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Trends in EdTech Equity Issues
My wife and I had a textbook that ran for six editions and maybe 15-18 years beginning in 1995. While this book was purchased by a variety of folks, we prioritized the “Technology for teachers” course, which most future teachers … Continue reading
The Coming Cost of Convenience: AI Automation and Personal Services
I have reached the point that I am convinced AI tools will play a significant role in education and in our daily lives. The amounts of money companies are investing to develop and attract interest in their AI services is … Continue reading
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Struggles for rural students interested in coding
A recent The Hill article that despite colleges seeing a rise in computer science majors, students from rural high schools are being left out. Small differences in high-speed access in rural areas remain, but the main issue appears to be … Continue reading
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Emergency Broadband Benefit
The FCC will soon offer up to $50 a month toward broadband expenses for households that qualify. This will include the families with children that qualify for reduced income meals. Households whose children get free or low-cost school meals will … Continue reading
Maybe the FCC will act
The pandemic has revealed many gaps in addressing equity issues. While there is hope that in a few months things will normalize to a great degree, there may some motivation to address the problems that have been revealed. The challenge … Continue reading
Equity in pandemic education
The “Equity in Action” committee has developed a brief guide identifying and explaining equity issues exacerbated by the pandemic identified action steps available to educators and parents. Inequity has increased under the present administration with the pandemic compounding the insensitivity … Continue reading