Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2018

But losing a different kind of “pencil” that technology companies are aiming to push into schools may likely cause a bigger heartache and headache for the purchasing department. Microsoft was one of the first big tech companies to market styluses to schools. Lately, though, students have expressed interest in getting their own. “My

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Microsoft Chromebook Tablets Company 88

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

In 2002, our team at Microsoft Education created an LMS for a world where every teacher and student had a tablet computer. Tablet computers didn’t take off until a decade later. As recently as 1997, only 27 percent of America’s K-12 school had internet access—a number that skyrocketed to 92 percent by 2003. billion in 2010.

Kaplan 164

Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 164

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2018

It was bought in 2010 by News Corporation, which invested more than $1 billion into the company and rebranded it as Amplify. The company is no longer as high-profile—or as big—as it once was. What have the past years taught him, and where is the company going? And I would say Amplify is increasingly a curriculum company.

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Company EdTech Personalized Learning Laptops 74

ProfHacker

DECEMBER 9, 2015

I am also much more satisfied with their customer service than I was with the other company. I already have a Chromecast installed on my television to stream shows, but I don’t like that it doesn’t work without a phone/tablet/computer. I wrote a review of Reclaim Hosting earlier this year.

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Exercises System Software Comparison 40

The Innovative Educator

MAY 3, 2015

Nearly 40 percent of students with assigned tablets report watching teacher created videos, compared to just 21 percent of students without. On my tablet, there are applications that have almost every subject and teach you lessons for instance, a lesson in algebra 2 or how to balance an equation for chemistry.”

Mobility 40

Mobility Blended Learning STEM Survey 40

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

The legislation also ordered telecom companies to provide their services to all public schools and libraries at discounted rates – from 20% to 90% off depending on the services provided and number of students receiving free and reduced school lunches. The Supreme Court ruled in 2003 that CIPA does not violate the Constitution.

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