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Colleges Are Providing Tech to Students to Shrink the Digital Divide

Edsurge

The tablets are theirs to hold onto for their entire undergraduate careers. So far, the participating Cal State colleges have distributed more than 22,700 tablets—a scale of distribution that Uhlenkamp says may be unmatched. Loaning the occasional laptop is not a new practice in higher education, but providing them en masse may be.

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Looking Back At 2011 And Looking Forward To 2012

The Web20Classroom

Tablets- It''s going to be tough to find anyone who would argue that Tablet did not increase in use in education this year. Even in my district we began a tablet roll out with Galaxy Tabs for our Administrators. BYOD- Many are exploring the idea of Bring Your Own Device as an alternative to purchasing devices for students.

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4 wireless network goals for schools

eSchool News

Even social media channels have become learning tools for the creative classroom. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) : As mobile device ownership becomes more pervasive, students and teachers want to bring their own devices into classrooms. Next page: 4 wireless network goals for schools).

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Here's How Single Sign-On Saved One District 2,500 Hours of Instructional Time Per Month

Edsurge

Nguyen talked with EdSurge about how to support schools with bring your own device (BYOD) programs, why SSO boosts security, and how it saves his teachers 2500 hours of instruction time each month. Plus, we’re a BYOD environment. After two years, that number had soared to 29,000 users out of a possible 32,000.

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Network Essentials for School Board Members

Education Superhighway

School board members play an important role in school districts’ ability to improve the level and quality of digital learning opportunities in the classroom. The number of devices like tablets, laptops, and smartphones your network is supporting. This is a direct reflection of your district’s learning goals.

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Just for me learning

Learning with 'e's

I completely agreed with him, but added that we could go farther, and that 'Just for Me' learning is now also achievable, through a number of emerging trends in learning and development. One trend is BYOD - bring your own device , which is happening in workplaces across the globe.

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Confessions of a Digital Leader: Migrating Back to A Digital Life

RafranzDavis.com

We have BYOD, which is problematic at times if we are truly honest. Although I will be purchasing devices to strategically put technology into the hands of our students, I can’t commit to ever being called a Chromebook, Android tablet or Ipad district as I don’t see standardized devices as an option either. Rafranz Davis.

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