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Is There Still Time to Build Equity into Virtual Reality Edtech?

Edsurge

A Digital Divide — Or Bridge? If the use of virtual reality in higher education grows without careful planning, it could make this digital divide even more severe. Even students accustomed to using smartphones are often surprised and excited to try the immersive technology, Ray says.

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Why Hidden Artificial Intelligence Features Make Such an Impact in Education

Edsurge

The school is not only getting advanced devices powered by our latest processor technology and access to connectivity—many of these schools don't even have WiFi available—but also introduced to curriculum teacher training and assessment elements to model the embracing of digital learning that can occur. We can't ignore them.

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A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning

The Hechinger Report

Almost no district was truly ready to plunge into remote learning full time and with no end in sight. There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools. After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive.