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IT Spotlight
Challenges facing IT directors include an astronomical need for bandwidth, rethinking learning spaces and delivering professional development instead of just training. MoreAccording to CDW-G's K-12 strategist Chad Stevens, the company launched the "K-12 Connected Heat Map" to capture data about Internet connectivity not just to schools, but to individual classrooms. MoreAccording to Lexia Learning's survey of more than 200 educators at the recent ISTE conference, only 35 percent of teachers have a high or very high level of comfort connecting data to instruction. MoreInitially, a pilot program will help provide high-speed Internet access, technical assistance, digital literacy programs and devices to more than 200,000 children in 27 cities and one tribal nation. MoreNew legislation introduced today in the United States Senate aimed at curtailing the use of student data for commercial purposes and requiring vendors to secure data and provide access to parents. More
Ed Tech Research & Trends
Public cloud investment is on a fast-track, private cloud spending is up, and non-cloud IT infrastructure spending is flat. That's the appraisal of International Data Corp. (IDC) in its "Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker." MoreHoughton Mifflin Harcourt has launched a new annual report, the HMH Educator Confidence Report, with an inaugural release that finds strong digital adoption among educators. MoreMobile data usage will increase 59 percent this year over last to reach 52 million terabytes, according to a new report from market research firm Gartner. MoreFirst-time smartphone users in a recent study found that phones were actually detrimental to their ability to learn, leading researchers to conclude that "providing access to a smartphone, without specific directed learning activities, may actually be detrimental to the overall learning process." MoreThe global PC market continued to decline in the second quarter of this year, according to a recent report from International Data Corp., shipping 66.1 million units, a reduction of 11.8 percent from the same period last year. MoreWorldwide device sales will reach 2.5 billion units in 2015, according to Gartner, a 1.5 percent increase over 2014 totals. More
K-12 Technology News & Issues
Rapid City Area Schools has adopted a new tool to automate contract renewals for teachers and other staff members. MoreBlackboard's cloud-based learning management system, Blackboard Learn, has been certified as compliant with IMS Caliper standards. MoreInfinite Campus has added online discussions to the learning management system features of its student information system. MoreInstructure Canvas has a new lecture capture and video solution in its Open LTI App Collection. MoreThe Leander Independent School District has adopted a new enterprise resource planning system, content management tool and analytics solution in an effort to improve data access and security. MoreStafford County Public Schools has adopted a new enterprise resource planning system in an effort to improve the speed and accuracy of processing transactions. MoreThe Situational Awareness and Response Assistant system from Status Solutions now has the ability to make a massive number of warning phone calls at once. MoreHarmony Public Schools is adopting new human resources software in an effort to standardize across 43 schools. MoreHughes Network Systems, a provider of broadband satellite solutions and services, has launched a new suite of products for educational institutions, including high-speed satellite Internet access, digital signage, distance learning and managed wireless networking. MoreNewton Public Schools is adopting a new student information system in an effort to improve efficiency and student outcomes. More
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