Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Will more schools embrace student-centric mobile devices? “There will be more momentum for mobile devices in classrooms with an eye toward affordable alternatives to traditional 1:1 rollouts.” “Teachers will have access to expanded professional development programs.” Will the cloud continue to reign?

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The increasing digitalization of education has put even more emphasis on internet access in K–12 schools , leading more school districts, nonprofits and government agencies to invest in programs and services to ensure each student is connected. . Characterized by bandwidth of 100Kbps per student and one wireless access point per 1.5

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GoConqr

MARCH 24, 2017

To make things easier for you, we present this a list of the most interesting and recommended student apps for 2017 to ensure that your study process is as complete as possible. What are the best student apps for 2017? #1 We will continue to add exciting new features throughout 2017. #2 2 Office Lens. 4 Lumosity.

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eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2018

A recent Mobile Beacon report analyzing mobile broadband usage by non-profit organizations, including schools, finds that schools utilizing Mobile Beacon’s 4G LTE internet service indicate that the ability to supplement and/or extend existing school networks is the greatest benefit of the service.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

The idea of using these hands-on environments teach complex technical skills like coding has garnered attention from major companies like Google , who teamed up with the American Library Association in 2017 to fund the creation of coding pathways in makerspaces throughout the country through the Libraries Ready to Code initiative.

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The Electric Educator

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

QR codes provide a quick way for someone with a mobile device to visit a web site. The problem is that mobile devices don't come pre-loaded with a QR code scanner. If mobile phones would come with a built-in QR code reader this technology would be far more accessible and helpful. For now, that's only a wish.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 4, 2018

billion of them in use in 2017 — from TVs, cars and coffee makers at home to security cameras, lighting systems and thermostats at businesses and schools. One solution for schools using a cloud environment is a cloud access security broker, or CASB. With spending at $1.2 billion last year, that’s a 28 percent jump. Content Subtype.

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The Electric Educator

MAY 18, 2017

May 17, 2017 was the opening session of Google I/O, an annual developers conference organized by Google. Google CEO Sundar Pichai believes we are moving from a "mobile first" world to an "AI first world." 2017 Google I/O Keynote Virtual Reality : Google has devoted a lot of resources to virtual reality.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 4, 2018

Today we launch right in with a topic that is on the minds and hearts of many teachers – the “digital divide”; that silent, pernicious socioeconomic gap between students that have and students that do not have access to technology. Now, however, access to technology is becoming a rights issue. Digital divide: facts and figures.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

DJI Phone Camera Gimbal from OSMO Mobile [link] – the price has dropped from $399 to $299 from when I bought it so the price I stated in the podcast is actually lower now – a handheld “tripod” for smartphones. Those who leave a review between 2/1/2017 and 2/3/2017 will have two entries for each review.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

When COVID forced school districts nationwide to quickly pivot to remote learning, we not only had to configure mobile devices for students to take home, but also implement safeguards to shield them from inappropriate content while outside school walls. Getting everyone online and on board.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 1, 2018

According to a CDW survey from 2017 , 83 percent of responding school districts agree their IoT investment will increase in the coming years. Similar to the rise of mobility and one-to-one computing programs, IoT will undoubtedly impact IT infrastructure. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 2, 2017

ubiquitous, mobile learning becomes an impactful way of learning f?r It is no surprise then that mobile learning ?? Here are some Mobile Learning trends that are changing the face of 21st-century learning: Educational Gaming. As these are available online or on mobile devices, students can ?????? n mobile learning f?r

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Doug Levin

JUNE 19, 2018

In 2017, according to Scholastic’s annual form 10-K (available at [link] ), Scholastic had revenue in excess of $1.7 scholastic.com, as well as related mobile-specific apps. In fact, the games that have both online and mobile app versions point to different privacy policies. billion dollars. Unencrypted Public Forums.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Messages on Remind can be sent through the company’s mobile app or directly to users’ phones as SMS messages. Users can download the Remind mobile app and either turn push notifications on for their smartphones or elect to have messages sent to their emails. and the other 1 million in Canada, CEO Brian Grey tells EdSurge. Of its U.S.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 20, 2018

Mobile learning is generally defined as training or education conducted via a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet, generally connected to a wireless network such as GSM, G3 or Wifi. This study found that in 2017, 71% of teens claimed to either own or have use of a smartphone. In the end.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Michael Seibel (@mwseibel) August 21, 2017. Our main goal is to give access to world-class technical education for folks who may not otherwise have it.” Of this group, five teams are building education technology tools with support from mentors from Imagine K12, the local edtech accelerator that Y Combinator absorbed last February.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2022

"A big push that we started to do with COVID was to make our website mobile accessible" because some students lacked enough laptops at home. Administrators will ask companies or startups to prioritize topics related to security and accessibility, [and those are long-term issues],” Sankar said. “I

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Waterford

JULY 9, 2020

Her speech at the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit, which you can access on YouTube , is a great way to show students that everyone—even young people—can do their part to take care of our planet. When he was just 16 years old, he created the Algae Mobile —a device that can convert carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles into oxygen.

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eSchool News

APRIL 9, 2019

Biggest challenge: With reliance on mobility for K-12 curriculum increasing, the demand for wireless in our district has also increased. Due to these changes, we realized we needed to increase the number of access points (APs) we were deploying to one AP per classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

According to a 2017 study by Harvard University researchers, Stony Brook — one of 64 campuses in the State University of New York system — sends more than 51 percent of its low-income students into the highest 20 percent of income levels. Philosophically, we should do everything we can to promote social mobility.”.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 18, 2017

As part of the Digital Promise filmMAKER™ Challenge, students from around the country took on the task to reinvent an everyday product and make it more sustainable, accessible, or beautiful, and create a documentary video to tell the story of their process. South Fayette High School (McDonald, PA).

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

And with the increasing use of mobile phones, computers and tablets in K–12 institutions , it’s imperative that good data hygiene is inculcated in students far before they reach college. In an always-online world, many students use public Wi-Fi networks to access the internet for homework and for entertainment. Make VPN Your Friend.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2022

It is especially abhorrent that a government program intended to create equitable opportunities for all students instead perpetuates racial and economic gaps in financial stability and mobility. Michele Streeter is the associate director of Policy and Advocacy at The Institute for College Access & Success.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

As we wrap up an unpredictable and sometimes tumultuous year in both the fintech industry and the world, we’re looking back at the last 12 months of IBM FinTech blogs to pick out some of the more popular and insightful posts of 2017. In 2017, cognitive banking took a major leap forward. Banking on blockchain for increased trust”.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2019

million across 71 deals in 2017. He co-founded eSped, a K-12 software suite to help districts serve special-needs students, which sold to Frontline Education in 2016, and has operated Blindfold Games since 2013 to offer accessible games to adults with visual impairments. million across 38 deals in 2012 to $276.5

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 15, 2022

Before considering the differences between them in detail, consider how you consume content on your mobile. While consuming content on your mobile phone, you may have noticed that in the case of some apps and websites, the content ‘flows’ to fit your screen size. Images in this format are exactly positioned relative to the text.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

On the home front, three organizations have released a “guidebook” to help schools and states close the internet access and device gap. One takeaway since the last time the Census was done in 2017 is that for the first time, online video viewing dominates screen activity of kids ages 0-8. Podcasts, anyone?

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

Since launching the program in 2017, Kajeet has awarded more than $2,000,000 in broadband services to schools, districts, colleges and universities, public libraries and non-profits to close the Digital Divide and help ensure that all students have access to learning anytime, anywhere. patents in mobile technologies. Kajeet.

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MindShift

JULY 17, 2017

That led Ipzy to rebrand herself as Ipzy Studios, but she freely allowed others access to her artwork, with permission to modify, as long as they credited her. The new version of Scratch is being designed to work on mobile devices, so it will be lighter and more flexible. Katrina Schwartz (@Kschwart) July 13, 2017. “We

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Bryan Alexander

JULY 5, 2018

Instead, we hosted an “Appy Hour”, a session where we invited participants to simply share their favorite mobile app for learning. (The idea came up during the June 7th Forum discussion. Renee also cited a 2017 EdSurge article about AR apps. . Last Thursday the Future Trends Forum ran an experiment. practical pedagogy.

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2023

Kathryn Lampo is a 20-year-old from Colorado and a 2017 finalist. Kathryn received $1,000 for the project NYC Model Rocketry Initiative that makes space science and engineering accessible to underserved middle schoolers across New York City through engaging STEM resources. Samvrit Rao is a 15-year-old from Virginia and a 2020 finalist.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2021

Woz U has shifted its focus since it was founded in 2017. In contrast, tech giant IBM built its own registered apprenticeship program in 2017. Members include Walmart, Sony and T-Mobile. Techtonic raised $6 million in 2019. By May, the company will have trained about 700 apprentices, and each year it aims to hire 400 more.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2017

We need to communicate in ways that fit with how parents access and consume information in 2017. Bloomz took the most important parts of those platforms, made them accessible on any mobile device, and refined them in ways to target parents specifically. Harnessing the Age of Apps.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 13, 2022

While a mature market like the United States has access to fast internet that can support large data downloads required for digital books, most of the developing world still struggles with this. Interested in learning how KITABOO is enabling Institutions globally with their mobile content and eBook strategies? Request a demo here.

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Bryan Alexander

JULY 5, 2018

Instead, we hosted an “Appy Hour”, a session where we invited participants to simply share their favorite mobile app for learning. (The idea came up during the June 7th Forum discussion. Renee also cited a 2017 EdSurge article about AR apps. . Last Thursday the Future Trends Forum ran an experiment. practical pedagogy.

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