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  • Addressing The Digital Divide In Education

    Megan Kamerick

    October 07, 2016 |

    KNME-PBS |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Farmington, New Mexico

    Many families in rural New Mexico still do not have high speed internet access at home. In Farmington, the public school district, a local college, and nonprofits are working to close the gap in the digital divide for students by addressing access to technology and the internet.

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  • Can Bodegas Solve the Philippines' Internet Problem?

    Rick Paulas

    July 26, 2016 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Philippines

    While internet access is widespread in the Philippines, the speed tends to be low and the cost tends to be high. The Philippines-based company Wi-Fi Interactive Network has been taking steps to address these issues by creating internet hot spots at bodegas. People can access these hot spots for free through the purchase of essential items such as soap, toothpaste, and milk.

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  • Participation in NYC Public Libraries' Tech Trainings Soars

    Jessica Mckenzie

    June 03, 2016 |

    Civic Hall |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New York Public Libraries are closing the digital divide by offering tech trainings, that have already been very successful as indicated by their long waitlists. Attention is now turned towards growing these programs, providing free wifi hotspots, and reaching out to demographics that are not well represented in the tech industry.

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  • The Town That Made Its Own Internet

    Rick Paulas

    May 26, 2016 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Greenfield, Massachusetts

    Before 2011, 40% of residents of Greenfield, Massachusetts did not have Internet access. The mayor hired someone to help the town become its own Internet Service Provider, build out the necessary fiber, and fund the entire project without raising taxes. Dan Kelley, who oversaw the project, said “the biggest reason the plan in Greenfield has worked is because of the buy-in commitment made by the town’s residents.” The new affordable Internet is helping residents throughout the town stay connected.

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  • Five Cheap Ways Tech Is Transforming Classrooms

    Alex Madison

    May 06, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Fitchburg, Massachusetts

    Low budget schools across the U.S. are having students use their smartphones as learning tools inside and outside the classroom. At no extra cost they can incorporate technology into the curriculum through a myriad of applications, from homework reminder apps to free cloud document platforms like Google Docs.

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  • Can high-poverty urban districts like Philadelphia close the digital divide?

    Sarah Garland

    June 17, 2014 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The digital divide in America is the disparity in students' access to the internet and technology. In Philadelphia, the introduction of high-speed internet aims to address that divide.

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  • A Pennsylvania district takes on cyber charters

    Sarah Garland

    May 13, 2014 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Quakertown, Pennsylvania

    The small rural school district of Quakertown in Bucks County has become a national model for how to use technology to transform the public school experience. The majority of students in the district take at least one class online and all ninth graders are given laptops they can take to college when they graduate.

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  • Will co-teaching with computers improve student learning?

    Margaret Ramirez

    January 10, 2014 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    School in various states in the United States are incorporating online learning into the curriculum to track student comprehension, adapt to students' learning levels, and decrease the digital divide.

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