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3 Ways to Extend the Life of Chromebooks

EdTech Magazine

In many cases, districts are trying to get the maximum return on their investments by extending the life of the laptops and tablets that students use. All Chromebook platforms will get regular automatic updates for 10 years,” notes a company blog post.

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Company Offers Free Facial Recognition Software to Boost School Security

EdTech Magazine

Company Offers Free Facial Recognition Software to Boost School Security. Last month, RealNetworks , the streaming media company that garnered attention in the ‘90s and early 2000s for developing the first audio streaming solution , announced it would offer its facial recognition software, SAFR , for free to over 100,000 school districts.

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Why K–12 Students Need to Be Taught to Guard Their Data Online

EdTech Magazine

Just over half (53 percent) of students surveyed had security software on their computers, only 37 percent had smartphone protection and an even lower number, 14 percent, had some security installed on their tablets. . writes Gary Davis, chief consumer security evangelist at McAfee, in a company blog post. Be Cautious on Social Media.

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New Sora Showcase Turns Any Touchscreen Display into Kiosk for Student Discovery of Digital Books

eSchool News

Students can browse their school’s collection of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines, enjoy samples of titles, and generate QR codes to easily borrow titles in the Sora app. Compatible hardware includes any touchscreen device or monitor (iPad mini-sized tablet or larger) running Windows 10, Android or iOS.

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Technology Helps Teachers Prevent and Mitigate Bad Behavior in the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

With each student using a tablet or notebook computer, it’s impossible for teachers to keep watch over every screen at once during a quiz — creating an opportunity for students to open a web browser and look up the answers. . Combat Classroom Distractions with Tech. In response, some schools have banned smartphones in the classroom.

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AR/VR in K–12: Schools Use Immersive Technology for Assistive Learning

EdTech Magazine

Technology helps educators give each student the attention he or she needs, through tools such as online learning modules, personal tablets and, now, virtual and augmented reality. . Companies such as Microsoft have developed tools for using their virtual reality headsets in just this way. At the end of 2018, the U.S.

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Product Review: DJI Phantom 4 Pro+ Enables to Unique Film Production for Students

EdTech Magazine

inch Android tablet affixed to the remote controller. . blogs and produces videos for EdTech magazine. Among the most popular of the DJI drones, the Phantom 4 Pro+ is a state-of-the-art consumer-grade quadcopter featuring a rigid design and an iconic white and gray color scheme. The unit, which weighs about 3.1 by Buzz Garwood.

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