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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

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” The 1:1 initiative aimed for districts to issue each student a laptop for use in-school and at home. However, it was the Chromebook (2011) that truly revolutionized 1:1. ” In 2011, the FCC updated CIPA compliance requirements. Then there was the iPad. Districts even integrated the two models to cut costs.

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Disintermediating IT: The Secret Sauce To Small School EdTech Success

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How do we get reliable bandwidth at a decent rate? We are now working on an e-rate application to double it again. Now day to day wireless network management is handled by an enthusiastic “techie teacher” who had all of 30 minutes of training with the dashboard. Google Apps for Education. Teacher Devices.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2011, Ning was acquired by “lifestyle” site Glam Media for around $150 million. There are a variety of reasons for this: language barriers, lack of Internet access, incompatible devices, lack of training. Ban Laptops" Op-Eds.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The Washington Post : “A coding school where college grads train and work without spending a dime.” The Business of Job Training. training centers.” The e-book subscription service has raised $21.45 As Inc notes , the report has ballooned to 355 slides, up from 66 in 2011. million total.