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K–12 Teachers Use Augmented and Virtual Reality Platforms to Teach Biology

EdTech Magazine

At Agawam Public Schools in Massachusetts , Curriculum IT Specialist Edward Jacques helped teachers integrate Google ’s virtual reality software, Google Expeditions , to do just that. . “So The virtual space also makes lab equipment more accessible to students in schools that cannot afford the real thing or can only offer limited lab time. .

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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K–12 Districts Prepare Students for Careers in the Tech-Dominated Economy

EdTech Magazine

Our schools provide internet access and offer year-round career and technology classes ,” Madden says. “We FUSD’s students have access to 65,000 Windows-based devices , mostly HP laptops and desktops. The ‘have-not’ students operate at a ­disadvantage, both in access and technology training.”.

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

As educators, there are many new options opening up to us that will help improve our classrooms and make our professional development more accessible and available via our mobile devices. Research Quest: Free Middle School Science Project-Based Learning Unboxing the Lenovo Flex 5i: The Best Chromebook.

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Microsoft’s Big Bett Updates: Free VR Curriculum and Using a Pencil as a Stylus

Edsurge

But there’s a method to the all new devices, features and curriculum updates, say company officials: to reinforce Microsoft’s position in the education market with tools that make learning more affordable and accessible. Some of the updates are fairly standard for a big technology company at a big tech expo—more devices and gadgets.

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School STEM Labs Inspire Students, Power Innovation

EdTech Magazine

The district equips students in grades three through 12 with Chromebooks , but to access software necessary for STEM activities, such as computer-aided design programs and Adobe Creative Cloud , the IT department needed high-powered Windows-based computers, says Jeff Faust, the district’s technology director.

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How to Roll Out Chromebooks for Your District in a Jiffy

EdTech Magazine

Clinton Public Schools in Oklahoma has rolled out 200 brand-new Lenovo Chromebooks every winter for the past few years in preparation for spring testing, adding nearly 1,200 devices for its 2,300 students. Kiper says that management software can help increase teachers’ comfort with Chromebooks.