Accessibility Digital Divide Exercises Online Learning 
Edsurge
JUNE 11, 2021
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. of California’s Public Contract Code only addressed online learning in the context of surplus technology and nonprofit computer labs. Cases like 2020’s Cayla J.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 17, 2021
The program also bolstered access to learning opportunities at times limited by availability and affordability. Nearman, “all of our students could have the same access to programming and not have to worry about, well, my parents can’t afford it.”. Federal funds help narrow the digital divide.
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eSchool News
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
As technology advances, the integration of AI in education holds the promise of fostering a more inclusive, adaptable, and student-centric learning environment. Educational games and virtual tutors leverage AI to create engaging and interactive learning experiences, fostering problem-solving, creativity, and adaptability.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 8, 2020
Especially in states like Arizona, where families have little access to mental health care, students often turn to school counseling to triage their personal crises. The digital divide raised similar concerns: If no phone numbers work for a family, if emails remain unanswered, how can counselors gauge the welfare of a child?
MindShift
DECEMBER 14, 2015
In our own time, advocates of online learning promise to level the educational playing fields with massive open online courses, MOOCs. Even when online learning is free, people with greater financial, social, and technological resources are better able to take advantage of these new opportunities.
eSchool News
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. Access to interactive experiences, 3D drawings, site visits, etc.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
With this latest—and largest—surge of coronavirus infections in the United States, K-12 schools that hadn’t yet reopened for in-person learning now see few paths to do so in the near term, and many of the schools that were offering some face-to-face instruction are now pulling back into full-time remote learning.
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