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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. The Lenovo N24 is designed with pen support so that students can take digitized notes by hand.

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

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Microsoft Invests in American Agriculture. To help prepare young rural Americans for the new demands of a tech-integrated workforce , Microsoft has partnered with the National Future Farmers of America to invest in agricultural education, EdScoop reports. Google Offers Digital Skills Workshops and Coaches.

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K-12 Districts Keep Students Safe with Web Filters and Monitors

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Each student receives either a Lenovo touch-screen laptop or a Microsoft Surface for use in the classroom and for homework. CIPA was, in fact, top of mind when the IT department at Galway Central School District in New York decided to use Relay as an extension on student Chromebooks , says Nate Millerwurst, a network analyst.

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Lenovo launches two new K-12 laptops

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At its annual Accelerate Partner Forum , Lenovo announced two new N-series laptops designed specifically for K-12 institutions. The Lenovo N23 with Microsoft Windows 10 offers students an 11.6-inch The Lenovo N42 Chromebook is available with up to 4GB and up to 32GB of storage. “We inch form factor.

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Microsoft’s Big Bett Updates: Free VR Curriculum and Using a Pencil as a Stylus

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Among them is Microsoft, whose list of announcements for Bett reads almost as long as the conference agenda. (Or But there’s a method to the all new devices, features and curriculum updates, say company officials: to reinforce Microsoft’s position in the education market with tools that make learning more affordable and accessible.

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School STEM Labs Inspire Students, Power Innovation

EdTech Magazine

Even though the school equips every student with a Microsoft Surface tablet, it has built two dedicated spaces to bolster STEM education : a computer lab for robotics and coding; and a zSpace lab full of 3D virtual reality computers that allow students to study human anatomy, dive into a volcano and explore the solar system.

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K–12 Districts Prepare Students for Careers in the Tech-Dominated Economy

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The district has mobile ­computer labs in all schools and provides Samsung Chromebooks and Lenovo ThinkPads loaded with Google Apps for Education. Industry certification gives students a way to ­verify their skills and is a key part of the CTE program, Scholz says. “If

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