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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

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. Given that many children were acquiring iPads for personal use, some schools adopted a Bring Your Own Device ( BYOD) Policy. Districts even integrated the two models to cut costs.

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How we turned around our wireless network performance and security

eSchool News

In recent years, the district also added 50,000 Chromebooks to improve equity and support objectives for curriculum, digital citizenship, media literacy and state online testing. We were seeing performance issues with our older access points, which convinced us that we needed to upgrade our network.

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How teachers address cell phones in class

Ask a Tech Teacher

What do you do about personal devices that circumvent the school security to access the Internet? In many schools, Internet access is spotty, undependable, and a challenge to manage. Studies show that 88% of teenagers between 13-17 have cell phones (or access to one) and 66% of middle schoolers. And why not?

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A letter of support

NeverEndingSearch

We provide access. Without this access, students ignore thousands of dollars of content their parents’ tax dollars support. Without physical and intellectual access to these resources, students will not be prepared for the similar high quality academic content they will encounter at the university. April 29, 2016.

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Your Essential Back to School EdTech Checklist

Fractus Learning

This can include carts, labs, cameras, iPads, Chromebooks, you name it. Confirm all wireless access points and printers are operational. Find your digital cameras. Include something about digital citizenship and home screen behavior. Hopefully, this was already done last school year. Switching to mobile devices?

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Making the Call on Mobile Device Management: What Should Schools Be Asking?

EdTech Magazine

While one-to-one device programs are ramping up, thanks to affordable technologies such as Chromebooks, and shared classroom AR/VR experiences are becoming more common, schools can’t ignore the rising tide of student-owned smartphones. MORE FROM EDTECH : How technology can improve digital citizenship in K–12.

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Making the Call on Mobile Device Management: What Should Schools Be Asking?

EdTech Magazine

While one-to-one device programs are ramping up, thanks to affordable technologies such as Chromebooks, and shared classroom AR/VR experiences are becoming more common, schools can’t ignore the rising tide of student-owned smartphones. MORE FROM EDTECH : How technology can improve digital citizenship in K–12.

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