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K–12 Districts Prepare Students for Careers in the Tech-Dominated Economy

EdTech Magazine

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. Start small with a robotics competition or a club,” he says.

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School STEM Labs Inspire Students, Power Innovation

EdTech Magazine

Thomas School near Seattle hopes to encourage students to develop a passion for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by starting them young and engaging them with cool, new learning spaces featuring robots and 3D virtual reality computers. Robots and Virtual Reality Provide Hands-On Experience.

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35 edtech innovations we saw at FETC 2023

eSchool News

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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Companies Invest in Preparing K–12 Students as Older Sectors Become Tech Integrated

EdTech Magazine

The partnership, called “Blue 365,” will focus on some of the most common tech solutions being introduced into the agricultural sphere , including cloud technology, robotics and advanced communications, according to Mary Snapp, corporate vice president and lead for Microsoft Philanthropies. .

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DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable

eSchool News

Internet access is not affordable for all families, so that raises the question around whether this is about equitable access to technology or about affordability. We also are 1:1 with our devices–our students do take their HP or Lenovo laptops home. In my opinion, the issue is beyond being equitable.

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Analysis: Is Higher Ed Ready for the Tech Expectations of the Teens of 2022?

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Not quite enough time for our robot overlords to overtake us, but both distant and soon enough to make us wonder. million new students have been connected to high-speed access since 2013, and 98 percent of school districts now meet the Federal Communications Commission’s 100 kpbs/student goal for internet access, there remain 2.3

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Education Technology Trends for 2017: An Interview With Martin McKay.

EdTech4Beginners

Martin also serves in working groups to advise the US Department of Education on the accessibility of education materials, and Universal Design for Learning. I also expect to see a lot more robotics and makerspaces in schools. Do kids who have access to Text-to-speech voluntarily choose to read higher level or more advanced content?

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