Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2018

Their battery-powered pens for the Surface tablet cost up to $100 each and claim to have 4,096 different pressure points for precision. In April, Acer will unveil its first Chrome OS tablet with a stylus included, along with a built-in place to store it. Microsoft was one of the first big tech companies to market styluses to schools.

Microsoft 80

Microsoft Chromebook Tablets Company 80

MindShift

JULY 27, 2015

Many schools have reduced or even eliminated recess for elementary school children, and several have cut back on free play and play-based learning in the early grades such as kindergarten and first grade (Zygmunt-Fillwalk & Bilello, 2005). Unfortunately, time for free play within school hours has also declined.

Social Media 28

Social Media Outcomes Report Study 28

The Innovative Educator

MAY 3, 2015

Elementary schools may also be exploring various types of blended learning. Nearly 40 percent of students with assigned tablets report watching teacher created videos, compared to just 21 percent of students without. This survey represents the largest collection of authentic, unfiltered stakeholder voices on digital learning.

Mobility 40

Mobility Blended Learning STEM Survey 40

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

Rather than regulating content on the Web writ large, it opted to restrict what schools and libraries that receive federal funding – through the Library Services and Technology Act, Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Act, the Museum and Library Services Act, or E-rate – could allow people to view online.

E-rate 49

E-rate Digital Divide Broadband Libraries 49