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Unboxing the Lenovo Flex 5i: The Best Chromebook for Teachers

The CoolCatTeacher

The Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook is Very Sturdy and Flexible The first thing I noticed as I un­boxed the Leno­vo is it is very stur­dy. Pret­ty much every tool I use, including Google Slides, Near­pod, and Power­Point lets me an­no­tate on it using this pen. If this sounds like what you're looking for, the Lenovo Flex 5i is for you!

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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. . eli.zimmerman_9856. education system.

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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

She has held several leadership positions with education companies, most recently Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Achieve 3000, Kaplan K12, and Renaissance Learning. Prior to this, they founded their own company called EdGenius.net, where they provided consulting services for organizations looking to improve teaching and learning practices.

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

Edsurge

More than 600 exhibitors and 34,000 attendees are expected to descend on London this week for the annual Bett show , where some companies come with a barrage of updates befitting one of the biggest education technology trade shows in the world. Company officials won’t say that on record. Company officials won’t say that on record.

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ISTE23 Redux—AR/VR Over AI?

eSchool News

Major players like Google, Microsoft Corporation, Meta, Samsung and Lenovo continue to invest major resources into its development. To help break down just where the technology is as it relates to being a true teaching tool in the classroom today I spoke with ClassVR’s Chris Klein.

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To Re-Capture the Education Market, Microsoft Aims to Offer a Compelling Alternative to Google’s Chromebook

Edsurge

based company is attempting to make a comeback on multiple fronts, starting with software. A major feature in today’s announcement is Intune for Education, a cloud-based system management tool that offers educators 150 different settings to customize apps, browsers, start menus and privacy tools. The Redmond, Wash.-based

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement. has joined the ENA family of companies.

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