The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Kids are helped along by access to take-home devices and individualized learning plans that allow them to progress through class material at their own speed. While the pandemic still took its toll, adapting to online learning was smoother in Lindsay due to its preexisting infrastructure and history of adaptation.

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Online Learning How To Competency Based Learning Learning 129

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 28, 2020

But when some normalcy is restored and opportunities arise again for more deliberate implementation of remote learning , what tools can help make the experience a success? The surge in e-learning for K–12 schools has also put a stronger spotlight on persistent issues of equity.

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Tools Laptops Learning Accessibility 195

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2020

But when some normalcy is restored and opportunities arise again for more deliberate implementation of remote learning , what tools can help make the experience a success? The surge in e-learning for K–12 schools has also put a stronger spotlight on persistent issues of equity.

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Tools Laptops Learning Accessibility 195

EdTech Magazine

MAY 26, 2020

When schools across the country made the quick shift to emergency remote learning during the pandemic, many found that it exposed deficits and exacerbated existing challenges around internet access, especially in rural and high-poverty areas.

Digital Divide 195

Digital Divide Laptops Tablets Online Learning 195

ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

What’s more, the metaverse itself can be accessed using a variety of devices. With that being said, metaverse learning is a relatively new concept and one that many educators are still getting to grips with. This is the basis of immersive learning as a concept. For instance, imagine a class trip to study mountain ranges.

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Learning Smartphone Accessibility Social Media 327

Digital Promise

MARCH 30, 2020

As schools across the country have rapidly shifted to distance learning due to school closures brought about by the coronavirus (COVID-19), students have been sent home with school-issued devices like laptops or tablets so they can continue their learning from home. Come up with a system for when students report broken devices.

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How To Student Data Privacy Learning Handbook 425

eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2024

Our world is more hyperconnected and hybrid than ever before, particularly since 2020 when many schools had to transition to online schooling due to the pandemic. Even four years later, some school districts still use online learning.

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Laptops Strategy Policies Report 112

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 30, 2020

Historically disadvantaged students, though, will have unequal access to the internet and to the hardware needed to fully participate in online courses. Campus closures, or restricted access, mean immediate threats to housing and food security for both college and school-aged students. Access to content. Unequal risks.

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Accessibility Policies Laptops Libraries 96

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

When the district’s schools were forced to transition to online learning in March 2020, access to devices was paramount. All the schools worked together to pool available laptops and iPads. While the dream was to eventually become 1:1, that reality was a ways off pre-pandemic, Tracy explains.

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Accessibility Chromebook Laptops iPad 102

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 7, 2020

But when some normalcy is restored and opportunities arise again for more deliberate implementation of remote learning , what tools can help make the experience a success? The surge in e-learning for K–12 schools has also put a stronger spotlight on persistent issues of equity.

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Tools Laptops Learning Accessibility 150

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2020

But when some normalcy is restored and opportunities arise again for more deliberate implementation of remote learning , what tools can help make the experience a success? The surge in e-learning for K–12 schools has also put a stronger spotlight on persistent issues of equity.

Tools 150

Tools Laptops Learning Accessibility 150

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 2, 2020

But when some normalcy is restored and opportunities arise again for more deliberate implementation of remote learning , what tools can help make the experience a success? The surge in e-learning for K–12 schools has also put a stronger spotlight on persistent issues of equity.

Tools 150

Tools Laptops Learning Accessibility 150

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 3, 2020

When schools across the country made the quick shift to emergency remote learning during the pandemic, many found that it exposed deficits and exacerbated existing challenges around internet access, especially in rural and high-poverty areas.

Digital Divide 150

Digital Divide Laptops Tablets Online Learning 150

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 1, 2020

When schools across the country made the quick shift to emergency remote learning during the pandemic, many found that it exposed deficits and exacerbated existing challenges around internet access, especially in rural and high-poverty areas.

Digital Divide 150

Digital Divide Laptops Tablets Online Learning 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 29, 2020

When schools across the country made the quick shift to emergency remote learning during the pandemic, many found that it exposed deficits and exacerbated existing challenges around internet access, especially in rural and high-poverty areas.

Digital Divide 150

Digital Divide Laptops Tablets Online Learning 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 26, 2020

When schools across the country made the quick shift to emergency remote learning during the pandemic, many found that it exposed deficits and exacerbated existing challenges around internet access, especially in rural and high-poverty areas.

Digital Divide 150

Digital Divide Laptops Tablets Online Learning 150

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. The student can be responsible for their own learning and feel good about being responsible for their own learning,” Evans said.

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Laptops Survey Chromebook Mobility 103

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2020

We educators understand online learning, probably have taken classes this way, but we haven’t yet wrapped our brains around how to make it work in OUR classes. In fact, the biggest question I get from teachers in my online classes and on my blog is: “How do I do it?” How do I make online learning personal?

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Khan Academy LMS Broadband Digital Citizenship 245

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2020

We recognize that, with the Covid-19 crisis, they are especially vulnerable and are unlikely to receive quality academic instruction online or at home. An estimated 12 million students in the United States lack internet access at home , not to mention access to reliable tech devices. Covid-19 upended that.

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Online Learning Differentiated Instruction Guidelines Learning 110

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

Sadly, though, the reality is that millions of Americans — in rural and urban areas alike, and including many underrepresented minorities — lack the reliable broadband connections needed to access postsecondary and K-12 education in a nation that remains in partial lockdown. Related: How to reach students without internet access at home?

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Libraries 102

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2020

Digital divide is a term used to describe the gap present in society between those who have access to the internet and technology and those who don’t. Additionally, Alamo Colleges District invested $5 million in laptops, hotspots and other technology tools specifically for remote learning and working.

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Digital Divide Laptops Mobility Accessibility 193

EdTech4Beginners

AUGUST 4, 2020

With online learning, there has been a deliberate change from the traditional class setup. . Thus, online classes have benefited students as they have more access and flexibility in education. But, does e-learning have any benefit for teachers? But, does e-learning have any benefit for teachers?

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Learning Online Learning Laptops Course 174

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Without reliable access to the internet and devices like laptops or cell phones, college students probably aren’t going to succeed in online learning. A new survey shows that college students’ attitudes correlate with their personal experiences with online learning.

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EdTech Survey Laptops Online Learning 169

Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2023

Invest in technology: Schools can use funds to purchase laptops, tablets and other technology devices to support blended and online learning. This includes providing students with devices and internet access to participate in virtual classes.

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Learning Laptops Tablets Assessment 148

Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Not all parents have the luxury of working from home, and many households lack sufficient technology to support their children’s online learning. Uneven access to devices makes getting assignments a challenge. About 1 in 5 students said it is “sometimes” or “never” easy to access assignments and classwork remotely.

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Report Survey LMS Digital Divide 217

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

He used that money to buy enough laptops and iPads for every high school student to have their own device, and for every elementary and middle school student to have access to a device in their classroom. The post Why one Mississippi district ditched textbooks for laptops appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Laptops iPad Elementary Report 40

Digital Promise

AUGUST 25, 2020

Their collective efforts are meeting a range of needs—from internet access to devices to social-emotional supports. Witnessing how many students lacked access to the most basic components of online learning—devices and internet access—LEANLAB and their partners across the metro region took immediate action.

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Digital Divide Libraries Survey Meeting 272

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 19, 2020

Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning or The 30 Goals Challenge or take a fully accredited online course for graduate credit ( Online Learning Best Practices , Connected Educators or TESOL Methodologies )! Unplugged activities allow educators to teach coding away from laptops and tablets. About Codelicious.

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Laptops Tablets Exercises Robotics 195

eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

Given that schools were forced into online learning, many districts used those funds to invest in edtech—in hardware like laptops and Wi-Fi hotspots but also in edtech software.

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EdTech Assessment Policies Data 119

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

In the past 18 months, educators across the country learned how to adjust their instruction to online learning environments; many had to completely rethink how they would approach their content to meet the needs of all learners. Students can re-access [the videos] when they need some re-teaching.

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Microsoft Classroom Learning Robotics 198

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 28, 2020

With millions of children out of school and trying to adjust to online classes from home, there is a big challenge for parents and teachers. The first thing parents need to arrange is online access. Fortunately, most people have smartphones, and it is possible to access online teaching platforms from a phone.

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Smartphone Laptops Exercises Microsoft 224

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

K-12 students lacked access to a working device, reliable high-speed internet or both. In the months that followed, many states and school districts mobilized, using federal CARES Act funding, broadband discounts and partnerships with private companies to connect their students and enable online learning. Money is an issue.

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Digital Divide Broadband Report Accessibility 218

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Now, schools are reflecting on what worked, what didn’t, and how these learnings can be applied to prepare for safe and effective learning this fall. Related content: 7 steps to stellar online learning. Setting students and teachers up for success starts with access to the internet and learning devices like laptops.

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Laptops Learning Online Learning Accessibility 110

MindShift

JUNE 27, 2017

. “It has opened up a huge educational resource to our kids who may not have access otherwise,” Hoffman said. Without the school computer, she wouldn’t have had her own laptop to work on. At French Middle, nearly 60 percent of students are eligible for free lunch. Courtesy of Jodi Meyer).

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Laptops Khan Academy Chromebook Exercises 57

More Verbs

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

It’s easy to walk into a big box store or search eBay and look at some of the inexpensive tablets and laptops that are available, then look at the per-pupil cost of a MLTI and think that it could be made less expensive. The first misunderstanding is that MLTI simply buys a laptop or tablet for each student. .”

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Digital Divide Laptops Tablets Learning 210

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

It’s too soon to know how well the free pilot program mixing online and in-person learning will work, but one thing is clear: Without it, said Holmes County Superintendent Angel Meeks, AP physics in this rural Mississippi district “would not exist.”. Department of Education, students took 317,000 online courses.

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Online Learning Learning Course Blended Learning 63

ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

Accessibility to computing power is no longer constrained by time and place. Laptops sit much lower on a work surface. Does your school issue laptops or Chromebooks to all students? School Computer Labs Ensure Equitable Access. Many schools still lack the resources to implement 1:1 learning.

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Laptops Libraries STEM Chromebook 179