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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

We have this huge digital divide that’s making it hard for [students] to get their education,” she said. David Silver, the director of education for the mayor’s office, said people talked about the digital divide, but there had never been enough energy to tackle it. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report. “We

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Remote Learning Teaching Tips

A Principal's Reflections

Difficult decisions have had to be made regarding grading, making funds available to get technology in the hands of disadvantaged kids, getting school work to kids where the digital divide could not be overcome, and figuring out how to provide professional learning support virtually. Reflect on what is working and what isn’t.

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Millions of Students Are Still Without WiFi and Tech—Why Haven’t Policymakers Stepped Up?

Edsurge

And while systems might not continue to operate as 100 percent virtual schools in a post-COVID world, better access to learning technology is no longer negotiable in this increasingly-digital world. of California’s Public Contract Code only addressed online learning in the context of surplus technology and nonprofit computer labs.

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Next Generation Learning: Personalization

Neo LMS

The second in our New Generation Learning series focuses on personalization. Where last time we drew attention to schools that had made innovative leaps in assessment protocols, today we look at schools that are taking the design of personalized learning pathways seriously.

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New Generation Learning: Personalization

Neo LMS

The second in our New Generation Learning series focuses on personalization. Where last time we drew attention to schools that had made innovative leaps in assessment protocols, today we look at schools that are taking the design of personalized learning pathways seriously.

Learning 150
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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Some students are not yet ready or cannot return to in-person learning. How can teachers in classrooms engage students in the digital platforms used to supplement and personalize learning? Engaging Students Online Who Are Experiencing Anxiety. It can be more challenging to engage these students online.

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Shaping the future

Learning with 'e's

Some would suspect this is a reference to the digital divide, the haves and have nots in our society. I'm going to examine a number of ideas including personal learning environments, social media, open scholarship, resistance to change, content curation, augmented reality and the semantic web.