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Companies Invest in Preparing K–12 Students as Older Sectors Become Tech Integrated

EdTech Magazine

Companies Invest in Preparing K–12 Students as Older Sectors Become Tech Integrated. At the same time, major companies are recognizing the potential of a generation that will be looking for jobs as the market for jobs in these fields changes — and offers new options to workers and employers. . Microsoft Invests in American Agriculture.

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Acer Unveils Ultrafast Convertible Chromebook

EdTech Magazine

Acer Unveils Ultrafast Convertible Chromebook. Acer is once again aggressively targeting the education market with the first two-in-one 15-inch Chromebook, unveiled Wednesday during the company’s Next@Acer keynote event in New York City. Newest Chromebook Powered by Latest Intel Processor. jena.passut_7651.

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Battle of the Classrooms: Apple, Google, Microsoft Vie for K-12 Market

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It’s terribly confusing, but perhaps no coincidence, that three of the world’s most prominent consumer technology companies—Apple, Google, Microsoft—each boast a “Classroom” tool aimed at K-12 educators and students. To Re-Capture the Education Market, Microsoft Aims to Offer a Compelling Alternative to Google’s Chromebook.

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To Re-Capture the Education Market, Microsoft Aims to Offer a Compelling Alternative to Google’s Chromebook

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In recent years Google’s offerings—in particular, Chromebooks—have captured plenty of media attention and domestic market share. Futuresource , a market research firm, estimated that Chromebooks accounted for more than half the U.S. based company is attempting to make a comeback on multiple fronts, starting with software.

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Technology is Here to Stay: Now What?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Companies with a vested interest in their products publish studies touting their applications. Applications on readily available for Chromebooks, IOS, and Microsoft platforms. Most companies offer such opportunities. I found that the company was very active in recognizing and promoting teachers’ ideas.

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Apple and Microsoft Now Offer $100 Styluses. But Do Schools Need—or Want—Them?

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But losing a different kind of “pencil” that technology companies are aiming to push into schools may likely cause a bigger heartache and headache for the purchasing department. Microsoft does, too, and various pens from third-party manufacturers are beginning to dot the touchscreen Chromebook market. What’s in a Pen?

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K–12 Schools Find Educational Benefits in Cloud-Based Gaming

EdTech Magazine

But Microsoft ’s Project xCloud may be the furthest along. With its deep roots in gaming via Xbox and its recent purchases of Minecraft and cloud-gaming platform PlayFab , Microsoft has the greatest potential to break into the education market before its competitors. The same goes for Chromebooks.

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