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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. “We have closed certain aspects of the digital divide,” said Michael Robb, research director for Common Sense.

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Summer Reading Online

Ask a Tech Teacher

Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. Thanks to this wide and varied collection of reading resources, no child should be consigned to the wrong side of the digital divide.

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How Offline-First Edtech Addresses Education Disparities Worldwide

Edsurge

The nonprofit was founded in response to the global wildfire adoption of its first-generation learning platform, KA Lite , which provided offline access to Khan Academy videos and exercises. Closing global education gaps How is Learning Equality addressing the challenge of the digital divide and the 2.6

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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. Thanks to this wide and varied collection of reading resources, no child should be consigned to the wrong side of the digital divide. 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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Generative AI, Chat GPT, and Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

The digital divide is, of course, still an issue as well, which can further compound this issue, although with all of these technologies coming to smartphones (as well as emerging satellite technologies) there is less of a divide than there was pre-pandemic. While it took a long time, my recovery has been pretty miraculous.

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12 Websites for Digital Books Summer Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. Thanks to this wide and varied collection of reading resources, no child should be consigned to the wrong side of the digital divide. Open Library.

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