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K–12 Districts Prepare Students for Careers in the Tech-Dominated Economy

EdTech Magazine

More industry certification programs and apprenticeships in all fields should also give students a leg up on either a career or higher education, he says. “We The district has mobile ­computer labs in all schools and provides Samsung Chromebooks and Lenovo ThinkPads loaded with Google Apps for Education.

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‘Collaboration Nation’ offers $50K to one tech-savvy district

eSchool News

CDW-G will share the winning school and district’s keys to success and will award that school or district a grand prize of $50,000 to spend with CDW-G on products and services from partners such as HP, Lenovo and Meraki.

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LAUSD to get $6.4M in software settlement from Pearson

eSchool News

Another computer company, Lenovo, also had charged the district for Pearson curriculum. The deal with Apple, reached in June 2013, was part of a bold initiative — and an exclusive deal with the company — to use school bonds to pay for industry-leading tablets. Under the agreement, Apple will pay the district $4.2

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Napa County wins $50K collaboration prize for vocabulary gap solution

eSchool News

The district will receive $50,000 in products and services from CDW-G partners such as HP, Lenovo and Meraki. In Napa County, more than 50 percent of all kindergartners come to school having been exposed to 30 million fewer words than their peers, putting them two years behind developmentally.

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

The emergence of new industrial technologies has caused such rapid changes in manufacturing that employers are in constant need of workers who are technically advanced, process savvy, and natural problem solvers. Lenovo announced new hardware, software and services solutions designed to inspire and enable learning anywhere.

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3 Steps to a More Accessible Classroom

Graphite Blog

According to the Assistive Technology Industry Association , "[a]ssistive technology (AT) is any item, piece of equipment, software program, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities. Can the content be interpreted by assistive technologies?

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Designed to Deliver: Lenovo® ThinkPad® 11e Chromebook™ Series

eSchool News

The Lenovo® ThinkPad® 11e Chromebook™ Series was designed to deliver Chrome OS innovation backed by rugged Lenovo reliability. Download this infographic and check out how the education-built ThinkPad 11e Chromebook compares to others in the industry.

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