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How Offline-First Edtech Addresses Education Disparities Worldwide

Edsurge

Access to high-quality education is widely recognized as a pivotal tool for alleviating poverty, mitigating the spread of disease and malnutrition, fostering children's overall welfare and empowering women. billion people worldwide without internet access. billion people worldwide without internet access.

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Technology overuse may be the new digital divide

The Hechinger Report

For years policymakers have fretted about the “digital divide,” that poor students are less likely to have computers and high-speed internet at home than rich students. A new 2017 survey of technology use at home shows the gap in computer access is rapidly closing. They need exercise and free play.

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Summer Reading Online

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are a list of sites that offer digital books for kids to adults: Bookopolis Bookopolis is a large collection of fiction and nonfiction books for ages 7-12. Educators sign up with a Teacher account and then set up classes and accounts for students. Access this catalog via the website. Access this collection via the website.

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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

As digital equity discussions matured and hyperbole became reality, educators found that those loudly-touted digital devices often became paperweights. Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. Open Library.

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Partnering Literacy and Technology to Improve One School

Digital Promise

We have made great strides to level the technology playing field in education, but unfortunately the digital divide still exists between those who have the tools to research, learn and collaborate online at home, and those who don’t. 1 Further, there’s a second level digital divide 2 that’s emerging in the classroom.

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Millions of Students Are Still Without WiFi and Tech—Why Haven’t Policymakers Stepped Up?

Edsurge

They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. First, there are states that lack any laws about what connectivity should be provided for education. Cases like 2020’s Cayla J.

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12 Websites for Digital Books Summer Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

As digital equity discussions matured and hyperbole became reality, educators found that those loudly-touted digital devices often became paperweights. Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. Open Library.

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