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Modern Classrooms and Personalized Learning Are the Perfect Pair

EdTech Magazine

Modern Classrooms and Personalized Learning Are the Perfect Pair. A 10th-grader enters her classroom, flips open her Chromebook and then settles into a quiet corner to work. . We have more group-based learning going on, but we also accommodate individual instruction. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 07/02/2018 - 14:22.

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Two Edthena Partners Featured in National Broadband Imperative Report

Edthena

Earlier this month, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) released their report, The Broadband Imperative II: Equitable Access for Learning. In it, education leaders advocate strongly for policymakers to increase broadband internet access in support of student learning. Vrain Valley Schools.

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Bringing Tech to the Tundra: Educators Are Bridging the Technology Gap in Alaska

Edsurge

After conducting a survey in 2015, district leaders found that while a surprising number of students have access to broadband, the biggest obstacle to technological access rural students face is the lack of devices. Some students live off the grid, in homes only reachable by four-wheel drive vehicles. Others live in familiar American suburbs.

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“Tired of fighting that fight”: School districts’ uphill battle to get good deals on ed tech

The Hechinger Report

Efforts by the national nonprofit EducationSuperHighway to publicize how much districts pay for broadband have allowed many school systems to negotiate bandwidth deals to get greater capacity for a fraction of the cost. On Chromebook purchases, some districts paid up to $90 more for the same product and services.

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Before going one-to-one, this district is helping every kid get home wi-fi

eSchool News

After they audited our systems and curriculum, we decided to expand our infrastructure and launch a sixth-grade Chromebook pilot.” The district used its own Chromebooks for this initiative, which was followed by a 10-grade pilot program with the same devices.

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Google Workspace for Education (and other updates you need to know!) – SULS099

Shake Up Learning

During “ Learning with Google ,” a free online learning event for educators, Google shared a lot of updates to our favorite Google products. We have updates to Google Classroom, Google Meet, Chromebooks, and even Google Forms! Learn more about storage here. Learn more about Google Meet updates here.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition)

Doug Levin

The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. For Lake Central this means that at the same time each new loan is approved, an old one is being paid off. So there is no increase in cost to taxpayers. " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

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