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4 Ways Edtech Entrepreneurs Can Earn Trust and Unlock New Opportunities With Education Customers

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From the earliest stages, as Pre-K parents search for activities and resources to nurture their child's growth, to K-12 schools adopting technology to improve student outcomes and operational efficiencies, the impact of modern learning tools is undeniable. Meanwhile, a trend that began in the 1990s was picking up steam — one-to-one computing.

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3 educational technology tools to be thankful for

eSchool News

These devices and the included applications like Google Docs support collaborative learning. Broadband improvements. US schools, particularly those in rural areas, have struggled to provide broadband that is fast enough to allow for the benefits of devices like Chromebooks. However, investments of over $1.5 million students, 2.6

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How a New Hampshire Tech Director Convinced His School District to Upgrade to Fiber

Education Superhighway

With a Master’s Degree in Education in Instructional Technology, he understood both the technical nuances of school broadband and the real-life implications of classroom connectivity. ” After leaving a corporate technology management position in 2002, Girolimon wanted to put his master’s degree to work. .

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State Contract Win Brings Impero Software’s Multi-device Remote Monitoring and Management Solution to New York Schools

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The software provides a combination of simple classroom control tools, student safety features and network administration tools to help New York schools deliver effective digital learning environments. Founded in 2002, Impero software is now accessed by over 1.5 We’re delighted that they have recognized the value we provide to schools.

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A Conversation with Bryan Alexander on Technology and the Liberal Arts

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We''ll discuss his focus on "emerging trends in the integration of inquiry, pedagogy, and technology and their potential application to liberal arts contexts," as well as his work on digital storytelling, learning in immersive environments, mobile devices, social reading, and the "rise of digital humanities."

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To Leverage Tech in Writing Instruction, This Superintendent Channeled Justin Bieber

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Cotton has committed his own community to making sure its students learn how to write effectively; here too technology plays a role. Henry County schools have high-speed broadband access and provide iPads to every student in grades three through nine. A robust, district-wide writing initiative requires an enormous investment.

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North Carolina’s Digital Success Story

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For over a decade, North Carolina has been the site of one of the most sustained, successful initiatives in education: giving all students in all schools access to broadband internet with WiFi in every classroom by 2018. Full disclosure: Entangled Solutions, where I am a principal consultant, helped prepare the report.)