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Colleges Are Providing Tech to Students to Shrink the Digital Divide

Edsurge

Institutions did what they could to help in the moment, trying “band-aid remedies” such as loaning out laptops or expanding Wi-Fi service into parking lots, says Mike Uhlenkamp, senior director of public affairs for the system. Loaning the occasional laptop is not a new practice in higher education, but providing them en masse may be.

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Calculating your school district’s bandwidth need: Network Essentials for Superintendents

Education Superhighway

After gaining a better understanding of a typical district’s network infrastructure, the next step is to determine the amount of bandwidth needed to support your district’s learning goals. Each district is unique and no one bandwidth number will meet everyone’s learning requirements across the board. View diagram.)

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FOLLOW THE MONEY: FUNDING INNOVATION

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Or are there mobile laptop/tablet stations?) ? What are the one-, two-, and five-year goals for terms of digital learning? ? How fast must they be to meet students’ and educators’ needs? ? (For example, are there two computers in every classroom or a dedicated physical computer lab? How do they use those devices? ?

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T&L’S ISTE 2018 BEST OF SHOW AWARDS WINNERS

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ACER SPIN 5 ( WWW.ACER.COM/AC/EN/US/CONTENT/HOME ) The Acer Spin 5 is a convertible Windows notebook PC line with a variety of options to meet administrator, teacher, and student needs. inch Full HD touch displays, all Spin 5 models have a 360-degree hinge that allows four usage modes (laptop, tablet, display, and tent). inch or 13.3-inch

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Trends to watch in 2015: education and technology

Bryan Alexander

We still see the majority of campuses failing to formally recognize professors’ digital work. Yet we also see academic deans and provosts showing more interest in digital learning than their faculty. The forthcoming Horizon Report thinks BYOD is one of the two major tech trends for 2016.

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Getting Whole Community Buy-in for 1:1 Technology Initiatives

edWeb.net

And depending on their background and experience, not everyone is supportive of tech-infused learning. Yet, 1:1 classrooms, BYOD, and tech-supported education are today’s reality. Next, once the mission is clear, leaders should work with the tech team and teachers to ensure that the technology will meet those goals.

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Leading Learning in a Blended Environment

edWeb.net

In a recent edWebinar , sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA , the presenters talked about leading learning in a blended environment. Over the last ten years, Dr. Van Heukelum has secured over $15 million in grants for innovative ideas that meet the emerging needs of our future society.