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FETC 2019: 10 Steps to Develop a Successful K–12 Bus Wi-Fi Program

EdTech Magazine

29 session at the Future of Education Technology Conference. Consider content filtering and data usage: If students are surfing the internet, it is important to ensure buses are equipped with proper content filtering software to keep students safe. Currently, E-Rate does not cover connected bus programs. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Groundbreaking Educational Video Conferencing Platform InSpace Raises $6M in Seed Funding

eSchool News

Dr. Narine Hall, data science assistant professor and academic program director at Champlain College,and leading software and video engineer Haykanush Lputyan, launchedInSpace in 2020, sparked by frustrations with how existing virtual meeting platforms limited student-teacher interactions. Educator Testimonials.

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?Overcoming Hacking and Cybercrimes — The Next Obstacle to Edtech

Edsurge

Nearly 10 percent of educational institutions in the US have already received “ransomware” to address this according to CETPA president Aaron Barnett in his keynote address at the organization’s most recent annual conference in Sacramento, Calif. Wireless, once a frustration for many teachers, has largely improved.

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Cash Awards Honor Faculty and Institutions for Innovative Use of Digital Tools

Edsurge

Fulé and her colleague Don Carter, the university’s director of e-learning, launched the. When Wallinga returned to campus from last fall’s Accelerate conference, he brought back a check, a trophy, and newfound respect. All the students in the program so far have passed their coursework.

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How to Choose a Presentation Display for Your Meeting Spaces

ViewSonic Education

Modern meeting spaces are becoming much more than old-fashioned meeting rooms or conference rooms. They are like wireless presentation displays but offer built-in software for high levels of collaboration and brainstorming. Not to mention that some boards do not come with installed software, causing incompatibility issues later.

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Apps: a call for nominations and a round-up of review ources

NeverEndingSearch

Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning (for training, e-learning, performance support and social collaboration). Ratings and reviews a based on standards-aligned, multifaceted rubric used by a team of expert reviewers and a select group of educators who field-test products for their value with learners. Follow her @TammyWorcester.

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The Greatest Challenge Facing School Leaders in a Digital World

Edsurge

Schools often purchase software, computer devices, and technology-based learning systems because they are effective marketing tools for recruitment, or because they want to keep pace with the digital investments of rival institutions, or simply because they fear appearing outdated.