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Education IT News For VARs — December 11, 2014
12/11/2014
In news this week is a post that looks at the debate over who actually calls the shots in educational IT spending. Also, the Chromebook is dominating the educational technology marketplace and blended learning has ROI for math education.
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Interactive Displays Sales Fall Across U.S., Expected To Rebound In 2016
12/10/2014
Interactive whiteboards (IWB) and interactive flat panel displays (IFPD) in the education and corporate sectors achieved close to 440,000 unit sales globally in Q3 2014,according to Rave.
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Education IT News For VARs — December 4, 2014
12/4/2014
In news this week, Coursera will offer material on JetBlue flights, a look at how some institutions are adapting their MOOC policies, the Ed. Department’s efforts to regulation teacher prep, the rise in the Assessment Market, and a push for interoperability among the digital-content market.
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How RFID Technology Can Help Protect Students
12/2/2014
In an effort to improve the safety of children on their way to and from schools, school systems are looking into tracking solutions as a way to keep tabs on where students are.
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Education IT News For VARs — November 26, 2014
11/26/2014
In news this week, Pluralsight has acquired Smarterer, a startup that uses crowd-sourced assessments to evaluate students’ understanding of tech tools and skills. In other news, sales of interactive displays fall in Q3, and LinkedIn launches new education features. EdX also joined the ConnectEd initiative to offer free certifications.
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Education IT News For VARs — November 20, 2014
11/20/2014
In the news, a new report shows fewer than 20 percent of higher ed faculty have taught online, and Coursera has launched an initiative to work with veterans.
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Invest In Your Company By Planning For 2015
11/13/2014
December has always been one of my favorite times of the year. I’ve found it to be a very hectic month in some ways and a quiet one in others.
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Education IT News For VARs — November 13, 2014
11/13/2014
In news, the Indiana Department of Education got hacked twice. Also, tech companies are scrambling for qualified applicants to fill jobs, and a new initiative aims to connect employers with technical graduates. In other news, video conferencing is still gaining ground.
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What Your Education IT Customers Need To Offer “Blended Learning”
11/3/2014
Blended learning is generally applied to the practice of using both online and direct instruction when teaching, blending technology and traditional practices.
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Google Glass Provides Education, Healthcare Opportunities
10/31/2014
Campus Technology reports that The State University of New York Cobleskill has a new pilot program that uses Google Glass to provide point-of-view video to students in their paramedic and animal hoof health training programs.