Also: Food, Internet Access Are Priorities for Georgia Students

Center for Digital Education
K-12 EDTECH NEWSLETTER
JUNE 18, 2020

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Thank You, Teachers
Teachers are front and center in the transition to distance learning and the battle to provide education – no matter what is happening in the world.
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TOP STORIES

9 Million Students Lack Home Internet for Remote Learning
As schools made a fast transition to remote learning amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis, many students fell behind due to a lack of high-speed Internet connectivity within their homes. READ MORE

Food, Internet Access Are Priorities for Georgia Students
The Georgia Department of Education shared a public education update during the first meeting of the state Senate’s Committee on Education and Youth since the pandemic temporarily halted the legislative session. READ MORE

Washington Schools to Launch One-to-One Tech Program
Each student will be issued a Chromebook for the school year that can be used at home as well as the classroom. The district will also supply each student with a case for the Chromebook to protect it from damage. READ MORE

Educators Concerned Remote Learning Worsens Inequities
The past three months of remote learning have exposed and widened disparities among New Hampshire’s students, especially for students without Internet access, those learning English and those with special needs. READ MORE

Pittsburgh Development Group Gets Home Internet for Students
Neighborhood Allies has partnered with Comcast to provide 1,000 Pittsburgh schools families with home Internet access, ensuring that nearly all district households will have the connectivity required for online learning. READ MORE

Oklahoma Museum Reopens with Augmented Reality Experience
Three months after it closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the downtown museum reopened to the public Wednesday with a new parking garage, two new exhibits and a trailblazing new augmented reality experience. READ MORE

New App Helps Connect Users with Learning Resources
A new smartphone app developed in Indiana is putting access to more than 1,000 learning resources at users’ fingertips, and it promises to carry the concept into communities across the United States. READ MORE

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The Dawn of the Digital Learner
With many educational organizations shifting their entire schedules to distance learning tools or full virtual environments indefinitely, never has the statement “we are all in this together” been more poignant.
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INDUSTRY RESOURCES

Paper: Extending the Classroom: How to Foster Collaboration in a Virtual Education Environment

Paper: Simplifying IT Management and Bringing Modern Collaboration Capabilities to K-12 and Higher Education

Paper: Enhancing Campus Safety Through Better Communication and Collaboration

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