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Why connected laptops are a pathway to digital liberation

eSchool News

What’s been overlooked is the substantial amount of learning time wasted just to leverage hotspots for learning. Connected laptops are a streamlined solution as the connection is built in, flexible and fitting into the ever-changing education system without the disruption of time. Deliver increased performance.

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Offline Activities with Mobile Devices

Teacher Reboot Camp

Even without an Internet connection students learn a lot with mobile devices, laptops, and other technologies. Students carry these powerful learning tools in their pockets and can capture the learning all around them. Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers or Learning to Go. ~ Pooja Jaisingh.

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Old, Slow Laptops Are Sabotaging College Student Success

Edsurge

But pandemic-era facilities shutdowns foreclosed that option, leaving students to make do as best they could with old desktop computers, affordable-but-low-powered laptops or even cellphones. The more mobile the better, so you can take it where you need it and it can connect to Wi-Fi,” she says.

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Speak Up 2020: A look at digital learning and transformation

eSchool News

For the last seven months of 2020, school districts have gone through extreme changes regarding how learning is happening in pandemic-induced hybrid and digital learning environments. Digital learning during the pandemic. It was also evident in the research that teachers were using more digital content than before.

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The learning experience is different in schools that assign laptops, a survey finds

The Hechinger Report

More than twice as many principals in 2017 said students in their schools were assigned some type of mobile device, like a laptop or tablet, than in 2015. The student can be responsible for their own learning and feel good about being responsible for their own learning,” Evans said. Subscribe today!

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How 5G connectivity supports K-12 innovation—now, and in the future

eSchool News

At ISTELive 23, Dr. Kiesha King, senior education administrator for T-Mobile and a former educator, sat down with educators in districts partnering with T-Mobile to examine how 5G connectivity is working in schools and districts across the nation. I always say we live in the age of the connected students.

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Reaching edtech harmony in your classroom

eSchool News

All these initiatives have meant an increase in digital tools and apps that must be properly monitored and managed. What’s more, they need to be interoperable and accessible not only on laptops and mobile devices but also on smart boards. While diverse edtech products promise innovation, they simultaneously pose challenges.

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