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Responding to COVID-19: How Are the Children?

Digital Promise

For instance, Learning Heroes, a nonprofit organization that equips parents to support learning at home, worked with partner organizations to update The Learning Hero Roadmap , a free K-8 interactive guide with videos and tools to help parents support grade-level math and reading as well as social-emotional development.

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4 ways we can use edtech for engaging, high-quality learning experiences

eSchool News

Since 2020, the social media app has invested millions of dollars and teamed with experts, public figures, and educational institutions to post more learning material under the hashtag #LeanOnTikTok. While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide.

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6 Benefits of Immersive Learning with the Metaverse

ViewSonic Education

At the same time, because the metaverse is also being used in areas like social media and the creation of video games, its use as an educational tool has not necessarily been fully understood by all. The post 6 Benefits of Immersive Learning with the Metaverse appeared first on ViewSonic Library.

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How Libraries Stretch Their Capabilities to Serve Kids During a Pandemic

MindShift

On a recent summer day, librarian Lyn Hunter posted a video to YouTube on how to make a weather thermometer using a straw, rubbing alcohol and a bottle. Hunter and her colleague Rachel Krumenacker at the Chattanooga Public Library in Chattanooga, Tennessee, had filmed the DIY craft on a Zoom call from their respective living rooms.

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Top 10 BYOD concerns — and how to overcome them [Part 1]

Neo LMS

BYOD deepens the digital divide. Even when schools provide for these students — like making them beneficiaries of a BYOD funding program, or letting them check out a device from the school’s library — the digital divide doesn’t disappear completely. Top 10 BYOD concerns: 1.

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Remote Learning Advice for Teachers – SULS0142

Shake Up Learning

In year two of the pandemic, Jen’s district shut down all of the libraries within the district and began a virtual school. This current school year is working as a hybrid model allowing Jen to be back in the library again supporting in any way possible. Jen also shares how the digital divide has become more apparent.

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AI in the Classroom: A Complete AI Classroom Guide

The CoolCatTeacher

D-ID – Digital people text to video Prof Jim – AI text to video to add to lessons Speaker Bios as Submitted Dan Fitzpatrick Dan Fitzpatrick is the author of The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education. They have a wonderful lesson library that they've created as well.

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