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How Upgraded Technology Supports Teachers in the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

Our school provides many applications that I can use with my students, and I constantly share tips with other teachers in the district, encouraging them to use this technology in their own classrooms. While we need to return the laptops and peripherals when the school year ends, it’s been great having this new technology to use with my class.

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High schoolers report on what it’s like doing school in a pandemic

The Hechinger Report

Episode 2: “No laptop and no internet” Titilayo Aluko. I began virtual school without a laptop, or even internet access in my home. By Titilayo Aluko. All one million of New York City’s students were thrown into online learning when schools closed back in March.

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Why Single Sign-On Has Teachers Cheering

Edsurge

Sheryl Abshire: A lot of people think I’m all about technology. But my job and my prime objective are to support learning, and this technology supports learning. Education opens up a myriad of doors for students—and technology supports that. Can you tell us more about how the technology supports learning?

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Spring ISD Selects BenQ Boards for Classrooms

eSchool News

“When we invited the entire district to come in and test drive different smart boards, everyone voted nearly unanimously for the BenQ Board,” said Joe Holecek, Spring ISD’s manager of campus technology support. They hit all our needs, from those of our teachers and students to our technology department.

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He Paid Off Morehouse Grads’ Debt. Now Robert Smith Is Trying Income-Based Financing at HBCUs.

Edsurge

They include companies in The Business Roundtable, an association of corporate executives, that have pledged to provide internship opportunities and discounted laptops and other devices to students. Others have committed to technology support services to the schools that are part of the network.

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Classroom Tech Can Drive Student Engagement—But Schools Need to Choose Wisely

Edsurge

The technology is used daily to support the high school’s 1:1 laptop program. With a tool designed specifically for education, teachers can share their screens wirelessly from any device with any operating system—laptop, iPad, smartphone, etc. Talk with the trainers, the tech people, and try the technology."

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5 Technology Workflows Your School Needs

Vizor

As a school or district, decide how many laptops you should have in inventory. PRO TIP: Make it easy for students and parents to get the technological support they need 24/7. Including technology in your curriculum involves the district, the students AND their parents. Retrieved from Kelly Stephens Twitter Feed.