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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. 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.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. 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.

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OPINION: Historically underserved school districts in Mississippi were hit hard in the pandemic and need immediate help  

The Hechinger Report

A significant challenge for Delta communities is the ever-growing digital divide. But it’s not just a Mississippi trend. Although Covid guidelines mandated compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, many districts consistently failed to support students and their parents.

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What is the Potential of AI in Education?

eSchool News

Additionally, AI-powered analytics can assist educators in identifying and addressing broader trends in student performance, helping to refine curriculum design and teaching methodologies. Access to AI-driven resources may vary among schools and students, leading to a digital divide. Cheating is another concern.

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How Long Should a Remote School Day Be? There’s No Consensus

Edsurge

In an effort to provide more definitive answers, districts, schools and a handful of states have begun issuing guidelines on shaping the school day into something both manageable and productive for students. Variable Guidelines Still, some things are a given, Rice says. I made that up and any other number you get, someone made it up.

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Online program expands to combat early learning disruptions caused by coronavirus closures

The Hechinger Report

Waterford.org also provides families with laptops and internet service, helping reduce the digital divide that would have prevented many low-income kids from logging on. Families at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines (an income no higher than $52,400 for a family of four) qualify to sign up. Subscribe today!

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Ready or not, a new era of homeschooling has begun

The Hechinger Report

How to homeschool” is trending on Google. Carranza said New York City is making arrangements for students in poverty to get the devices and internet support they need – a critical issue with the gaping digital divide between wired, well-equipped districts and others that lack resources.