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“Tired of fighting that fight”: School districts’ uphill battle to get good deals on ed tech

The Hechinger Report

Almost 14 million devices were shipped to schools last year, up from 3 million in 2010, according to the market research firm Futuresource Consulting. Related: In Mississippi schools, access to technology lacking, uneven. On Chromebook purchases, some districts paid up to $90 more for the same product and services. classrooms.

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Analysis: Is Higher Ed Ready for the Tech Expectations of the Teens of 2022?

Edsurge

They went into first grade when Apple was rolling out the first iPad, in 2010. A year later, in their second grade, Google launched the first Chromebooks. Being connected, as is required to get iPads and Chromebooks up and running, is assumed. More important, these kids are way beyond the tired term “digital natives.”

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition)

Doug Levin

The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. For Lake Central this means that at the same time each new loan is approved, an old one is being paid off. So there is no increase in cost to taxpayers. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

EdTech 150
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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition)

Doug Levin

The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. For Lake Central this means that at the same time each new loan is approved, an old one is being paid off. So there is no increase in cost to taxpayers. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

And here’s how it differs from the one that Obama issued in 2010. Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” Luster lost to Chromebooks, apparently. ” Via the Council on Foreign Relations : “The Link Between Internet Access and Economic Growth Is Not as Strong as You Think.”