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4 Tips for using accessibility features to promote inclusion

Neo LMS

Read more: 6 Awesome examples of EdTech for the visually impaired student. Instead of singling out specific students to use some of the accessibility features built into their laptop, tablet, or mobile device, offer as an option for every student. Encourage usage.

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K–12 Schools Need Strong Mobile Device Management Services

EdTech Magazine

With one-to-one device and BYOD programs now commonplace in K–12 schools, IT leaders need to ensure they have control over the myriad personal laptops, tablets and phones K–12 stakeholders use on a daily basis. . In 2018, the demand for mobile devices in K–12 rose 10 percent in the United States, with sales rising from 5.5

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

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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Purchasing Devices Does Not Equate to Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Below are some lessons we learned after hitting the reset button on our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative in order to get it right that I captured in a 2015 post. William Horton says it best, "Unless you get instructional design right, technology can only increase the speed and certainty of failure."

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Education needs to go back to school for cybersecurity

eSchool News

The year before the pandemic saw sky-high growth and adoption in education technology, with global edtech investments reaching €15.87 Many education institutions have their own bring your own device (BYOD) policies, while downloads of educational apps have risen by 130 percent over the past year. The growing edtech challenge.

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How to Secure the Work-From-Home Environment

EdTech Magazine

Should Schools Supply Desktops and Laptops? Now is not the time to rush a BYOD program into production, especially given other stresses on teachers to learn new tools and ways of interacting with students. An investment in reducing the risk of end-user compromise delivers the biggest bang for the buck.

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Making the Call on Mobile Device Management: What Should Schools Be Asking?

EdTech Magazine

But there’s a big challenge that all education IT leaders face : Managing smartphones, laptops and other connected devices securely and at scale. MORE FROM EDTECH : K–12 schools need strong mobile device management services. MORE FROM EDTECH : How technology can improve digital citizenship in K–12. This matters for MDM.

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