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Pandemic increases use of online technology in schools and creates “a problatunity” for improvements |
When the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a statewide lockdown a year ago, schools and educators scrambled to make a transition to online instruction. Rhonda Rabbitt, the dean of Wilkes University’s School of Education, said the pandemic created what she calls “a problatunity.” “I believe that right now we are in the middle of a probletunity,” …
Live updates: Zuckerberg, Dorsey, Pichai address online extremism and misinformation before House committee
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will emphasize the company’s newest initiatives for battling misinformation and the need to build trust with users during his testimony before Congress. It’s the executive’s fifth time testifying, including his November appearance in the wake of the 2020 election. That time, Dorsey eventually got around to defending the company’s efficacy in …
CSCW) Teams Up with Steve Aoki to Create One of the Most Popular Online Live Shows on Apr. 23rd
Steve Aoki is a well-known Grammy nominated DJ, record producer, and record executive in the international electronic music industry. He ranked top ten among the world’s top 100 DJs list last year by EmpoTV, and is also active in fashion design for various brands. He has designed fashion items, infused with his own personality, for …
How digitisation and technology are shaping education in India
With the internet penetration rate estimated to reach above 55 per cent by the end of 2025 in India, digitisation of education remains one of the topmost priorities of our government. Taking the cue, many e-learning portals have appeared and are performing well as an increasing number of learners enrol themselves for online courses — …
From online to curbside, technology delivers food, packages | What’s Working
A year ago, patrons at Taj India in Manchester’s downtown could serve themselves curry from the lunch buffet. Today, servers bring individual stainless steel trays of food to customers’ tables with the option of another helping at no additional cost. “They can eat as much as they can,” owner Rakesh Kumar said last week. “If …
Breaking barriers: Cedar Rapids teacher giving online lessons on defiant women in history
From a makeshift classroom in her Cedar Rapids home, April Tierney is reaching students around the world, teaching math, science, history and “herstory” through the online platform, Outschool. Tierney, 39, who has a master’s degree in education and has been teaching for more than 17 years, created an Outschool account in December 2019, but didn’t …
Record-breaking online buyer search result views for Bonita and Estero market
WBN Marketing LLC, Special to Naples Daily News Published 6:00 a.m. ET March 6, 2021 CLOSE According to the Bonita Springs-Estero REALTORS® (BER), reported buyer views on REALTOR.com for the Bonita Springs and Estero residential real estate market exceeded a whopping 32+ million search result pages views, making January 2021 the highest on record prior …
Online privacy & technology reshaping society – Big Ideas
Online privacy Digital technology has kept us connected through these Covid lockdowns. And remote working, shopping and study may well become the new normal. But when you live your life online, there’s very little privacy. Your personal data can be sold to the highest bidder or retained by government agencies. So how do you take …
Children’s access to technology for online learning varies greatly by race/ethnicity and parental education during the COVID-19 pandemic
SEATTLE, Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A new paper published in Socius by researchers at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington School of Medicine finds large disparities in children’s access to technology for online schooling in the United States. COVID-19 is the largest school disruption event in history, with …
Parler, preferred site for the far-right, back online with new CEO
Parler has relaunched with a Tea Party Patriots co-founder at the top. The social-media platform was taken offline by Amazon Web Services in January. The site, a favorite for the far-right, was found to be a planning hub for Capitol insurrectionists. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Parler, the preferred social media …
