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What Happens When Low-Income College Students Borrow Free Laptops?

Edsurge

When black students at the University of Michigan took to Twitter several years ago to critique campus policies and culture , one tweet in particular caught the attention of college administrators. The post ( perhaps one like this ) described how alienating and awkward it can feel for a student to show up to class without a laptop.

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Dell Deals Today through November 27, 2022

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This is where I'm shopping for my husband a laptop right now. Now is the time to buy laptops and other technology devices (they have some great monitors on sale as well as other tech.) Click Here to Look at the Deals. Don't tell him! Now's the time.

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What's inside your laptop? Cool infographic

Educational Technology Guy

Laptops, among other technologies, are both cool and complicated. The infographic below helps people understand the basics of what is inside the laptop and how it works. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. educational technology infographics laptop' This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Rethinking Laptop Bans (AGAIN) and Note Taking

ProfHacker

Annually, we go through the outrage cycle around laptop bans. Student Erynn Brook took to Twitter to speak about her own experience as a student with ADHD and how she uses her laptop. Here are some highlights: If I’m on my laptop in class I have the following things going on: 1. The day’s lecture/slides open.

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Solving the curation equation: Efficient methods for collecting teaching resources

Neo LMS

What if you installed a bookmarking extension on your laptop, but there isn’t an app for your phone? If you consume lots of information from various sources, such as Twitter, Instagram, blogs, etc., Laptop or desktop browsers generally require an extension or software to be installed for you to use the tool.

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How Much RAM Is Enough RAM in 2022?

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. But these are expensive machines that should last us longer than the upgrade cycle of a smartphone, and an extra $200 for RAM today is much better than $1,000+ on a new laptop three years from now. How Much Is Enough Ram in 2022? Lifehacker.

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Educators See Positive Impact of Mobile Devices in K–12

EdTech Magazine

Programs that provide students with an assigned laptop, tablet or Chromebook level the playing field for students’ technology access at school. Follower her on Twitter at @wendymcmahon. They also enhance the learning experience for those students. Mobile Devices Encourage Further Classroom Equity. by Wendy McMahon.

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