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K–12 Districts Prepare Students for Careers in the Tech-Dominated Economy

EdTech Magazine

Our schools provide internet access and offer year-round career and technology classes ,” Madden says. “We FUSD’s students have access to 65,000 Windows-based devices , mostly HP laptops and desktops. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Tech Offers a Leg Up for Impoverished Students.

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Microsoft’s Big Bett Updates: Free VR Curriculum and Using a Pencil as a Stylus

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But there’s a method to the all new devices, features and curriculum updates, say company officials: to reinforce Microsoft’s position in the education market with tools that make learning more affordable and accessible. It’s no coincidence that these Teams updates come after Microsoft acquired several edtech startups last year.

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How to Roll Out Chromebooks for Your District in a Jiffy

EdTech Magazine

SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Clinton Public Schools in Oklahoma has rolled out 200 brand-new Lenovo Chromebooks every winter for the past few years in preparation for spring testing, adding nearly 1,200 devices for its 2,300 students. That helped put teachers at ease,” she says.

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

As educators, there are many new options opening up to us that will help improve our classrooms and make our professional development more accessible and available via our mobile devices. Research Quest: Free Middle School Science Project-Based Learning Unboxing the Lenovo Flex 5i: The Best Chromebook.

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School STEM Labs Inspire Students, Power Innovation

EdTech Magazine

The district equips students in grades three through 12 with Chromebooks , but to access software necessary for STEM activities, such as computer-aided design programs and Adobe Creative Cloud , the IT department needed high-powered Windows-based computers, says Jeff Faust, the district’s technology director.

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To Re-Capture the Education Market, Microsoft Aims to Offer a Compelling Alternative to Google’s Chromebook

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At BETT, a major edtech expo outside of London, Microsoft is taking square aim at Google with a slew of updates to its education products. based company is attempting to make a comeback on multiple fronts, starting with software. The Lenovo N24 is designed with pen support so that students can take digitized notes by hand.

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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