EdTech Magazine

JUNE 24, 2019

When Tulare City School District officials wanted to provide Google Chromebooks to every student, they knew the wireless network wasn’t up to the job. MORE FROM EDTECH : Find the information you need to prepare for your E-Rate application. Melissa Delaney is a freelance journalist who specializes in business technology.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2018

How are rural schools, which face logistical obstacles unheard of in more urban districts, finding ways to provide their students with technology? The access to technology that students have is just as varied as the students and schools themselves. Some students live off the grid, in homes only reachable by four-wheel drive vehicles.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

With the new year now upon us, listed below are six edtech resolutions for 2016. Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ As districts became more in tune with these issues in 2015, the move to Chromebooks continued to grow.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 24, 2018

For the past decade, bringing digital equity and broadband access to U.S. families with school-aged children — most of them low-income — lack broadband access at home, reports the Pew Research Center. SIGN UP: Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 07/24/2018 - 11:13.

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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

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. Cornerstone Academy.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Technology giants are working to bolster K–12 education in middle America , specifically targeting subjects that will help young students learn the skills they’ll need as traditional jobs like agriculture and manufacturing evolve with the rise of emerging technology. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 09/10/2018 - 13:50. education system.

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Hapara

MARCH 13, 2023

Schools that receive E-rate program discounts for broadband access are required to have internet safety policies with “technology protection measures.” Hāpara’s content filtering solution for schools only takes a few minutes for technology administrators to set up. Which web filtering best practices does your team use?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Your school just invested in a new set of Chromebooks or iPads. In a study of 140,000 classrooms in K-12 schools across 39 states, more than half showed no evidence of students using technology to gather, evaluate, or use information for learning. For many schools, this isn’t for lack of technology.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 8, 2016

During this step, school leaders across the district should collaborate to inventory what currently exists, from core curriculum and technology support resources, to types of devices already in place. Districts can often be seen purchasing vast amounts of technology based on little to no research or evidence.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 10, 2018

10, 2018 – Impero Software, specialist providers of remote monitoring and management software for education, in conjunction with ENA, a provider of comprehensive technology solutions for education institutions and libraries, has been selected for a New York state contract covering classroom management, school safety and device management software.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). " Tagged on: September 18, 2017 Too Much Technology in AR Elementary Schools?

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Edthena

JANUARY 23, 2018

The upload technology was built with the variability of school broadband networks in mind. Teachers just click record, and they’re on their way,” said Weldon. The upload process is not impacted by momentary bandwidth issues and will automatically resume after the connection is restored.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

schools accessing high-speed broadband, and devices all but ubiquitous in the classroom, the question is no longer whether teachers and students are using technology, but how. Teachers themselves report a lack of confidence using technology tools in the classroom. With 99 percent of U.S. It’s not just Kolb’s observations.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

But what if we took that to its logical conclusion and also made it the goal of our education technology predictions? We’d need to consider not just what technology products students are exposed to in the classroom, but also across the rest of their lives. A year later, in their second grade, Google launched the first Chromebooks.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 2, 2021

We have updates to Google Classroom, Google Meet, Chromebooks, and even Google Forms! Improved performance on Chromebooks : Google has also made significant improvements to the performance of Meet on Chromebooks. By the way, they are also improving how Zoom works on Chromebooks.). Chromebook Updates.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

To support this digital transformation, schools and libraries should build an IT infrastructure that accommodates a wide variety of equipment , accepts cable routing from any direction, sustains high rack densities at allowable temperatures, supports intelligent power distribution and is ready for future learning technology demands.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. This year’s 5th most-read story focuses on expert predictions for edtech. As we closed the door on 2022 , we approached 2023 with clear-cut priorities for edtech and education as a whole.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

From the FCC : “Fact Sheet on Broadband Consumer Privacy Proposal.” Investor Fred Wilson on “ Chromebooks in K–12.” A Techcrunch op-ed : “Why edtech can’t grow as much as healthtech.” ” From the EdTech Researcher blog : “ Project Based Learning as Mindset.”

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Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology. Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition). ."

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

.” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. ” “ Chromebooks destroyed Apple in back-to-school shopping,” says MarketWatch. Or something.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Via Multichannel News : “Trayvon Martin Attorney Parks Targets AT&T Over Alleged Broadband Redlining.” Perhaps this will help the Grovo fellows: “Tips for Landing an Edtech Gig – From the EdSurge Jobs Team.” Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource – a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools – called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). Smith has been named the next US poet laureate. An Economist Rates Its Usefulness.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ FCC votes to negate broadband privacy rules.” Via eCampus News : “Is higher ed ready for the big edtech explosion ?” Luster lost to Chromebooks, apparently. VR “comes of age,” says Campus Technology. ” More via The New York Times. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Hack Education

MARCH 31, 2017

“Higher education and library associations called on the Federal Communications Commission Thursday to uphold Obama-era rules requiring broadband providers to treat all traffic on the internet equally,” Inside Higher Ed reports. “Do You Have What It Takes to be a Successful Edtech Product Manager ?” ”).

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