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How Tech Companies Woo Higher Ed (and What They Seek in Return)

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But Christmas came early for some higher-ed institutions in the form of freebies and discounts from big technology companies. Apple also reached out with iPad Pros and other hardware at a discounted rate. But these efforts are part of a longer-term strategy for these companies to train future workers in their technology.

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Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility

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10 Minute Teacher - Episode 780 Top Tech Tools for Equity and Inclusion Teresa Magpayo Castro - Technology TOSA for the Unified School District of Hacienda La Puente USD. Ricardo Recinos - Technology TOSA in Hacienda La Puente USD and a supervising instructor for John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. Click Here to see Readlee.

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Global K-12 Market for Personal PCs to Contract in 2016, Experts Project

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(Similar forces are said to contribute to a tightening in the global, self-paced e-learning market.). Mike Fisher, associate director of education technology at Futuresource, said that the U.S. educational devices sold run on the company’s operating system, up from 51 percent during the third quarter last year.

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Navigating Social Media as a Parent

Tech Helpful

E-parenting is not an easy task. In March of 2017 android users had the opportunity to choose from 2.8 We live in a world where the access to technology is virtually ubiquitous. The green apps are made by companies that are working to look at for underage users. For adults, our frontal lobs are developed.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition)

Doug Levin

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? The thread on this tweet has the details. “I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link].

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McMinn County School System Makes Boxlight’sProColor Interactive Flat Panels the New Classroom Standard

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So we really wanted to look at technologies that could improve on that situation.” We had a pretty exhaustive rubric and narrowed it down to five,” said Jill Pierce, McMinn County Schools’ chief technology officer. “We Those companies really became our partners.” during the initial installation. “I

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Disintermediating IT: The Secret Sauce To Small School EdTech Success

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Prior to my arrival, they had been contracting with a local tech services company for their onsite break/fix tech needs. The high school district was fortunate enough to recognize that to make forward progress with technology, they had to make a change. How do we get reliable bandwidth at a decent rate? Teacher Devices.

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