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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

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In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. These were the pressing questions of the time – a time 8-months after the release of the first iPad and 6-months before the release of the first Chromebook.

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

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The post The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017 appeared first on Blog. How edtech in school districts has evolved since the rise of 1:1 and the Common Core.

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

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The post The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017 appeared first on Blog. How edtech in school districts has evolved since the rise of 1:1 and the Common Core.

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5 Reasons the iPad is Still Relevant to SLPs

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When the iPad came out in 2010, I was skeptical. First of all Chromebooks made accessing the web and Google productivity apps cheap and easy for schools. Let's face it- it's still not easy for K-3 students at least to log into a Chromebook and handle a mouse. It seemed like a big iPhone and I wasn't sure it would take off.

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InstallFree Nexus - us MS Office or LibreOffice on any device through the cloud

Educational Technology Guy

You can use Microsoft Office or LibreOffice on an iPad , Android Tablet, Chromebook or any device with a web browser. This is very useful for the Chromebooks. Android chrome browser chromebooks free resources libreoffice Microsoft Office' per month / $49.99 per year for academic users (students, teachers, etc.)

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What Problems Has Edtech Solved, and What New Ones Did It Create?

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Shauntel Garvey (General Partner, Reach Capital): The launch of the iPad and Chromebook ushered in the age of devices in the classroom. Computing devices and 1:1 programs are far more prevalent now than in 2010. Introduced in 2010, iPads spurred Dumbo Drops of tablet tech into classrooms. But the consultant was right.

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How Technology Is Harming Your Child’s Development … Or Is It?

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Research (especially from 2010-2013) has linked rising numbers of childhood obesity, disrupted sleep patterns, and under-developed motor/cognitive function to device usage. Now, with increasing accessibility to handheld portable devices (in a recent American Academy of Pediatrics study , 96.6%