Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

For the past decade, schools have invested millions of dollars in technology. Quickly after iPads, schools fell in love with Chromebooks and their amazing ability to allow students to collaborate and share, not to mention their ease of maintenance. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

eBook 185

eBook Khan Academy Tablets Chromebook 185

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye the week of March 13, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Tagged on: March 18, 2017 G Suite for Education Now Open for Personal Google Accounts, Outside Domains | Campus Technology → Raises privacy questions.

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EdTech Chromebook Laptops iPad 170

Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The total volume of PC sales in that market fell by 12 percent in the first half of 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, despite solid numbers in the U.S. Similar forces are said to contribute to a tightening in the global, self-paced e-learning market.). percent in all of 2015 and only 0.2 Chromebooks Thriving in U.S.

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E-rate Chromebook Microsoft Tablets 40

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Here are some of the most recent winners: School District 51 (CO) students scored 9,000 new Chromebooks for the next school year. The new computers are one of the most noticeable changes among several technology updates taking place while school’s out for the summer. The Chromebooks and charging carts were purchased with $3.18

Chromebook 40

Chromebook E-rate BYOD Online Assessments 40

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This handy free Google Docs add-on tracks things like: time spent writing, spelling-grammar-and punctuation error rates and pulls it into a clear graphical view in your teacher dashboard. Nobody really wants to carry the Chromebook or a laptop with you. Technology is wonderful. Listen Now. It’s great. TechTreasures.

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Google Twitter Data Tools 290

The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2018

The schools are the brainchild of Charles Butt, a big donor to local education causes and chairman of H-E-B, the region’s largest grocery store chain. Their answer was CAST (which stands for Centers for Applied Science and Technology). Gifts to CAST schools since 2015 have totaled $10 million, including a $3.6

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E-rate Microsoft Industry STEM 97

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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iPad Broadband Software Company 79