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CoSN 2018: Broadband and Cybersecurity Are Top IT Concerns

EdTech Magazine

CoSN 2018: Broadband and Cybersecurity Are Top IT Concerns. Tue, 03/13/2018 - 09:56. Cybersecurity and broadband/network capacity are tied for the top priorities for IT leaders in 2018, while budget constraints were marked as one of the most pressing challenges for a fourth straight year. meghan.bogardu…. Content Subtype.

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How we turned around our ability to support BYOD for now and for the future

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We not only have encouraged our faculty and staff to embrace BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), but we have also provided Chromebooks to all of our 18,000 students. 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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#2: 10 education trends for 2018

eSchool News

Happy holidays, and thank you for tuning into our 2018 countdown!]. Below, experts from various areas of the education industry share trends that will help shape K-12 education in 2018. [ Editor’s note : This story, originally published on January 5th of this year, was our #2 most popular story of the year.

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Computing, Cost Savings and the Cloud: The Value of Virtualization

EdTech Magazine

Even amid the proliferation of mobile technology in K–12 schools through BYOD programs and one-to-one computing, desktop computers remain a popular choice. For now, about 48 percen t of the teachers and students who responded to a 2018 report about classroom technology from Cambridge International reported using a desktop computer in schools.

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Microsoft to Use TV White Space to Put Wi-Fi on Rural School Buses

EdTech Magazine

Wed, 05/02/2018 - 11:41. with high-speed internet to help bridge the “homework gap” that many rural students face because of lack of internet access at home. And without this access, many students fall behind. Microsoft to Use TV White Space to Put Wi-Fi on Rural School Buses. jena.passut_7651. Content Subtype. CDW Activity ID.

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Q&A: Leila Nuland on How to Build Equitable Computer Science Curricula

EdTech Magazine

Thu, 10/11/2018 - 12:07. Edtech spoke with Leila Nuland, managing research director for K-12 at Hanover research to discuss some of the trends surrounding computer science in K–12 and how to overcome issues of accessibility and underrepresentation in certain populations. There are enough challenges with equitable access.

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Impero Software Announces New Version of its Flagship Product ? Impero Education Pro ? at ISTE 2018

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Chicago, June 24, 2018 – Impero Software, a leading provider of classroom management, network and online safety software to schools today announced the latest version of its award-winning product, Impero Education Pro V7. The company will showcase the new features of its award-winning product this week at ISTE 2018 in booth #630. “We