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E-Rate Improvements Support Easier and Faster IT Upgrades

EdTech Magazine

E-Rate Improvements Support Easier and Faster IT Upgrades. When Tulare City School District officials wanted to provide Google Chromebooks to every student, they knew the wireless network wasn’t up to the job. The FCC also raised the cap on annual E-rate discounts from $2.4 How E-Rate 2.0

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Alabama Leaders in Ed Tech Offer a Model for Professional Development

EdTech Magazine

For nearly two decades, our organization has served 137 school districts in our stat e. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how schools can ensure investments will succeed over the long term. We see many questions about E-rate. That’s what we’re trying to focus on here in Alabama: meeting and supporting classroom needs.

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Next-Gen Voice and Presence Technology Keep K–12 Districts Safer

EdTech Magazine

Because the district’s phone system used Primary Rate Interface voice lines, it would no longer qualify for federal assistance by the end of 2019 due to changes in the FCC’s E-rate program. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how schools are adopting remote learning best practices to teach during snowdays. by Dan Tynan.

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K–12's Digital Transformation Is Giving Libraries a Modern Makeover

EdTech Magazine

MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how libraries can use makerspaces to teach STEM! It’s a coffeehouse feel, warm and inviting,” Superintendent Shawn Bishop told EdTech for a previous story. Because wireless networking can be an expensive endeavor, schools can use E-rate funding to pay for these upgrades. by David Andrade.

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

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Now, we know that edtech has been proven to improve test scores and overall classroom engagement. But, how does the 2010 vision for edTech match what’s actually happening today? The cost, plus it’s easy manageability and durability, made Chromebooks a main player in the edtech game. 7 YEARS LATER… 1. Indeed, $2.3

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Building a culture of academic integrity in a remote learning environment

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If you invoke the five values of academic integrity and work to create a class or campus-wide honor code — that students help create — the academic dishonesty and plagiarism rates will be far lower. This is where e-learning and edtech solutions come in. Bolstering academic integrity with e-learning solutions.

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8 Steps to Create a Successful Modern Learning Space

EdTech Magazine

In CDW’s modern learning environment engagements with numerous school districts across the country, the following best practices have emerged: SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Often, vendors work with districts to identify products that are eligible for E-rate funding. Engagement.

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