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Worldwide tablet shipments, including detachables and slates, reached 38.7 million in the second quarter of 2016, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation’s Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. That’s 12.3 percent less when compared to Q2 2015, as vendors begin to refocus their product lines and consumers hold off on purchases. MoreThe largest online public school district in the United States is moving to a new learning management system. More
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A disparity in home Internet service has lead to the “homework gap,” where economically disadvantaged students “go from a digital oasis to a digital desert when they go from school to home.” MoreMasteryConnect has launched a new mobile app that will allow teachers to take advantage of its digital assessment platform as they move around the classroom. MoreA company that provides online training for engineering and design topics has opened up its school grant application process for the 2016-2017 school year. MoreWith the TES Teach with Blendspace mobile app, teachers can easily create engaging, interactive lessons from their iPads. MoreThe learning management system market is expected to grow from $5.22 billion in 2016 to $15.72 billion by 2021, according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets, an India-based market research firm. That increase represents a compound annual growth rate of 24.7 percent. MorePoll Everywhere has updated its clicker-free response system, also dubbed Poll Everywhere, to include live surveys. MoreTelecommunications giant AT&T overcharged two Florida school districts for phone service and should have to pay about $170,000 to the U.S. government to settle the allegations, the Federal Communications ruled this week, as reported by Ars Technica. AT&T disputes the charges and will contest the decision. MoreEcho360 has launched an upgrade program designed to help users transform Panopto video into learning assets for the Echo360active learning platform. MoreThe Iowa Department of Public Safety has launched a program that allows the state’s law enforcement officers to park their patrol cars outside schools and access secure, high-speed WiFi Internet service. MoreSocial game developer Zynga released a free, educational version of Words With Friends for iOS, Android and online use. More
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