article thumbnail

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. .

Mobility 208
article thumbnail

T&L’S ISTE 2018 BEST OF SHOW AWARDS WINNERS

techlearning

For the fifth year, Tech & Learning presents its awards program that honors great products at ISTE 2018. For the fifth year, Tech & Learning presents its awards program that honors great products at ISTE 2018. Judges liked the moderation and control features, the Chromecast and AirPlay integration, and the BYOD functionality.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Network Essentials for School Board Members

Education Superhighway

For example, today, students need a minimum of 100 kbps of Internet bandwidth—the FCC has anticipated that by 2018, 1 Mbps per student will be the minimum recommended bandwidth for digital learning. The number of devices like tablets, laptops, and smartphones your network is supporting.

E-rate 70
article thumbnail

Calculating your school district’s bandwidth need: Network Essentials for Superintendents

Education Superhighway

For example, today, students need a minimum of 100 kbps of Internet bandwidth— by 2018, that will increase to 1 Mbps per student. For our purposes here, we can think of bandwidth as the amount of data that can be delivered to each student.

BYOD 40
article thumbnail

What’s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

The program runs from May 2018-June 2019. Schools can join until September 2018. The 1216BKBT Bluetooth Jackbox provides a cost-efficient way to stream audio from a smartphone, tablet or other Bluetooth-enabled device to six separate headphones. The program includes in-classroom professional development sessions.

Tools 52
article thumbnail

ClassLink Recognized with Five 2018 SIIA CODiE Awards

techlearning

Clifton, NJ (June 14, 2018) – ClassLink, the leader in single sign-on, class rostering, and learning resource analytics, was named the Best K-12 Enterprise Solution of 2018 as part of the annual SIIA CODiE Awards. I am impressed by the level of innovation and creativity demonstrated by the 2018 CODiE award winners.

BYOD 40
article thumbnail

Getting Whole Community Buy-in for 1:1 Technology Initiatives

edWeb.net

Yet, 1:1 classrooms, BYOD, and tech-supported education are today’s reality. He was recognized as CoSN’s 2018 Empowered Superintendent, a 2015 Education Week Leaders to Learn From, and one of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce’s Ten Outstanding Young Americans.