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How to help IT teams manage digital transformation

July 9, 2021 by Peter Newton, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Fortinet

District IT teams are tasked with protecting distributed education networks from attacks, while at the same time enabling digital growth.

From educators, IT teams, and school administrators to parents and students, nearly everyone with a stake in the education industry is aware of the promise new digital technologies…

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Tips to help IT teams manage digital transformation

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 by Peter Newton

From educators, IT teams, and school administrators to parents and students, nearly everyone with a stake in the education industry is aware of the promise new digital technologies…

IT Management

Amazon wins $30M contract to sell e-books to NYC schools

April 22, 2016 by Staff & Wire Reports

Amazon.com Inc. has won a $30 million contract to sell digital textbooks to New York City's public schools. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Panel for Educational…

News

Follett acquires ClassBook

March 2, 2016March 2, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Follett announced it has acquired ClassBook, a K-12 education online bookstore that serve schools, teachers, parents, and students. ClassBook provides private and parochial schools with 24/7 bookstores, streamlining…

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Two key steps to using digital content

April 30, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Today, it seems like digital content is king. But how can districts effectively navigate the transition to digital content and digital resources? Despite digital content's benefits, including a…

IT Management

Colorado schools face challenges in transition to digital textbooks

December 16, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Mesa County parent Elizabeth Chiono received letters from some of her son's teachers at the beginning of the school year informing her that he would not get textbooks…

STEM & STEAM

How districts are transitioning to digital content

November 5, 2013April 18, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

As a concept, using digital content in the classroom is nothing new. But making the leap from using traditional print textbooks to fully integrating digital content in the…

District Management

Discovery Education offering schools free digital textbooks

May 10, 2013April 12, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

During a conference on digital learning, award-winning Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho told peers, publishers, and congressmen that going digital in schools is more than just…

District Management

North Carolina pushing for digital devices to replace textbooks

March 29, 2013 by From staff and wire reports

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District Management

Four keys to success with digital textbooks

March 7, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Moving to digital textbooks is easier said than done—it takes months of planning, stakeholder buy-in, and perseverance. A new infographic from OnlineCollege.org pulls data from the Federal Communications…

District Management

Schools shift from textbooks to tablets

March 7, 2013March 6, 2013 by From wire service reports

Well before the cleanup from Superstorm Sandy was in full swing, students could read about the weather system that slammed the East Coast in their textbooks.

Curriculum

Schools confront digital textbook challenges

February 19, 2013February 17, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

The federal Education Department has called for schools to use digital textbooks within the next five years, but what does that mean for school leaders?

Curriculum

Publishers answering the call for digital textbooks

January 16, 2013January 15, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

The call for U.S. schools to move toward digital textbooks within the next five years has some education officials pondering their options. Publishers, meanwhile, are starting to answer…

District Management

Pearson invests in Barnes & Noble’s Nook

January 2, 2013 by From wire service reports

Pearson, the U.K. publisher and education company, is buying a 5-percent stake in Barnes & Noble's Nook eReader as technology companies seek new inroads into the potentially lucrative…

District Management

Top ed-tech news: November/December 2012

May 8, 2013November 19, 2012 by From staff reports

The nation’s top education chief wants textbooks to go all-digital within the next five years … a Georgia elementary-school teacher has made about $1 million selling her lesson…

District Management

State leaders: Here’s how we’re going digital

October 22, 2012October 19, 2012 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

There’s been much recent talk about schools going all-digital--from Arne Duncan’s call to action to the backlash from educators--but implementing digital resources is no easy task. During a…

Curriculum

Can school networks keep up with demands?

November 5, 2013October 17, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

School networks must be equipped to support new technologies if educators and students are to realize the full benefits of these changes—and new data suggest they aren't keeping…

District Management

Readers: Digital textbook implementation just a dream

October 15, 2012October 12, 2012 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

According to readers, though digital textbooks sound good in theory, not all students would have access to these materials from home as well as school. Also, many schools…

District Management

Education chief wants textbooks to go digital

November 20, 2012October 3, 2012 by From wire service reports

Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Oct. 2 called for the nation to move as fast as possible away from printed textbooks and toward digital ones. "Over the next…

District Management

SETDA urges shift to digital instruction

September 26, 2012September 25, 2012 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

Everyone remembers lugging a 20-pound textbook. But should today’s students still have to consult hefty—and often outdated—printed texts? And should states and districts still pay for resources that…

How to help IT teams manage digital transformation

Tips to help IT teams manage digital transformation

Amazon wins $30M contract to sell e-books to NYC schools

Follett acquires ClassBook

Two key steps to using digital content

Colorado schools face challenges in transition to digital textbooks

How districts are transitioning to digital content

Discovery Education offering schools free digital textbooks

North Carolina pushing for digital devices to replace textbooks

Four keys to success with digital textbooks

Schools shift from textbooks to tablets

Schools confront digital textbook challenges

Publishers answering the call for digital textbooks

Pearson invests in Barnes & Noble’s Nook

Top ed-tech news: November/December 2012

State leaders: Here’s how we’re going digital

Can school networks keep up with demands?

Readers: Digital textbook implementation just a dream

Education chief wants textbooks to go digital

SETDA urges shift to digital instruction

Ozobot Launches Self-Service Professional Development Courses

Demco Acquires StickTogether, Accelerating StickTogether’s Mission and Expanding Demco’s Range of Innovative Solutions

EPS Learning Programs Selected by Virginia Board of Education as Recommended Literacy Solutions

Vernier Science Education Selects 10 Inspiring STEM Teachers to Join Its New Vernier Trendsetters Community

Vivi for Teachers Launches to Bring Free Classroom Technology to Educators

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