1. SOLUTIONS? LETS BRAINSTORM!
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How can YOU as teachers bridge the digital divide?
How can teachers make good educational use of
existing technology in their classroom?
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3. ACCESS
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VS.
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Access to Devices
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USE
Bring Your Own Device
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0:00 – 3:03
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Mobile access
Applying for Grants
Collaborate with community
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Library access
the educational researchers at the
nearby universities
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Mindful of student’s digital
literacy and potential
inequities
Potential use of OER Vs
Proprietary Education
Resources
We cannot solve
all/most/many of these
problems alone, but we
can try what we can with
what we have!
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Keep looking for the best tools
(using the 3 E’s and other
approaches)
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4. APPLYING FOR GRANTS
• “It is good to
understand
technology, but we
also must be prepared
for its absence”
• Donors Choose
• Grant Wrangler
• K-12 School Grants
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5. GRANT WRITING
• Tips from
o National Education Association
o Scholastic.com
• What do Winning Proposals Have In Common?
• Index to Sample Proposals
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6. ARE THESE YOUR THOUGHTS?
Technology won’t work for early childhood…
• “I think it would stop
the children from
learning how to read
and write on their
own”
• “Students are not
skilled at working with
the technology yet”
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• Early childhood
literacy
• Smartboard activities
• iPads in Kindergarten
• 3 yr-old learns to spell
Editor's Notes
Can use Smartboard**Resources for narrowing the gap**Narrowing the gap for “use”: http://qedfoundation.org/narrowing-the-digital-divide-between-high-and-low-income-students/
Can use Smartboard**Resources for narrowing the gap**Narrowing the gap for “use”: http://qedfoundation.org/narrowing-the-digital-divide-between-high-and-low-income-students/
