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Zaption wins 2015 LAUNCHedu competition

March 16, 2015 by Laura Ascione

The SXSWedu Conference & Festival announced Zaption as the winner of the fourth annual LAUNCHedu startup competition. After two days of pitching and judging, the announcement was made…

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6 things keeping your CTO up at night

March 11, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea

What CTOs are struggling with, and how teachers and admins can be part of the problem, and the solution Short-staffed, ... Read more

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Students use coding to build their own Minecraft worlds

March 11, 2015 by By Jon Kelvey, Carroll County Times, Westminster, Md.

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Complete Classroom Management for Any Environment

How safe is my student data?

April 2, 2015March 4, 2015 by By Jared Prolo

A few years ago I was attending a meeting at my county office, where a vendor who runs a popular education site was making a presentation. If I’m…

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Some districts ditch online exams for paper and pencil

March 3, 2015 by By Diane Rado, Chicago Tribune

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Admins target metrics with new analytics dashboard

March 2, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Panorama Education, which partners with K-12 schools to collect and analyze feedback from teachers, parents and students, has launched a new Leadership Dashboard designed to provide principals and…

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School officials sweat as online testing looms next week

May 3, 2015February 26, 2015 by By Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel

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5 steps to move technology purchasing into the 21st century

March 3, 2015February 25, 2015 by By John Carver

Choosing and buying the right technology can be a daunting process, especially if you don’t know where to begin With ... Read more

Creating the 21st-century classroom

What is ‘coding’ and should you learn it?

February 20, 2015 by By Omar L. Gallaga, Austin American-Statesman

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Best Practices in School IT Management

ONE way districts are negotiating cheap, reliable internet for themselves

February 18, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea

As an early adopter of the “county-wide internet” concept, the School District of the City of Pontiac in Michigan pays less than a third of the statewide average…

Best Practices for Chromebook Adoption

30,000 Chromebooks reach middle schoolers in N.C. district

December 31, 2015February 17, 2015 by By Andrew Dunn, The Charlotte Observer

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Can self-provisioning your internet save you money?

February 11, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea

In Evan Marwell’s estimation, anywhere from 10 to 15 percent of the nation’s K-12 school districts have self-provisioned their own fiber networks. In most cases, this CEO of…

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FCC’s plan to reclassify internet has big K-12 impact

February 10, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is proposing clear, sustainable, enforceable rules to preserve and protect the open Internet as a place for innovation and free expression. According to an…

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5 overlooked money-saving ideas for ed tech

February 4, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea

As the chief management analyst for the Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) in Bakersfield, Calif., Michelle Plumbtree has gotten up close and personal with a number…

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InfoSnap honored as inaugural Pearson award winner

January 29, 2015 by Laura Ascione

InfoSnap, a provider of cloud-based registration management solutions, is the winner of Pearson’s inaugural Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Integration Excellence Award. Chosen from the more than 100 technology…

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Hillsborough County Schools reveals 99.98% uptime with LMS

January 29, 2015 by Stephen Noonoo

A new system leads to improved outcomes and other revealing data Using a new purpose-built learning management system, Hillsborough County ... Read more

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Common Core, BYOD, assessments among districts’ budget priorities

June 5, 2015January 22, 2015 by Laura Ascione

An annual report based on two large-scale surveys of education decision-makers reveals that school technology budgets are growing stronger, school leaders are seeking Common Core-aligned instructional materials, and…

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Why technology must be invisible during ed tech roll outs

January 21, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea

One district leader shares his philosophy for invisible tech roll outs that focus on goals, not tools When it comes ... Read more

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5 essential tech checks for 2015

January 14, 2015 by By Carlos A. Garcia

It’s hard to believe, but 2015 is already upon us. For technology directors and IT personnel, that means a whole new year of fires to put out, devices…

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