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How to Protect K–12 Networks From Student Hackers

EdTech Magazine

E-rate eligible products: If a district is using E-rate funding to buy networking and cyber solutions while simultaneously reducing capital expenditures, ensure E-rate eligible firewalls, wireless and WAN acceleration products are being researched. .

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 14 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: April 8, 2017 Federated Learning: Collaborative Machine Learning without Centralized Training Data | Google Research → Fascinating and promising approach. A clear reminder of that comes with news of a report claiming that Google’s Android has overtaken Windows as the internet’s most used operating system.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 14 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: April 8, 2017 Federated Learning: Collaborative Machine Learning without Centralized Training Data | Google Research → Fascinating and promising approach. A clear reminder of that comes with news of a report claiming that Google’s Android has overtaken Windows as the internet’s most used operating system.

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

Edsurge

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. Sun also worked closely with schools to establish physical training centers. Amazon gave Echo Dots. Charitable?

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Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility

The CoolCatTeacher

His role includes training teachers and administrators on all things related to technology and district initiatives. If you have an iOS device or Android device and download the Microsoft Translator app, which takes it to a different level, you have the ability to do the same thing. Ricardo Recinos. Web based and completely free.

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Apps: a call for nominations and a round-up of review ources

NeverEndingSearch

Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning (for training, e-learning, performance support and social collaboration). Ratings and reviews a based on standards-aligned, multifaceted rubric used by a team of expert reviewers and a select group of educators who field-test products for their value with learners.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

There are a variety of reasons for this: language barriers, lack of Internet access, incompatible devices, lack of training. To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. Brain Training. But let’s be honest: these sites are often quite poorly designed.).

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