The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

As the district prepares to reopen for full in-person learning on August 30, teachers are attending training sessions and figuring out just what role technology will play in their classrooms. There’s a simmering sense of anticipation about how far educators have come with technology, and its potential to enhance student learning. “I

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2018

How are rural schools, which face logistical obstacles unheard of in more urban districts, finding ways to provide their students with technology? The access to technology that students have is just as varied as the students and schools themselves. Some students live off the grid, in homes only reachable by four-wheel drive vehicles.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

But what if we took that to its logical conclusion and also made it the goal of our education technology predictions? We’d need to consider not just what technology products students are exposed to in the classroom, but also across the rest of their lives. A year later, in their second grade, Google launched the first Chromebooks.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ As districts became more in tune with these issues in 2015, the move to Chromebooks continued to grow. With the new year now upon us, listed below are six edtech resolutions for 2016.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

When administrators in Ohio’s Mentor Public Schools were buying MacBooks during the 2015-16 school year, the local Best Buy was offering a lower price than Apple, even after the company’s standard discount for school districts. Related: In Mississippi schools, access to technology lacking, uneven. classrooms.

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Education Superhighway

MARCH 7, 2017

According to David Verschueren, the school district’s Technology Director, “streaming instructional videos was a big issue for our teachers. Our network consultants first met David in September 2015. Now, the district has started purchasing more devices including carts of Chromebooks and iPads.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

Jamar McKneely (background) tours a science and technology event at Edna Karr High School, one of the schools in his InspireNOLA charter school network. Half of the 20 most destructive wildfires in state history have occurred since 2015. Credit: Photo: Shandrell Briscoe for InspireNOLA Charter Schools.

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