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JANUARY 30, 2018

Since we didn't have the luxury of designating an extra classroom as a “MakerSpace” we opted for a mobile-cart model. Fast forward to today, and we now have a fleet of 15-20 Mobile MakerSpace carts stored in our Media Center and surrounding hallways. Accessing a cart is as easy as checking out a library book!

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2020

But any high-tech solution brings challenges as well—such as whether all students will have the devices or bandwidth necessary to access them. I was unable to visit the VirBELA demo during the recent ASU conference because my Mac’s operating system is too old to use the system. That group hasn’t yet made its recommendations, she said.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 2, 2019

With mobile device use on the rise – 74 percent of K-12 schools say they have more than one device per student – schools are challenged to optimize their technology use, manage device data across numerous platforms, maintain policy compliance and ensure student safety online. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

EdSurge: How has Vivi affected teacher mobility? Request a demo today and see if your school qualifies for our free pilot program. And teacher mobility definitely encourages students to pay more attention to the learning and instruction that’s going on. Briana Allen: It's had a huge impact. Heading to ISTE?

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 13, 2018

How do we bring school operators and community organizations together to attain critical mass and sustainable change in pursuit of equal access and opportunity for all students? See a prototype demo of the solution! Learn how to optimize your data and mobilize your movement in the digital space. It Takes a Village to Innovate.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Although digital technologies hold great promise in the realm of education, access remains limited for many communities worldwide. One such company, Information Equity Initiative (IEI), is working to bridge the digital divide so that all students have access to educational information. households didn't have broadband access.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

These services include access to an in-house “technical team to help support our startups,” Martin adds. To that point, several teams are building solutions for “feature phones,” mobile devices that can connect to the internet but have limited storage and support for third-party apps.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Most classrooms have access to at least one computer or mobile device, and 77% of school districts have high speed broadband. Thankfully, increasingly accessible technology is allowing teachers to look beyond textbooks, worksheets, and five paragraph essays. Explore a demo of Frontier. Teachers have a lot on their plate.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2019

Presenters at this week’s Demo Day include coding schools, a program to organize student loans and a startup that matches nascent developers with senior mentors to build projects for potential employers. Y Combinator President Geoff Ralston, left, and CEO Michael Seibel take questions from reporters before the second Demo Day of 2019.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 23, 2024

The rise of mobile corporate training apps enables on-the-go training and education, allowing professionals to learn on their own schedules and make the most of their time. In this blog, we will discuss the power of mobile learning and explore the best corporate training apps for on-the-go education. Table of Contents: I.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2018

Developed by CAST , UDL is comprised of three guiding principles that seek to increase engagement and accessibility: Providing learners with multiple means of engagement; representation; and action and expression. Providing text in a digital format will increase opportunities for accessibility and flexibility for all learners.

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

Computers, laptops and mobile devices became more affordable. Broadband internet access and cloud computing made it easier to distribute educational software once sold on floppy disks and CD-ROMs. There were no vendor halls where salespeople demoed their tools.

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MindShift

JULY 17, 2017

That led Ipzy to rebrand herself as Ipzy Studios, but she freely allowed others access to her artwork, with permission to modify, as long as they credited her. The new version of Scratch is being designed to work on mobile devices, so it will be lighter and more flexible. She was becoming a good citizen,” Resnick said. “In

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2020

The free resources from Vernier include the following: Experiment and Sample Data Library: Teachers can access more than 250 free experiments covering many subjects to distribute to students at home. Teachers can also access Lab Builder to customize the experiments for different virtual lab setups, equipment, and learning objectives.

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EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 10, 2018

Innovations within Virtual Reality has reduced the costs of the technology and made it more easily accessible to a wider audience. Released in 2015, The Samsung Gear VR is a mobile virtual reality headset developed by Samsung Electronics, in collaboration with Oculus, and manufactured by Samsung. Samsung Gear VR.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 19, 2024

It has made learning mobile, engaging, and interactive, encouraging students to take an interest in digital learning and retain it. It has brought learners closer to texts, artifacts, and data, providing easy access to knowledge. This synergy of education and technology has been known as EdTech for some time now.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), first published on 9 May 1999 by the Worldwide Consortium (W3C), are part of a series of Web Accessibility Initiatives (WAI). It focused on improving accessibility for three major groups: users with learning disabilities, users with low vision, and mobile device users.

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Hapara

AUGUST 17, 2022

You can download the textbook and access it on a device, without needing to pay a fee for the book or a subscription. Because OER textbooks are digital, teachers and learners can access them online or download them to their devices. With easy access to OER options online, differentiated instruction doesn’t have to be complicated.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Now in its 25th Demo Day, the Silicon Valley accelerator has created a machine for turning fledgling ideas into businesses that get investors salivating—and writing checks. YC Demo Day 1 has begun @ycombinator #ycdemoday pic.twitter.com/YOem8vP3oG. Since 2005, Y Combinator has funded 1,430 companies and nearly 3,500 founders.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2017

The year-long program will give selected students “funding, access to Alexa devices, and mentoring from an Alexa Science team member to develop an undergraduate or graduate curriculum around one or more of these disciplines,” according to a company blog post.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

But with the focus shifting to microlearning and ebooks being accessible on mobile devices, SCORM proves inefficient and time-consuming. LTI enables smooth and secure access to courses and information, thus, enabling a seamless user experience. REQUEST DEMO READ MORE. Purpose of LTI. You May Also Like.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 27, 2022

Teachers are far more accessible now and act as mentors to help students in their overall development. Mobile-based devices have taken learning outside of the classroom. Designing mobile-first responsive content helps students to go through their courses anytime and anywhere. REQUEST DEMO READ MORE. You May Also Like.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 6, 2019

According to the surveyed candidates who are now not working in STEM fields, they did not pursue a STEM career due to a lack of access to resources and opportunities. They can then try and work around the augmented screen, make changes and test possibilities and then take the experiment to the real-world through an actual demo.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 29, 2022

Let us first look at the features of immersive reading and understand how this partnership helps to increase the accessibility of content while also improving reading and writing skills for all learners. It also includes text decoding solutions for students with learning difficulties such as dyslexia facilitating accessibility features.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 2, 2019

Also, since the materials are easily accessible and stored online or even offline in some cases, teachers don’t need to worry if students miss a class. Kitaboo is a cloud-based content platform to create-publish-distribute interactive mobile-ready content. REQUEST DEMO READ MORE. WANT TO KNOW HOW KITABOO WORKS?

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The newer methods of teaching enable post-session content accessibility, contextual relevancy, personal attention, up to date courseware. Better User Interaction: Interactive courseware results in increased involvement with learners since they can access engaging content from their smartphones. REQUEST DEMO READ MORE.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

A lot of students with physical disabilities use the dictation software to access their computers independently. For K-12 students, finding enhanced visuals of plain images on their mobile screen makes for a fun and engaging learning experience. REQUEST DEMO READ MORE. WANT TO KNOW HOW KITABOO WORKS?

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 23, 2019

Always Accessible: Students access smartphones for around five hours a day. By creating digital textbooks for K-12 students, you can ensure that they access their course materials anytime during the day, just like their smartphone content. This allows them to access notes and complete assignments anywhere.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 25, 2019

Cengage recently started the Cengage Unlimited subscription model, where it offers unlimited access to various digital textbooks and course materials at less than half the price of a new book. The idea behind it is to give unlimited access to resources at a specific cost for a specific period. REQUEST DEMO READ MORE.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2018

Among the offerings on display at its demo day on June 13 were a structured gap year program, a tool for pronouncing names correctly and financial lending based on academic merit. Though the startups presented a wide range of ideas, Runway co-founder Phil Kim said what connected them all is an effort to “tackle access and equity.”

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Learning in Hand

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

With Show Controller on, tap the Zoom controller once for quick access to the controls. Another new feature in the Accessibility settings is Speak Screen. Guided Access locks a device into one app. When activated, the Home button does not take you back to the Home screen and you cannot access other apps.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 9, 2019

In this age of digitization, where everything from shopping to banking is available at the click of a button, why not access study materials? Kindle has ensured that the whole world has access to digital books. eBooks or etextbooks are not a new concept anymore. The reason – expensive textbooks. for four months, $179.99

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2021

The integration means that the transformative features developed by InSpace, including video-conferencing for learning and socializing, synchronous and asynchronous chat functions, mobile notifications and virtual office hours for professors and administrators, will be available at the click of a button for Canvas users. “We About InSpace.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 19, 2023

Thus, AR helps to create rich digital content and gives a real-time context to the lesson, enabling a deeper connection and access to all related information at the point of need. This way, students can see the paintings, learn about them, the era in which they lived and the stimuli that influenced their work.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 29, 2024

Benefits of Interactive Digital Textbooks Enriched Learning Experience Personalized Learning Opportunity Accessibility and Portability Collaborative Learning Sustainable Mode of Learning III. Future Trends in Interactive Digital Textbooks Virtual and Augmented Reality Artificial Intelligence Mobile Learning IV.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 16, 2020

This will give the head of the educational institution access to all the data needed to run a school efficiently. Discover how an interactive Digital Learning Content Creation, Delivery & Tracking Platform can help you Kitaboo is a cloud-based content platform to create-publish & securely distribute interactive mobile-ready ebooks.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2018

Quottly at LAUNCH Sydney Johnson How Bigger College Costs Could Mean Smaller Degrees Unaffordable and rising tuition costs have prevented many students from accessing a higher education. IBM Watson Education gave a demo of just such a system on Wednesday, which officials called an “intelligent tutoring system.”

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