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New Zoom Features Enhance Communication in K–12 Education

EdTech Magazine

The company is seeking to introduce functions teachers and administrators need for sustained remote learning, a model many districts are considering as they move away from the emergency remote learning model of the past couple of years. Many of Zoom’s new features are built around interoperability and accessibility.

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5 Awesome New Screencastify Features

The CoolCatTeacher

Because we are BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) I have students on PC, Mac, and Chromebook and now I’m able to record screencasts on each of them and easily stitch them together in my web browser. Now I can know the video sare reaching their intended student and if they are meeting their needs. Add Interactive Questions to the Final Video.

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Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Recognized for Addressing Digital Divide During Pandemic

Digital Promise

However, the VILS initiative provides devices (iPads or Chromebooks) with monthly data plans—which increased from 10GB to 30GB during the pandemic—to every student and teacher within its network, so the schools were well-positioned for a smoother transition than most.

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Technology is Here to Stay: Now What?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Companies with a vested interest in their products publish studies touting their applications. Applications on readily available for Chromebooks, IOS, and Microsoft platforms. Most companies offer such opportunities. I found that the company was very active in recognizing and promoting teachers’ ideas.

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3 Products from Logitech to Help Reach Every Student

The CoolCatTeacher

You don’t need a Chromebook or any other device with this case. Having used this keyboard myself, it meets these requirements as well. Additionally, many schools also purchase Chromebooks and this case provides all of the functionality of Chromebooks and more using the iPad, in my opinion.

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Carousel Digital Signage and ScreenBeam Bring Dynamic Content into Meeting Spaces and Classrooms

eSchool News

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, May 6, 2021 – Carousel Digital Signage has partnered with ScreenBeam, a wireless display and collaboration solutions innovator, to keep meeting spaces and classrooms alive with digital signage content while screens are idle. This translates to more displays on meeting space walls. About ScreenBeam.

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The Rise of eSports in Education: Breaking New Ground

The CoolCatTeacher

It runs more like a track meet than anything else. So if you've ever taken kids on a field trip, if you've ever run academic competitions or helped with a track meet, then you absolutely can run an esports team at your school. If you have parents involved, you'd have to have a parent meeting. That's the closest comparison.

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