This document discusses the importance of digital inclusion in education. It notes that while the US has significantly increased education spending over time, student achievement outcomes have remained stagnant. It then outlines some of the barriers to digital access that many students face at home, including lack of internet access, only having mobile phones for internet access, and living below the poverty line. The document proposes partnerships and subsidies to address infrastructure gaps and outlines approaches for developing students' digital literacy skills through curriculum, mentors, and interest-driven learning. It also discusses using game-based courseware and student data tracking to enhance instruction and assessments.

1. THE CURRENCY OF
CONNECTIVITY
IMPROVING ACCESS,
LITERACY AND CONTENT IN
K-12

2. WHY IS DIGITAL INCLUSION IMPORTANT
FOR EDUCATION?

7. THE US HAS INVESTED MORE BUT WITH FROZEN
RESULTS
$6,049
$8,790
$0
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
Total Expenditure/Pupil (1970-2008)
$12,116
175
200
225
250
275
300
325
1971 1975 1980 1984 1988 1990 1994 1996 1999 2004 2008
Reading and Math Achievement 1971-2008
9 year-olds
13 year-
olds
17 year-
olds

9. 36 – PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLDS BELOW THE
POVERTY LINE DO NOT HAVE INTERNET ACCESS
AT HOME
22 – PERCENT OF NYC HOUSEHOLDS THAT DO
NOT HAVE INTERNET SERVICE AT HOME
20 – PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLD THAT THE MOBILE
PHONE IS THE PRIMARY DEVICE USED TO GET
ONLINE
60 – PERCENT OF STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL
WHERE ALL THREE ARE TRUE

10. ACCESS
IT’S A QUESTION OF RESOURCES AND GEOGRAPHY

13. TACKLING ACCESS
• Partnership
• Create partnerships with local community pillars geographic located
next to our students
• Subsidy for Hardware
• Take advantage of local mesh networks
• Downtown Brooklyn Partnership
• Red Hook
• DUMBO

14. ECOSYSTEM OF PARTNERS – IN THE HEART
OF THE TECH TRIANGLE

15. LITERACY
CREATING 21ST CENTURY SKILLS

18. EVERY STUDENT DESERVES TO BE
DIGITALLY LITERATE

19. TACKLING MOBILE VS. DIGITAL LITERACY
• Curriculum based approach
• Interest driven learning
• Provide technological infrastructure
• Provide skilled mentors to support and respond to
scholar interests
• Create a mixed-age space
• Designed spaces build relationships and relevance with
informal learning orgs

20. CONTENT - KEEPING EVERYONE ENGAGED

21. GAME-BASED COURSEWARE GENERATES
REAL-TIME FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT DATA,
ENABLING TEACHERS TO TAILOR
INSTRUCTION TO BE STUDENT
CENTERED AND MEET DIVERSE STUDENT
NEEDS.

22. UTILIZE COURSEWARE, ASSESSMENT, AND
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES TO OPTIMIZE AND
ENHANCE DIRECT INSTRUCTION

23. STUDENT
LEARNER
PROFILES

24. TRACKING
OPERATIONAL,
INSTRUCTIONAL,
AND ASSESSMENT
DATA IN ONE
PLACE

26. BUT THE QUESTION IS . . . IS
IT WORKING?

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