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Can Video Games Help Close the Digital Divide?
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Can a Smart Phone Program Really Close the Achievement Gap?
Students from different geographic regions communicate socially, but also to help each other achieve the common goal of succeeding at Algebra 1. Flickr: from_ko When asked what tech tools students...
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How Do We Address the Needs of Kids Without Mobile Access?
Flickr:Shlala The $64,000 question in education: Does access to mobile technology actually help close the achievement gap? Bill Ferriter, a sixth-grade teacher in North Carolina, has been thinking...
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Can Tech Help Preschoolers Catch Up to Their Peers?
Flickr:KidPerez We hear a lot about the promise of technology closing the achievement gap, but few studies have definitively shown this to be true. In this article in Spotlight on Digital Media &...
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Finding Money for Technology: “Where Do I Start”?
Flickr: Kenteegarden In the past two days, I’ve received a few comments and emails from readers about different articles that all point to the same problem: frustration over lack of money to take...
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How Educators Can Help Close the Achievement Gap With Simple Tactics
Getty A new study from Stanford shows that a simple teaching tactic may help close the achievement gap between Latino American students and their white peers. Geoffrey Cohen, a professor of education...
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Despite Benefits, Recess for Many Students Is Restricted
Flickr: Striatic Elementary students in the state of New Jersey may soon have cause to rejoice: state legislators are trying to turn 20 minutes of daily recess into law, making outdoor play a mandatory...
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‘An Education in Equality’: Following Middle Class African-American Boys
The New York Times shows a provocative 10-minute video previewing the documentary film American Promise, which follows two African-American boys from kindergarten through graduation. The film provides...
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Can Music Help Low-Income Students Close the Academic Gap?
Fascinating research: “Children’s brains show evidence of faster development when they are learning to play an instrument. And studies comparing the brains of adult musicians and non-musicians find the...
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What Can We Learn From the Global Effort Around Mobile Learning?
Novartis AG/Flickr Closing the achievement gap and giving all students access to a world of learning online remains one of the strongest allures of education technology. In the U.S., that conversation...
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Strategies to Reach Every Student, Regardless of Language Barrier
DFAT Photo Library Helping every student experience meaningful, deep learning is a constant challenge, in no small part because no two learners are alike. To reach students who are particularly...
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Facing Race Issues In the Classroom: How To Connect With Students
Getty Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools noticed a troubling trend, one that’s common across the country. Although the district’s overall performance on standardized tests and other achievement...
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Is Technology Widening Opportunity Gaps Between Rich And Poor Kids?
(Tina Barseghian) The local name for the Philadelphia neighborhood of Kensington is “the Badlands,” and with good reason. Pockmarked with empty lots and burned-out row houses, the area has an...
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Mobile Learning Could Be Key in Achievement Gap Equation
By Leslie Rule Leslie Rule is studying at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in the Technology, Innovation, and Education (TIE) program. Can mobile learning bring quality education to...
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Can Video Games Help Close the Digital Divide?
Applying African-American boys’ passion for sports video games toward building confidence in a learning environment. This fascinating article by Liz Losh on Digital Media & Learning looks at how...
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Can a Smart Phone Program Really Close the Achievement Gap?
Students from different geographic regions communicate socially, but also to help each other achieve the common goal of succeeding at Algebra 1. When asked what tech tools students would like to use in...
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How Do We Address the Needs of Kids Without Mobile Access?
Flickr:Shlala The $64,000 question in education: Does access to mobile technology actually help close the achievement gap? Bill Ferriter, a sixth-grade teacher in North Carolina, has been thinking...
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Can Tech Help Preschoolers Catch Up to Their Peers?
Flickr:KidPerez We hear a lot about the promise of technology closing the achievement gap, but few studies have definitively shown this to be true. In this article in Spotlight on Digital Media &...
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Finding Money for Technology: “Where Do I Start”?
In the past two days, I’ve received a few comments and emails from readers about different articles that all point to the same problem: frustration over lack of money to take advantage of all these...
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How Educators Can Help Close the Achievement Gap With Simple Tactics
A new study from Stanford shows that a simple teaching tactic may help close the achievement gap between Latino American students and their white peers. Geoffrey Cohen, a professor of education and...
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