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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

eSchool News

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. Related: 6 steps to a successful BYOD program. Solution: We decided to deploy a controller-managed WLAN with Aruba Wave 2 APs and the Aruba Mobility Master controller.

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K–12 Schools Need Strong Mobile Device Management Services

EdTech Magazine

In 2018, the demand for mobile devices in K–12 rose 10 percent in the United States, with sales rising from 5.5 With one-to-one device and BYOD programs now commonplace in K–12 schools, IT leaders need to ensure they have control over the myriad personal laptops, tablets and phones K–12 stakeholders use on a daily basis. .

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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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5 Awesome New Screencastify Features

The CoolCatTeacher

Note that Screencastify has been one of my favorite formative assessment tools since 2018 when I wrote 10 Ways to Use Screencasting for Formative Assessment. In this post, I’ll share some of the new features in Screencastify and how I’ve used it in my classroom. You can merge screencasts together, clip, crop, and more.

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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. It’s completely seamless , so students just stay on the BYOD (bring your own device) network when they get on the bus, and then they can do their homework during their ride home from school,” Melanie A. Microsoft to Use TV White Space to Put Wi-Fi on Rural School Buses. jena.passut_7651. CDW VV2 Strategy.

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