Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1: Introduction

    • Welcome!

    • What is "Digital Equity?"

    • The Digital Equity Act

    • Digital Equity Act One-Pager via digitalequityact.org

    • Course Overview

    • The Future

    • The Future, Part 2

    • Soul Pancake: "If You’ve Never Heard of the ‘Homework Gap’ This Video Will Shock You"

    • Video Reaction

    • Preview: Devices & Bandwidth
  • 2

    Module 2: Devices and Bandwidth

    • What Do Students Do at Home?

    • Journey as a Classroom Teacher

    • COSN's Digital Equity Toolkit

    • Digital Promise: Delivering on the Promise of Digital Equity

    • Office of EdTech: Advancing Digital Equity for All

    • Preview: Opportunities
  • 3

    Module 3: Opportunities

    • Consuming vs. Producing

    • Student Production

    • Example: Student Film (Unplugged: 2018 PGCPS Student Film Festival Winner)

    • Helping Students Build Social Capital

    • Helping Students Connect with Each Other

    • Example: Joshua's Heart

    • Example: TheLivBits

    • Example: Naomi Wadler

    • Let's Explore: Rock-Your-World.Org

    • Preview: High-Quality Teaching
  • 4

    Module 4: High-Quality Teaching

    • The Scariest Video Ever?

    • GMA: Jordan Peele uses AI, President Obama in fake news PSA

    • What Are You Gonna Do About It?

    • What is PIC-RAT?

    • PIC-RAT by Dr. Royce Kimmons

    • Preparing Pre-Service Teachers

    • "Windows and Mirrors"

    • Preparing Ourselves

    • Final Words

    • Thank you for taking the course!