A digital divide haunts schools adapting to virus hurdles
2 years, 11 months ago

A digital divide haunts schools adapting to virus hurdles

Associated Press  

When April Schneider’s children returned to in-person classrooms this year, she thought they were leaving behind the struggles from more than a year of remote learning. As more families pivot back to remote learning amid quarantines and school closures, reliable, consistent access to devices and home internet remains elusive for many students who need them to keep up with their schoolwork. For Schneider’s children, not having enough working devices at home during the previous school year for remote learning meant missing assignments and classes. “There was no reason why every student, when they returned to school, didn’t receive or keep their laptop.” Among the districts using some of their federal relief money to boost home internet access is California’s Chula Vista Elementary School District, which is incorporating the cost of hotspots and other internet services into the budget for the next three years. Assistant superintendent Matthew Tessier said the district found many low-income families may have internet access through a wireless phone, but faced limits like data caps and set monthly minutes.

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Pandemic effect: Schools notice drastic increase in tech dependency among young children
1 year, 5 months ago

Pandemic effect: Schools notice drastic increase in tech dependency among young children

The Hindu  

How much technology is too much technology? Ways to reduce tech usage among children as suggested by Dr. Manoj Sharma Spend quality time at home when everyone is present or before sleep without technology Practice digital fasting and engage children in conversations, storytelling or any other leisurely activities instead of letting them watch a TV series or a video on …

About 152,000 California school-age children unaccounted for, research shows
1 year, 10 months ago

About 152,000 California school-age children unaccounted for, research shows

LA Times  

Despite being homeless, Antoinnyca Daniels, with help from a school principal, has managed to keep her children, Aiden Abiy, 8, and Amore Daniels, 4, in school. “Public school enrollment fell dramatically during the first two school years of the COVID-19 pandemic, with losses concentrated among the youngest students,” wrote Dee about the national picture in an essay accompanying the research. …

Online school put US kids behind. Some adults have regrets.
2 years, 2 months ago

Online school put US kids behind. Some adults have regrets.

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Vivian Kargbo thought her daughter’s Boston school district was doing the right thing when officials kept classrooms closed for most students for more than a year. “It is very easy with hindsight to say, ‘Oh, learning loss, we should have opened.’ People forget how many people died,” said Austin Beutner, former superintendent in Los Angeles, where students were …

Millions of parents leaving children online unsupervised, poll suggests
2 years, 3 months ago

Millions of parents leaving children online unsupervised, poll suggests

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We understand children also face social pressure to connect with …

Gaping digital divide among L.A. students is a civil rights issue, Supt. Carvalho says
2 years, 7 months ago

Gaping digital divide among L.A. students is a civil rights issue, Supt. Carvalho says

LA Times  

Aleyia Willis, left, and her friend Kaila London, both 17, use a district computer during lunch break at Downtown Magnets High School in Los Angeles in December. Los Angeles school officials on Tuesday announced a $50-million effort to provide adequate internet to all families in the nation’s second-largest school system — the latest try at closing a persistent digital divide …

76% of Indian Students Faced Learning Losses During Pandemic: UNICEF
3 years, 1 month ago

76% of Indian Students Faced Learning Losses During Pandemic: UNICEF

News 18  

As many as 76 per cent of parents of children between the ages of 5-13 years, and 80 per cent of adolescents between 14-18 years, reported learning less due to extended closure of schools, as per a survey by UNICEF. “With the safe reopening of schools across the country after more than a year, the children’s Charter of Demands focuses …

10 popular trends to deal education crisis post pandemic
3 years, 1 month ago

10 popular trends to deal education crisis post pandemic

India Today  

The covid-19 pandemic has totally changed the educational scenario in very unpredictable ways. From the previous year, as schools moved to online learning and teachers scrambled to deal with different ways of teaching, many students and parents gained a new appreciation for the value of self-care. STEAM curriculum Earlier you have heard about STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, …

Explained | Increase in digital connectivity but there are many who are still left out
3 years, 1 month ago

Explained | Increase in digital connectivity but there are many who are still left out

The Hindu  

The story so far: Internet connectivity has shot up over the last year, with most new users attributing their new connections to the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdowns. However, a new nationwide survey found that remote work, education and healthcare are still not equally available to all, even among those with digital access. LIRNEasia, an Asia Pacific think tank focussed on …

Online Education Has Arrived with COVID-19. But Quality, Accessibility Gaps Must be Fixed
3 years, 2 months ago

Online Education Has Arrived with COVID-19. But Quality, Accessibility Gaps Must be Fixed

News 18  

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted children’s education. The School Education Department of Madhya Pradesh, for instance, has initiated various digital learning interventions such as Radio School, Digital Learning Enhancement Programme, Hamara Ghar Hamara Vidyalaya programme, Shiksha ka Kona, mohalla classes and Knowledge Hub for Electronic Learning, among others. Some studies have examined the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the …

The disturbing effect of Covid-19 on India’s children
3 years, 2 months ago

The disturbing effect of Covid-19 on India’s children

Hindustan Times  

The number of Covid-19 cases in India has dropped to less than 30,000 per day. Before the pandemic hit, she found herself thinking about whether her children would end up as daily wage workers like herself. A team of eminent economists, Jean Dreze and Ritika Khera, and research scholar Vipul Paikra, while surveying 15 states and Union Territories, found that …

How school closures have hurt our less fortunate students more
3 years, 3 months ago

How school closures have hurt our less fortunate students more

Live Mint  

With most Indian schools shut for the past year and a half, children from poor households, particularly those from marginalized backgrounds, are rapidly forgetting what they had learned before the pandemic, new survey data suggests. Previous surveys during the pandemic have also reported learning setbacks, but the latest one comes at a time when children are preparing to advance two …

Should digital wellness be part of the school curriculum?
3 years, 4 months ago

Should digital wellness be part of the school curriculum?

Live Mint  

As the covid-19 pandemic forced schools in urban India to pivot to virtual classes, one found children spending an inordinate amount of time online. In fact, according to a new study by McAfee Corp—which focuses on personal security for consumers—89 per cent Indians believe that schools should educate children on online safety, with 62 per cent of the respondents wishing …

89% Indians believe schools should educate children on online safety, says survey: Quick tips
3 years, 4 months ago

89% Indians believe schools should educate children on online safety, says survey: Quick tips

India Today  

The way we learn has changed dramatically over the past year as the pandemic outbreak forced many schools and educational institutions to find alternatives to physical classrooms. Quick tips to keep children safe online Here are some tips and to-dos to stay safe: Don’t go overboard with sharing - Maximise privacy settings on all social profiles and engage in safe …

Pandemic spurs boom in virtual offerings for US schools
3 years, 4 months ago

Pandemic spurs boom in virtual offerings for US schools

Associated Press  

Despite the challenges of distance learning during the pandemic, public school systems across the U.S. are setting up virtual academies in growing numbers to accommodate families who feel remote instruction works best for their children. In the new school year, 110 of the commonwealth’s 132 school divisions will use Virtual Virginia, a state-operated K-12 program, to provide some or all …

How is the pandemic changing ways of teaching?
3 years, 5 months ago

How is the pandemic changing ways of teaching?

India TV News  

Before the pandemic, digital education was primarily used in situations where learning opportunities were curtailed by distance or other factors. Factors to reshape education Flexibility Accessibility Ability to democratise learning Create borderless global classrooms Bring infrastructural costs down. Digital education best suited during pandemic For now, digital education is plugging gaps in a world where in-person learning is fraught with …

3.1 million students from Classes 1 to 10 do not have online learning gadget access: Karnataka
3 years, 5 months ago

3.1 million students from Classes 1 to 10 do not have online learning gadget access: Karnataka

India Today  

A survey conducted by the department of public instruction at the end of previous 2020-21 academic year found that over 3.1 million students from Classes 1 to 10 in Karnataka did not have gadget access that is needed for online learning. Kids without online learning gadgets to receive special attention The department has now stepped forward to look into the …

Digital divide stands in the way of children’s home residents
3 years, 6 months ago

Digital divide stands in the way of children’s home residents

The Hindu  

While educational institutions are on the path of transforming students into digital academics, here is a group of residents at two children’s homes in Kozhikode who are yet to have sufficient e-learning tools to feel the change. At the Children’s Home for Girls, there are 32 students who manage with limited number of gadgets to attend online classes. Many of …

Govt to ensure students get access to online studies amid pandemic: Karnataka HC
3 years, 6 months ago

Govt to ensure students get access to online studies amid pandemic: Karnataka HC

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka high court said on Tuesday that the state will be violating the fundamental right to education if it fails to give children access to technology, required for online education during the Coved-19 pandemic. The Karnataka HC said there was a threat that children without access to online education could be drafted for child labour, begging or any rather harmful …

‘Big burden’ for schools trying to give kids internet access
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Big burden’ for schools trying to give kids internet access

Associated Press  

When the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools, educators had to figure out how to get kids online. Cherelle Bilal said her free Chicago Connected internet service was crucial to helping her four kids actually attend school, even though they still struggle with staying focused in a virtual classroom. Boulder Valley School District in Colorado started a wireless network with a …

Closure of 1.5 million schools in India due to Covid-19 pandemic impacts 247 million children
3 years, 9 months ago

Closure of 1.5 million schools in India due to Covid-19 pandemic impacts 247 million children

India Today  

In India, the closure of 1.5 million schools due to the pandemic and lockdowns in 2020 has impacted 247 million children enrolled in elementary and secondary schools. Schools for more than 168 million children globally have been completely closed for almost a full year, said UNICEF. Schools closed for one year While talking about the impact of the pandemic on …

Learning in a pandemic: An online education executive shares tips
3 years, 10 months ago

Learning in a pandemic: An online education executive shares tips

Hindustan Times  

In the darkest moments of the past year, Stephanie Dua, co-founder and president of HOMER, a New York City-based online learning program, turned to early lessons on hard work and optimism she learned on her father’s almond and walnut farm. “You always knew nutters because your fingers would turn black from all the nuts’ skins that you were picking,” said …

Parents concerned about online safety of children amid COVID-19 : Google report
3 years, 10 months ago

Parents concerned about online safety of children amid COVID-19 : Google report

India TV News  

A large number of parents are concerned about the online safety of their children amid significant rise in digital influence amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by Google. The research found that parents with children attending school online were more concerned about online safety than ones whose children attended school in-person, it noted. More than a third parents …

Covid-19 vaccine rollout puts a spotlight on unequal internet access
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 vaccine rollout puts a spotlight on unequal internet access

CNN  

CNN Business — In January 2020, members of Congress held a hearing to discuss the importance of digital literacy and closing the digital divide, or who has access to broadband internet and who doesn’t. At the time, Sohn, a distinguished fellow at the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy, called it “alarming” that home broadband adoption rates haven’t …

Covid-19: The challenges of home-schooling 英国学生肺炎疫情期间居家上学的挑战
3 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19: The challenges of home-schooling 英国学生肺炎疫情期间居家上学的挑战

China Daily  

Covid-19: The challenges of home-schooling 英国学生肺炎疫情期间居家上学的挑战 Play audio file 自 2020 年 3 月以来，英国已经几度实行全国性封锁，以控制疫情。在此期间，英国家长需要帮助孩子参与学校组织的线上课。但一些家庭没有足够的电子设备和良好的无线网络环境，所以不具备远程学习的条件。 Google Classroom, Zoom lessons and Microsoft Teams are some of the ways in which schools are continuing their pupils’ education during lockdown, though without a device or wi-fi, learning from home is extremely challenging. 谷歌教室、Zoom（视频通讯软件）课程和 Microsoft Teams（微软团队协作软件）是学校在新冠肺炎封锁期间继续为学生提供教学工作的一些方式，即便如此，在没有设备或无线网络的情况下，在家学习是极其困难的。 Ofcom estimates as many as 1.8 million children in …

Pupils face falling behind because they can’t access online learning, headteachers and councils warn
3 years, 11 months ago

Pupils face falling behind because they can’t access online learning, headteachers and councils warn

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She added: “I totally support schools closing for all the …

Digital divide deprives have-nots of proper online education
3 years, 11 months ago

Digital divide deprives have-nots of proper online education

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered the most ugly and frightening aspects of the digital divide in the domain of education. Even if we try to paint the intra-area and intra-school type heterogeneity with a broad brush, every member of the urban elite family is likely to have a dedicated high-end digital device with high-speed uninterrupted broadband connectivity; the semi-urban may …

Pandemic played havoc on academics this year
3 years, 11 months ago

Pandemic played havoc on academics this year

Hindustan Times  

Months of lockdown and subsequent measures to curtail to spread of Covid-19 restrictions has derailed the academic sessions of schools and colleges this year. Although online classes and television programmes were tailored for students of government schools, many were deprived of learning due to issues ranging from affordability to accessibility. Aditi Mishra, the principal of Delhi Public School, Sector 45, …

Digital divide is stark, online education still far from reality: ASER
4 years, 1 month ago

Digital divide is stark, online education still far from reality: ASER

Live Mint  

Notwithstanding the huge push, only one third of India’s school children are pursuing online education and a smaller cohort of this 32.5% are doing live online classes, the Annual Status of Education Report showed Wednesday underlining how the digital divide is still wide in the school sector. The percentage point increase is similar in households of children enrolled in government …

How Covid-19 pandemic has created spike in demand and popularity of e-learning
4 years, 1 month ago

How Covid-19 pandemic has created spike in demand and popularity of e-learning

India Today  

E-learning is revolutionising our education system as it remains the only option during the ongoing crisis. Many schools are leveraging the crisis as an opportunity to deploy digital technology and make education delivery meaningful, to be more productive and efficient while developing new skills through online learning and assessment. Concrete learning When students and teachers are unable to access physical …

Glaring digital divide in education in India: Covid-19 gives opportunity for digital inclusion
4 years, 3 months ago

Glaring digital divide in education in India: Covid-19 gives opportunity for digital inclusion

India Today  

India has the world’s largest education system with over 250 million students enrolled in some 1.5 million schools and another 37.4 million students enrolled in approximately 50,000 Higher Educational Institutions. his shift from a chalk-talk mode to online mode has bared a big digital divide in India’s education system at two levels: a) Continuity of learning of students in urban …

Internet at home not available to 26pc of children living in remote New South Wales
4 years, 3 months ago

Internet at home not available to 26pc of children living in remote New South Wales

ABC  

New data has revealed more than a quarter of children in regional New South Wales do not have access to the internet at home, compared to less than 4 per cent in Sydney. Key points: More than 26 per cent of children under the age of 15 in remote areas do not have internet at home In Sydney the number …

A third of world's children missed remote learning during coronavirus pandemic: UNICEF
4 years, 3 months ago

A third of world's children missed remote learning during coronavirus pandemic: UNICEF

India Today  

The UN children's agency says at least a third of children couldn't access remote learning when the Covid-19 pandemic closed schools, creating "a global education emergency." "For at least 463 million children whose schools closed due to Covid-19, there was no such a thing as remote learning," UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said. "The sheer number of children whose education …

As World Grapples With Pandemic, Schools, Universities Are the Epicenter
4 years, 3 months ago

As World Grapples With Pandemic, Schools, Universities Are the Epicenter

News 18  

The world is settling into a new normal for everyday life amid the coronavirus pandemic: online school classes, intermittent Zoom outages, museums that will only allow about a quarter of their usual visitors. Lafayette County School District Superintendent Adam Pugh said the district notified the families of more than 200 fourth grade students at Lafayette Upper Elementary School to quarantine …

Covid-19 exposes class divide in education: How can students learn without digital access?
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19 exposes class divide in education: How can students learn without digital access?

India Today  

The coronavirus pandemic has created a crisis of epic proportions across industries, sectors and the society at large. Students can also download the Google Docs Offline extension for Chrome Browser, which will enable them to use Google Docs, Sheets, Drive and Slides without internet access. Distributing hard copies of learning materials In addition to leveraging tech-based tools, educational institutes should …

The coronavirus effect on Pakistan’s digital divide
4 years, 5 months ago

The coronavirus effect on Pakistan’s digital divide

BBC  

The coronavirus effect on Pakistan’s digital divide Coronavirus has rammed home the extent of Pakistan’s digital divide. “And then sometimes there is no power, sometimes the internet goes down.” While access to education was already a problem in Pakistan – 22.8 million of Pakistan’s over 70 million children are out of school – the coronavirus outbreak has exposed its profound …

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