EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

For educators and students, the pandemic has presented a whole new set of challenges. WATCH MORE: Emily Bell shares how Georgia's Fulton County Schools navigated the digital divide.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2020

This was new to us and, needless to say, presented a challenge: We had to evolve to stay true to our mission while, at the same time, deliver a program that worked for our learners. Our experience leading up to this summer’s program (running throughout July) was both humbling and exhilarating.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

At the same time, it often presents its own set of challenges to overcome. As schools strive to make information accessible to all students, technology provides great solutions. So, the question remains, is technology in the classroom a hindrance or an opportunity? Take our quiz, and see what you learn! Having trouble viewing?

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

How can we close this digital divide? According to the US Department of Education , there are seven ways to help close the digital divide. Using apps like Buncee , Adobe Spark , Aurasma, and Pic Collage make it so easy for students to use their digital skills in creative ways. Want to make a shift of your own?

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

COVID-19 did not create the digital divide for students, added Robin Lake, the panel moderator and the director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), which is based out of the University of Washington and has been tracking school districts’ transitions to distance learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2023

We encourage youth to submit ideas focused on one of the following three categories: Digital Empowerment, Equity In Action and Thriving Planet. Digital Empowerment ideas can be solutions that help bridge the digital divide. Project 10Million is one of our education initiatives aimed at closing the digital divide.

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The 21st Century Principal

JULY 21, 2012

Recently, I found myself entangled with several people in a Twitter debate about whether BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies actually perpetuate or aggravate the digital divide our students currently experience. Still, we do need to be concerned about the effects of the digital divide under our BYOD policy.

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More Verbs

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

.” It is true, MLTI has helped close the digital divide. But there are two digital divides. This first one is the Digital Access Divide. MLTI was designed to address the second digital divide.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

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. Here you can find a listing or some great options.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

While studying this digital divide, Skinner, an assistant professor of higher education and policy at the University of Florida, noticed that conversation around the issue is often presented as an urban-rural divide. These things being the disparities that we see in the visual and digital divide.”.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

Thanks to this wide and varied collection of reading resources, no child should be consigned to the wrong side of the digital divide. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 27, 2022

Some of these are: different approaches to teaching adapted to students’ needs, developed ICT skills, professional development for teachers, attempts to bridge the digital divide, improvement of resource accessibility, funding and curriculum changes. Exploring three opportunities for education created by the pandemic.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 20, 2022

Pre-pandemic there was an enormous digital divide. That is because the devices provide digital accessibility and translation. Access to the Internet The pandemic no longer allowed elected officials to ignore the digital divide. Normal was a digital divide. Here are five pandemic learning gains.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 24, 2020

Even though many of us have been beating the drum for years regarding this issue, there is such a long way to go when it comes to closing the digital divide. Even in more affluent areas, one cannot assume equitable access. As such, educators are in need of ideas that can be implemented without the use of technology.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 18, 2020

At the same time, the digital divide has to be tackled where all learners have equitable access to a device, reliable WIFI, and quality resources. That’s the way we’ve always done it ( TTWWADI ) inhibits change Everyone has been presented with a clean slate. A move to real personalized learning at scale is the most logical step.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 18, 2021

We hope to share these best practices and inform the work of many more school systems, as well as the work of state chiefs of education and governors as they plan to use unprecedented federal funding to close the digital divide. There is another consideration that we must take into account when aiming to close the Digital Learning Gap.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2013

Notes from SXSWedu presentation by Dr. Michael Mills [link] Bit.ly/BYODResources BYODResources Bit.ly/byoddocs byoddocs Bit.ly/rubrics rubrics Follow #BYODchat on Twitter Nothing is the magic tool for getting our kids where they need to be. But we can use mobile devices to help. We can no longer depend on textbooks for accurate information.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2020

Technology plays a huge role, which is why all efforts need to be made to eliminate the digital divide. After watching the video at a preferred pace, students would then complete a series of asynchronous activities to construct new knowledge and apply what was learned from the content presented. The key, however, is balance.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

Thanks to this wide and varied collection of reading resources, no child should be consigned to the wrong side of the digital divide. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 20, 2020

Address the digital divide. As thousands of school districts across the country have rolled out remote learning, many have discovered that students have very different sets of resources when it comes to digital education tools. This raises the question: How exactly should schools invest in technology to keep up?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Media literacy: Media literacy involves the ability to critically analyze and interpret various forms of digital media. This includes understanding visual communication, recognizing biases in digital content, and evaluating the credibility of information presented in different media formats.

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Education Superhighway

MAY 24, 2022

Local leaders can make an immediate impact on the digital divide in their community by launching an Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) awareness campaign. In our work to close the broadband affordability gap for the 18 million U.S.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Each month during their one-year term, the board member presents a report to the board and school community to share the input and feedback of students. Following interviews and selection, the board member—a middle school student—acts as the voice for the district’s student population.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

While online learning offers benefits such as personalized pacing and accessibility, it also presents challenges such as technological barriers and the need for self-directed learning. However, the effectiveness of online learning depended on factors such as instructional methods and student demographics.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2022

Recently, we spoke with Marjorie Yang, Chairlady of CoolThink@JC’s Steering Committee, to learn about the past, present and future of the program and discuss its impact in Hong Kong and beyond. Yang: We were first prompted to address concerns over the digital divide. And we want to close the digital divide.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

1560 , and proposed adding sections designed “to close the digital divide in California.” Even when there are laws meant to address the digital divide in terms of devices and WiFi, they aren’t always effective. For instance, prior to COVID-19, Section 12100.8

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 2, 2017

What separates this conference from all others is the fact that the program is built around district and school teams who have closed achievement gaps, bridged the digital divide, and implemented innovative practices aligned to research. The same could be said about presentations that just focus on tools.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 29, 2022

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) allocated over $45 billion to states for broadband deployment through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity Act (DEA) programs. The No Home Left Offline Coalition will.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Wininger and Norman of Western Kentucky University firmly suggest not only do psychology education textbooks present inaccurate information, but there’s a minimal attempt to teach how to apply it in educational contexts. He was hesitant to present his work as “fact.” He mostly wanted motivation as a subject to gain more ground.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Thanks to this wide and varied collection of reading resources, no child should be consigned to the wrong side of the digital divide. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Mississippi’s past, marked by a legacy of racial segregation and educational inequality, continues to cast a long shadow on its present and future. A significant challenge for Delta communities is the ever-growing digital divide. Sadly, what we discovered was not surprising.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 25, 2023

It’s all part of Verizon’s commitment to helping close the digital divide. Her latest adventures include the launch of Global Maker Day and the #ARVRinEDU community, events, and presentations. Start your journey at verizon.com/shakeup. © Shake Up Learning 2023.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 30, 2020

As the Coronavirus has changed the landscape of education, I have become more and more aware of inequity and the digital divide. In my reflection, I have attempted to present ideas for all schools across the digital divide. Welcome to a post that has taken be a while to write.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

suffer on the no-internet side of the digital divide , according to the Federal Communications Commission. And this spring, 60 percent of low-income parents expressed that their children are likely to experience at least one digital obstacle doing their K-12 homework online. Roughly 21 million people in the U.S.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

To set the foundation for technology-empowered learning during and beyond the pandemic, education leaders are actively tackling internet and device access issues to narrow the digital divide. Educators tell us that they need more support when it comes to their knowledge of using technology in ways that best accelerate learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Digital divides persist, but schools have made some progress in addressing these barriers. Ertmer and others have shown that teachers’ beliefs about edtech can shift when presented with evidence that a practice improves student learning. Yet, these researchers have also shown that these beliefs are malleable.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

To help the country close this digital divide, a goal of meeting or exceeding internet access at speeds of at least one megabit per second (Mbps) per student was set by the FCC. With Workspace cards, individualized content can be shared as text, video, audio, presentations or any combination of those.

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