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Critical Insights for K-12 Education Technology Pros 7/2/2021

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  • How Online Learners Can Succeed in a Fragmented Education System

    The fragmented U.S. education system works in our favor by giving schools the opportunity to try different tools, technology and curricula to see what works and what doesn’t. We can use this data to inform how we instruct future generations of learners so that with each passing year, the educational experience gets better and better.

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Top 10 Articles of the Last Month


  • E-Learning to Reach $1 Trillion Within 6 Years

    The surge in distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic is helping to drive staggering growth in the worldwide e-learning market.

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  • Internet Security Report: Fileless Malware on the Rise, Defenses Failing

    Seventy-five percent of malware is going undetected by “traditional malware solutions,” according to a new report. And 74% of threats detected in the last quarter were zero-day malware, an all-time high, according to the researchers.

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  • Chromebooks Seeing Massive Surge as Tablets Make Only Modest Gains

    The increased demand for lower-cost remote learning solutions is helping to drive massive growth for Chromebooks this year. But the next few years won’t look so rosy, according to a new forecast from market research firm IDC.

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  • 7 Benefits of AI in Education

    Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are key drivers of growth and innovation across all industries, and the education sector is no different. According to eLearning Industry, upwards of 47% of learning management tools will be enabled with AI capabilities in the next three years.

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  • Creating Access, Connectivity and Support for English Learners

    In the best of times, English learners can find themselves to be one to two years behind their peers. Add in learning loss due to the pandemic, and instructional time for ELs becomes even more critical.

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  • Education Technology Must Be Accessible For All Students

    We’ve seen the use of education technology become more prevalent this past year. We’ve also seen an additional disruption in education as COVID-19 impacted student achievement, particularly in diverse student populations with accessibility needs. Aside from the overarching challenges of learning from home, the nation’s nearly 7 million students with disabilities had additional obstacles to overcome during the pandemic. For these students, the move to Zoom wasn’t a fixall solution for remote learning.

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  • Malware via Removable Devices Nearly Doubles

    Malware being delivered via removable media, such as USB drives, nearly doubled last year, according to a new report.

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  • Procurement Shifts Online as a Result of Pandemic

    Across all sectors, including K–12 and higher education, procurement is making a big shift toward online, propelled in large part by the pandemic. Some 85% of organizations report they pushed more of their procurement to digital as a direct result fo the pandemic, and 96% of those expect to continue doing so beyond the pandemic, according to a report released this week.

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  • Wearables See Major Jump as New Form Factors Emerge

    Wearables are seeing a huge surge in growth. The total number of smart wearable devices shipped in the first quarter of 2021 grew by more than 34% over the same quarter in 2020.

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  • Education Targeted by 'ChaChi' Remote Access Trojan

    A previously unnamed remote access Trojan, or RAT, that had until recently been targeting local governments in France, has set its sights on the education sector in the United States. It’s being deployed by PYSA/Mespinoza ransomware operators, according to new research.

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