eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

Each grant recipient will receive up to $25,000 worth of Kajeet Education Broadband Solutions, including unlimited student data plans, access to Kajeet Sentinel ® platform and devices like, WiFi hotspots, school bus WiFi, routers and LTE-embedded Chromebooks, laptops, and tablets. Qualifying organizations have until March 11, 2022, to apply.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 16, 2012

Individual laptops – A lot of schools are moving over to having individual laptops for each student, which has taken lessons to an entirely new level. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Social media allows us to interact on an entirely different level, and engages students because it’s something they already have an interest in.

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Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

Some people even lobby for a right to technology for every student, in the hope of making the presence of laptops and tablets in classrooms as spread as that of blackboards and notebooks. They turn to other social media sites , like Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, Yik Yak, or Twitter.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

You really need folks in the tech industry that you can rely on. Because until we do, folks don't understand why laptops in a classroom should be helpful, or why student-centered learning and personalized learning is something that makes sense. It's impossible as a tech director to stay abreast of everything. CDW VV2 Strategy.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 15, 2019

So besides packing their bags, laptops, agendas and passports, teachers can do a little extra something: their pre conference homework. It’s OK if your class is not ready for the shiny new trend that pops up on your Twitter feed from time to time. It does not matter if you are just starting out on your ed tech journey. Photo source.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

But the iPads will be discontinued next year in favor of the Dell Latitude Education Series (3160) touchscreen laptop computer. Tagged on: March 16, 2017 Shenzhen Capital Co-leads $29M Round In Chinese Robotics Firm Makeblock | China Money Network → "Recently, we are focusing on educational technology industry.

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TeacherCast

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Do you need to record on a laptop, Chromebook, iPad, or Mobile Phone? Professional Grade Microphones If you are looking to take your sound to the next level, the Shure SM7B is pretty much industry standard. www.EducationalPodcasting.com www.PodcastingWithStudents.com Follow us on Twitter: @PodcastingToday [convertkit form=932930]

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TeacherCast

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Do you need to record on a laptop, Chromebook, iPad, or Mobile Phone? If you are looking to take your sound to the next level, the Shure SM7B is pretty much industry standard. Follow us on Twitter: @PodcastingToday. How To Choose The Best Podcasting Microphone? Do you want to use a USB or XLR Microphone ?

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 17, 2014

The contest asked office workers to share photos on Twitter of their desks along with the hashtag #MyDeskSays and a brief description of what their desk said about them and their work. OFM contracts with manufacturers in Mexico, Taiwan and China to design furniture and products that meet the highest industry standards. and Taiwan.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2021

nearly one in 10 families (9%) do not have access to a laptop, desktop or tablet at home. To learn more, visit kajeet.com and follow on Twitter at @Kajeet. The global pandemic is exposing massive disparities in reliable internet access. In the U.K., Kajeet holds 38 U.S. patents in mobile technologies.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 16, 2015

Erin Klein suggested this on our #moreforteachers Twitter Chat and it is a fantastic idea. For example, I keep my laptop, iPad and iPhone with me all the time. I hope you’ll share your ideas in the comments, on Facebook, and on Twitter! I’ll print these out and laminate them and put them on the wall. Look for New Ideas.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

Districts looking for long term sustainability by purchasing high quality devices at an affordable cost should take a hard look at both laptops and tablets for solutions. For more content like this, follow Samsung on Insights , EDU Twitter , EDU LinkedIn , YouTube and SlideShare.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2016

To make true mobile learning a reality, here is where we, as an industry, should focus: The creation of flexible experiences The average student juggles half a dozen—or more—classes, a variety of extracurricular activities, sports commitments, and perhaps a part-time job. You might wish to capture it on your mobile device.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 30, 2015

As of the writing of this, I currently do not have a laptop to call my own. thanks for letting me use your laptop dad! ” It is useful for my learning because it will be able to store all of my supplies (pens, pencils, books, binders, and a laptop among other things) to and from school.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Moving beyond the tradition of looking for employees at university graduation days may provide a glimpse into how we can simplify job transfers between private industry and public education and provide more opportunities for non-traditional paths into education careers. Speak to those who have spent a lifetime in and out of education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2017

School digital devices used to be primarily PCs, but now there are Chromebooks, iPads, Macs, Surface Pros, laptops, and more. I have four Twitter accounts and share the one appropriate to the circumstance. Set up a digital portfolio that includes the following categories: Teaching philosophy. Devices you can use.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

challenged her 8th- and 9th-grade students to put down their phones, laptops, tablets and video game consoles for the 11 Tuesdays of summer. A large amount of cash on hand means a lot for these companies given the dynamic nature of their industry. Twitter not your thing? Alphabet was sitting on $94.7 RSS readers too old school?

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

challenged her 8th- and 9th-grade students to put down their phones, laptops, tablets and video game consoles for the 11 Tuesdays of summer. A large amount of cash on hand means a lot for these companies given the dynamic nature of their industry. Twitter not your thing? Alphabet was sitting on $94.7 RSS readers too old school?

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

The Summit Math curriculum, which is compatible with desktops, laptops, and tablets, has 6-8 grade math course offerings, as well as Algebra 1 (+Honors), Geometry (+Honors), and Algebra 2 (+Honors) courses. To learn more, visit fueleducation.com and Twitter. To learn more about Stride, visit fueleducation.com/stride.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2018

To gain some consensus on the issue, EdSurge reached out to a handful of education and industry experts for their opinions. What I am seeing is increasing anxiety about students' own phones in the classroom and the distraction that brings, and skepticism from parents about the value of laptops for homework.

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Bryan Alexander

JULY 8, 2019

As Harold Hale observed on Twitter , The major issue with outsourced IT operations is that the people providing services have zero personal investment in your institution. Will I be able to call them up on the day before my lab and say, ‘Can you come and update 24 laptops before tomorrow?'”

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 25, 2015

The laptop and desktop worlds struggle. There’s nothing like the dominance shown of old by laptops and (further back, children) desktops. And Twitter’s investors will probably keep trying ways to make Twitter stupid and/or dead. (How A good scandal, preferably involving a celebrity, might do it.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

Media Platforms and Industries. Media Platforms and Industries You can't truly understand media without understanding the circumstances in which it gets produced. How do the larger industries, corporations, and economies surrounding, supporting, and/or contesting media affect which media gets produced or what it means?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Just look at one of the most successful industries that most of us have ever known: computer programming. Educators with non-EDU technologists: JAMF is a well known provider of tools that help organizations deploy and manage Apple computers, laptops, tablets, phones, and their users. that was worth sharing. look what we just did.”

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 12, 2014

I can research a subject any time of the day or night, without needing to go anywhere further than to my laptop or smart phone. Sir Tim maintains his earliest vision and ethos of the Web which was to share knowledge freely across the globe, and on his Twitter site states ''Let the Web serve humanity.''

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Hack Education

MAY 24, 2017

Because of industry and because of institutions and because of capitalism and because of the weight of history and tradition, technologies are often hegemonic, even if, from time-to-time, we can seize them for counter-hegemonic stories and practices. Or rather, what exactly do computers subvert? Institutions? The public?). It is outmoded.

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Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Through our cloud-based Learning Content Management System (LCMS), educators can source and control the delivery of quality and validated educational content from their own tablet, laptop or desktop. When a teacher selects an application from their tablet, laptop or desktop it is presented on the presentation display (IWB, TV or projector).

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2016

The baby holds her smartphone, clicking, and Maria asks what I’m working on as she sees me typing obsessively on my laptop. It’s no secret that the number of computing jobs continues to grow across every industry, yet there is a shortage of individuals with the skills needed to fill them. According to the U.S.

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Bryan Alexander

JULY 8, 2019

As Harold Hale observed on Twitter , The major issue with outsourced IT operations is that the people providing services have zero personal investment in your institution. Will I be able to call them up on the day before my lab and say, ‘Can you come and update 24 laptops before tomorrow?'”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

A hacked school Twitter account in Florida. The tech industry has also expressed its own frustrations over curbs to visas for foreign technical workers and foreign entrepreneurs – “ startup visas ” – as well as threats to green cards. Phishing emails posing as the University of California student health plan.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. I’m not sure it was, but then again, understanding the LMS industry is really their thing and not mine (something for which I am eternally grateful). The Chromebooks are not fully-functioning laptops. They’re amazing.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

And that’s a problem right there, no doubt, as journalism regularly gets scientific research wrong, often repeating the synopses from paywalled articles or the stories that industry hopes it will share: Is chocolate good for your health ? Should you ban laptops ? Are standing desks ? Is ESP real ? What does the science say?!

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Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

” Via EdScoop : “Edtech and industry leaders say they’re stuck if they can’t scale.” Via The Verge : “ OLPC ’s $100 laptop was going to change the world – then it all went wrong.” ” ( A good thread on Twitter in response.). Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

Incidentally, I saw lots of harassment online this week from these predatory journal folks , but as Bill Fitzgerald notes, Twitter still does little to address abuse on its platform.). ” I’ve updated my calculations on the amount of venture capital funding in the ed-tech industry for the month of May.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Trying to break into the field, she got an internship at M5 industries with Jamie Hyneman. She did it with My eCoach as early as 1999 — way before there was Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, or Pinterest. After graduating college and traveling the world she decided to settle in San Francisco and pursue a career as a sculptor.

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Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

This is so important to consider, as Tufekci noted on Twitter, in light of Google’s domination of the K–12 computing market.). ” The Wall Street Journal weighs in on laptop bans. ” “How the ‘ industrial era schools ’ myth is a barrier to helping education today” by Sherman Dorn.

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