HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Massachusetts teachers have had to rely on technology to educate students during the pandemic. More students have been learning from home than ever before this year, they say connecting to the software has been the biggest problem. They’re still only doing remote learning in cities like […]
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Shortage of Chromebooks complicating efforts for remote learning in New Hampshire
As a state in which nearly half of its residents lack a broadband internet connection, New Hampshire is also having to address a nationwide shortage of Chromebooks. Nashua and Manchester, two of the state’s largest public-school districts, do not have enough Chromebook laptops for their students, New Hampshire Public Radio […]
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BOC looking to donate confiscated gadgets to DepEd for distance learning
Bureau of Customs Port of Manila The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is now conducting an inventory of confiscated gadgets, which the agency plans to donate to the Department of Education (DepEd) to aid in distance learning amid the coronavirus disease. In a budget hearing on Wednesday, Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo […]
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Best remote learning MacBook for 2020: MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro
Any other year and the back-to-school laptop shopping would be long since over. But in 2020, school reopenings are already causing chaos as cities and states reverse course and send students home for full-time remote learning. That means changing circumstances and new school tech needs for many students. While many […]
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HISD investigating ‘inappropriate communications’ to students while learning online
Learning or working remotely has been a big convenience during the pandemic. HISD investigating ‘inappropriate communications’ to students while learning online Click to expand UP NEXT But it also comes with big concerns. “You know, there are going to be issues because that’s just technology,” Michael Garfield, the “High Tech […]
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How Barnegat Schools Will Address COVID-19 Learning Loss
BARNEGAT, NJ – Medical experts regularly speak on the potential for long-term side effects from COVID-19. Many working people and business owners continue to experience economic instability. Meanwhile, no one can dispute the lingering harm the pandemic caused when it comes to students. The Barnegat School District announced its plans […]
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Beekmantown CSD offers learning options | Local News
BEEKMANTOWN — The Beekmantown School District is set to start its 2020-21 academic year on Sept. 14 with a variety of educational options for families. “We did consider absolutely anything, and in the end I think we were able to provide two really good educational options,” Superintendent Dan Mannix said. […]
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Spectrum introduces high-speed Internet service that schools can offer students for at-home learning
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Spectrum, a telecommunications company, is unveiling a cable broadband plan that provides another option for households with students needing high-speed Internet for at-home classes during the coronavirus pandemic. © Plain Dealer staff/Pexels/cleveland.com/TNS Remote learning requires adequate Internet service. It’s called “Stay Connected K-12” and it would cost […]
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Schools face shortages on critical supplies needed for online learning
SAN FRANCISCO — Schools across the United States are facing shortages and long delays, of up to several months, in getting this year’s most crucial back-to-school supplies: the laptops and other equipment needed for online learning, an Associated Press investigation has found. The world’s three biggest computer companies, Lenovo, HP […]
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Choosing the right back-to-school laptop for in-school vs. remote learning
Sarah Tew/CNET There’s an inescapable truth to the new school year: Just about every student, from grade school through college, needs their own computer thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Through a mix of remote learning and in-person classes, sometimes with multiple children in the same family beaming into different virtual […]
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The Technology 202: Congressional fight over funding for digital learning could leave behind as many as 15 million kids
Democrats want to include $4 billion in funding specifically dedicated to virtual learning needs. Funds in their plan would be distributed through the Federal Communications Commission’s E-Rate program that helps schools and libraries obtain affordable broadband access. The House version of the next relief package was approved with $1.5 billion in funding for […]
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The Best Laptop, Headphones and Other Remote Learning Gadgets for Your Student’s At-Home Workstation
Kids have started going “back to school,” and what that phrase means, exactly, depends on where you live. © Courtesy of Retailers Review-Best-workstation While some states such as Colorado and Alabama plan to reopen schools in person with social distancing measures and perhaps reduced class sizes, many districts plan to […]
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Fuze Harnesses Machine Learning in New Patent for Distributing Communication Requests
Patent facilitates and enhances internal and customer communication patterns Fuze, the leading cloud-based communications provider for the modern global enterprise, today announced that it has been awarded a new patent for distributing communication requests using machine learning (ML), enabling more efficient communications for Fuze users and their customers. The U.S. […]