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E-Rate Improvements Support Easier and Faster IT Upgrades

EdTech Magazine

E-Rate Improvements Support Easier and Faster IT Upgrades. When Tulare City School District officials wanted to provide Google Chromebooks to every student, they knew the wireless network wasn’t up to the job. The FCC also raised the cap on annual E-rate discounts from $2.4 How E-Rate 2.0

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

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These were the pressing questions of the time – a time 8-months after the release of the first iPad and 6-months before the release of the first Chromebook. However, it was the Chromebook (2011) that truly revolutionized 1:1. While the iPad cost anywhere from $300 – $400, Chromebooks were sold from $199.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This facet of modern education transcends the traditional use of textbooks and blackboards, weaving digital tools seamlessly into the learning process (NETP, 2017)). ” Both critical thinking skills (e,g., This approach also emphasizes the development of soft skills such as leadership, teamwork, and communication.

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Print or Digital Textbooks? What’s the Low-down?

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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. This is driven in large part by the affordability and portability of digital devices like Chromebooks, tablets, and laptops.

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Global K-12 Market for Personal PCs to Contract in 2016, Experts Project

Marketplace K-12

(Similar forces are said to contribute to a tightening in the global, self-paced e-learning market.). market from 6 percent of the total shipments of non-desktop PC devices in 2015 to 18 percent in 2017. Chromebooks Thriving in U.S. Self-Paced E-Learning Market Evaporating, Report Finds. million shipments from 5.7

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Three Digital Equity Leaders Call to Action for Students Without Home Internet Access

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The Perfect Storm In 2014, Beaverson PS passed a bond with significant amount dedicated to technology and by 2016, Beaverton had 32,000 Chromebooks and 10,000 iPads being used in the district. Nebraska’s two historical bonds, one in 2014 and another in 2017 that positioned Omaha PS to take total advantage of the modernization of E-Rate.

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The Rise of eSports in Education: Breaking New Ground

The CoolCatTeacher

From 2017-2020, she held an Instructional Coaching Fellowship with Google for Education. And we have 14 states that have teacher-run nonprofits that run the e-sports organizations for their state. So teachers together and the students that we serve are literally the largest e-sports organization in the country.

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