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Now is the time to plan for next year’s technology upgrades

eSchool News

Comprehensive planning Planning is essential to the success of any technology upgrade, and planning well ahead gives school districts time to assess current technology needs and goals for the future. The right partner can also assess the residual value of retired devices and offer schools a return on their investments.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

BRUNSWICK, Maine—Like many school districts, Brunswick School Department in Maine suddenly has a lot more laptops and tablets to manage than it planned for. billion Emergency Connectivity Fund, which allows schools to apply for funds to pay for home broadband and devices for their students. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine.

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Hotspots no silver bullet for rural remote learning

The Hechinger Report

Personal hotspots, which allow students to connect a laptop or tablet with a cellular data connection, have been the most popular solution because they are relatively inexpensive and easy to use. To assess the full extent of the home connectivity gap in Ector County, the school district commissioned a study.

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Predictions of Print Textbooks’ Death Remain Greatly Exaggerated

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higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. The company has invested in a partner rental program that should reach 400 titles in the second half of this year. It’s a coexistence. Blended is best,” he said.

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Rise of the Low-Cost Tablet & the Promise It May Hold for Learning BYOD: Does It Solve or Does It Worsen K-12 Tech Woes? and aims to address some of the obstacles to broadband adoption -- in terms of cost, access, relevance, and digital literacy. students to address the most pressing national and global challenges."

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

The company has built several tools to do that, including a customizable reading challenge platform and a mobile app, reading challenge templates, and diverse book recommendations. Savvas Learning Company showcased its newly enhanced Savvas Realize learning management system (LMS) and other new PreK-12 learning solutions.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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Educators can use the assessment data to identify students’ SEL strengths and areas in which they may need additional support. The company connected more than two million people in the last year alone, which is the largest annual increase in the program’s history. SECOND NATURE LEARNING QWERTYTOWN 2.0 ( qwertytown.com ) QwertyTown 2.0

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