When I was pregnant with my son, I was able to use my patient portal to email my doctor with questions. As a new mom,...
In a move aimed at offering free Internet access to hundreds of thousands of Angelenos, the City Council yesterday proposed a plan to rent out city infrastructure to Internet service providers that agree to wire the city with high-speed broadband and a level of free Internet.
Only 48 percent of U.S. families earning less than $25,000 a year have Internet access at home.
SALTON CITY, Calif. – Near the shore of the murky Salton Sea in this southern California desert, a bus drives up to West Shores High School each day with a critical connection: A Wi-Fi router mounted behind an interior mirror, providing Internet access for students whose homes aren’t wired. At night, the bus driver parks …
It’s been almost 20 years since the New York Times helped coin the phrase “digital divide” with a true tale of two elementary schools in San Jose located within a stone’s throw of Apple’s headquarters. The Harker School, an elite private academy, had state-of-the-art Power Macs and access to what was then known as the World Wide Web. Just a mile down the road, Anderson Elementary, one of California’s poorest schools, had outdated PCs that... Read more
The head of the FCC wants to subsidize broadband access for low-income families. The catch? The subsidy is just $9.25 per month---far less than most broadband plans.
Why a smartphone might be more important than you think.
There was a time, not that long ago, when homework required a pencil, some paper and a textbook. Gone are the days. That's because connectivity is not only remaking the classroom, it's changing schoolwork outside of the classroom.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler proposed helping low-income consumers with the cost of broadband Internet access through a program that subsidizes phone bills.
As a way to help expand access to broadband Internet, Seattle Public Library branches will now offer lendable mobile hotspots thanks to grants from Google
According to the latest data, video for homework is on the rise; mobile computing is 'beyond the tipping point'; and most kids don't use traditional computers to connect to the Internet at home. Those are just three of the major trends revealed in the 2013 Speak Up Survey from Project Tomorrow.
Education is being flipped on its head by technology. Teachers see the promise -- and the pitfalls.
Social studies teacher Brison Harvey offers some considerations for teachers trying to integrate technology into the classroom.
As record numbers of Americans go online, the gap between those who have access to technology and those who don't may be widening. Education World looks at the digital divide and what it means to educators. Included: Links to information and resources on the digital divide.
