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Choosing Tech That Grows From Your Schooling Into Your Career

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Smartphone Choices A smartphone is almost as essential as a laptop in the modern landscape. When selecting a smartphone, consider its compatibility with other devices like your laptop and tablet. For instance, if your school uses a lot of Apple products, a MacBook might be a more seamless fit.

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?Ohio State Will Give Incoming Students iPads. But Do Tablet Programs Work?

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But do big tablet programs make sense nowadays? Basically what it says is if you look at American college students, pretty much all own laptops and smartphones,” Hill says. “A A smaller percentage own tablets. But they also document that there’s not a huge interest in using tablets more and more.”

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Low Tech? No Problem. Here are 3 Alternative Ways to Help Distance Learning Happen.

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According to a 2019 Pew Research Center report, 96 percent of adults own a cell phone and 81 percent own a smartphone. About half own a tablet computer, while three-quarters own desktop or laptop computers. And some corporations have designed higher education and workforce training micro-courses intended for smartphones.

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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.

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Early Edtech Giant PowerSchool Goes Public

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Companies like to talk about their journey in raising money and growing over time, and one waypost for such journeys is to reach the ringing bells of a stock-market debut. heard those bells today, as the company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange—though the initial price ended up on the low end of expectations.

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Survey Says: Parents Think Tech Companies Should Help Build Kids’ Digital Skills

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For one, the poll of about 1,000 parents with kids under the age of 18—conducted by public opinion and data company YouGov—found that parents have more positive feelings about their kids using tech in the classroom, as opposed to at home. Larry Shannon-Missal, the head of data services for YouGov’s U.S.

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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. . In response, some schools have banned smartphones in the classroom. Combat Classroom Distractions with Tech.