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Old, Slow Laptops Are Sabotaging College Student Success

Edsurge

But pandemic-era facilities shutdowns foreclosed that option, leaving students to make do as best they could with old desktop computers, affordable-but-low-powered laptops or even cellphones. But for some students, a new or even newish laptop is a luxury they can’t afford. Christopher Brooks, director of research for EDUCAUSE.

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The Universal Laptop Program Helping One State Narrow the Digital Divide

Edsurge

It is worth remembering that the digital divide is not an all or nothing phenomenon. Experiences of digital access exist along a continuum. A student who owns a laptop is device deficient if she has to share it with one or more siblings. To that end, every district in the state was encouraged to refresh their laptops.

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3 Ways that OKIOCAM Can Help Teachers And Students Create Dynamic Digital Learning Spaces This Year!

TeacherCast

This year, as more classrooms are open for students, teachers are reflecting on their experiences from a full year of completely digital learning and asking themselves how they can blend what they have learned in the digital world with the new opportunities that they have available to them in their physical worlds. .

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3 Ways that OKIOCAM Can Help Teachers And Students Create Dynamic Digital Learning Spaces This Year!

TeacherCast

This year, as more classrooms are open for students, teachers are reflecting on their experiences from a full year of completely digital learning and asking themselves how they can blend what they have learned in the digital world with the new opportunities that they have available to them in their physical worlds.

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Reaching edtech harmony in your classroom

eSchool News

Educators, learners, instructional technology coaches, and IT/edtech staff are grappling with the complexities of managing an ever-expanding arsenal of disconnected digital tools. There are several prominent shifts that are driving the future of learning, therefore making a comprehensive and interoperable ecosystem essential.

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How Community Coalitions Are Bridging the Digital Divide

Digital Promise

Across the country, local networks known as Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters) are bringing together partners and resources to meet urgent needs and envision a new future for teaching and learning. Their collective efforts are meeting a range of needs—from internet access to devices to social-emotional supports.

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How esports can help students in the classroom (no, seriously!)

eSchool News

When schools invest in esports teams, they’re investing in high-level hardware that also integrates into STEM and STEAM programs, which means students wind up having more opportunities to get hands-on experience and learn in-demand skills. How often will the team meet, practice, and compete? Video games? In the classroom?

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