THE IT Trends
An Electronic Newsletter for IT Professionals in K-12
10/9/2014

IT Spotlight

  • Trends: Tech Realigning Human and Digital Life

    Gartner has looked at the digital future and found it in flux. During its annual symposium and ITxpo in Orlando, the IT consulting firm presented 10 technology trends expected to have "strategic impact" in most organizations, which may mean disruption to the business, users or IT; which may call for "major investment"; or which may pose unforeseen risks if ignored.

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  • 8 Billion Mobile Devices by 2019, but Can Batteries and Chargers Keep Pace?

    The installed base of mobile devices is expected to hit 8 billion worldwide by 2019, according to a new forecast. But can the technologies that power these devices keep pace with this growth?

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Ed Tech Research & Trends

  • iPad Declines as Samsung, Lenovo Tablets Push Forward

    Shipments of Apple's iPad have fallen off 13 percent so far this year. Meanwhile, according to a new report, Samsung's tablet shipments have increased 26 percent in the first half of 2014.

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  • AIR Research: Deeper Learning Approach Shows Positive Student Gains

    The idea that students need to develop a deeper understanding of content and the ability to apply what they learn in one area to another area are major premises of new learning standards, such as the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. A new study now shows that schools promoting the practices of what's called "deeper learning" are getting better results from their students.

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  • Common Core Survey: Teachers Feel More Prepared but Less Enthusiastic

    To produce the third edition of 'Primary Sources: America's Teachers on Teaching in an Era of Change,' Scholastic followed up with more than 1,600 public school teachers who had participated in the 'Primary Sources' survey in July 2013.

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