eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The PowerLite ® E20 , X49 , W49 , 118 , 119W , 982W , 992F , and 1288 range from budget-friendly, network-ready classroom projectors to wireless, portable meeting room solutions. The company is focused on driving innovations and exceeding customer expectations in inkjet, visual communications, wearables and robotics.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

When colleges in the California State University system sent students home from campus in spring 2020, it quickly became clear that some students lacked reliable access to the internet or computers through which to participate in their pandemic-era emergency remote courses. The Practice May Be Here to Stay.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Versions of that sales pitch echoed through the cavernous exhibit hall this week at one of the largest trade shows for tech companies selling to colleges. We walked the exhibit hall here looking for new ways that companies are offering this Big-Data-driven transformation. Among them.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 5, 2021

At the same time, this day is also about supporting teachers so that every learner can have access to quality education. For example, do this directly by donating supplies, funding a GoFundMe page set by a teacher, or by pitching in their Amazon (or any other company) wish list. Read more: How to redesign your classroom on a budget.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2019

Colleges and universities with prison education programs are increasingly using technology to deliver instruction to incarcerated individuals, even with strict limitations on internet access in correctional facilities. Several have started their own companies. But the technology is also raising serious questions about quality.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Baker’s experience was reflected in the results of a survey sent by BrightBytes, an education data company, from April to June 15. Uneven access to devices makes getting assignments a challenge. About 1 in 5 students said it is “sometimes” or “never” easy to access assignments and classwork remotely. For students, not so much.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Using device-agnostic software called Neverware, districts are breathing new life into old laptops. When Waller Independent School District of Waller, Texas, decided to start upgrading its laptops and desktops to Windows 7 in 2014, the district had one big concern: time. We wound up with 14-second boot-up times.”. Fountain of youth.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Without reliable access to the internet and devices like laptops or cell phones, college students probably aren’t going to succeed in online learning. She suggests that edtech companies could strive to design products that are more user-friendly and intuitive to navigate. and meeting them there,” she says.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The student might miss classes on account of a broken laptop. If we didn’t find that, a week or two weeks may have led to failing the class,” says White, 67, who at the time was managing director of student access and success at the private Pennsylvania school of 7,000 students. The pair meet through video, phone or in person.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2015

When Howard-Suamico School District went digital, giving every student in grades 3 and up tablets or laptops, the change was immediate and dramatic. Something else that was immediate and dramatic: the gap between students who had Internet access at home, and those who didn’t. Teachers were transforming their instruction.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

To help schools, parents and caregivers meet the needs of their early learners and further empower their learning journey toward school readiness, Gale, a Cengage company has made major enhancements to Miss Humblebee’s Academy , its award-winning interactive online learning solution for children ages three to six.

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Kathy Schrock

JULY 6, 2020

IPEVO VZ-R USB CONNECTION TO LAPTOP OR DESKTOP (2020) Of course, true to its roots, the IPEVO VZ-R HDMI/USB can attach to a laptop, Chromebook, or computer desktop via a USB cable, and mirror what is on the "stage" for recording and sharing a screen of information with others. Full product manuals and information may be found here.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2020

The approach aims to solve a major downside of remote learning—a sense of social isolation as students and professors sit alone at laptops. But any high-tech solution brings challenges as well—such as whether all students will have the devices or bandwidth necessary to access them. Would it be a good fit for his classroom?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

At the same time, educators face difficulty identifying edtech products that meet their needs and improve student learning. We also suggest emailing researchers for access to journal articles that are behind paywalls. (If Finally, if a tech product has great evidence but does not meet student needs, the evidence is meaningless.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

” The 1:1 initiative aimed for districts to issue each student a laptop for use in-school and at home. As Secretary Duncan’s chief of staff wrote at the time, the Common Core was intended to create a national market for book publishers, technology companies , testing corporations, and other vendors.”. Then there was the iPad.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

New Mexico State Library now offers Career Online High School (COHS) from Gale , a Cengage company, making it the first program in the state that gives qualified residents the chance to earn an accredited high school diploma through their public library. Take classes online, with the flexibility of 24/7 access to classwork.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Gender is just one part of the diversity problem confronting many technology companies today. As diversity reports from companies like Alphabet, Apple and Facebook reveal, the employee headcounts—especially in senior and executive positions—are overwhelmingly male and white. And I want to run a video game company.”.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

DMPS distributed nearly 21,000 laptop computers to students throughout Des Moines during two weeks in mid-April. Des Moines Public Schools distributed nearly 21,000 laptop computers to students during two weeks in mid-April. Staying Connected. My son thinks the world of his teacher. And she’s the norm, not the exception.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2020

As the number of candidates balloons while health risks make it hard for hiring managers to meet with them in person, a trend toward “pre-hiring assessments” — already under way before Covid-19 — is getting a huge new push. Department of Education, for reasons including cost and access. This story also appeared in The Washington Post.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Whether you’re running a Zoom meeting, hosting a YouTube or Facebook Live show, or creating an instructional video, the HuddleCamHD Pro is the ideal all-in-one audio and video hardware solution. When in use, an LED light indicates that the video stream is being accessed by an application on your computer. Versatility & Mobility.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

Rolling cabinets stocked with dozens of the laptops sit in classrooms where teachers assign them to students for everything from researching hereditary DNA to writing essays. Students being able to access it is critical,” Porter says. million sale of general-obligation bonds intended almost exclusively for the laptop purchases.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

At no cost to him or his family, the program even provided him with his own laptop to use for his coursework. The various programs take different approaches to include students in STEM education and make it more accessible, but they seem to agree on one thing: starting with students early.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2020

He spent more than one morning at his family’s kitchen table, staring at his laptop, his thoughts frayed. Some students don’t have internet access or the computers they now need to do their coursework. But last week, with the campus closed due to the coronavirus, his refuge and the resources that came with it were suddenly gone.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 1, 2017

She also uses this for professional development for teachers when she’s preparing to meet them on-site. You could then turn and go on to respond and say, “Teryl, it’s so nice to meet you. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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ExcelinEd

APRIL 24, 2020

To address inequities in student access to computers, technology tools and connectivity, companies, business leaders and philanthropists in California are providing internet access and C hromebooks to hundreds of thousands of households across the state. D igital technology purchases, such as laptops, tablets or hot spots; .

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Can you discuss the design considerations that you made to ensure that the content in your curriculum is accessible to the diverse students that you’re trying to serve? Students are now at home, they might have to be caring for siblings and there’s access issues. I think this is kind of an overlooked part of the accessibility.

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STEM Accessibility Broadband Report 186

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Through its mPower Piedmont initiative , which began in 2009, all students in grades 4-12 receive a Macbook Air laptop with home Internet access. Access to the product during the spring pilot period may be free, full price, or discounted. Compatible with MacBook Air laptops. from Digital Promise on Vimeo. Who can I ask?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

Seven of the 134 companies in this batch provide education services—which is a similar percentage from the last cohort. In this latest cohort of edtech companies, only one is aimed at being used in classrooms. The husband-and-wife duo behind the company, Aparna and Deepak Ramanathan, come from different backgrounds. “A

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 16, 2013

They had launched an iOS app this past September, and an Android app after that, to help teachers be able to use their tool while moving around the room, and even access it when not in the classroom. Accordingly, the company has built out its mobile capabilities to allow its mobile development to parallel its web efforts.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Kids are helped along by access to take-home devices and individualized learning plans that allow them to progress through class material at their own speed. The district convened a series of meetings with teachers, school leaders, parents, city officials and community members to discuss what kind of educational system the community needed.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

We track our health with wearable wristbands, our smartphones are basically pocket-sized laptops capable of doing and finding what we need within seconds, and the majority of our communication channels have turned digital. Better digital access. Students can no longer remember the world before the technology revolution.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Access wasn't the only problem, explains Rugg. Reluctant to replace the existing tool after just two years, but well aware it wasn't meeting classroom needs, Rugg agreed. And to avoid any surprises down the road, Rugg also wanted to understand how the company handled training, support and upgrades. It was failing us."

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Nobody really wants to carry the Chromebook or a laptop with you. What I like about the chat option is that teachers don’t want to give out a cell phone number to parents or anything, but you can build a Remind group, and parents will have access to text you to have a conversation. Google Keep is an app that works off of a phone.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Giving students technology access is vital for flipped classrooms but also enhances the learning experience in a class. Teachers and students also have access to the community’s shared education video resources on subjects ranging from chemistry to music to history. Access Google Drive from a computer, smartphone, or tablet.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With all the benefits, an increasing number of businesses adopt online meetings as their go-to mode of communication. . However, this is no longer the case as more meetings are taking place virtually rather than in physical locations. Simply put, face-to-face meetings are slowly becoming a thing of the past.? . Cost Savings .

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

With schools mostly online, nearly one in four public school students in Detroit aren’t logging in or showing up , the superintendent says — many because they don’t have laptops or Wi-Fi. Her coalition of advocates in Nashville now meets remotely, every Friday morning. Access to talent is their number-one competitive priority.”.

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Survey Laptops Dropout Report 141

EdTechTeam

APRIL 22, 2020

GroupMe works by downloading the app or accessing the site from the web. Messages can be sent on the go using a laptop, mobile app or tablet as well, which allows for several ways to connect with others. Zoom is a remote conferencing system that combines video conferencing, online meetings, chat and mobile collaboration. .

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