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zSpace Unveils World’s First AR/VR Laptop

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CHICAGO – June 25, 2018 – According to a national study by , schools with one-to-one laptop environments show higher levels of academic achievement. Now with today’s launch of the world’s first augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) laptop from Silicon Valley company, zSpace Inc.,

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With Drones, Students Tackle Complex Topics

EdTech Magazine

Tue, 03/27/2018 - 12:04. Three years ago, an innovative educator in Jersey City Public Schools ’ Division B introduced drones to a class of elementary students with autism. With Drones, Students Tackle Complex Topics. meghan.bogardu…. Her goal was to enhance student engagement, and the results from that experiment were encouraging.

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This District Rolled Out Minecraft and Teacher Collaboration Skyrocketed

Edsurge

That was early 2018. We made that mistake when we rolled out our 1:1 laptop program 16 years ago. Getting a laptop for every kid was one thing, but having the teachers know what that meant was another. And now that it’s on every one of our laptops, it’s being used by many of our students daily.

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Make Parents Comfortable with Tech for a Successful 1:1 Program

EdTech Magazine

Mon, 07/30/2018 - 11:28. Each student has a brand-new laptop and has easily mastered Google Classroom and the other educational apps you carefully chose for them. He spent two years as an elementary teacher, two years as an educational trainer, 10 years as a director of technology and six years as a school superintendent.

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To fight teacher shortages, schools turn to custodians, bus drivers and aides 

The Hechinger Report

Jenna Gros jangles as she walks the halls of Wyandotte Elementary School in St Mary’s Parish, Louisiana. Brusly Elementary School has 595 students, ranging from ages two to seven. Jenna Gros, head custodian at Wyandotte Elementary School in St Mary’s Parish, Louisiana, stops to tie a student’s shoe. MORGAN CITY, La.

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Climate change is sabotaging education for America’s students – and it’s only going to get worse

The Hechinger Report

The burned remains of the Paradise Elementary school as seen Friday, November 9, 2018, in Paradise, California. Josie Chelotti, vice principal and athletic director for the Plumas district’s Greenville Elementary and Jr./Sr. Josie Chelotti, vice principal and athletic director for Greenville Elementary and Jr./Sr.

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5 Reasons Why School Computer Labs Still Matter

ViewSonic Education

Laptops sit much lower on a work surface. Does your school issue laptops or Chromebooks to all students? The Consortium for School Networking reveals the extent of these gaps in its 2018-2019 annual infrastructure survey. Elementary school students have the least access to personal devices, at 71%. Individual work zones.

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