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IT Spotlight
Districts with successful bring your own device programs share their key strategies for rolling out and managing student-owned devices in school. MoreA variety of programs can help K-12 technology professionals boost their knowledge and prepare themselves for the expanding demands of their jobs. MoreIn three states this week, schools encouraged thousands of students and staff to overwhelm their networks with traffic. The stress tests have helped district leaders spot and solve tech issues ahead of this spring's Web-based testing. More
Ed Tech Research & Trends
The tablet market experienced its first setback ever in the most recent quarter, falling year over year by more than 3 percent, according to preliminary data. MoreApple is making something of a comeback in the smart phone market. While Google's Android OS continues to be — by far — the most widespread handset operating system overall, among individual vendors, Apple has pushed itself into a dead heat with No. 1 manufacturer Samsung. MoreAccess to both a tablet computer and Internet access at school and home makes learning "more fun and interesting" to most fifth graders, engages them more in their learning, and encourages them to read and write more and look up information online more frequently. MoreThere's a "huge misunderstanding of what [computer science] is and what it isn't" in American schools, according to a new report from the Computer Science Teachers Association. More
K-12 Technology News & Issues
Public and private K-12 schools with 25 or more iPads can use the system for free in exchange for feedback on their user experience. MoreVideoCentric, a video communications integrator, has launched VideoCloud 365, a new cloud-based videoconferencing service based on the Pexip Infinity virtualized meeting platform. MoreMiami's Palmer Trinity School has adopted a new mobile safety platform that provides step-by-step instructions for 18 emergency response plans. MoreThe San Mateo-Foster City School District in Foster City, CA is automating the lottery system it uses to assign transfer students within the district. MoreThe Charleston County (SC) School District selected Kronos Inc.'s cloud-based systems to keep track of employee payroll and attendance. MoreAn Ohio private school has taken advantage of a state grant program to deploy a panic button system. MoreA security technology company has upgraded one of its tools to flag malware that may already be working inside the network. iboss, which last fall released FireSphere, its advanced persistent threat software, has enhanced it with new functionality. MoreA new cloud platform is coming soon that caters specifically to hosting education applications. MoreSTI has integrated Chalkable's classroom management tools with its student information system, InformationNow, in an effort to improve student achievement and task management and streamline workflows. MoreDevice company Acer is releasing what could be the largest Chromebook. The C910 has a whopping 15.6-inch display, "ideal," the company said, for environments where the computer needs to be viewed by multiple users, such as in a classroom or lab. MoreAfter 20 years with the same student information system, the fifth-largest school district in Wisconsin is getting a new one. More
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