Edsurge
JUNE 18, 2020
She has her own computer, educational software and high-speed internet. She shares one computer with her family of five, lacks home internet access and uses a smartphone to connect online. She attends a highly resourced school with computer science courses, well-trained teachers and one computing device per student.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 29, 2018
Those entrepreneurs have created a platform, and company, called Siembra — a Spanish word for sowing seeds — that reaches out to low-income, first-generation and racial and ethnic minority high school students on their ever-present smartphones, nagging them to stay on track the same way college-educated parents of wealthier kids do.
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MindShift
MARCH 29, 2018
Those entrepreneurs have created a platform, and company, called Siembra — a Spanish word for sowing seeds — that reaches out to low-income, first-generation and racial and ethnic minority high school students on their ever-present smartphones, nagging them to stay on track the same way college-educated parents of wealthier kids do.
Iterating Toward Openness
APRIL 25, 2019
The Linux operating system is one of the most incredible success stories of the open source software movement. As of 2017, the Linux operating system: ran 82 percent of the world’s smartphones, had 99 percent of the supercomputer market share, ran 90 percent of the public cloud workload, and. Let’s keep chasing this. Second point.
edWeb.net
APRIL 23, 2020
Apps and software are a boon for special needs students, but teachers shouldn’t download whatever they feel like. All software—and hardware—should be vetted by a team of faculty and IT staff. Accessible from any computer, tablet or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1to1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Common Sense Privacy Evaluations Common Sense, a nonprofit education and advocacy organization, maintains a database that evaluates edtech tools on whether they are safe for use in schools. analyzes smartphone apps and outlines the personally identifiable information (PII) the apps extract and share with third parties.
edWeb.net
JUNE 4, 2019
Strategic planning for edtech is an endless journey—and not just because of constantly evolving hardware and software. Most educators look at the cost of their device and software, but what they need to understand is that the total cost includes PD, tech support, sustainability. Are they prepared to adapt to other systems?
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