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6 Practical strategies for teaching across the digital divide

Neo LMS

Last week we discussed the digital divide , and today I thought we could explore some practical strategies that teachers, as individuals, can adopt in an effort to bridge the digital divide in their classrooms. 59% of teachers feel the digital tools they use frequently are effective. How online shopping works.

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6 Benefits of Immersive Learning with the Metaverse

ViewSonic Education

The metaverse is an emerging technology that is gradually becoming more mainstream within education, in part because it delivers immersive learning experiences for students. This technology can also cater to a variety of other needs too.

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We're Closing the Digital Divide. Now Let's End the Participation Gap.

Edsurge

First some good news: the divide in access to digital devices is decreasing. School districts across the country are upgrading networks and integrating more classroom technology, and smartphones have become increasingly ubiquitous across socioeconomic lines.

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7 Shifts to Closing the Digital Divide

EdTechTeam

The debate really centers around the how and why implementing technology can help our students. Smartphones have been around for 10 years now, but in education, the shifts are vastly different within our classrooms. How do we use, integrate, and engage learning with the newest technology? How can we close this digital divide?

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OPINION: Let’s help our middle schoolers learn from their digital worlds

The Hechinger Report

How can digital technology help middle schoolers thrive? The rapid physical, cognitive and social changes that happen during these years create an intense period of exploring a wider world and navigating more complex social situations. Smartphones are making it worse.

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Generative AI, Chat GPT, and Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

The digital divide is, of course, still an issue as well, which can further compound this issue, although with all of these technologies coming to smartphones (as well as emerging satellite technologies) there is less of a divide than there was pre-pandemic.

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PROOF POINTS: 10,000 student study points to kindergarteners who may become heavy screen users

The Hechinger Report

A new study suggests that this sort of technology overuse doesn’t just pop up during adolescence. Researchers at Penn State analyzed 10,000 students and found that kindergarteners in low-income families and Black kindergarteners of all incomes had a higher propensity to be heavy users of technology by the end of elementary school.

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