IT Spotlight
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An Indiana school district was looking for a tech-enhanced tool centered on teaching, collaboration and assessment, and went through three different learning management systems before settling on one that worked for teachers and students. More Almost two years after announcing plans to bring high-speed internet to every classroom by 2018, the governor of Next Mexico said 99 percent of the state's public schools now have access to broadband, primarily through fiber optic connections. More-
Only a third of the League of Innovative Schools report that more than half of their teaching and learning tools are linked with their student information systems, according to a new Digital Promise survey. More
Ed Tech Research & Trends
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Simply providing students with access to technology at the K–12 level has limited impact on learning outcomes while also allowing them to improve their computer proficiency, the researchers uncovered. More -
A new survey found that nearly four in five education institutions are unprepared for IT risks, citing a lack of security safeguards and budget shortages as contributing issues. More Fifty-nine percent of IT and network managers in a recent survey look to the cloud to support e-mail at their institution, and 41 percent for data file storage. More-
Hewlett Packard Enterprise continued to lead the servers market, despite slipping in both revenue and market share. More -
Global shipments of personal computing devices are expected to decline slightly through 2021. More Wearables generated $30.5 billion this year, with smartwatches raking in roughly a third of total sales.
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K-12 Technology News
Educators and parent groups have less than three weeks to apply for $2,000 to $5,000 grants from the Lowe's Small Toolbox for Education grant program. More-
Now, wireless solutions company Kajeet is working with all four major 4G LTE wireless network carriers to expand student access to affordable WiFi. More -
Teacher Advisor with Watson 1.0 uses artificial intelligence from Watson — a robot that has now been trained by math experts with feedback from more than 1,000 math teachers — to offer K–5 teachers targeted math resources for their students. More The Arkansas Department of Education and Facebook are expanding an existing partnership to bring VR education to all of the state’s public high schools. MoreCatchOn delivers real-time data on which apps are being used, how often and where to help keep track of technology investments. MoreTableau's analytics — which Gartner rated highly for innovating business intelligence — will be integrated into PeopleAdmin’s TalentEd solution, which helps school districts automate and streamline talent management functions. MoreJust a year after its launch, Digital Promise's Edtech Pilot Framework has undergone a makeover. The purpose of the site is to help schools and districts run pilots to assess educational technology under consideration for adoption. MoreThe HP Stream 11 Pro G4 Education Edition notebook features a rugged design with co-molded rubber and a unique impact-dispersion pattern designed to protect the hinges along with a spill-resistant keyboard and an optional "always-on" case. MoreThe international association of teachers, administrators, ed tech specialists and other education stakeholders offers its top five predications for the 2017-2018 school year. More-
Both San Francisco Unified School District and Oakland Unified School District are continuing their existing partnerships with the SF-based cloud computing company, and will receive $7 million and $5.2 million respectively. More
Upcoming K–12 Grants
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Sponsor: Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation
Award: $2,000 to $5,000
Number of Awards: Maximum of 1,500
Application Deadline: Sept. 29
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Sponsor: Project Learning Tree
Award: Two categories: Up to $1,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Sept. 30
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Sponsor: Constellation Energy
Award: Two categories: $25,000 for grades 6–12, $50,000 for college and university
Number of Awards: Not specified (historically 12 to 17 per year)
Application Deadline: Oct. 1
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Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
Award: Two categories: $1,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Oct. 1
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Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
Award: Two categories: Up to $5,000 and more than $5,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Up to $5,000 awarded on a rolling basis; Nov. 1 deadline for applications for more than $5,000
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Sponsor: SparkFun
Award: STEM/STEAM-releated prize packages, event and team sponsorships and other types of support
Number of Awards: Varies
Application Deadline: Ongoin: third Thursday of each month; awards announced on the last business day of each month
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Award: No more than 10 percent of an organization's annual operating expenses or 25 percent of the total budget for the project being funded; awards have ranged from the hundreds to the millions of dollars.
Number of Awards: Varies
Qualification: Project should "directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, family economic stability (including microfinance) and childhood health."
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Deadline: Ongoing (approx. 10 awards per month)
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Deadline: Ongoing (grants awarded on a rolling basis)
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