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Smart Connected Devices Hit Record Levels Even as PCs Decline

Smart Connected Devices Hit Record Levels Even as PCs Decline

In the last year, both desktop and portable PCs experienced declines in both mature and emerging markets worldwide. Meanwhile, smart phones and tablets carried the "smart connected device" category to new highs, topping 1 billion units worldwide.

  • By David Nagel
  • 03/27/13

District Tech Leader Salaries Significantly Lower Than in Private Sector

A new report from CoSN also finds that the majority of school tech budgets will decline or remain flat in the upcoming year.

  • By David Nagel
  • 03/12/13

4 Out of 5 High Schools Offer Dual Credit Courses

More American schools are allowing students to earn both high school and college credit by passing the same course.

  • By Dian Schaffhauser
  • 03/07/13

SETDA Appraises Broadband Speed Testing Tools

A national organization of state education technology directors has published the results of a comparison of tools that schools can use to assess their broadband capabilities in preparation for coming online Common Core assessments and the use of other digital resources.

  • By Dian Schaffhauser
  • 02/28/13

73% of AP, NWP Teachers Say Their Students Use Mobile Phones for Learning

New research released today by the Pew Internet Project found that technology has made significant inroads among Advanced Placement and National Writing Project teachers. But it also revealed significant disparities in technology access between upper and lower income schools.

  • By David Nagel
  • 02/28/13

Cloud Computing To Make Up 35% of K-12 IT Budgets in 4 Years

Within one year, cloud computing in K-12 schools is expected to consume a quarter of the entire IT budget; four years from now, that figure will grow to 35 percent. What's driving that growth?

  • By David Nagel
  • 02/19/13

Android Mobile Phones See Triple-Digit Growth

The Android operating system saw triple-digit growth in the number of mobile phones shipped in the last year, while iOS--which runs on Apple's iPhone--also experienced significant increases in shipments. Nearly half a billion Android smart phones shipped in 2012, as iOS devices hit about 136 million.

  • By David Nagel
  • 02/19/13

Software Association Opens Annual Survey at Redesigned Site

The Software and Information Industry Association has launched its sixth annual Vision K-20 Survey at its newly revamped Web site.

  • By Sharleen Nelson
  • 02/06/13

Report: Teachers Crave Digital Education Resources as Digital Learning Day Ramps Up

The benefits of technology for education aren't just hype according to some of the results that surfaced in a national survey of pre-K-12 teachers sponsored by PBS LearningMedia

  • By Dian Schaffhauser
  • 02/05/13

Google Extends Android's Lead by 20 Points, but Not at Apple's Expense

Google further solidified the lead of its Android mobile operating system in the last quarter of 2012. Android's worldwide market share jumped nearly 20 points, while its chief rival, Apple's iOS, remained essentially flat. Both platforms saw significant increases in total units shipped.

  • By David Nagel
  • 02/04/13

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