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CTL Introduces the Next-Generation 11.6” Chromebook: the CTL Chromebook PX111E Series

August 9, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

Beaverton, OR – CTL, a global cloud-computing solution leader for education and enterprise, announced today the introduction of the new ... Read more

Live @ CoSN2024

Show Stopper—CTL on Connected Chromebooks

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 by Kevin Hogan

CTL, a global cloud-computing solution leader for education, will present at the upcoming Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) conference in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday, ... Read more

Elevate your teaching with a dynamic and powerful device

May 15, 2024March 7, 2024 by Jeff Festa

Chromebooks help educators and students collaborate more easily and problem-solve faster on the same interface. Vivacity Tech PBC is the ... Read more

Innovation Insights

Crunch the Numbers: New data on student tech use; Chromebook predictions; and the impact of pandemic relief funds

February 27, 2024February 26, 2024 by Kevin Hogan

Qustodio today released their 5th Annual Report, offering valuable insights into children’s digital habits across 2023. “Born connected: The rise ... Read more

IT Innovations

How IT leaders tackle 7 digital asset management challenges

August 14, 2023August 2, 2023 by Emily Stapf, Customer Success Manager, Incident IQ

Proper digital asset management lets IT leaders take the lead in helping schools unlock the full potential of digital devices.

With kids out the school door for the summer, IT leaders now face the daunting task of organizing, identifying, and managing the many thousands of devices per district…

Digital Learning Tools

Why connected laptops are a pathway to digital liberation

January 4, 2024May 24, 2023 by Elliott Levine, Director of Worldwide Public Sector and Education, Qualcomm Technologies

As learning goes digital with online components, demand will grow for connected laptop capabilities that extend beyond just word processing.

The introduction of always-connected PCs and Chromebooks continues to be the catalyst for digitally liberating many students. Now is an especially exciting time to turn to this idea…

IT Innovations

How to move your schools from AUPs to RUPs

December 5, 2022July 13, 2022 by Tyson Poppleton, Science Teacher, Centennial Senior High School

RUPs are a call to action for teachers and administrators to engineer solutions to help students stay engaged in the learning process

Within the past few years, thanks to COVID-19 and distance learning, the amount of technology in schools across the country has increased a hundredfold. Many districts are now…

Newsline

Kajeet Awards $550,000 To 22 Organizations for Purchasing Connectivity Solutions That Drive Digital Inclusion in Education

June 23, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

MCLEAN, VA. (PRWEB) JUNE 23, 2022 — Kajeet®, a leading provider of wireless connectivity, software and hardware solutions that deliver secure, ... Read more

eSchool Media

How to bundle education device management

December 22, 2021 by Nadav Avni, Chief Marketing Officer, Radix Technologies

Managing thousands of devices across classrooms and districts isn't easy, but bundling education device management can simplify the process

Technology has opened up endless possibilities in classrooms around the world. For one, access to education has been significantly broadened, ... Read more

Newsline

Students Learn with Fewer Interruptions Thanks to New Library Check-Out Charging Solutions

June 9, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

2020 was a rough and unpredictable year for students and teachers, to put it mildly--and the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted some interesting learning trends

Power access issues in schools solved by a new portable charging solution. Bradenton, FL.—May 25th, 2021—JAR Systems has launched a ... Read more

District Management

4 lessons the edtech industry should take from the pandemic

April 28, 2021 by Michelle Brown, Founder & CEO, CommonLit, Inc.

The COVID-19 pandemic taught everyone how valuable education is—here’s what the industry must do better

In some ways, edtech has risen to the challenge brought on by the pandemic, but the field has also learned some things the hard way. Here are four…

COVID-19 Update

A tech leader’s tips for making remote learning safe

February 22, 2021February 17, 2021 by Dan Burke, Director of Technology, Mesa County Valley School District 15, Colorado

How our 22,000-student district is using a web content filtering platform to keep students safe and on task when learning remotely

When COVID forced school districts nationwide to quickly pivot to remote learning, we not only had to configure mobile devices for students to take home, but also implement…

Newsline

Tobii Dynavox launches Boardmaker 7 – the new platform for special education

November 20, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

These key imperatives for moving forward in the fight for equity in education can help guide teachers and school leaders

Tobii Dynavox, the global leader in assistive technology for communication, today announced the new generation of its special education platform ... Read more

Newsline

Trox Launches New SHIELD Protection Program for Chromebooks and Other Mobile Devices

October 22, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Trox, a leading North American provider of education technology and collaboration solutions, today announced the launch of its new proprietary ... Read more

District Management

Whatever it takes: How this district pivoted with the pandemic

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020 by Kevin Hogan

When speaking with Andrew Wallace, Director of Technology, South Portland Maine Schools, two classic marketing slogans come to mind: “Think Different” and “Just Do It.” Whether it is…

Digital Learning Tools

How we turned around our ability to support BYOD for now and for the future

December 7, 2022April 9, 2019 by Scott Leppelman

Rio Rancho (NM) Public Schools is the state’s third-largest school district; it has 18,000 students and more than 2,000 employees across 19 schools.

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8 ways to reduce device damage in 1:1 programs

January 23, 2019January 22, 2019 by Doug Johnson

As a technology user, I have over the years: Dropped and broken my phone’s screen Spilled liquid on my laptop’s keyboard, frying the motherboard Pulled the cord out…

eClassroom News

Here’s my secret for better classroom management

February 15, 2019September 25, 2018 by Susan Sebastiani

At Flagstaff Academy in Colorado, I am lucky to head up the SmartLab facility and offer guided lessons to all K-5 classrooms. Couple this with 15 years of…

Blended Learning

Getting started with blended learning

May 14, 2018April 30, 2018 by Raymond Steinmetz

Last school year, our school started a one-to-one Chromebook initiative for the sixth grade. That meant our incoming seventh-graders would not only have Chromebooks, they would know how…

District Management

6 tips for making the most of your Chromebooks

October 6, 2017October 4, 2017 by Elisabeth Mooring

Before my second year of teaching, my principal suggested that I pilot a class set of 35 Chromebooks in my ninth- and 11th-grade English classes. In exchange for…

IT Management

These 8 schools have A+ mobile device programs—here’s why

March 31, 2017March 29, 2017 by Dave Saltmarsh

Technology continues to raise the bar of what is possible in education. As more schools discover the power and benefits of education technology, mobile devices such as Chromebooks,…

District Management

If you give a kindergartner a Chromebook…

October 16, 2017February 10, 2017 by Laura Ascione

Although even the youngest children are considered tech-savvy today, there exists a difference between a child who knows how to use a tablet to watch videos and a…

IT Management

School district invents custom charging solution for all schools

February 9, 2017 by Abi Mandelbaum

As Denton Independent School District (ISD) prepares for future ready classrooms with technology and builds new schools, the Texas district ... Read more

Edtech Trends

New generation of Chromebooks designed for millions of students and educators

January 25, 2023January 25, 2017 by Naveen Viswanatha

[Editor’s Note: At Bett, one of the largest education technology conferences in the world, Google is announcing a new line ... Read more

Newsline

Promethean Planet joins forces with ClassFlow

September 30, 2024September 30, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Promethean Planet, an interactive whiteboard community for educators, is now part of ClassFlow, a collaborative teaching and learning software community. With the merger, all lessons and resources designed…

IT Management

These students are fixing school Chromebooks — and getting paid

July 15, 2016July 15, 2016 by Brianna Calix, Merced Sun-Star

This article is no longer available.

District Management

Stop asking whether laptops improve learning outcomes

July 29, 2016July 11, 2016 by Peter West

The media might not be able to get past the question -- but we in education need to dig deeper.

STEM & STEAM

5 ways music and tech are adding a little STEAM to our lessons

June 7, 2016June 6, 2016 by Jilian Reynolds

Technology plus music is an easy, accessible way to add STEAM to lessons -- and best of all, students love it.

District Management

How to manage your one-to-one program after you hand out devices

May 18, 2016May 18, 2016 by Bridget McCrea

After the Chromebooks and iPads are distributed, admins and IT teams must keep breaking down silos and asking the tough questions. Here's how some districts are seeing success.

District Management

Why some schools pay $100 more for the same iPads

March 10, 2016March 9, 2016 by Dennis Pierce

Irrespective of size or volume purchase, some districts are paying too much for technology. Experts discuss various solutions to the ‘broken’ process of ed-tech purchasing.

All Apps For Schools

Curriculum Foundry integrates with Google Drive, Google Apps for Education

February 22, 2016February 5, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Learning.com's Curriculum Foundry, a solution for seamlessly accessing, organizing and sharing digital content, is now fully integrated with Google Drive and Google Apps for Education. The growing number…

STEM & STEAM

Wireless sensors help students connect with science

January 27, 2016January 27, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Sensor-based lab investigations provide rich opportunities for students to deepen their science understanding and develop hands-on experience using tools like those used by real-life scientists and engineers. PASCO…

Teaching Trends

Most Popular of 2015, No. seven: 6 reasons why Chromebooks are the device of the moment

December 23, 2015 by Stephen Noonoo

What makes Chromebooks popular, and will they outlast their buzz? Ed. note: We’re counting down the top stories of 2015 ... Read more

District Management

Digital rights group alleges Google invades student privacy

December 17, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Google is being accused of invading the privacy of students using laptop computers powered by the internet company's Chrome operating system. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital rights…

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6 reasons why Chromebooks are the device of the moment

December 16, 2015November 6, 2015 by By Stephen Noonoo, Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/stephenoonoo' target='_blank'>@stephenoonoo</a>

By all accounts, Chromebooks are the device of the moment. But why? We look at the reasons Chromebooks are surging in schools.

Teaching Trends

Best Practices for Integrating Chromebooks into Teaching & Learning

December 22, 2015October 6, 2015 by Vcarlson

Chromebooks, the lightweight laptops that run software from the Internet instead of a local hard drive, have skyrocketed in popularity ... Read more

Teaching Trends

Chromebooks in Education: Using Google (Chromebooks) to flip your classroom

December 22, 2015October 5, 2015 by Jeff Festa

Filmed at BETT 2013, Bruno Reddy from King Solomon’s Academy in London shares his experience working with Chromebooks and Google ... Read more

Teaching Trends

Case Study: Chromebooks for Education: KIPP Academy of Opportunity, Los Angeles, CA

December 22, 2015October 5, 2015 by Jeff Festa

Chromebooks for Education connect students and teachers at KIPP Academy of Opportunity with the power of the web.

Teaching Trends

Students help launch one-to-one Chromebook program

December 31, 2015September 11, 2015 by By Angie Mason, York Daily Record, Pa.

This article is no longer available.

Crunch the Numbers: New data on student tech use; Chromebook predictions; and the impact of pandemic relief funds

How IT leaders tackle 7 digital asset management challenges

Why connected laptops are a pathway to digital liberation

How to move your schools from AUPs to RUPs

Kajeet Awards $550,000 To 22 Organizations for Purchasing Connectivity Solutions That Drive Digital Inclusion in Education

How to bundle education device management

Students Learn with Fewer Interruptions Thanks to New Library Check-Out Charging Solutions

4 lessons the edtech industry should take from the pandemic

A tech leader’s tips for making remote learning safe

Tobii Dynavox launches Boardmaker 7 – the new platform for special education

Trox Launches New SHIELD Protection Program for Chromebooks and Other Mobile Devices

Whatever it takes: How this district pivoted with the pandemic

How we turned around our ability to support BYOD for now and for the future

8 ways to reduce device damage in 1:1 programs

Here’s my secret for better classroom management

Getting started with blended learning

6 tips for making the most of your Chromebooks

If you give a kindergartner a Chromebook…

School district invents custom charging solution for all schools

New generation of Chromebooks designed for millions of students and educators

Promethean Planet joins forces with ClassFlow

Stop asking whether laptops improve learning outcomes

5 ways music and tech are adding a little STEAM to our lessons

Why some schools pay $100 more for the same iPads

Curriculum Foundry integrates with Google Drive, Google Apps for Education

Wireless sensors help students connect with science

Most Popular of 2015, No. seven: 6 reasons why Chromebooks are the device of the moment

Digital rights group alleges Google invades student privacy

6 reasons why Chromebooks are the device of the moment

Best Practices for Integrating Chromebooks into Teaching & Learning

Chromebooks in Education: Using Google (Chromebooks) to flip your classroom

Case Study: Chromebooks for Education: KIPP Academy of Opportunity, Los Angeles, CA

Students help launch one-to-one Chromebook program

Greenville County Schools Partners With Hats & Ladders To Prepare Students For Lifelong Career Success

Lingvano Sign Language Learning App Reaches 2.5 Million Learners Milestone

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: PepsiCo Foods North America and LNESC Partner to Bridge the Digital Literacy Divide

New Capstone Resources from Genentech and Discovery Education Empower High School Students to Explore Biotechnology

Edthena Introduces VC3, the Next Evolution of Video Coaching for Educators

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