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Computing, Cost Savings and the Cloud: The Value of Virtualization

EdTech Magazine

Even amid the proliferation of mobile technology in K–12 schools through BYOD programs and one-to-one computing, desktop computers remain a popular choice. This article is part of the "Connect IT: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Technology" series. Computing, Cost Savings and the Cloud: The Value of Virtualization.

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Microsoft to Use TV White Space to Put Wi-Fi on Rural School Buses

EdTech Magazine

with high-speed internet to help bridge the “homework gap” that many rural students face because of lack of internet access at home. And without this access, many students fall behind. Superintendent Tom Phillips added: “Equitable access is a huge issue that affects not just school success but college and career readiness.

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Digital Divide 2.0: a few facts and figures

Neo LMS

Today we launch right in with a topic that is on the minds and hearts of many teachers – the “digital divide”; that silent, pernicious socioeconomic gap between students that have and students that do not have access to technology. Now, however, access to technology is becoming a rights issue. Digital divide: facts and figures.

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Anniversary edition: Top 10 posts of the NEO Blog

Neo LMS

And now, please allow us to brag a little about our best performing articles from the past year: Top 10 blog posts of NEO. From well-known subjects of education technology, like BYOD and gamification, to technical aspects regarding school LMSs, to trying to guess the future, the NEO Blog covered it all in its rather short existence.

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4 Questions for 4 Edtech Thought Leaders

eSpark

Certified Google Educator, the Massachusetts Google Educator Group Leader, and Technology Integration Specialist/Mobile Learning Coach for Burlington Public Schools. As witnessed by news article after news article, too many districts are purchasing edtech, putting it in hallways and classrooms, and then saying "now what do we do?"

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6 Pillars to Successfully Integrate Technology In Your 1:1 Classroom

Securly

In summary, their results suggested “no noticeable improvement” in standardized test scores (PISA) for reading, mathematics, or science in countries that heavily invested in classroom technology; thus, they do not believe expanding access to high-tech devices (1:1 Chromebook programs) will abate falling test scores. .

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

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. Will more schools embrace student-centric mobile devices? “Teachers will have access to expanded professional development programs.”

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