Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition). Tagged on: March 10, 2017 As new technology is paramount, Robertson County gives students laptops | WKRN News 2 → "As new technology is paramount," Robertson County gives students laptops - funded through a special resolution (and not the regular budget).

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

As iPads, laptops and other learning gadgets increasingly make their way into K-12 schools, there’s one resource that more than 21 million students still lack access to in the United States: high-speed internet. “We billion Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program that helps 96 percent of schools get more affordable broadband.

Broadband 60

Broadband E-rate Tools Data 60

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Those interactions look a lot different than just evaluating consumer or edtech trends in isolation. This means they know a K-12 where the promise of mobile 1:1 school computing is becoming a reality. It’s hard to make a case that there is still a separate edtech industry. First is the evolving nature of education technology.

Analysis 157

Analysis Trends Chromebook EdTech 157

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

As campuses locked their gates out of fear of infection, most American college students rushed to their laptops to study from home. Phil Hill, a prominent edtech consultant, told me that because Africans are forced to introduce mobile, not as an add-on, but as a priority, “from day one, Africans optimize digital learning for mobile.

Online Learning 128

Online Learning Learning Mobility Blackboard 128

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

Add-Ons (available soon) : Soon, for teachers using Google Workspace for Education Plus or Teaching and Learning Upgrade , Classroom add-ons will let them choose their favorite EdTech tools and content from a marketplace and assign it to students directly inside Classroom — all without extra log-ins. Credit: The Keyword Blog).

Google 101

Google Chromebook Android Education 101

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

“ FCC Delays Are Keeping Broadband From Rural School Kids,” says Wired. ” Via EdScoop : “Edtech and industry leaders say they’re stuck if they can’t scale.” Via The Verge : “ OLPC ’s $100 laptop was going to change the world – then it all went wrong.”

Education 43

Education Pearson Edmentum lynda.com 43

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” million laptops to all public primary schools. Via Edsurge : “ Salesforce Announces Mobile App for Advising at Dreamforce.” A Techcrunch op-ed : “Why edtech can’t grow as much as healthtech.”

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63