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Education needs to go back to school for cybersecurity

eSchool News

The year before the pandemic saw sky-high growth and adoption in education technology, with global edtech investments reaching €15.87 billion in 2019. Many education institutions have their own bring your own device (BYOD) policies, while downloads of educational apps have risen by 130 percent over the past year.

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K–12 Schools Need Strong Mobile Device Management Services

EdTech Magazine

Fri, 10/25/2019 - 11:39. 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. . K–12 Schools Need Strong Mobile Device Management Services. eli.zimmerman_9856. million to 5.8

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Computing, Cost Savings and the Cloud: The Value of Virtualization

EdTech Magazine

Mon, 08/19/2019 - 09:40. 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. Computing, Cost Savings and the Cloud: The Value of Virtualization. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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18 Distance Learning Tools with Sound Privacy Practices

Graphite Blog

With so many great edtech tools available, deciding which to use with your students can be a big task. This is why Common Sense Education, with the help of our Privacy Program and its more than 250 district partners, provides privacy ratings on the learning review pages of hundreds of popular edtech products. BrainPop and BrainPop Jr.

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Power Up Your Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

Statista predicts that approximately five billion people will use a smartphone by 2019. Over the years we have seen more embracement of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and 1:1 device rollouts. Now we know that across the world adults have pretty much embraced the smartphone. Imagine what this number will be in years to come.

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Getting Stakeholders to Back the Edtech Budget

edWeb.net

Edtech is no longer a one-time purchase or a luxury item—it’s integrated across every system in school districts from the central office to classrooms to school buses. Continuous professional development is key for integrating edtech, but it often gets deleted from the budget. By Stacey Pusey. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Charting a New Path for Strategic Edtech Planning

edWeb.net

Additional edtech budget items: Most administrators’ budgets have detailed estimates that include direct costs (e.g., Reexamining impact and use of edtech tools: Most schools are already collecting data on how frequently programs are used and the impact of the programs on student learning goals. devices) and indirect costs (e.g.,

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