The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

This disparity in home computer and internet access, dubbed the “homework gap,” was a slow-burning problem for most districts in the days when schools were in session and students could get online at libraries, after-school programs, coffee shops and other community gathering spots. Coronavirus gave many just days. on April 10, 2020.

Learning 70

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 70

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

Although districts that have gone the Chromebook route say they have less of a need for charging stations since Chromebooks hold a charge for a very long time, most agree that involving facilities—as well as IT personnel—in the planning process is important. We allow BYOD to supplement that.” Markley shared some examples, including: ?

BYOD 41

BYOD Chromebook iPad Software 41

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The state of Connecticut thinks it may have found a straightforward solution to the problem: Give every student in grades K-12 a laptop and pay for their internet. In March, a local nonprofit, Partnership for Connecticut, spent $24 million to buy laptops. And for the past few months, the state has quietly been rolling it out.

Digital Divide 197

Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Libraries 197

Fractus Learning

JUNE 11, 2021

Static and dynamic maps help students plot directions to specified locations, for example, from home to school or the library. Create custom maps with My Maps, a by-product of Google Maps, on Android devices or laptops. Students can also follow the teacher’s presentation on their smartphones, tablets, or Chromebooks.

Tools 64

Tools Analysis Software Android 64

MindShift

AUGUST 17, 2018

This nearly majority-Latino city began its experiment with personalized learning three years ago, after a districtwide survey revealed that thousands of high schoolers felt their education wasn’t relevant. With part of the grant money, Vista turned its library into a “learning commons.” War, peace and Chromebooks.

Personalized Learning 34

Personalized Learning Chromebook Learning Groups 34

MSEDTechie

JANUARY 26, 2015

Look at the most innovative technology we have today: iPhone, ChromeBook, Galaxy Note, iMac, or whatever your favorite tool might be. Students can use computers, laptops and mobile devices such as tablets and cell phones. There is also a survey feature. You can add images, videos or text as questions. It takes minutes to set up!

Assessment 40

Assessment Tools EdTech Khan Academy 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

As summer vacation winds down, thousands of devices—including Chromebooks, iPads, and laptops—are in the care of school district IT departments. This computing device return-and-repair ritual looks different from the end-of-year textbook and library book return that was a staple of decades past. But it’s increasingly common.

Broadband 113

Broadband Survey Laptops Analysis 113

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Socrative works on almost any device, iPad, iPhone, Android-enabled devices, Chromebooks, laptops, and computers. Alternatively, you can use Quizizz library to search thousands of ready-made quizzes and lessons spanning several subjects and grades. and media (e.g., images, videos, voice clips, and audio recordings).

Game-Based Learning 141

Game-Based Learning Assessment iPhone Data 141

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Puzzling out TSA's laptop travel ban | CNN → Says Bruce Schneier: "In the end, national security measures based on secret information require us to trust the government. The new laptop ban highlights this mistrust."

EdTech 170

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 170

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Tagged on: March 25, 2017 Puzzling out TSA's laptop travel ban | CNN → Says Bruce Schneier: "In the end, national security measures based on secret information require us to trust the government. The new laptop ban highlights this mistrust."

EdTech 150

EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

We are currently in the process of handing out 8,000 Chromebooks and hotspots for students to use at home. In fall 2022, an online survey, conducted from a parents’ perspective, found that many parents are realizing or have concerns regarding the pandemic’s impact on their children’s mental, academic and social well-being.

EdTech 70

EdTech Learning Industry Data 70

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

— Inside a high-ceilinged library at Northridge High School here, seniors are typing on 16-year-old laptops donated by a local Rotary Club. Norton, as the seniors in the library close their balky laptops and head to class. The students live in homes with multiple laptops, iPads, tablets, iPhones – iEverything.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. Ban Laptops" Op-Eds. Siegler: “ The End of the Library.” WTF is Unizin ?!

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

” Via PBS Newshour : “GOP reinstates usage of ‘ illegal alien ’ in Library of Congress ’ records.” Here’s Edsurge’s “exclusive” on the news that Android apps will soon be able on Chromebooks. ” “ Why Free School Lunches Might Be Harder To Get Soon.”

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools. And yet survey after survey says that we expect that this data is being used to obtain medical or educational breakthroughs.”

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Tagged on: April 1, 2017 Libraries have become a broadband lifeline to the cloud for students | Ars Technica → The role of the library in the digital age has grown thanks to cloud tools. And yet survey after survey says that we expect that this data is being used to obtain medical or educational breakthroughs.”

EdTech 150

EdTech Data Broadband Company 150