eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2020

When Project Tomorrow surveyed students in 2015 about what they envision schools will look like in 2020, one student described school as being the place where there would be more educational videos, online class discussions, online games, and texting between teachers and students. Everyone would have their tablet or laptop.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2025

So she checked out masters degrees she could pursue remotely, on her laptop, which she was sure would be much cheaper. The price for the same degree, online, was just as much. While consumers complained about remote learning during the pandemic, online enrollment has been rising faster than was projected before Covid hit.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2020

It couldn’t get vendors to commit to a delivery date for orders of laptops it placed in early March, according to Education Week. Children from families with a household income of less than $25,000 per year are 10 times less likely to participate in remote learning than children from families earning more than $100,000.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. The student can be responsible for their own learning and feel good about being responsible for their own learning,” Evans said.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The Tech Truck is just one of many professional development formats that CPS leaders have deployed to provide the ongoing and in-depth PD that teachers need to fully embrace and succeed with the technology they’re expected to incorporate into their pedagogy, says Erin Heinrich, one of the district’s blended-learning coordinators.

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 22, 2022

These can all assist users who may have physical impairments that make it difficult to operate a mouse, laptop touchpad, or touchscreen. . This is especially important with any digital media that is directly accessible by students, such as online learning materials, as well as any digital media that is used by teachers during lessons. .

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edWeb.net

JULY 2, 2020

When Project Tomorrow surveyed students in 2015 about what they envision schools will look like in 2020, one student described school as being the place where there would be more educational videos, online class discussions, online games, and texting between teachers and students. Everyone would have their tablet or laptop.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2020

We educators understand online learning, probably have taken classes this way, but we haven’t yet wrapped our brains around how to make it work in OUR classes. In fact, the biggest question I get from teachers in my online classes and on my blog is: “How do I do it?” How do I make online learning personal?

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 28, 2020

But when some normalcy is restored and opportunities arise again for more deliberate implementation of remote learning , what tools can help make the experience a success? The surge in e-learning for K–12 schools has also put a stronger spotlight on persistent issues of equity.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2020

But when some normalcy is restored and opportunities arise again for more deliberate implementation of remote learning , what tools can help make the experience a success? The surge in e-learning for K–12 schools has also put a stronger spotlight on persistent issues of equity.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 26, 2020

Milton Area School District in central Pennsylvania, for example, found that purchasing laptops and tablets for students was not enough to prepare them for virtual instruction. MASD realized that some students — and even teachers — did not have at-home internet connections to use devices for online learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2025

Some of that can be attributed to the pandemic and the loss of foundational academic and social skills during online learning. They also may find playing the game off-putting, she says, or havent had access to technology that can help them, like online tutoring sites, a good laptop or AI programs.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

While the pandemic still took its toll, adapting to online learning was smoother in Lindsay due to its preexisting infrastructure and history of adaptation. Lindsay’s ability to rapidly pivot to remote learning in spring 2020 was largely due to preexisting infrastructure. The post How to do online learning well?

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2019

Laptops sit much lower on a work surface. Does your school issue laptops or Chromebooks to all students? Thomas School, for example, provides each student with a laptop and has two dedicated STEM spaces. Often, commons-type spaces combine an array of technology and furnishings to facilitate several types of learning.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Students use laptops, tablets, and myriad software to complete in-class work and at-home assignments. In a survey of 1,000 long-time high school teachers, 73% say their classrooms use laptops and tablets daily. What areas of edtech learning should teachers focus on. Technology plays a prominent role in the modern classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2020

Someone will always be left behind as one teacher figures out a pedagogical shift that matters and another does not, or as one school maximizes its use of technology while another school struggles to get laptops into its students’ hands. Let’s think in terms of complexities and unities rather than in distance and fragments.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

When Nettie Johnson fired up her first online class for her fifth graders in Topeka, Kansas last March, she knew they were flying by the seat of their pants. She had her laptop and Wi-Fi “but it was really difficult because if I was sharing my screen, I couldn’t really see the kids. Her fellow teachers commiserated. Their smiles!

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2020

Additionally, Alamo Colleges District invested $5 million in laptops, hotspots and other technology tools specifically for remote learning and working. One possible approach could be to incorporate laptop and technology accessory needs, like hotspot activation and coverage, into the tuition and fees cost structure.

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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. A new survey shows that college students’ attitudes correlate with their personal experiences with online learning.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 30, 2018

Ideally, it will be a space that allows for a laptop, tablet, or computer, so your child can work on online learning. It’s always helpful to have a quiet space to work in, so set up an area in your home that is solely for doing homework. It should be well-lit and comfortable, away from the flow of traffic in the house.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 7, 2020

But when some normalcy is restored and opportunities arise again for more deliberate implementation of remote learning , what tools can help make the experience a success? The surge in e-learning for K–12 schools has also put a stronger spotlight on persistent issues of equity.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2020

But when some normalcy is restored and opportunities arise again for more deliberate implementation of remote learning , what tools can help make the experience a success? The surge in e-learning for K–12 schools has also put a stronger spotlight on persistent issues of equity.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 2, 2020

But when some normalcy is restored and opportunities arise again for more deliberate implementation of remote learning , what tools can help make the experience a success? The surge in e-learning for K–12 schools has also put a stronger spotlight on persistent issues of equity.

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Tools Laptops Learning Accessibility 150

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 3, 2020

Milton Area School District in central Pennsylvania, for example, found that purchasing laptops and tablets for students was not enough to prepare them for virtual instruction. MASD realized that some students — and even teachers — did not have at-home internet connections to use devices for online learning.

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Digital Divide Tablets Laptops Online Learning 150

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 1, 2020

Milton Area School District in central Pennsylvania, for example, found that purchasing laptops and tablets for students was not enough to prepare them for virtual instruction. MASD realized that some students — and even teachers — did not have at-home internet connections to use devices for online learning.

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Digital Divide Tablets Laptops Online Learning 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 29, 2020

Milton Area School District in central Pennsylvania, for example, found that purchasing laptops and tablets for students was not enough to prepare them for virtual instruction. MASD realized that some students — and even teachers — did not have at-home internet connections to use devices for online learning.

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Digital Divide Tablets Laptops Online Learning 150

EdTech Magazine

MAY 26, 2020

Milton Area School District in central Pennsylvania, for example, found that purchasing laptops and tablets for students was not enough to prepare them for virtual instruction. MASD realized that some students — and even teachers — did not have at-home internet connections to use devices for online learning.

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Digital Divide Tablets Laptops Online Learning 150

More Verbs

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

It’s easy to walk into a big box store or search eBay and look at some of the inexpensive tablets and laptops that are available, then look at the per-pupil cost of a MLTI and think that it could be made less expensive. The first misunderstanding is that MLTI simply buys a laptop or tablet for each student.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Many universities encourage students to purchase laptops that they can bring to class. Charities like One Laptop per Child provide low-cost laptops to disadvantaged students. Over the past few years, I have noticed an increasing number of students who bring laptops to class. Read the original article. Here’s what I found.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 19, 2020

Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning or The 30 Goals Challenge or take a fully accredited online course for graduate credit ( Online Learning Best Practices , Connected Educators or TESOL Methodologies )! Unplugged activities allow educators to teach coding away from laptops and tablets.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 16, 2018

They have grown up with technology and have somewhat adapted to using it and can learn a lot more easily with it. 7 Reasons online educational tools should be used in your classroom: Technology driven education increases the learning and retention rates of the tech-savvy generation. Technology allows global learning.

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EdTech4Beginners

AUGUST 4, 2020

With online learning, there has been a deliberate change from the traditional class setup. . But, does e-learning have any benefit for teachers? Online learning is rich with materials such as videos and photos, and various websites. Benefits of E-learning for Teachers. Online learning is practical.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 25, 2020

Witnessing how many students lacked access to the most basic components of online learning—devices and internet access—LEANLAB and their partners across the metro region took immediate action. million in funds to provide 1,528 laptops, tablets, and devices, as well as 869 hotspots for local students.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Not all parents have the luxury of working from home, and many households lack sufficient technology to support their children’s online learning. Compounding the issue this spring was that demand for devices outpaced supply , delaying purchase orders and how quickly districts could send laptops to students.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Support for macOS and Android will follow, meaning it will be able to be used on desktop or laptop computers and smartphones or tablets without the need for any other accessories. The current generation of students is already used to online learning from school so they may find this easier to adapt to.

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More Verbs

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

It’s easy to walk into a big box store or search eBay and look at some of the inexpensive tablets and laptops that are available, then look at the per-pupil cost of a MLTI and think that it could be made less expensive. The first misunderstanding is that MLTI simply buys a laptop or tablet for each student.

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Digital Divide Learning Tablets Laptops 195

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2020

Estrella Rodriguez, a pregnant community college student with her 5-year-old daughter, Nevaeh, is grateful for the women who bought her diapers when they saw her on line at Costco, but also anxious to get her laptop computer back from her shuttered campus. Photo by Uvaldo Rodriguez. That was just so nice.”. It’s pretty crazy right now.

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