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Tech Company Drops Conference Swag in Favor of 13,000 School Donations

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That’s the number of items and school supplies recently donated by the San Francisco-based tech company Okta. Conference-goers to the company’s annual Bay Area event didn’t come away with any “swag” this year. But this year, the company wanted to do things differently—a decision sparked by a viral tweet posted last fall.

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A district gets creative as it distributes iPads to students during lockdown

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The Kanawha district provides iPads for each student in grades 4-12. Sparks immediately started spearheading a plan to distribute iPads to students who needed them, as well as to students who had turned in broken devices. Only students in grades 6 and up are allowed to take their devices home.

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Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Recognized for Addressing Digital Divide During Pandemic

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However, the VILS initiative provides devices (iPads or Chromebooks) with monthly data plans—which increased from 10GB to 30GB during the pandemic—to every student and teacher within its network, so the schools were well-positioned for a smoother transition than most.

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5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Adolescent Students

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Byju’s Becomes an Edtech ‘Decacorn’ After Fundraise from Mary Meeker’s Bond Capital

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That’s the industry lingo for companies valued at $10 billion or more. It’s an ultra-exclusive club of two dozen companies across the world, according to CB Insights. Byju’s is the newest member—thanks to an investment from technology investment firm Bond, which values the company at $10.5 billion.

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Motion Capture and More: How Apple Is Revolutionizing Augmented Reality

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The new ARKit 3 options have inspired these companies to consider ways to bring the previously impossible learning experiences into your classroom through easy to use apps. 11-inch iPad Pro. inch iPad Pro. It’s safe to say that you’ll see many of these new capabilities show up in future versions of Merge EDU. iPhone XS Max.

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Innovative Science Teaching in Grades 6-12

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