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5 Benefits of Technology in the Classroom

ViewSonic Education

From increased engagement to more inclusive environments, the correct application of EdTech improves a wide range of learning outcomes. Read on for the top 5 advantages to technology in the classroom or visit our education solutions page for more insights on EdTech. But for those who embrace it, the advantages are virtually limitless.

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Review: K–12 Classroom Furniture Gets Flexible with the Ergotron LearnFit

EdTech Magazine

For some students, lowering the desk so they can sit on a standard chair or exercise ball may be ideal. The other day, when I needed a temporary table for my laptop, I just wheeled the LearnFit over to my location, lowered the table with the handy lever, pulled up a chair, sat down and started working. by Buzz Garwood.

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How Access to Technology Can Create Equity in Schools

Digital Promise

That means we shouldn’t just use edtech to replace worksheets, run “drill and kill” exercises, or crunch assessment performance numbers. However, we can only realize these equity-centered benefits when we use technology in innovative and powerful ways.

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Los Angeles School District Launched a Splashy AI Chatbot. What Exactly Does It Do?

Edsurge

And we also talked with edtech experts to try to better understand this new tool and how it compares to other approaches for using AI in education. As at many schools these days, students spend much of their learning time on a laptop or an iPad, and they use a variety of tech tools as they move through the school day.

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Building Education Technology for the Developing World

Edsurge

As Director of Growth at Zaya, Parida is learning how developing edtech for low-income India slums is quite different than working with American schools. As edtech moves into the developing world, there are new challenges when attempting to reach students in the lowest economic rungs. In India, the rate is 40 percent.

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5 ways tech helps create calmer learning environments

eSchool News

Only a handful of students had their own personal device and the concept of one-to-one models, meaning every student is given a school-issued laptop or tablet, had not yet taken hold. When I started as a school counselor more than 15 years ago, technology in the classroom looked much different than it does today.

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When Learning Goes Nomadic

Edsurge

The edtech seminar I'm teaching this semester recently explored the post-desktop world, and to get students thinking about the differences, I began with a quick exercise, asking them to rearrange the classroom into old-school rows. Students took notes and hunted references through phones and laptops. Hierarchy reasserted itself.

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