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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. With so many school districts going one-to-one with tablets or laptops , libraries are the new meeting space for tech-enabled teamwork.

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Edtech Reports Recap: Video Is Eating the World, Broadband Fails to Keep Up

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All in this Edtech Reports Recap. But there’s still a ways to go to hit the FCC’s “longer-term” target of 1 Mbps, which was to kick in by now, for taking advantage of bandwidth-hungry edtech apps. “Early childhood” videos on YouTube nearly all have advertising. That Broadband Gap Bar? schools had high-speed broadband connections.

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Is a Backpack the Key to Closing the Homework Gap?

EdTech Magazine

MORE FROM EDTECH: Find out how one-to-one computing programs are boosting digital equity for K–12 students. MORE FROM EDTECH: Read about how K–12 schools are addressing digital equity with curriculum framework. Schools are Dealing with a Widening Homework Gap. Broadband access still is limited in some rural areas.

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K-12 Districts Keep Students Safe with Web Filters and Monitors

EdTech Magazine

MORE FROM EDTECH: Find out how K-12 schools can balance privacy and security protocols. As more schools put laptops and tablets in students’ hands, they’re also deploying new technologies that allow them to mitigate related risks. “They’re getting these machines because we want them to be able to experience and explore,” says Dover.

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How Access to Technology Can Create Equity in Schools

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That means we shouldn’t just use edtech to replace worksheets, run “drill and kill” exercises, or crunch assessment performance numbers. A tablet without an internet connection is similarly useful. However, we can only realize these equity-centered benefits when we use technology in innovative and powerful ways.

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CoSN 2018: 10 Tips for Running IT in a Small School District

EdTech Magazine

Instead of replacing the computer lab, which was in the district’s plans, Battaglia spent the money to go one-to-one with tablets. Small districts also can resell equipment, take advantage of E-rate funds and evaluate systems yearly for redundancies or other unnecessary spending. Content Subtype. CDW Activity ID. CDW Segment.

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Can Video Games Help Early Learners Grow?

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When young children enter a virtual world of play, they’re most likely using apps on phones or tablets, according to a recent Common Sense Media analysis. The cognitive development expert says most of the research that does exist on early learners and gaming is focused on their experiences with apps on phones or tablets.

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