The Digital Divide and Covid-19 - EdCast

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With almost all instruction delivered remotely as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, inequities in access to digital technology and the internet have intensified. Linda Hirsch speaks with Matthew Mugo Fields of HMH about closing this digital divide and what’s needed beyond devices for effective online teaching and learning.

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With almost all instruction delivered remotely as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, inequities in access to digital technology and the internet have intensified. Linda Hirsch speaks with Matthew Mugo Fields of HMH about closing this digital...

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