eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Access to technology , especially technology and tools powered by the internet, is essential for learning. Technology transforms K-12 education by enhancing engagement, personalizing learning, and fostering collaboration.

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Meeting E-rate Digital Divide Comparison 102

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

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. 1560 , and proposed adding sections designed “to close the digital divide in California.”

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Broadband Digital Divide E-rate Policies 140

Marketplace K-12

JULY 5, 2016

Teachers who are most confident about educational technology tend to work in low-poverty and suburban schools, bringing their students a wide range of experiences and potential benefits that other young people may lack, concludes a survey released today by the Education Week Research Center. See also: Looking to Land a District PD Contract?

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Survey Analysis Digital Divide Report 66

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. Educators should also use the Universal Design for Learning framework from CAST as a guide for creating inclusive educational experiences for remote learners.

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Digital Divide Social Media Microsoft Policies 209

Evelyn Learning

AUGUST 22, 2023

CRAFTING SOLUTIONS Personalized Learning Models : The one-size-fits-all approach in education is antiquated. Graph Highlight : A survey reveals that schools emphasizing holistic education witness a surge in student engagement and overall well-being. Yet, a significant number of students lack access to essential digital tools.

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Assessment Education Digital Divide Survey 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Until in-person learning can fully resume, family members are the only adults who regularly work with students on distance learning assignments. By and large, English learners aren’t thriving under distance learning. This issue is particularly important for English learners and their families , given that many U.S.

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Education Digital Divide Advocacy Report 130

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. Some students are not yet ready or cannot return to in-person learning. Engaging Students Online Who Are Experiencing Anxiety.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

A survey we conducted this spring of 575 low-income families with preschool age children found that 30 percent of parents were “very worried,” and another 47 percent were “somewhat worried,” about how school closures will affect their children’s learning and social skills development. This will be much harder for low-income parents.

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Technology Tablets Digital Divide Policies 107

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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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2016

During the 2015-16 school year, I visited schools across the nation to see how technology can transform teaching and learning. The “digital divide” is still very real. what makes the difference between using edtech to supplement the classroom experience and using it to transform learning? Department of Education.

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EdTech Classroom Digital Divide Data 60

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Edsurge profiles “ personalized learning ” software used in a virtual school that has some 450 incarcerated students. Via Inside Higher Ed : “ OpenStax Launches Learning Platform.” ” Adaptive software is not the same as personalized learning , says eSchool News. for Robotics Contest.”

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Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

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 88

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. Inequity looms large. That demands a fluid, iterative approach, one that seeks and adjusts to feedback.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 7, 2018

“EdCast is an AI-powered knowledge cloud powers unified discovery, knowledge management and personalized learning,” according to its description on Crunchbase – something into which investors have dumped $66.2 Via Edsurge : “In a New Survey, Teachers Say There’s a Disconnect in Computer Science Education.”

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Education MOOC Report Data 54

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Vrain Valley Schools 2021 and 2022 were the years of urgency and near-term decisions to ensure learning continued through the pandemic. Displays in the classroom can also integrate with digital signage installed around campus—from the front office to the sports field.

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EdTech Learning Industry Data 70

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, Personalized Learning" Software (and Facebook and Summit Public Schools).

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