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App smackdown: 20 apps from ISTE 2018

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Mobile devices are a key component in many classrooms, and apps go hand-in-hand with those mobile devices. During an ISTE 2018 session, five educators each presented their four favorite apps in a “smackdown” format that gave each educator two minutes to highlight the coolest features of each app.

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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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Review: Acer Tab 10 Gives Students the Best of Chromebooks and Tablets

EdTech Magazine

Thu, 08/23/2018 - 17:54. “Do That’s how conversations about classroom mobility options often start. Its small size makes it simple for students to carry around the classroom and easy for teachers to store on a mobile cart, where it takes up much less real estate than a traditional Chromebook. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Schools Must Invest to Protect IoT Devices

EdTech Magazine

Fri, 05/04/2018 - 11:39. Interactive devices include wearables that track activity or monitor engagement in class as well as mobile hotspots and laptops that make internet accessible to students without access at home. At Old Adobe Union School District in Petaluma, Calif. , Schools Must Invest to Protect IoT Devices.

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Simple Step-by-Step Guide to Creating an ePUB

Kitaboo on EdTech

Adobe Digital Publishing Solution. Adobe has developed this software to meet the needs of digital publishers. Adobe InDesign. Adobe InDesign is a subscription-based product with several plans for schools, businesses, and individuals. Digital Publishing / July 3, 2018. This is eBook creators’ favorite choice.

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K-12 Google Chromebooks Get a Facelift With Styluses, Cameras and Android Apps

Edsurge

As such, Google had answered the call with two newly-designed Chromebooks—the Acer Chromebook Spin 11 and the Asus Chromebook C213, scheduled to arrive in late spring in time to purchase for the 2017-2018 school year. Pricing isn’t available yet, though Sheth reports that the pricing structure is “designed to be affordable.”

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Here Are the 10 Michelson Runway Startups Vying For Future Funders

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and is asking for $250,000 of a $750,000 raise by July 2018. Gooroo is aiming to close a $1 million round by June 30, 2018. The company is asking for $10 million by October 2018. based startup is raising $300,000 by July 2018. Motley said the company is looking to raise $1 million by September 2018.