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How CARES Act Funds Can be Used to Support Remote Learning

April 21, 2020

As part of the government’s efforts to ease some of the burden brought on by the pandemic, the CARES Act funding bill was passed, which, in total, made approximately $30.75 billion available to provid...

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2020 School Technology Budget Tips

February 28, 2020

Between shrinking budgets and increasingly IT-dependent school systems, budgeting for the cost of technology in education can be tough. We’ve collected 6 best practices in school budgeting to help you...

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Do You Know Which Websites Your Students Access?

December 10, 2019

Is your school or school district budget being spent wisely? You’ve paid for students to have a 1:1 take-home device and you’ve paid for the necessary online tools your students need to learn and succ...

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Deploying Chromebooks for the New School Year

August 15, 2019

It’s hard to believe it’s the start of another school year, but that can be even more daunting if you have 1,000 Chromebooks in storage just waiting to be placed in the hands of eager students. Does t...

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How Internet Access Can Help Your ELL Students

April 30, 2019

According to Education Week, there are an estimated five million English-language learners in America’s public school system. And when it comes to the K-12 student population, these English-as-a-Secon...

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Chromebooks, Classrooms, & Connectivity: The Age of Chromebooks

February 11, 2019

Schools across the nation have deployed (and continue to deploy) mobile learning initiatives. One device that is frequently mentioned for 1:1 programs or use in the classroom is the Chromebook. To unc...

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Managing Student Devices in K-12

August 20, 2018

At the start of 2018, the U.S. market experienced a 10 percent year-over-year growth in mobile devices sold to K-12 schools, according to THE Journal. From tablets to laptops to smartphones, mobile de...

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Affton: Implementing a 1:1 Without Creating a Digital Divide

June 22, 2018

Technology was in a sorry state at Affton School District in 2012: The infrastructure was fragile, there was struggling wireless connectivity in the school, students were using antiquated computers, a...

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Springfield: 1:1 Focus Group

June 22, 2018

In 2014 Springfield Public Schools, Missouri’s largest school district, welcomed a new superintendent with a passion for innovative education, Dr. John Jungmann. Springfield Public Schools serve 25,00...

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