Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Broadband penetration in K-12 schools reached over 98 percent , while low-cost computing devices like Chromebooks have proliferated in classrooms. HolonIQ estimates that global spending on digital education tools surpassed $150 billion last year, and will double by 2025. But purchasing is not proof that something works.

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Bryan Alexander

MARCH 11, 2016

Yes, there’s an explosion of devices (iPads, Chromebooks, smartboards), but little evidence to suggest much rethinking of teaching. He cited Stanford’s university in 2025 scenarios. I asked what the major change drivers were, and Will surprised by identifying… none, since he thinks not much is changing.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

billion by 2025. Google introduced the Chromebooks in 2011 , and although the hardware was largely panned, Chromebooks found a receptive customer base in education, happy to have a cheaper alternative to the more expensive Apple or Microsoft devices — perfect for the new online assessments mandated by the Common Core.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

” “Caution: Chromebooks ,” writes Gary Stager. (Reminder: according to Betteridge’s Law of Headlines , “Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no.”). Upgrades and Downgrades. Y Combinator has posted a “Request for Education Startups.”

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