EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Of 2,000 K–12 teachers surveyed, only 10 percent reported feeling secure in their abilities to incorporate “higher-level” technology into their classroom. In one teacher’s case, introducing Chromebooks into her class helped her simultaneously manage what was once an unruly classroom and improve student engagement. .

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

A survey by educational software company Kajeet found an overwhelming majority of students and teachers use an array of devices—including Chromebooks and iPads—every day in the classroom. The latter has proven particularly difficult to manage, in large part due to the sheer number of devices being used cyberon school networks.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2020

Only 24 percent of public school teachers reported that all of their students had access to a computer or tablet to use for school work, according to a nationally representative survey of 600 public school teachers conducted in early May by Educators for Excellence (E4E). On the other side of the country, an estimated 1.2

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 20, 2020

Some districts are shipping off Chromebooks to students. A recent study from McKinsey showed that 75% of workers surveyed shared that their companies have already begun automating business processes or have plans to do so. Think about how major companies provide substantial professional development for their employees.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 27, 2018

For teachers with the latest smartboard or new Chromebooks for students, installing the technology is not the end of the process, it’s the very beginning. Of districts surveyed in the Cisco report, 90 percent said they leverage technology for personalized learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In bringing affordable education to the workplace, companies like InStride, Guild, Degreed and EdAssist are addressing the biggest issues in higher education: career relevance and student debt. Broadband penetration in K-12 schools reached over 98 percent , while low-cost computing devices like Chromebooks have proliferated in classrooms.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

These online tools help teachers quickly create quizzes, surveys, polls and other assessment materials, which can then be manipulated individually to fit the growth of each student and generate data pools of new types of student data. integrated with HP Chromebooks.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Based on a survey of families with children ages 3 to 13 and with incomes below the national median of $75,000, the report determined that, in 2021, 1 in 7 children do not have broadband internet at home, leaving them either unconnected or with poor quality connections. Shawn Lambert, Brunswick School Department.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In a survey released earlier this year, the edtech company Clever found that 85 percent of administrators say teachers are involved in choosing tools. When the company asked teachers, more than 60 percent said they were hardly ever—or never—involved in those choices. Once I went back to the classroom, my voice went away.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2019

The money saved went to more Chromebooks for fifth- and sixth-grade students in the district. Other companies have also shed light on the gap between what technology is purchased and what is used. A survey from LearnTrials, another edtech company, came to similar conclusions. “We had too many licenses, so we cut some.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2024

LOS ANGELES (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GoGuardian, the leading company delivering proven solutions to create effective, engaging, and safer learning environments, today unveiled a unified ecosystem for its curriculum and instruction products under a new name: Pear Deck Learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

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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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

Almost all of the PreK to 12 programming clustered in the Little America hotel, while the post-secondary, workforce training and company suites clustered in the more opulent Grand America across the street. That’s generally how much companies have to generate for most major banks to consider working with them to find a buyer.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

In its 48-year history, Curriculum Associates has acquired only one company. His company’s flagship digital product, i-Ready , is a K-8 math and literacy tool used by nearly 15 percent of K-8 students across the country. “I The two companies have had on-and-off conversations about partnership opportunities since 2012.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 31, 2022

Al Kingsley is CEO of the EdTech company NetSupport and is Chair of a Multi-Academy Trust. He works with a tech company called Net Support. So we then walk around schools all around the world, and we see trolleys, whether it's iPads or Chromebooks or whatever. [00:02:38] Al Kinglsey - Bio As Submitted.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

Joining them were an additional 6,000 reps from companies big and small. Fractions covers math standards for grades 3-6 and features a storyline and what the company calls “personalized feedback” through an online tutor. The company describes it as a “digital, adaptive personalized learning solution.”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

We’ve largely succeeded—according to a recent Common Sense Media survey , eight out of 10 K-12 teachers have computing devices in their classrooms. Shauntel Garvey (General Partner, Reach Capital): The launch of the iPad and Chromebook ushered in the age of devices in the classroom. But the consultant was right.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

In a combined biology/literature class, students at James Lick High School complete assignments using school-supplied Chromebooks. At James Lick High School the slate-gray Chromebooks are ubiquitous. What’s unusual about James Lick’s Chromebook program isn’t the laptops themselves, but how they were paid for.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 7, 2019

While many technologies play a part – Chromebooks , iPads , huddle stations and more – the front-of-room interactive display remains a critical component. In one recent national survey of pre-K-12 teachers, 94% said that classroom and instructional technologies are extremely important or very important.

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Adam Welcome

MAY 27, 2016

That they don't want to integrate Sphero's , coding , TinkerCad , iPads, Chromebooks, flexible seating and no homework. I've thought for many years and done my best to run my school like a technology company. Tech companies are light, quick, nimble - and can make changes or adjust course very easily if needed - especially startups!

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Before heading out, they call families to see what supplies are needed, including supplies like papers, pencils and crayons, back-up Chromebook chargers or food and warm clothing for kids. The unprecedented events of the past year have taken a toll on the mental health and well-being of students of every age.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In addition to sessions and presentations, edtech companies made major announcements and launched new products aimed at everything from network security and communication to digital portfolios and mobile devices. Related content: Can’t-miss sessions at TCEA 2020.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 7, 2016

billion, and are likely to be about $5 billion in 2016, according to Linn Huang, the research director of devices and displays with IDC, a market research company. It is beginning that work with the company’s price list and 12 state contracts. District expenditures on computing devices last year amounted to $4.9

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. The school used the money for a bulk order of Google Chromebooks, allowing every classroom to have a laptop for each student. Related: Laptops, Chromebooks or tablets?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2023

Still, her second graders would sometimes fall asleep in the middle of the day, tired of staring at the screen or, she guessed, from having stayed up at night playing games or watching videos on their new, school-provided Chromebooks. Misbehavior in class is on the rise, according to surveys of teachers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 21, 2021

You don’t need a Chromebook or any other device with this case. In a survey of state testing agency recommendations, Logitech found in 2020 that 70% of state testing agencies highly recommended or required external keyboards on assessments (Logitech, 2020). The Logitech Rugged Combo 3 Touch. Why is this device helpful?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

based ClassBook.com , the parent company of OpenRoom, an outside advisory firm that works with schools to design and implement technology digital learning programs. “We After they audited our systems and curriculum, we decided to expand our infrastructure and launch a sixth-grade Chromebook pilot.”

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

In a 2018 survey , the majority of school districts either have 1:1 as a current goal or have already achieved it. Given his background in cloud computing and passion for education, he moved to the Google for Education Team in 2012 and was one of the first Chromebooks for Education team members.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 15, 2016

The consortium says its research, based on surveys of 40 districts, shows that the prices those systems paid for iPads with the same features and design ranged from $367 to $499. As a result, the company said it couldn’t know what factors may have shaped those costs.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 18, 2015

Learning Bird is an edtech company that gives great teachers a platform to make a difference to students all over the country. Sign up for a free account and enter in a raffle to win a new Chromebook. Be a part of the conversation anywhere using #EnvisionEdu. Scratch your way to great prizes with Learning Bird at ISTE. See you there!

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EdTechTeam

OCTOBER 21, 2016

The students no longer need to huddle around one Chromebook to see the problem or navigate to the same assignment or webpage. Some of the projects include creating a statistical research survey, creating financial plans, building cities from geometric shapes, and investing virtual money within the stock market.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Ned Lamont, a former telecom mogul who founded Campus Televideo, a company that provided cable to college campuses. In all, the state has distributed about 140,000 devices—many of them Chromebooks—and 44,000 home internet connections, negotiating discounts with five ISPs, with most connections costing the state between $10 to $20 a month.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2019

Anyone involved in a one-to-one initiative knows it can be much more complicated than just rolling out a cartful of Chromebooks and logging on to a Wi-Fi network. Last spring, the district began transitioning its older laptops to Dell 3180 and 3189 Chromebooks. K–12 Districts Turn to Professional Services After 1:1 Rollouts.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

If you are an Uber fan, time to get to know how the company really operates and question whether they deserve your business. Google and its partners have pitched Chromebooks as affordable, simple to use and manage, and rugged enough to survive student use. ." Oh, and unroll.me

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Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2019

The San Francisco-based company is best known for its rostering technology that provisions user accounts for software, and a single sign-on service that makes it easy for students and teachers to log into and use tools purchased by district officials. A report published in January suggests that most software licenses purchased go unused.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

If you are an Uber fan, time to get to know how the company really operates and question whether they deserve your business. Google and its partners have pitched Chromebooks as affordable, simple to use and manage, and rugged enough to survive student use. ." Oh, and unroll.me

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