The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

However, it also shows that the share of parents who report reading to their child only “infrequently” (i.e. An urgent task for the year ahead is to close this digital divide. The post OPINION: How technology can help parents communicate with preschoolers appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

Technology 107

Technology Tablets Digital Divide Policies 107

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

When new trends become the norm, report findings sometimes elicit more shrugs than surprise. In education technology, a litany of surveys published this decade have touted the growing adoption of digital learning tools. A different ‘digital divide’ has emerged. That’s arguably the case for U.S.

EdTech 149

EdTech Survey Digital Divide Classroom 149

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2020

Once campuses fully reopen, schools will need clear strategies to catch up students who have been unable to keep up their studies at home, the experts advise. The former might still edge out students already impacted by the nation’s digital divide or who are without adult supervision. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

Digital Divide 131

Digital Divide Robotics Strategy Accessibility 131

Bryan Alexander

JULY 18, 2019

McKinsey just published a new report, “The future of work in America: People and places, today and tomorrow” ( summary ; longer document ), looking ahead to 2030 after new technologies have had some impact. The report isn’t happy with this, and asks us to make policy changes now. The comments box stands open.

Report 40

Report Digital Divide Mobility Robotics 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

How Schools Are preparing – and Not Preparing – Children for Climate Change,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The Miami-Dade school district, for example, adopted a plan back in 2012 to close the digital divide.

Digital Divide 115

Digital Divide Laptops Accessibility Online Learning 115

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

The pandemic has dragged on, prompting colleges to ricochet back and forth on mask mandate policies and rules about holding classes in person versus online. Professors report that students are disengaged , so much so that it’s even hard to get them to take advantage of free support services. And college enrollments are down overall.

Flipped Classroom 209

Flipped Classroom Course Digital Divide Trends 209

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

“Next year, many traditional education strategies will fade away as educators help students recover from the pandemic’s impact, especially with harder-hit groups like students who learn and think differently. The policies and infrastructures are in place to deliver. Reporting dashboards should become more student-focused.

EdTech 143

EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 143

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

00;03;53;23 – 00;04;16;21 Dan Fitzpatrick And teachers all over the world are reporting back right now that it's absolutely supercharged learning within their classrooms. How Do You Report Bias or Issues with AI? 00;19;13;18 – 00;19;20;03 Vicki Davis You know, how do you with a chatbot report bias or flag something?

Classroom 425

Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. Lindsay Dworkin, SVP of Policy & Government Affairs, NWEA The pendulum has swung quickly toward the Science of Reading.

Trends 144

Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

In a recent edWebinar , Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director of SETDA, offered highlights from the report, and Ryan Kocsondy, Director of Connecticut Education Network (CEN), gave an inside look at why Connecticut schools don’t worry about running out of bandwidth. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all.

Broadband 41

Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Introduce strategies for establishing media balance both in the classroom and at home. For more key findings plus essays on the implications of the data from thought leaders in children’s health, education, and policy, download the full report. Subscribe to our weekly Digital Classroom newsletter.

Mobility 40

Mobility Digital Divide Digital Citizenship Mobile Learning 40

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. Lindsay Dworkin, SVP of Policy & Government Affairs, NWEA The pendulum has swung quickly toward the Science of Reading.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

According to K-12 Blueprint , many FCS teachers report that classroom management of devices is not as challenging as they anticipated. They report, It is surprising in some ways how normal it seems with the devices in the school. A strong BYOD policy can help schools avoid these security concerns. Possibilities are endless.

BYOD 382

BYOD Digital Divide Classroom Smartphone 382

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2022

Yet efforts to improve our neighborhoods and schools have long operated on separate and uncoordinated tracks: one set of programs for neighborhood renewal and another, unconnected, strategy for school development. Achieving this means getting around politics, policies and practices that often block collective planning.

Digital Divide 91

Digital Divide Broadband Policies System 91

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

That schools rely on the mega-rich to fund their digital learning at all—and that those funds could dry up at any time—illustrates some of the fundamental problems with K-12 technology spending: It is inconsistent, pieced together haphazardly, and as a result impacts student technology access in disproportionate ways.

Technology 180

Technology E-rate Laptops Digital Divide 180

edWeb.net

JUNE 2, 2021

While the money is still allocated through the Title I formula, this time, there is a reporting requirement. However, like the second stimulus funding, there are reporting requirements. Similarly, because of the reporting requirements associated with the funding, potential purchases will undergo additional scrutiny. 11, 2021).

Education 98

Education Industry STEM Digital Divide 98

Education Superhighway

MAY 19, 2022

We now need the regulatory frameworks that support and reflect this policy objective. Their focus and recognition of the role affordability plays in sustaining our nation’s stubborn digital divide represent a sharp departure from the country’s historic singular focus on allocating federal dollars to build infrastructure in rural America.

Broadband 52

Broadband Digital Divide Policies Strategy 52

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2018

We still have a huge digital divide. So not only should you leverage students to help you learn new digital skills, but you should also use them as go-to experts for other students in your classroom. This, of course, works well when digital tools are involved. Use digital tools to do new things. You’ll discover.

Google 78

Google Tools Technology Outcomes 78

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Implementing strategies for creating a collaborative and supportive environment for teachers is more important than ever. Decision-makers rose to the challenge in the initial waves of the pandemic, enacting temporary policies to permit and reimburse for online education services. public schools.

EdTech 68

EdTech Learning Industry Data 68

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

A focus on tackling the digital divide and resource inequities laid bare by the pandemic. Their stances on education policy differ, but they all have at least one thing in common: classroom experience, which Biden has promised would be a prerequisite. An advocate for programs supporting underserved learners.

Education 218

Education Digital Divide Policies Common Core 218

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. Schools, districts and states will work to figure out policy changes to help reduce the inequities in education. –Amy Gulley, M.Ed

EdTech 113

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 113

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Via Broadly : “ Betsy DeVos to Meet with Men’s Rights Groups , Reports Say.” ” Via The New York Times : “ Campus Rape Policie s Get a New Look as the Accused Get DeVos’s Ear.” ” Via The New York Times : “ DeVos Says She Will Revisit Obama-Era Sexual Assault Policies.”

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. It remains a modest gesture toward addressing much bigger questions. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. It remains a modest gesture toward addressing much bigger questions. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150