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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Why The Recent Zoom Crash Is Evidence Of A Remote Technology Boom
Simple, slick and easy-to-implement, Zoom was primed to fill the gap and urgent needs of emerging remote demands. The video conferencing tool has since exploded in popularity, leading the pack of IT tools adopted in the pandemic and becoming an integral part of businesses, schools and conferences. Despite it’s fast […]
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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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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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Student’s Laptop Catches Fire During Remote School Class, Warning Issued to Parents
A North Carolina school system has issued a warning to parents after a student’s Chromebook laptop caught fire. In an email, the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district said parents should not leave laptops plugged in and unsupervised for long periods of time, particularly overnight. © Ethan Miller/Getty Images Goolsby Elementary School […]
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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 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 […]