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New Zoom Features Enhance Communication in K–12 Education

EdTech Magazine

The company is seeking to introduce functions teachers and administrators need for sustained remote learning, a model many districts are considering as they move away from the emergency remote learning model of the past couple of years. Many of Zoom’s new features are built around interoperability and accessibility.

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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. . education system.

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Why Manage Chromebook Repairs

Vizor

Reading Time: 3 minutes From our research, for a school of 1000 students, you will be repairing about 25 Chromebooks per week. Therefore, in this blog, we are going to review why you need to manage Chromebook repairs. Organizations rely on IT to have these systems in place. Without, them the productivity of the company suffers.

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Chrome Can: Coding on a Chromebook!

Dr. Shannon Doak

Many people think it is not possible to code on a Chromebook. I will begin by discussing applications that work on a Chromebook for younger children, then older students and finally for adults and those who want to code for a living. You can code on a Chromebook. However, Linux can now be installed easily on Chromebooks.

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As Number of Edtech Providers Grow, Some Say Student Privacy Needs a Reset

Edsurge

The number of edtech products schools access in a typical month has tripled since four years ago to more than 1,400 tools, according to a recent estimate by Learn Platform, an edtech company that helps schools manage tech. Keeping a Safe Distance The companies that work with schools are aware of this concern.

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?Here’s What We Know About the Chromebook Internet Outage

Edsurge

on Tuesday, Adam Henderson began receiving a flood of reports from across his district’s 17 schools saying their Chromebook devices were no longer working. wow, our district just lost enrollment on most of our student #chromebooks. Looks like our entire Chromebook inventory just lost their network settings. Around 2:30 p.m.

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Technology Helps Teachers Prevent and Mitigate Bad Behavior in the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

Companies are responding with tech solutions: As part of Google ’s announcement of the Acer Chromebook 10 , the company introduced a new “locked mode,” allowing teachers to l ock students’ screens on managed Chromebooks. Tardy Kiosks’ in Schools Help Track Student Attendance. by Eli Zimmerman.