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IT Spotlight
It has been more than a year since the FCC modernized E-rate. Here's how the latest developments are affecting schools. MoreToday, students are interacting with content on large touchscreen flat panels. Soon, they could be using immersive head-mounted displays. More
Ed Tech Research & Trends
Global sales of wearable devices will top 10 million this year, up 32.8 percent over 2015, according to a new forecast from International Data Corp. MoreMore than half of America's newest teachers believe that an infusion of technology in their classrooms could help them be more efficient. They also tend to be "comfortable" with major areas of teaching responsibilities according to a survey of 2,886 new and more experienced teachers done last fall by Simba Information and MCH Strategic Data. More
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Batavia City School District in New York will provide every student in the high school with a Chromebook beginning in fall 2016. MoreA school district in the Central Valley of California is gradually working its way toward a district-wide 1-to-1 program. MoreCalifornia's Central School District has completed the first phase of a solar power initiative that will eventually comprise 1.5 megawatts and be capable of generating 2 million kilowatt-hours, 75 percent of the district's needs, in its first year. MoreThe Marshfield District School Board has voted to spend $4.3 million over the next 10 years to give every student in its eight schools an iPad. MoreThe Montgomery County School District in rural Georgia is replacing its legacy student information system in an effort to improve efficiency and data accuracy, provide parents with greater access to information and integrate with other district information systems. MoreThe Fort Thomas Independent School District, the highest rated district in Kentucky, will host an open house for other districts across the state to demonstrate on site how digital learning tools are used in the district. More
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