EdTech, Laptops and Learning

Review: Microsoft Surface Laptop Go Makes Remote Learning More Reasonable

EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

When students’ primary source for learning and enlightenment is a computer, having a device that is powerful, portable and flexible is essential. The ideal laptop for students is lightweight, easy to use and maintain, packed with security features, has a great camera and is able to power an entire day of learning.

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Study: One-to-One Laptop Programs Improve Student Learning

Doug Levin

APRIL 30, 2016

Newly published, peer-reviewed research out of Michigan State University and the University of California, Irvine suggests that one-to-one laptop programs improve student academic achievement in K-12 classrooms. Learning in one-to-one laptop environments: A meta-analysis and research synthesis. Warschauer, M.,

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How Schools Make Sure Dead Student Devices Don’t Tank Learning

EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

expect their students to come to school prepared to learn. Still, for a variety of reasons, some students arrive with their laptops low on power, which can lead to classroom interruptions and missed lessons. Like most schools, educators at Modesto City Schools in Stanislaus County, Calif.,

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How Schools Make Sure Dead Devices Don’t Tank Learning

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

expect their students to come to school prepared to learn. Still, for a variety of reasons, some students arrive with their laptops low on power, which can lead to classroom interruptions and missed lessons. Like most schools, educators at Modesto City Schools in Stanislaus County, Calif.,

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These Lesser Known Educational Technologies Remain Vital to Learning

EdTech Magazine

MAY 17, 2023

Everyone knows the mainstays of digital transformation in the classroom: one-to-one device programs, interactive whiteboards and learning management systems. They’re known because their outcomes and uses are as tangible as they are critical, infusing classrooms with opportunities for hands-on, visual and collaborative learning.

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How edtech is improving special education

Neo LMS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

In the realm of education, devices and e-learning technologies enable students with special needs to take greater ownership of their learning experience. This is how e-learning technology tools improve the special education sector when educators integrate them into the classroom. Edtech helps alleviate attendance issues.

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From the Bus to the Wilderness: How Hyperconnected Schools Expand Learning Opportunities

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Until just a few years ago, school-issued laptops, tablets and hotspots were largely considered a luxury in many K–12 schools. However, by 2022, about 90 percent of middle and high schools reported providing students with devices, and 84 percent of elementary schools said they were doing the same, according to a 2022 EdWeek survey.

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Helping teachers and admins see the value of edtech

Neo LMS

JULY 2, 2020

In fact, any edtech leader, IT manager, or anyone in charge of implementing new technology has actually been a change manager in one way or another. Helping teachers and admins see the value of edtech. As long as your school’s edtech solutions effectively solve their problems, it’s hard for teachers not to see their value.

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Why I Believed Edtech Could Save My School — and How It Failed Me

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It wasn’t that I didn't value, cherish and miss the face-to-face interactions I had with my students, but because I naively assumed that my more reluctant colleagues would see the light and finally embrace edtech. Are we just educational luddites or has the edtech revolution fallen short of its promises ?

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How to find the right edtech tools for public schools

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

And with the popularity of smartphones and tablets, children are learning to interact with digital devices at younger ages. This means investing in edtech to prepare kids for the real world. It also meant releasing funds to provide schoolchildren with laptops or smartphones to use during online classes.

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6 Building blocks for a successful edtech strategy

Neo LMS

APRIL 14, 2020

Building a successful edtech strategy boils down to goal setting and finding the right foundations from the beginning. Even if that sounds simple, there are some barriers that technology specialists and school leaders face when working with edtech. 6 Building blocks for a successful edtech strategy.

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7 Edtech Trends to Watch in 2022: a Startup Guide for Entrepreneurs

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2022

This will take many forms, from institutions evolving their operations to students optimizing their learning with technology to caregivers connecting directly with their children’s education through edtech services. Data is abundant and the key to today’s edtech solutions Data is critical to unlock the potential of edtech solutions.

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Why experts say now is the time to assess your district’s edtech use

eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

Key points: Very soon, districts must closely examine the edtech they use and compare it with budget realities How to ensure edtech ROI? Whether it’s a free resource or an edtech product, there’s still some kind of criteria” that needs to be met. And Union County is far from alone. And Union County is far from alone.

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Reaching edtech harmony in your classroom

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

While diverse edtech products promise innovation, they simultaneously pose challenges. Educators, learners, instructional technology coaches, and IT/edtech staff are grappling with the complexities of managing an ever-expanding arsenal of disconnected digital tools. First is the permanence of a remote and/or hybrid learning structure.

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Make Learning Engaging and Interactive with Touch-Screen Devices

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2022

Students are active participants in their own learning these days, with flipped and asynchronous classroom styles appearing in K–12 districts this year. Laptops with built-in touch-screen capabilities give K–12 students all the powerful benefits of traditional laptops with the added precision of a touch-responsive design.

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How K–12 Schools Are Bringing Classroom Technology to Outdoor Learning

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

If you stumble across a group of K–12 school students outside using laptops to track soil levels and search for monarch eggs or observing birdhouses with video cameras, you may have discovered an outdoor learning space. In a white paper for the Association for…

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3 ways to build better edtech processes for teaching and learning

eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2021

It quickly became apparent that reliable virtual learning tools were a must-have for teachers to be productive. However, classroom technology is only valuable if it builds a positive learning environment. Solutions must also be scalable for successful reiteration on the technology itself, based on research, data, and analysis.

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4 ways we can use edtech for engaging, high-quality learning experiences

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Edtech is booming, with 40 times more venture capital invested in the sector in 2021 than in 2010. There is no question that edtech has brought new ways to support the learning process and was used extensively by schools to connect remotely to students who could not attend classes in-person during the worst parts of the pandemic.

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In the News: On the Future of Maine’s Laptop Program

Doug Levin

AUGUST 31, 2016

Such uncertainty speaks directly to the need for better monitoring of technology’s use and impact in K-12, said Douglas Levin, the president of EdTech Strategies LLC, a consulting organization. The post In the News: On the Future of Maine’s Laptop Program appeared first on EdTech Strategies.

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Review: The Lenovo Yoga Folds into Any Classroom Role

EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

The Lenovo 300w Yoga Gen 4 is designed to fold into any configuration needed to support the rigors of K–12 classroom learning. The powerful laptop works just fine in a standard configuration that allows students to type on the full-size keyboard while looking at the 11.6-inch Click the banner to learn more… inch LED screen.

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GoGuardian Supports Blended Learning in a Modern K–12 Environment

EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Numerous districts invested in additional tech resources during the COVID-19 pandemic to meet remote learning needs. Ninety-four percent of public schools say they’re providing digital devices such as laptops or tablets to students who need them for the 2022-2023 school year, according to U.S. Department of Education data.

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Creating Modern Classrooms: 3 Contemporary Approaches to Classroom Design

ViewSonic Education

MAY 23, 2024

Here, technology propels discovery, and furniture is more than just functional—it morphs into a portal to boundless learning opportunities. Crafted with purpose, these spaces are designed to ignite curiosity and ensure that every learning journey is inclusive and responsive. It’s simple.

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When It Comes To Edtech, How Much Influence Do Teachers Have?

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Edtech is ubiquitous in classrooms today, especially considering that the COVID-19 pandemic did something that previously seemed impossible. It thrust virtually every school into the deep-end of edtech, starting with remote learning. Amid those struggles, the global edtech market has surpassed $100 billion in value.

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Are College Students Comfortable Using Edtech? Maybe Not

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Without reliable access to the internet and devices like laptops or cell phones, college students probably aren’t going to succeed in online learning. A new survey shows that college students’ attitudes correlate with their personal experiences with online learning. What’s Killing Student Confidence?

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How Project-Based Learning Is Helping Students Build 21st Century Skills

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

How Project-Based Learning Is Helping Students Build 21st Century Skills. To help bridge the gap between current skill sets and the next generation of employees, K–12 schools are adopting a new approach that is ideal for technology integration: project-based learning (PBL). marquita.brown_tC0Z. Tue, 11/05/2019 - 10:51.

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How to Leverage Your Classroom Tech for Project-Based Learning

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

How to Leverage Your Classroom Tech for Project-Based Learning. Project-based learning isn’t a new concept for K–12 education. With technology options diversifying and with more districts willing to embrace the project-based learning model , the two can help support better outcomes for students. shailaja.neela…. Here’s how.

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5 edtech opportunities that will emerge in 2022

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

There is a certain perspective that comes from being in the edtech industry for over 30 years, and while I thought I had seen it all, nothing could have prepared me (or anyone else) for a global pandemic. There are significant positives about how we as a society have learned to deal with COVID. Twelve percent of U.S.

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5 Ways EdTech Helps Students with Special Needs in the Classroom

ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 18, 2019

Being asked to learn new information every day. EdTech helps make a massive difference in their success. Students with special needs face a wide range of learning challenges. These include learning disabilities (LDs), developmental disabilities, other related disorders and physical disabilities. Interacting with teachers.

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ISTELive 21: The Classroom and AV Design Trends Emerging from Pandemic Learning

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 30, 2021

Laptops and online collaboration dominated the learning space last year, but key audiovisual adoption trends are likely to carry over into the future, said Mike Peters, an educational strategy lead for CDW•G.

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Technology in the Classroom: The Complete Guide

ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Then you won’t want to miss the advantages (and disadvantages) to modern EdTech. Continue reading to learn everything you always wanted to know about technology in the classroom. . From books to tablets or slates to interactive whiteboards, humans have used learning tools for as long as we have had formal education. .

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What Happened to the ‘$100 Laptop’?

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Back in 2005, one of the biggest stories in tech was a project by a group of MIT professors to build a $100 laptop and give them to children in schools around the world. At the time, a typical laptop cost well over $1,000. That never quite came to fruition, but almost 3 million is still a lot of laptops out there.

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Need edtech funding? Here’s how to get it

eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2022

School district leaders across the country are cautiously looking forward to post-pandemic teaching and learning–but they are also eyeing what may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to upgrade their technology infrastructure and classrooms with interactive displays, laptops, and more.

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How to Use Edtech to Engage Introverted Learners

Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2022

That's why she uses edtech tools in the classroom to provide a safe space where she can encourage all types of learners to contribute. Roshan recently shared her ideas about how to use edtech to engage introverted learners in a TED-Ed Educator Talk. When Roshan was in high school, she feared the moment she might be called on in class.

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Technology Inside Next-Gen Learning Environments Continues to Evolve

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2019

Technology Inside Next-Gen Learning Environments Continues to Evolve. Increasingly, schools have turned away from that model as they strive to create active-learning classroom spaces that are more conducive to modern learning methods and thought. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 03/13/2019 - 13:54. by Larry Bernstein.

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How did edtech impact learning in 2023?

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. This year’s 5th most-read story focuses on expert predictions for edtech. As we closed the door on 2022 , we approached 2023 with clear-cut priorities for edtech and education as a whole.

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What Is a Modern Learning Environment?

EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

What Is a Modern Learning Environment? The concept of the modern learning environment is beginning to change with school districts attempting to align their physical spaces with contemporary pedagogical philosophy. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! meghan.bogardu….

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Project-Based Learning Engages K–12 Students with Real-World Challenges

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2019

Project-Based Learning Engages K–12 Students with Real-World Challenges. realized how enthusiastic her social studies students were about the civil rights movement, she decided to help them explore the rich history of their own city through project-based learning. marquita.brown_tC0Z. Fri, 06/21/2019 - 14:43.

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61 predictions about edtech, equity, and learning in 2022

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. And now, we head into our third year of learning during a global pandemic.

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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Rocket Mortgage Classic: Esports Meets Traditional Athletics in STEAM Learning

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 29, 2019

Rocket Mortgage Classic: Esports Meets Traditional Athletics in STEAM Learning. Students visiting the Rocket Mortgage Classic were able to get some relief from the heat and get a taste of the competition happening on the green with esports portals set up in the STEAM Learning Lab, a learning engagement center set up by CDW and Acer.

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

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

No longer just a haven for dusty books and stern shushes, the library is now a place for digital resources and makerspaces and flexible learning. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how libraries can use makerspaces to teach STEM! The space was outfitted with modern furniture, laptops and audiovisual equipment. .

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Educators See Positive Impact of Mobile Devices in K–12

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

School principals value using technology for learning because of its ability to help empower learning and address the educational inequities inherent in today’s education system . Programs that provide students with an assigned laptop, tablet or Chromebook level the playing field for students’ technology access at school.

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Edtech Entrepreneurs Must Find New Ways to Build Community

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

As 2022 turns into 2023, EdSurge asked educators and education leaders to share reflections on learning “lost” and “gained.” But as someone who has long helped entrepreneurs enter and grow within the edtech space, I can say that turning a good idea into a working innovation that helps educators and students remains a challenge.

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Tools and strategies to make remote learning click for all students

Neo LMS

AUGUST 17, 2021

Over the last year or so, remote learning has developed a reputation as a solution to education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, while it is undoubtedly a positive shift in learning, it’s not without challenges. Read more: Striking the perfect balance between online and offline learning. Prioritize communication.

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Review: Microsoft Surface Laptop Go Makes Remote Learning More Reasonable

Study: One-to-One Laptop Programs Improve Student Learning

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How Schools Make Sure Dead Student Devices Don’t Tank Learning

How Schools Make Sure Dead Devices Don’t Tank Learning

These Lesser Known Educational Technologies Remain Vital to Learning

How edtech is improving special education

From the Bus to the Wilderness: How Hyperconnected Schools Expand Learning Opportunities

Helping teachers and admins see the value of edtech

Why I Believed Edtech Could Save My School — and How It Failed Me

How to find the right edtech tools for public schools

6 Building blocks for a successful edtech strategy

7 Edtech Trends to Watch in 2022: a Startup Guide for Entrepreneurs

Why experts say now is the time to assess your district’s edtech use

Reaching edtech harmony in your classroom

Make Learning Engaging and Interactive with Touch-Screen Devices

How K–12 Schools Are Bringing Classroom Technology to Outdoor Learning

3 ways to build better edtech processes for teaching and learning

4 ways we can use edtech for engaging, high-quality learning experiences

In the News: On the Future of Maine’s Laptop Program

Review: The Lenovo Yoga Folds into Any Classroom Role

GoGuardian Supports Blended Learning in a Modern K–12 Environment

Creating Modern Classrooms: 3 Contemporary Approaches to Classroom Design

When It Comes To Edtech, How Much Influence Do Teachers Have?

Are College Students Comfortable Using Edtech? Maybe Not

How Project-Based Learning Is Helping Students Build 21st Century Skills

How to Leverage Your Classroom Tech for Project-Based Learning

5 edtech opportunities that will emerge in 2022

5 Ways EdTech Helps Students with Special Needs in the Classroom

ISTELive 21: The Classroom and AV Design Trends Emerging from Pandemic Learning

Technology in the Classroom: The Complete Guide

What Happened to the ‘$100 Laptop’?

Need edtech funding? Here’s how to get it

How to Use Edtech to Engage Introverted Learners

Technology Inside Next-Gen Learning Environments Continues to Evolve

How did edtech impact learning in 2023?

What Is a Modern Learning Environment?

Project-Based Learning Engages K–12 Students with Real-World Challenges

61 predictions about edtech, equity, and learning in 2022

35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

Rocket Mortgage Classic: Esports Meets Traditional Athletics in STEAM Learning

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

Educators See Positive Impact of Mobile Devices in K–12

Edtech Entrepreneurs Must Find New Ways to Build Community

Tools and strategies to make remote learning click for all students

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