EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Programs that provide students with an assigned laptop, tablet or Chromebook level the playing field for students’ technology access at school. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 schools should start to configure their networks in the age of mobile devices and IoT! They also enhance the learning experience for those students.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2019

That means we shouldn’t just use edtech to replace worksheets, run “drill and kill” exercises, or crunch assessment performance numbers. Students can access learning materials outside of school. Ensuring internet access outside of school. Technology will help create equity in schools when it’s used powerfully.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 31, 2021

As soon as the boxes of laptops arrived at the homes of Casa Blanca Community School students, the phone calls to school leaders began. As they removed the laptops from boxes and figured out how to turn them on, the school community took the first of many steps toward becoming a tech-endowed dynamo in distance learning.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Edtech gives students with physical disabilities a voice. Read more: 4 Tips for using accessibility features to promote inclusion. Edtech helps alleviate attendance issues. Edtech allows students to pace their work. Doing so on a laptop or tablet lets their classmates move on to other assignments.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how libraries can use makerspaces to teach STEM! The space was outfitted with modern furniture, laptops and audiovisual equipment. . It’s a coffeehouse feel, warm and inviting,” Superintendent Shawn Bishop told EdTech for a previous story. Student Feedback Can Be Helpful for Library Design.

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Neo LMS

JULY 2, 2020

In fact, any edtech leader, IT manager, or anyone in charge of implementing new technology has actually been a change manager in one way or another. Helping teachers and admins see the value of edtech. As long as your school’s edtech solutions effectively solve their problems, it’s hard for teachers not to see their value.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 14, 2020

Building a successful edtech strategy boils down to goal setting and finding the right foundations from the beginning. Even if that sounds simple, there are some barriers that technology specialists and school leaders face when working with edtech. 6 Building blocks for a successful edtech strategy.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2018

With Carvalho at the helm, the Florida district went fully one-to-one with laptops, a bold move that Carvalho says is already paying dividends. EdTech: Focus on K–12 Managing Editor Jena Passut spoke with Carvalho about innovation at M-DCPS and what his district’s journey can teach other schools that want to move forward.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Then you won’t want to miss the advantages (and disadvantages) to modern EdTech. 1990 – The Internet brings about unprecedented access to information. Click here for a more complete timeline on the history of EdTech. While interesting, the history of EdTech probably doesn’t help your students very much in the here and now.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 16, 2019

K–12 schools now have much more flexibility to fund projects, thanks to the Federal Communications Commission ’s recent announcement to make internet access a priority, combined with an increase to the annual E-rate cap from $2.4 MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out everything you need to know about E-rate. billion to $3.9

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

A recent National Science Board report indicates 78 percent of educators say they have on-demand access to digital cameras; 5 1 percent use interactive whiteboards ; and 68 percent report that their school meets or exceeds the Federal Communications Commission’s minimum internet bandwidth recommendations for K–12 institutions. Here’s how.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

That preparation starts early in their 21st-century classrooms, where students and teachers get access to standardized technologies. The district recently modernized its ed tech with updated Chromebooks, teacher laptops and Promethean ActivPanel displays.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Educators consider laptops, like the ever-popular Chromebook , to be the most effective technology in the classroom. The report, which surveyed 1,200 teachers in 16 countries, found that laptops still aid teaching better than any other form of technology. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: See how education robotics companies are invigorating K–12 learning. Access to social technologies combined with an increasing recognition of the need for unstructured play and flexible learning environments has prompted pedagogical shifts that help students engage, rather than simply observe.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 7, 2014

The teachers I was working with only had access to a laptop cart, thus apps that had to be downloaded on a device were not an option. At the meeting later that day I introduced each of the tools to the group and noted which ones did not require student access to a computer. Within minutes I was bombarded with so many new tools.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 5, 2024

Collaboration: These spaces, with group-friendly furniture layouts and EdTech , serve as hubs for peer-to-peer learning and teamwork, helping students develop essential social and communication skills. Assess the existing technology and infrastructure and determine if additional EdTech or upgrades are needed.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2019

Each student receives either a Lenovo touch-screen laptop or a Microsoft Surface for use in the classroom and for homework. MORE FROM EDTECH: Find out how K-12 schools can balance privacy and security protocols. As the technology director at Harpeth Hall, Justin Dover works to provide a layer of safety for students’ internet access.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Most school buildings predate the tablets and laptops that students are using by several decades, and although school leaders have done their best to incorporate technology into instruction, they have been aiming at a moving target. by EdTech Staff.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In the past, one measure of success for one-to-one computing programs in K–12 schools was simply getting devices into students’ hands so they could access the internet and other digital resources. Today, one-to-one programs are common, and success now encompasses getting devices into students’ hands and keeping them operational.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2019

BECOME AN INSIDER: Sign up access to exclusive EdTech videos, whitepapers and articles. K–12 schools are also diversifying their device footprints , using everything from school-issued laptops to interactive touch panels. Here, accessibility matters. Who has access to this technology? The State of STEM Classrooms.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

School districts can’t just invest in laptops, mobile devices and other hardware, then call it a day. Buryanek recently talked with EdTech about how her district is tackling the challenge of digital equity one teacher and one mobile hotspot at a time. EDTECH: What challenges related to digital equity are you facing in your district?

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2022

School-issued laptops became a valuable bridge to learning and community when schools switched to remote learning during the pandemic lockdown. Now the access is just…

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2022

This will take many forms, from institutions evolving their operations to students optimizing their learning with technology to caregivers connecting directly with their children’s education through edtech services. Data is abundant and the key to today’s edtech solutions Data is critical to unlock the potential of edtech solutions.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 25, 2023

Teachers and students in today’s classrooms expect reliable internet connections, wide coverage and speedy access. I say potential because this depends on the devices you buy, how you deploy them, how dense your network is and whether end users have upgraded their laptops, tablets and smartphones to…

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Edtech is ubiquitous in classrooms today, especially considering that the COVID-19 pandemic did something that previously seemed impossible. It thrust virtually every school into the deep-end of edtech, starting with remote learning. Amid those struggles, the global edtech market has surpassed $100 billion in value.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Without reliable access to the internet and devices like laptops or cell phones, college students probably aren’t going to succeed in online learning. At the heart of the study were inquiries about “edtech self-efficacy,” defined in the report as confidence in one’s ability to learn new technology.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

When schools went remote in 2020, the demand for laptops and tablets skyrocketed. Click the banner to access exclusive educational tech content when you register as an Insider. This depleted inventories, accelerated the need for computer chips and created sustained shortages. Read on to learn five reasons this situation persists.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Naturally, this posed some challenges for many teachers, especially those who weren’t used to using edtech tools such as a learning management system (LMS ) or a video conferencing platform to deliver educational content. The bottom line is that there are multiple advantages to using edtech in hybrid classes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 19, 2022

A study from the company found that half of 18-24-year olds have limited access to a laptop, tablet or PC. Beyond Digital Literacy: How EdTech Fosters Children’s Social-Emotional Development. Read on… Ask a Tech Teacher has several articles on this topic that you’ll find interesting: How to Assess Digital Literacy.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Many will also have new laptops or tablets through one-to-one computing programs , upgraded classroom technology for blended learning , and teachers trained to more effectively use technology to personalize instruction. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how blended learning has developed in K–12 over the years. Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:44.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Now, we know that edtech has been proven to improve test scores and overall classroom engagement. But, how does the 2010 vision for edTech match what’s actually happening today? ” The 1:1 initiative aimed for districts to issue each student a laptop for use in-school and at home. . 7 YEARS LATER… 1. Indeed, $2.3

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The truth is edtech products that foster more learning than would happen in analogue settings can be difficult to find. So naturally, one of the big questions we face is, how can we help ensure effective edtech happens more often? We also suggest emailing researchers for access to journal articles that are behind paywalls. (If

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

With the new year now upon us, listed below are six edtech resolutions for 2016. Commit to Ensuring Equity in Access and Opportunity. Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “

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ViewSonic Education

JUNE 28, 2022

Digital Accessibility . Digital accessibility is concerned with providing equal access to digital media to all students, regardless of any disabilities or impairments they may have. Communication skills can be aided by a wide range of EdTech. And Why It’s Crucial at Schools) or discover Viewsonic’s EdTech solutions. .

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2022

What held me back was a lack of access to technology and a lack of being forced to be innovative with edtech. What held me back was a lack of access to technology and a lack of being forced to be innovative with edtech. John no longer had access to a laptop. I taught in a brick and mortar school.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2021

billion in venture and private equity capital across 130 deals, according to the EdSurge edtech funding database. edtech industry. Edtech investing exploded in 2020. edtech deals were blueblood firms, like Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst, along with new funds betting on education startups for the first time.

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 23, 2024

By weaving in versatile furniture and innovative EdTech right from the beginning, we set the stage for classrooms that can effortlessly accommodate a broad, evolving spectrum of teaching strategies and learning journeys. Picture a classroom equipped with flexible furniture, advanced EdTech , writable walls, and cozy seating areas.

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