Although progress has been made in
equity of access to technology in schools, serious inequities remain in terms of ways those computers are used in classrooms and the level preparation for teachers to use them effectively.
An ongoing challenge for Australia is ensuring
equity of access to technology.
Not exact matches
Together, this partnership has garnered the latest thinking in digital
technology for education such as, digital innovation and creativity; computational thinking; advances in STEM; the use
of digital
technology to promote higher order thinking skills; support for gender
equity, and equality
of access.
The following statement can be attributed
to State Educational
Technology Directors Association (SETDA) executive director Douglas Levin on today's vote by the FCC on E-rate modernization: «With today's vote, the FCC has taken a critical step
to guaranteeing the 18 year - old E-rate program can continue
to fulfill its critical role
of ensuring
equity of access -LSB-...]
Technology alone will not improve academic achievement, but when used as a part
of a comprehensive school improvement approach it will empower students
to take a greater role in their own learning and will provide
equity in
access to quality instructional resources.
There are substantial
equity concerns with this forced feeding
of technology - based testing, with substantial concerns that underserved populations such as English learners, students with disabilities, and socio - economic disadvantaged students having less
access to technology and thus being at a disadvantage due
to the premature forced
technology - based testing protocol, thus widening the perceived achievement gap for these students.
This plan includes the adoption
of a Bring Your Own Device Program, a 1:1 pilot program, a digital
equity program that provides both devices and internet hotspot
access for students, the implementation
of an instructional
technology coaching program along with the move
to a personalized and
technology infused learning environment for all students.
Most importantly, given this unique ability
to work across districts, states are best situated
to tackling challenges
of digital
equity, ensuring that every student, regardless
of district or zip code, has
access to a learning environment that effectively integrates
technology to prepare them for the future.
William Bass, Innovation Coordinator for Instructional
Technology, Information, and Library Media, Parkway School District, Chesterfield: Among his other systemic considerations to the meaningful adoption of technology, William Bass defines equity as access to content, access to equipment and devices, and equity of the experience a student will have in a
Technology, Information, and Library Media, Parkway School District, Chesterfield: Among his other systemic considerations
to the meaningful adoption
of technology, William Bass defines equity as access to content, access to equipment and devices, and equity of the experience a student will have in a
technology, William Bass defines
equity as
access to content,
access to equipment and devices, and
equity of the experience a student will have in a classroom.
His research examines the use
of educational
technology in special education and the ways in which it can be used
to improve
access, adequacy, and
equity in special education.
To what extent do you work to ensure the equity of technology access and use in your schoo
To what extent do you work
to ensure the equity of technology access and use in your schoo
to ensure the
equity of technology access and use in your school?
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We've gone from worrying about if we should allow
technology in early childhood classrooms
to deeper conversations about: appropriate and intentional use; tech integration; addressing issues
of access,
equity and diversity; connections between formal and informal learning; new tools for family engagement; and the role
of educators as media mentors.