IT Spotlight
Jeff Mao, who helped lead the nation's first statewide 1-to-1 learning program, offers advice on how to begin an ed tech evaluation. MoreWith more than 1.3 million positions in computer and mathematical occupations expected to be open by 2022, the Kentucky Department of Education, Amazon Web Services, Project Lead the Way and others are taking action to build a pipeline of talent for a cloud-enabled future workforce. More
Ed Tech Research & Trends
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A new forecast predicts global device shipments will decline 0.3 percent in 2017 as compared to the previous year, before rebounding with a 1.8 percent increase in 2018.
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Tech leaders say motivating teachers is the biggest hurdle in the way of digital learning and deploying new technology, according to a new report.
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A new presidential administration and changes at the Federal Communications Commission have raised questions about the E-rate program. Yet recipients and applicants continue to rely on the federal subsidy program, according to a new nationwide survey that found 87 percent of E-rate applicants say the federal funds are vital to their internet connectivity goals. More -
The worldwide wearables market will increase 20.4 percent this year compared to 2016, and nearly double by 2021 — reaching a total of 240.1 million units shipped that year. More
K-12 Technology News
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The latest fight for net neutrality has officially begun. On one side of the ring stands Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai, a Trump appointee who controls a majority of votes for any decisions currently made by the FCC.
More The Santa Paula Unified School District is undertaking upgrades that are estimated to save the district nearly $4 million over the course of the project. More-
Cisco has partnered with Suration to integrate the latter's content curation tool for classrooms with the Cisco Digital Education Platform. More Follett, a provider of education technology, services and content, this week is rolling out a new tool, Collections by Destiny, which will allow librarians, teachers and curriculum staff to share free or purchased resources across a district, schools or between users. MoreAerohive Networks, a mobility and cloud networking solutions company, this week rolled out a new unified network management system capable of managing thousands of devices. MoreEduGeek offers a number of technical forums, blogs, as well as direct support through its partnerships with Impero, Smoothwall and Promethean World. The platform is used by nearly 90,000 members worldwide. More-
Extreme Networks has updated its network management tool, Extreme Management Center, with new tools designed to improve onboarding and security. More Formstack, an online form builder solution, recently introduced a set of automation tools that enable multiple individuals in an organization to manage forms and track progress across departments. More-
Lexicon Technologies demoed a new IT help desk platform called Incident IQ at the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference last month. Unlike enterprise help desk products, Incident IQ is specifically architected to support IT staff in K–12 education. More Otus has unveiled updates to its data management platform designed to offer more options for data analysis and reporting to inform district-level decisions. MoreSmoothwall has unveiled Cloud Filter for Chrome, an off-site filtering tool for the Chrome browser. More-
SchoolDude by Dude Solutions has expanded its portfolio of a cloud-based operations management tools with the introduction of Help Desk, an IT help desk management platform for K–12 and higher education institutions. More -
A3 Education, an education management and consulting company of 15 California schools, recently partnered with Acer America to launch a free, online class this summer that equips students with programming skills to design and build Internet of things devices. More
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Upcoming K–12 Grants
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Sponsor: Constellation Energy
Award: Two categories: $25,000 for grades 6–12, $50,000 for college and university
Number of Awards: Not specified (historically 12 to 17 per year)
Application Deadline: Oct. 1
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Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
Award: Two categories: $1,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Oct. 1
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Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation
Award: Two categories: Up to $5,000 and more than $5,000
Number of Awards: Not specified
Application Deadline: Up to $5,000 awarded on a rolling basis; Nov. 1 deadline for applications for more than $5,000
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Sponsor: SparkFun
Award: STEM/STEAM-releated prize packages, event and team sponsorships and other types of support
Number of Awards: Varies
Application Deadline: Ongoin: third Thursday of each month; awards announced on the last business day of each month
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Award: No more than 10 percent of an organization's annual operating expenses or 25 percent of the total budget for the project being funded; awards have ranged from the hundreds to the millions of dollars.
Number of Awards: Varies
Qualification: Project should "directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, family economic stability (including microfinance) and childhood health."
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Deadline: Ongoing (approx. 10 awards per month)
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