via GIPHY When the pandemic hit, districts were left running frantically making sure students were ready and able to continue their education through remote learning. The problem quickly became students having access to the devices and internet needed to maintain their learning while schools had to shutdown. For some students and affluent areas this was not a problem. Other students and lower income areas struggled with this. This pandemic exposed the digital divide that exists across our country. via GIPHY I work in a district that I felt acted swiftly in providing students access to a chromebook and internet devices as did most districts. While our district did have a plethora of technology and hot spots to disperse, not all districts could do the same. However creativity helped in these areas. Some students found themselves using the school's steps or restaurants to access Wifi. Wifi was placed on buses and rotated around to act as temporary hot spots. In some districts t...
My name is Erica Hogge. I am a K-5 district math coach and am currently pursuing a degree in Instructional Technology and Leadership at the University of Montevallo.