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Is a Backpack the Key to Closing the Homework Gap?

EdTech Magazine

Kajeet ’s ConnectEdNow campaign , announced in June, aims to make broadband access more affordable by providing students with portable Wi-Fi hotspot devices, a $200 mobile device subsidy and discounted data plans from Verizon , T-Mobile and other LTE providers. by Erin Brereton.

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What School Leaders Need to Know About Funding in Tough Budget Times

EdTech Magazine

Laptops, mobile hotspots and software applications have all become necessary tools in this new normal, but some students — and even teachers — still don’t have access to them. billion Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund , $3 billion Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund and $307.5

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What School Leaders Need to Know About Funding in Tough Budget Times

EdTech Magazine

Laptops, mobile hotspots and software applications have all become necessary tools in this new normal, but some students — and even teachers — still don’t have access to them. billion Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund , $3 billion Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund and $307.5

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What School Leaders Need to Know About Funding in Tough Budget Times

EdTech Magazine

Laptops, mobile hotspots and software applications have all become necessary tools in this new normal, but some students — and even teachers — still don’t have access to them. billion Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund , $3 billion Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund and $307.5

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A Gullible Population Is a National Security Issue

The CoolCatTeacher

When talking about the 3,500+ ads, Wired Magazine says, “What made these ads so deceptive is they rarely looked like traditional political ads. Digital Citizenship with Social Media: Participatory Practices of Teaching and Learning in Secondary Education. Source: Wired. immigration policies? AuthorHouse. Kreowski, H.

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16 Curation Tools for Teachers and Students

Shake Up Learning

It’s also a fantastic tool for secondary students to curate and research. You have probably seen these shared a lot on Twitter, like curating your own little news magazine from other sources. This app was shared because of its convenience on mobile and its power to connect to other applications like Dropbox and Google Drive.

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Robust Networking and Data Center Solutions Power Tech Tools in the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

District leaders and community stakeholders typically express more excitement about highly visible end-user technologies such as mobile devices and interactive whiteboards, Brantley says. “A Today, the district’s main data center has been moved to a colocation center, with the existing data center upgraded to a Tier III secondary site.

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