tech adoption | Pew Research Center → Even as many aspects of the digital divide have narrowed over time, the digital lives of lower- and higher-income Americans remain markedly different. This is ALSO true for edtech. billion in market size by 2020.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Lower-income Americans still lag in tech adoption | Pew Research Center → Even as many aspects of the digital divide have narrowed over time, the digital lives of lower- and higher-income Americans remain markedly different. This is ALSO true for edtech. billion in market size by 2020.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2016

We also know that other school districts across the country are in the midst of trying to incorporate technology to enhance learning, and to close the so-called digital divide — to ensure all students have access to an Internet-enabled device. One way to solve the access issue is to allow students to use smartphones in class.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Greeley offers a lens into how wide the digital divide in the US has become, how much it is contributing to a two-tiered society, and, perhaps most important, whether it can be bridged – something that will be crucial to keeping the country competitive in the global economy of tomorrow. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

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Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Via The New York Times : “To Close Digital Divide, Microsoft to Harness Unused Television Channels.” ” Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ Online PD Pays Dividends for Teachers’ Tech Learning, Survey Suggests.” ” The survey was from Project Tomorrow. This story about laptops.

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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.) Among Neurocore’s investors: Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Teaching Tolerance released a report on the increased harassment and bullying witnessed this year – something it tied directly to the Trump campaign: 90% of K–12 educators that the organization surveyed said that their school climate had been adversely affected by the racist, nationalist, sexist rhetoric of the Presidential campaign.

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