Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

It started with a push for desktop computers which soon expanded to iPads and the wonderful apps (like art programs) that made tablets essential tools. Today’s focus is to give every student a digital device, much as kids used to be provided tablets and pencils. Digital books often require their own proprietary program.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2024

Today, even kindergarteners sit in circles on the floor with Wi-Fi tablets on their laps. Here is what you need to know: Sources of RFR exposure The multiple RFR sources in a typical classroom include tablets, laptops, cell phones, clickers, cell boosters, and Wi-Fi networks.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

I have tried to focus instead on actual case studies demonstrating the success of e-learning models in these environments. The pilot generated positive results with the average successful pass rate being 86% across topics. One of the challenges, from an African perspective is Internet access, as well as consistent power. Descomplica.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 3, 2018

The number of devices like tablets, laptops, and smartphones your network is supporting. Here are three key funding sources that can help: The FCC’s federal E-rate program provides public schools and libraries with funding for Internet services.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Please join us for the third annual global conversation about the future of libraries: October 18-19, 2013, [link]. join the Library 2.0 The conference is once again being held entirely online around the clock in multiple languages and time zones. We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Are you still looking for reasons to create e-textbooks for students? If you draw a comparison between the two, i.e., traditional textbooks and interactive textbooks, you will see that e-textbooks clearly fare better than regular textbooks. Create a Digital Library. 4 E-Learning Obstacles in Higher Education.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 19, 2024

Audible occasionally rolls out special offers where members can purchase additional credits at a discounted rate. Audible also works seamlessly on compatible Fire tablets and Kindles. This is great for those who prefer e-readers or tablets for their digital reading experiences.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

Leveraging new funding opportunities such as E-Rate or ESSER, the superintendents faced with unique challenges used the funding sources thoughtfully. ClassLink® OneClick® includes a library of over 5,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google, Office 365, and Dropbox cloud drives.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 29, 2024

An SDK provides the needed libraries and support to ensure this standard is maintained in every eBook reader. It assists in creating and distributing digital content that works on a variety of platforms, including PCs, tablets, and smartphones. To build these, there is a need for an ePUB3-compliant reading system.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Partnering with school districts across the country, the program offers free high-speed data and free mobile hotspots–and access to at-cost laptops and tablets. The importance of enhanced cybersecurity for schools as the FCC considers modifications to the E-rate program also emerged as a must-know.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of teachers surveyed by Pew reported using mobile phones in the classroom or to complete assignments, while almost half (45%) reported using e-readers and tablet computers.

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The free, digital and happily diverse anthology curates and shares e-books, authors, and reader’s guides. Users can set up shelves, print and rate and comment on their readings. At the same time, we’ve seen the rise of tablet-style learning and iPad schools. But the students were all looking at their tablets.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. First, you can discover new tools rated for learning. How does your library manage digital collections?

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

According to the most recent figures from Funds for Learning, E-Rate applicants nationwide requested almost $748 million in discounts against the purchase of just over $1 billion in Category Two products and services, which are detailed in this chart (right). Or are there mobile laptop/tablet stations?) ?

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of teachers surveyed by Pew reported using mobile phones in the classroom or to complete assignments, while almost half (45%) reported using e-readers and tablet computers.

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Brainscape

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Because it helps you break down your subject into its atomic concepts —whether by making your own flashcards or searching our library for flashcards made by other educators, experts, and top students. Sadler, P., & Good, E. Frequent checkpoint stats allow you to keep a finger on your study progress! link] Son, L.

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Marketplace K-12

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Students participating in the program will receive either a free smartphone, tablet, laptop, or “hotspot” device that offers them access to the web. The offer, announced by Sprint and its foundation, also includes 3 gigabytes per month of high-speed LTE data, and then unlimited data at 2 GB speed after that.

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Hubbli

JULY 4, 2016

According to a survey of more than 40,000 parents in 50 school districts of 22 states, parents prefer school communication via email, e-newsletters, and the school website over more traditional forms of communication such as telephone messages and backpack flyers. How to Give Parents What They’re Looking for Most.

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ViewSonic Education

JULY 30, 2023

You can either have them mounted to the wall, placed on a trolley, or have an e-poster system for even more mobility of the display. 709 color accuracy, and an ultra-fast 3,840Hz refresh rate, the images produced are lifelike and just stunning. Some portable monitors are even more fragile than a standard tablet.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! Huge thanks to the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science , the founding sponsor of the conference. The Rise of the Low-Cost Tablet & the Promise It May Hold for Learning BYOD: Does It Solve or Does It Worsen K-12 Tech Woes?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2019

He reads e-books and takes courses using a tablet computer. She purchased tablets to offer short-term learning opportunities to transient inmates. A pilot program would test the use of tablets in combining online education with classroom teaching in a prison setting. jail, she got support to bring in the tablets.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Traditional textbooks are being replaced by interactive e-books and online resources, giving students dynamic and multimedia-rich content that can be updated as the world changes. Adaptive learning platforms and educational apps cater to individual learning styles and paces, enabling students to progress at their own rate.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2017

Wheeler had been a “champion” of net neutrality and E-rate reform, according to Education Week at least, but his replacement, Trump appointee Ajit Pai, seems poised to lead the agency with a very different set of priorities – and those priorities will likely shape in turn what happens to ed-tech under Trump. .”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

“ New York City libraries have announced they plan to forgive the late fees of all children aged 17 and under in a one-time amnesty event,” The AP reports. Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.” But Do Tablet Programs Work? ” More via Buzzfeed.

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