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K–12's Digital Transformation Is Giving Libraries a Modern Makeover

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K–12's Digital Transformation Is Giving Libraries a Modern Makeover. Today’s school libraries are being reinvented. No longer just a haven for dusty books and stern shushes, the library is now a place for digital resources and makerspaces and flexible learning. Student Feedback Can Be Helpful for Library Design.

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E-Rate Improvements Support Easier and Faster IT Upgrades

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When Tulare City School District officials wanted to provide Google Chromebooks to every student, they knew the wireless network wasn’t up to the job. E-rate , which helps schools and libraries obtain affordable high-speed internet access , last underwent big change in 2014. So they shifted focus to a new network. When E-rate 2.0

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Q&A: Steve Langford on Equalizing Student Access to the Web and Tech

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Langford: We deployed our first round of Chromebooks to students in 2016. Once we began deploying Chromebooks, I started getting emails from students: “My father lost his job, and we had to reduce our Internet. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. I don’t have a way to complete assignments.

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Q&A: Tracy Smith on the Value of a Team Approach to Digital Equity

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We’ve experimented with Microsoft Translator, which provides translation on the students’ Chromebooks when the teacher is talking. We also work with our community library to make sure they are a resource. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. We’ve played with it, and it’s remarkable.

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5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces

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Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines.

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Sphero, LittleBits and Other Robots Bring Technology to Life

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Now the school has about 20 models, along with apps students can use on their tablets or Chromebooks to learn the basics of programming. Sixth-graders get acquainted with the Sphero at the library during lunch or after school. Literally, all you need is a tablet or Chromebook, then just plug it in and charge it,” he says.

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How Modern Learning Environments Support Numerous Pedagogies

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And with fast Wi-Fi, students can access G Suite for Education and other cloud-based educational apps on their Chromebooks. Chromebooks, Wi-Fi and AV Equipment Enhance Learning . In Neosho, the IT department equipped every seventh- and eighth-grader with Lenovo Chromebooks this school year. It’s exciting.”. by Wylie Wong.