EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Fri, 09/28/2018 - 10:10. Makerspaces in Schools Make Coding Accessible to Students. Unlike formal classes, makerspaces are always accessible to any student, making them ideal locations for students who may be interested in computer science but don’t have access to the tools they need to get started. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Learner access to computers at home is limited, while access to mobile phones is high. Because of this, access to and use of online learning software—particularly those that are not mobile-optimal—tends to be limited to time spent within the learning facility.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 20, 2018

Fri, 04/20/2018 - 15:10. GPAEA and its partner schools incorporate these three design tenets for modern learning spaces: The classroom furniture must be mobile and flexible. Each collaborative area must have access to a digital display. How to Embrace Unconventional Classroom Designs. jena.passut_7651. Content Subtype.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2018

TCEA 2018: Educators Meet in Austin to Discuss the Future of the Classroom. Mon, 01/15/2018 - 10:32. This annual event brings together educators, administrators and IT leaders to discuss innovative tips on everything from professional development and classroom tech to thought leadership on accessibility. meghan.bogardu….

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

There's a big giant access issue, both in terms of what happens when there’s no internet and then also what happens when you don’t have a device that can go on the internet,” says Beth Holland, the digital equity and rural project director at the Consortium for School Networking, an industry group for school tech directors.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Thu, 10/11/2018 - 12:07. Edtech spoke with Leila Nuland, managing research director for K-12 at Hanover research to discuss some of the trends surrounding computer science in K–12 and how to overcome issues of accessibility and underrepresentation in certain populations. There are enough challenges with equitable access.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Wed, 10/31/2018 - 12:13. Human brain signals take 14 milliseconds to travel ,” says Jason Leigh , senior research analyst for mobility at IDC. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 districts are trying to bolster access to broadband in schools! Is K–12 Education Ready for 5G? eli.zimmerman_9856. 2020 is just around the corner.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2019

Even amid the proliferation of mobile technology in K–12 schools through BYOD programs and one-to-one computing, desktop computers remain a popular choice. For now, about 48 percen t of the teachers and students who responded to a 2018 report about classroom technology from Cambridge International reported using a desktop computer in schools.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 1, 2018

Fri, 06/01/2018 - 11:52. Similar to the rise of mobility and one-to-one computing programs, IoT will undoubtedly impact IT infrastructure. Those deploying new wireless access points should select 802.11ac Wave 2 technology for high performance. Schools Need Robust Networks to Support Internet of Things. jena.passut_7651.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 2, 2018

Wed, 05/02/2018 - 11:41. with high-speed internet to help bridge the “homework gap” that many rural students face because of lack of internet access at home. And without this access, many students fall behind. Microsoft to Use TV White Space to Put Wi-Fi on Rural School Buses. jena.passut_7651. Content Subtype. CDW Activity ID.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 13, 2018

Fri, 04/13/2018 - 10:15. Shadow IT — the term for hardware, software and applications acquired by an organization’s users without going through the IT department — has become common, especially with the rise in inexpensive computing devices and widely available mobile and cloud-based apps. Enforce Network Access Restrictions.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Gaps also exist between high-performing and low-performing public schools based on differences in access to funding and resources, community engagement and commitment, and the ability and willingness of district and school leaders to embrace innovation and try new strategies. These present as follows: 1. school and library to the internet.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Young children spend around seven hours every day in front of a screen , and most teenagers have access to a mobile device. As schools create their own, long-term digital citizenship programs , it is important to have some control over what students can access while at school. Students are more exposed to the internet than ever.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JANUARY 29, 2018

12 Principles Of Mobile Learning by Terry Heick Ed note: This post has been updated and republished from a previous Mobile Learning is about self-actuated personalization. As learning practices and technology tools change, mobile learning itself will continue to evolve.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Wed, 12/26/2018 - 09:47. School districts across the country are under pressure to get the biggest bang for the buck, and the federal E-rate program is a way to address internet connectivity needs cost-­effectively, while supporting the growing use of mobile computing devices and digital learning in classrooms. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 4, 2018

Fri, 05/04/2018 - 11:39. One solution for schools using a cloud environment is a cloud access security broker, or CASB. Interactive devices include wearables that track activity or monitor engagement in class as well as mobile hotspots and laptops that make internet accessible to students without access at home.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

And it points to the need to preserve academic mobility for those in crisis. Watenpaugh launched Article 26 Backpack in 2018 after meeting with dissident students in Syria who no longer had access to their academic records because they were considered criminals. “I Those papers I lost? They spelled me.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 23, 2018

Mon, 04/23/2018 - 15:21. This process is commonly known as “sideloading” and refers to media file transfers to a mobile device via USB, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, or by writing to a memory card for insertion into the mobile device. Review: Teachers, Students Get Interactive with InFocus JTouch Plus. jena.passut_7651. CDW Activity ID.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 10, 2018

Thu, 05/10/2018 - 14:41. It’s especially important to consider growth in the number of wireless access points and evolving throughput requirements as speeds increase, along with power requirements for APs, where 802.3at is replacing.3af. Client devices have changed this dynamic by boosting mobile and wireless demands.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2019

GEAR UP NC VR is a mobile app that places the college tour experience in the palm of a student's hand. GEAR UP schools are given resources to help their students succeed in classes, ensure that their students graduate and, of course, provide their students access to college information. Building a mobile app takes time.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

A version of this post was originally published on November 8, 2018, in OEB Insights. Mobile learning. The mobile phone has become a natural extension to people’s hands, no matter how old they are. It’s only natural that learners want to be able to access whatever learning materials they need on their mobile devices.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

ecrisp (@ecrisp) November 13, 2018. DLNchat — Richard Price (@rmp289) November 13, 2018. This approach improves access and learning as well when students play a role in the design of content, said some of the chat participants. Ed Garay (@garay) November 13, 2018. As Gonzalez said, “Mobile compatibility is a must.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

The biggest danger that higher education faces as a sector, though, is the loss of gains that we have made over the past 20 years in access to a college education — with all of the accompanying benefits to individuals and our entire society — for first-generation and minority students. Now is not the time to lose focus.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 30, 2018

Fri, 03/30/2018 - 11:47. The district deployed 10-gigabit gateways and Cisco Meraki MR42 wireless access points (APs) at its schools, and is using advanced 24- and 48-port switches from HPE and Aruba. Robust Networking and Data Center Solutions Power Tech Tools in the Classroom. meghan.bogardu…. The problem? CDW VV2 Strategy.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2018

Thu, 08/23/2018 - 17:54. “Do That’s how conversations about classroom mobility options often start. Its small size makes it simple for students to carry around the classroom and easy for teachers to store on a mobile cart, where it takes up much less real estate than a traditional Chromebook. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 9, 2018

Google kicked off Google I/O 2018 , their developer conference, yesterday, 5/8/18, with a keynote that had some amazing announcements in it. Many will be great for education, including news, accessibility and more. Here is a summary of them with links to more info on each one. I'm pretty excited for these.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2018

Earlier this month in New York City, the AT&T Aspire Accelerator, AT&T’s program that finds, develops, and invests in promising edtech companies from around the world, hosted an afternoon of mock board meetings with its 2018 cohort. To date AT&T has made 27 investments. Words Liive (Washington, D.C.)

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 26, 2019

With more than 4 billion users now connected to the internet, 50% of the global population (Forbes, December 2018), it is not surprising that the education sector has embraced devices and software to interact, engage, and enhance the learning environment for students. In 2018, total venture capital funding notched a new record at $99.5B

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

It’s an economic concern, as schools consider how they can ensure equal access for all. DEFINING EQUITY: EMPATHY, AUTHENTICITY, AND ACCESS Sean Wybrant, Digital Media Studies Teacher, William J. Wybrant cites the North Dakota Access Pipeline as an example. The people who had the problem didn’t have access to solve it.”

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

Mon, 07/02/2018 - 14:24. Our schools provide internet access and offer year-round career and technology classes ,” Madden says. “We FUSD’s students have access to 65,000 Windows-based devices , mostly HP laptops and desktops. The ‘have-not’ students operate at a ­disadvantage, both in access and technology training.”.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2019

Long-term planning and investment in infrastructure for widespread and improved access to the internet and mobile devices is critical. Chile has more mobile cellular subscriptions (127 per 100 people) than the U.S. Extending access to education technology beyond schools is also key. percent) still bests the U.S.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2020

And lower-income African American and Hispanic students have been more likely to be learning remotely during the pandemic and have less access to computers and high-speed internet. In a 2018 national survey , we found that half of U.S. But access to experiential learning opportunities is not evenly available to all groups.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Messages on Remind can be sent through the company’s mobile app or directly to users’ phones as SMS messages. In late 2018, Grey received word from two Canadian carriers, Rogers and Bell, that they would soon begin charging a higher fee—about 25 times higher, Grey says—for its users to receive Remind messages. Of its U.S.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

Frontline Education , a provider of K-12 data software, is developing a new feature (or “skill”) for Alexa that allows administrators to access data, such as teacher evaluation reports and employment rates, through voice-activated commands. Kahoot adds the ability to create and host quizzes and other content from its mobile app.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

If schools are to genuinely prepare graduates to be powerful lifelong learners, they must stop blocking mobile devices, digital environments, and online communities out of fear, nostalgia, or concerns about maintaining control. Instead, schools must find ways to enable robust digital learning for all students.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 4, 2018

Welcome to NEO Blog 2018! Today we launch right in with a topic that is on the minds and hearts of many teachers – the “digital divide”; that silent, pernicious socioeconomic gap between students that have and students that do not have access to technology. Now, however, access to technology is becoming a rights issue.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Market data and services firm MDR has updated a wide-ranging survey it last fielded in 2018 about teachers and tech, and the resulting report, “How 2020 Shifted Perceptions of Technology in the Classroom,” illustrates how COVID-19’s disruptions have upended some edtech trends and accelerated others. Apparently 1:1 device access.

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