HP launches new education Chromebook
HP Inc.has launched the HP Chromebook 11 G4 Education Edition (EE) -- a durable, lightweight Chromebook designed to meet the needs of students and educators. "The popularity of…
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Kajeet honors ‘Action Heroes’ closing the Homework Gap
Kajeet, a provider of safe mobile student internet connectivity, has launched its 2016 campaign to highlight the “real action heroes” in school districts working to close the Homework…
This is how your infrastructure should look before your next tech rollout
Follow these guidelines to create a technology infrastructure that support teachers and students, and take a quick quiz to test your readiness.
Acer launches no risk laptop seed program
Acer has launched its new Acer Education Seed Program, which offers K-12 schools across the United States an opportunity to test either a cloud-based Acer TravelMate B117 notebook…
TabPilot launches app for classroom management
TabPilot released Teacher Tools for iOS, an app that allows teachers to control student iPads in their classrooms with tools that have previously only been available through the…
Acer introduces ‘game-changing’ TravelMate notebook
Acer on Jan. 20 announced its new TravelMate B117 notebook, tailor-made for the education market and powered by Windows 10 Pro. The notebook supports the Acer TeachSmart solution,…
Lenovo, Google launch Project Tango device
At the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Lenovo announced the development of the first consumer mobile device with Project Tango in collaboration with Google. Available in summer 2016,…
SMART, Samsung offer a boost for collaboration
SMART Technologies, Inc. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. have joined forces to help students attain the 21st-century communication and collaboration skills they need to succeed in the world.…
LEGO’s WeDo 2.0 teaches science, coding
LEGO Education has launched LEGO Education WeDo 2.0, a hands-on science solution designed for elementary classrooms using a robot-based learning system. The solution combines the LEGO brick, classroom-friendly…
Lenovo’s big updates to laptop and tablet lines
New updates include faster speeds and thin devices At the CES show in Las Vegas this week, Lenovo has introduced ... Read more
Digital rights group alleges Google invades student privacy
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…
Chromebooks dominate K-12 purchases
Chromebook sales have surged in the U.S. K-12 education market, with the devices now making up 51 percent of sales for the first time, according to a new…
The complete guide to picking the right device for every grade level
Ed-tech expert Kathy Schrock weighs in on mixed platform device solutions for all grade levels and suggests her ideal device combos for every grade level.
9 handy apps every teacher should try
Try these offerings for assignment grading, classroom management, and finding the best free apps out there, which every teacher will love.
Are schools really wasting money on computers?
A recent report led the media to wonder if schools were wasting money on computers. Here's what they got wrong, and how schools can work with teachers to…
8 free iPad apps to encourage creativity in young learners
Enhance creativity in young learners with these educator-selected apps Encouraging expression and creativity has never been easier, in an age ... Read more
11 tech integration tips to share with your school
From setting an example to unplugging sometimes, share these innovative tech integration tips with your team.
13 Bloom’s Taxonomy apps for showing true thinking skills
Bloom's Taxonomy apps to enhance thinking skills, like analsyis and evaluation, in creative new ways.
6 reasons why Chromebooks are the device of the moment
By all accounts, Chromebooks are the device of the moment. But why? We look at the reasons Chromebooks are surging in schools.
When one-to-one goes wrong
Not all one-to-one implementations are smooth sailing. From filtering and training to server crashes, here's what to keep an eye on.
Video: When to choose iPads vs. Chromebooks
Two educators go head-to-head on which device is better for classrooms Ed. note: In partnership with Lesson Planet, we asked ... Read more
Mobile use rises, but school wi-fi stagnates
Just 68 percent of grades 4-12 students in a recent survey said they have Wi-Fi access at school, though 96 percent of those same students have Wi-Fi access…
Grant bridges educational divide in Ga.
The James M. Cox Foundation announced today a $288,500 grant to EveryoneOn. The grant will fund a pilot program providing 1,500 tablet computers, preloaded with educational content, to…
New case makes iPad video more professional-looking
A new snap-on iPad accessory is helping users create professional-looking videos, letting them shoot, edit, stream and share.
Miami schools install wi-fi on buses
Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Florida is piloting a school bus-based Wi-Fi program in partnership with Kajeet. The district's "Wi-Fi-on-the-Go” program aims to provide students the opportunity for…
Is mobile the key to physics instruction?
Usually high school students take biology and chemistry before taking physics; yet, only 36 percent of students end up in physics courses, according to the American Institute of…
The saga continues: Report finds ongoing iPad problems at LAUSD
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Is your one-to-one program destined to fail?
Many one-to-one programs focus on learning the device itself and not enough on thinking beyond the device. But the best programs are the ones created around a focused…
7 mobile learning myths no educator should believe
By now, you're probably familiar with mobile learning, but according to new research big misconceptions still plague educators' understanding of the concept.
Providing free wireless hotspots helps this district close the equity gap
A new device and hotspots program is helping students in a St. Louis district connect to devices and internet after the last bell. Often, the biggest hurdle is…
With technology, schools try to level the economic playing field
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4 apps that make writing with an iPad possible
As it turns out, tablets are extremely versatile tools for supporting writing instruction in the classroom, for everyone from our littlest learners to high schoolers and beyond.
HP launches new technology and immersive computing
During ISTE 2015, HP announced new technology solutions for education that are aimed to enhance student and teacher experiences. New products include two convertible laptops, the HP Spectre…
Impero Education Pro, SMART partner on classroom management
Impero and SMART Technologies Inc. recently announced that Impero has been selected as the vendor of choice for SMART Sync™ customers wishing to move to the next generation…
Robots deliver multimedia lessons to teach STEM
CWIST, a web platform supporting learning projects for students from 3 to 103, is making its content platform and education experts available to companies who want to turn…