If low - income students
lack access to computers at home or to reliable Internet access, flipping may be a nonstarter in some schools.
Students from low - income households, who
lack access to computers and the Internet in the home, need to acquire digital media practices in school.
Not exact matches
Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the launch of a pilot program
to provide free English language training via cellular phone devices
to immigrants across the state who may
lack regular
access to a classroom, a
computer or the Internet.
That review also noted an unprecedented
lack of cooperation by the city's Law Department — which reports
to the mayor — including redacting relevant documents and blocking full
access to City Hall
computers.
The city Department of Investigation issued a scathing report last week on the administration's handling of the deal — which allowed for the conversion of a formerly protected nursing home into luxury apartments — and highlighted a
lack of
access to requested documents and
computer terminals.
Students increasingly need
computer skills
to compete for jobs, but too often schools
lack the
access to technology or teachers
lack the training
to empower our students with this knowledge.
Many
lack «
access to private spaces
to meet with students, and provide their own out - of class resources such as
computers, phones, and printers
to conduct their office work.»
In addition, NSF is directed
to spend some of that $ 69 million for a study into the effects of the «digital divide,» the term used
to describe the
lack of
access to computers and the Internet by lower income individuals.
In a similar way, this Microsoft infographic seemed
to suggest that simply having a home
computer with Internet would fix billions of dollars of lost - earning potential due
to nearly 10 million American students
lacking access to digital tools.
A folktales project is behind schedule because of
lack of electricity,
lack of heat in the school — which kept students home for several weeks — and infrequent
access to computers at their school.
Ray Barker concludes: «BESA discovered that the key reasons for schools» failure
to effectively implement learning platforms were
lack of guidance from local authorities, not enough training for teaching and support staff, and concerns over
access for pupils without a
computer and internet connection at home.
Yet for many teachers,
lack of
access to computers and reliable Internet connectedness is a barrier
to technology integration (Innovative Teaching and Learning Research, 2011).
They're easier
to access away from the
computer and won't take up as much bandwidth for slow or a
lack of connections.
Second, use of any technology is closely connected
to availability, as seen in Kathy's and Susan's limited
access to the school's
computer lab and
lack of
access to different technologies suited
to the ELA classroom.
But many schools
lack up -
to - date
computers, fast internet
access and quality teacher training, compounding the tech disparities students face at home.
The only thing the HDX
lacks is
access to Apple's iCloud ecosystem that brilliantly syncs commonly used communication and productivity tools across Apple
computers and mobile devices.