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IT Spotlight
Douglas Meade, director of information technology at York County School Division (VA), shares how a desktop virtualization initiative has enhanced mobility for students and teachers. MoreTwo school districts are adopting the use of body cameras this fall to record interactions. MoreCommon Sense Media's service Graphite has compiled this list of apps to help teachers make their classrooms interactive, creative and productive in the new school year. MoreThis list of four tips and four tools will allow every educator to create lessons and units that can help make all of your students better digital citizens. More
Ed Tech Research & Trends
Instructional spending by K-12 schools in the United States was up 9 percent in the 2013-2014 school year, according to a new report from MDR, the largest increase in six years. MoreTablet vendors shipped 44.7 million units in the second quarter of 2015, a 7 percent drop compared to the same period last year when the segment notched 48 million devices sold and a 3.9 percent decline compared to the fist quarter of this year, according to a new report from International Data Corp. MoreAccording to a new report from G2 Crowd, an independent software review platform that ranks products based on user reviews and publicly available vendor data, Blackboard's learning management system scored the highest in both customer satisfaction and market presence. MoreMisperceptions about manufacturing careers surfaced in a survey run by the Alcoa Foundation and nonprofit SkillsUSA. MoreThe 50 largest school districts in the United States spend an average of $18,000 per teacher, per year on professional development, but only 30 percent of teachers demonstrated a substantial improvement in instruction over a two- to three-year period, according to a new report from TNTP, a national nonprofit organization founded by teachers. More
K-12 Technology News & Issues
Push notifications are designed to help parents stay up-to-date on class attendance, assignments, school and classroom activities, and their child's academic progress. MoreJudson Independent School District in Bexar County, TX has implemented a flash storage array to reduce login times for its virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environment. MoreThe same organization that challenges students to compete in cyber-security competitions now wants to help younger students learn cyber-security. MoreStarting in September all public schools in Arkansas will receive access to a "panic button" app for use during emergencies. MoreTwo new models from NEC Display Solutions are some of the smallest 5,000-lumen projectors on the market. MoreA new set of digital assignments in math and English will be available this fall that are pegged to interim assessments intended to help students meet Common Core State Standards. MoreIn the latest version of its Registration Gateway software, SRC Solutions has added new features, such as single sign-on with more student information systems, type-ahead address functionality and streamlined document uploading for parents, based on customer recommendations that were then voted on by existing users. MoreA California school has adopted new projectors in each of its classrooms. MoreSRC Solutions has added a complete portfolio of K-12 administrative software products that can be used in conjunction with its 15-year-old Registration Gateway software. MoreBlockly for Dash & Dot Robots enables kids as young as five to instruct the robots to sound an alarm, work through a maze of objects and control one another. MoreA digital portfolio company focused on K-12 is offering free access to its software and services for a school year in exchange for teacher feedback and a commitment to use its program. More
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