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Company Offers Free Facial Recognition Software to Boost School Security

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Company Offers Free Facial Recognition Software to Boost School Security. Fri, 08/03/2018 - 13:47. School safety has become one of the top national issues in the United States in 2018,” said Rob Glaser, chairman and CEO of RealNetworks in a press release. eli.zimmerman_9856. SAFR has a rate of 99.8

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Year in Review: Our Top Edtech Business Stories of 2018

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And we’re filing stories that capture the essence of the edtech industry in 2018. But the edtech industry has hit some bumps along the way, wrestling with collateral concerns from the public spotlight over data privacy and security. 2018’s Top 10 Countdown: Business Edition. Many adults are frantically filling stockings.

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K–12's Digital Transformation Is Giving Libraries a Modern Makeover

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Thu, 11/08/2018 - 12:56. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how libraries can use makerspaces to teach STEM! It’s a coffeehouse feel, warm and inviting,” Superintendent Shawn Bishop told EdTech for a previous story. MORE FROM EDTECH: Read more about the different levels of connectivity schools need from day-to-day!

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AR/VR in K–12: Schools Use Immersive Technology for Assistive Learning

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Technology helps educators give each student the attention he or she needs, through tools such as online learning modules, personal tablets and, now, virtual and augmented reality. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how virtual and augmented reality has matured in the K–12 classroom. At the end of 2018, the U.S.

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Technology Helps Teachers Prevent and Mitigate Bad Behavior in the Classroom

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Mon, 08/13/2018 - 10:17. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! With each student using a tablet or notebook computer, it’s impossible for teachers to keep watch over every screen at once during a quiz — creating an opportunity for students to open a web browser and look up the answers. .

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?Ohio State Will Give Incoming Students iPads. But Do Tablet Programs Work?

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Starting in fall 2018, all first year students at The Ohio State University will receive iPad Pros. But do big tablet programs make sense nowadays? Phil Hill, an edtech consultant and blogger for eLiterate, doesn’t think so. A smaller percentage own tablets. He references a study EDUCAUSE puts out every year.

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Acer Unveils Ultrafast Convertible Chromebook

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Thu, 05/24/2018 - 08:31. Acer is once again aggressively targeting the education market with the first two-in-one 15-inch Chromebook, unveiled Wednesday during the company’s Next@Acer keynote event in New York City. Tablet Has a Touch of Google AR. Jena Passut is the managing editor of EdTech: Focus on K–12.