6 Ways Teachers Can Use Google Hangouts
Andrew Marcinek, the director of technology at Groton-Dunstable Regional School District in Groton, MA, shares his half-dozen favorite applications of the free video chat service.
MoreReport: Most States Spending Less on K-12 Education
Per-pupil spending in 34 states is below pre-recession levels for the 2013-2014 school year. According to a new report released by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, despite some improvements in state revenues, 15 of those states have cut budgets beyond the levels they were at just last year.
MoreReport: Tablet Sales Will Top PC Shipments by 2015
Tablet shipments will outpace PC shipments for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to a new forecast from market research firm International Data Corporation.
MoreRural Arizona District Goes 1-to-1 with Android Tablets
A rural school district in the middle of the Arizona desert has just deployed a 1-to-1 program in 15 classrooms.
MoreLos Angeles' 640,000 iPad Purchase: Too Big To Fail
LAUSD just purchased 640,000 iPads to go 1-to-1 throughout the district. We, the educational technology community, need to rally round and provide LAUSD’s teachers with all manner of support. We must help LAUSD make their hugely visible iPad rollout a hugely major success.
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