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Google Supports Ed Tech Research into Modern Classrooms

EdTech Magazine

The Lenovo 500e Chromebook and the Dell Chromebook 5190 have cameras on two sides, stylus capabilities, large screens and a flexible design. The tech giant also announced that more Chromebooks from brands such as Acer , HP , Dell, Asus and Lenovo are coming later this year. Content Subtype. CDW Activity ID. MKT25497.

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K-12 Districts Keep Students Safe with Web Filters and Monitors

EdTech Magazine

Each student receives either a Lenovo touch-screen laptop or a Microsoft Surface for use in the classroom and for homework. As the technology director at Harpeth Hall, Justin Dover works to provide a layer of safety for students’ internet access. Justin Dover oversees a one-to-one program for 700 students in grades five through 12.

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Best Valentine's Day Gifts for Kids – Ideas to Make Them Smile

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Digital gifts Tablets and video game consoles remain popular choices among kids today and come with educational apps that can help them become better learners. There is also the Samsung Galaxy Tab A , which is great for older kids who want to use it as a mini-laptop and access media streaming. It also has parental controls.

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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. The district is also starting a program that will distribute tablets to students for e-learning at home.

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School STEM Labs Inspire Students, Power Innovation

EdTech Magazine

Even though the school equips every student with a Microsoft Surface tablet, it has built two dedicated spaces to bolster STEM education : a computer lab for robotics and coding; and a zSpace lab full of 3D virtual reality computers that allow students to study human anatomy, dive into a volcano and explore the solar system.

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How Modern Learning Environments Support Numerous Pedagogies

EdTech Magazine

And with fast Wi-Fi, students can access G Suite for Education and other cloud-based educational apps on their Chromebooks. In Neosho, the IT department equipped every seventh- and eighth-grader with Lenovo Chromebooks this school year.

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3 Steps to a More Accessible Classroom

Graphite Blog

Plus, the students who struggled with attention didn't miss out on any information since they could access the content through the voice-over, the visuals in the video, and the text in the captions. Users should be able to access the content in multiple ways and without distraction. I used closed-captioning with BrainPop Jr.