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Satellite Broadband Is Expanding. Can That Reduce the Digital Divide?

Edsurge

The satellites will be part of the future of internet access, but using them in education will require some creativity, Johannes Bauer, chair of the Quello Center at Michigan State University, says. And that sudden shift exposed inequities in who has access to broadband. And access for rural areas is less built out than urban ones.

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Q&A: Steve Langford on Equalizing Student Access to the Web and Tech

EdTech Magazine

Q&A: Steve Langford on Equalizing Student Access to the Web and Tech. Inequities in student access to reliable internet service and personal technology are not insurmountable. Langford recently talked with EdTech about the challenges of the digital divide and practical ways to overcome them. shauna.miller_miJ5.

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Q&A: Tracy Smith on the Value of a Team Approach to Digital Equity

EdTech Magazine

Parkland School District in Pennsylvania, like many of the nation’s public school systems, is seeing increases in student poverty rates and English language proficiency — trends that could make any existing digital divides worse. But Parkland school leaders are taking proactive steps to improve digital equity.

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K-12 Tech Innovation News

eSchool News

Students now have access to a wealth of information at their fingertips, allowing for self-directed exploration and reinforcing classroom concepts. This digital ecosystem not only enhances academic knowledge but also cultivates digital literacy skills essential for the modern workforce.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition)

Doug Levin

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition). The partnership aims to bridge the digital divide in Pittsburg by offering parents refurbished computers free of charge. Census data, and the divide among states in internet accessibility is apparent. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable

eSchool News

Department of Education’s recent edtech plans] discussed active vs. passive consumption of technology. CW: In my district, every student has Chromebook, but the downside is that it’s for class use only. I have friends working in more affluent districts and those children are allowed to take their Chromebooks home.

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Experts Weigh in on Key Considerations for K–12 1:1 Programs

EdTech Magazine

And are your access points able to do that?”. In New York, the Beekmantown Central School District did just that , investing in Cisco Power over Ethernet switches and 802.11ac access points in order to prepare for their one-to-one program. The issue of internet access is especially important. “Are they going to be [802.11]ac,