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SIIA, a Pioneering Convenor for the Edtech Industry, Scraps Its Conferences

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Last week, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced that its education technology group will no longer operate as its own division beginning July 1. SIIA dates back to 1984, when it was known as the Software Publishers Association. Computers, laptops and mobile devices became more affordable.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. FY 2006 $272,300,000 (President Bush’s request: $0).

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Google Offers Free Cloud Access to Colleges, Plays Catch Up to Amazon, Microsoft

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education grant offering free credits for its cloud platform, with no credit card required, unlimited access to its suite of tools and training resources. now, but Google says it plans to extend access to other places in the future. Having launched earliest in 2006, Amazon has “matured for a while,” Gupta says.

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Exploring medical technologies

Learning with 'e's

Indeed, my top three all-time cited academic publications are: Wikis, blogs and podcasts : A new generation of web-based tools for virtual collaborative clinical practice and education (2006) The emerging Web 2.0 Unported License.

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The changing Web

Learning with 'e's

It is a complex network of dynamic resources that we all acknowledge is constantly changing to adapt to the growing demand for entertainment, communication and access to knowledge. Social software is software that enables people to both read from, and write onto web spaces. 2006) Introducing Web 2.0: geotagging).

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Why I Still Believe in the iPad’s Positive Impact on Classrooms

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The computers were equipped with educational software and wireless connectivity. Over one-half of participating school districts allowed students to take home their laptops by 2004; a second RFP was issued in 2006; and the MLTI program expanded into high schools in 2009. Here are five: Mobility: Students can take an iPad anywhere.

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

Learning with 'e's

It is a complex network of dynamic resources that we all acknowledge is constantly changing to adapt to the growing demand for entertainment, communication and access to knowledge. The Social Web is comprised of software that enables people to both read from, and write onto web spaces. As with most other technology innovations, Web 2.0

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