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E-rate is a critical program that helps schools get funding for their necessary purchases. The E-rate program provides discounts on certain services and products that are essential for classrooms and libraries to receive voice, video, and data communications. The amount of the discount depends on the level of poverty and location of the school or … Continue reading →

CES 2014 has officially come and gone, and the dust is now settling. We’ve been monitoring the coverage of the show and have rounded up some highlights to share with you. The big trends at CES this year were refinements of the trends we’ve been seeing in the past couple of years at CES – … Continue reading →

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Per Apple’s estimates, there are currently over 10 million iPad tablets in K-12 classrooms today. Teachers and students alike are increasingly exposed to this technology as adoption of the iOS platform spreads like wildfire in education. IDC Research, an independent research organization, credits Apple with a whopping 94% adoption rate in schools. The numbers don’t … Continue reading →

This past Monday, December 2, 2013, DSC announced the launch of our mobile learning ecosystem to the press and industry at large. (See the press release here.) Our intent is to create a VAR-friendly mobile learning ecosystem that offers incremental sales opportunities for vendors and an integrated solutions portfolio for resellers, so that all of … Continue reading →

One of the most exciting concepts in the world of mobile learning is the idea of personalized education. Personalized learning is a widely (and variously) used term, but generally refers to providing students with an individualized educational experience, as opposed to following a one-size-fits-all lesson plan. Technology is a tremendous tool in realizing this goal, … Continue reading →

Recently, Assistive Technology is getting coverage in the mainstream media, which is crucial for the growth of this up-and-coming field of education technology. We talk a lot about Mobile Learning at the VARConnection, and Assistive Tech is a critical component to this trend, and to tech-supported learning in general. The aim of Assistive Tech in … Continue reading →

We were thrilled to see a recent highlight on http://www.techlearning.com of a successful and local 1:1 mobile learning implementation in the West Allis – West Milwaukee School District  of West Allis, Wisconsin. This success has been carried by the Next Generation Learning Community (NxGLC), the program developed by the school district to implement technology based … Continue reading →

If you’ve read anything about mobile learning lately, it’s likely that you’ve encountered one or both of these two concepts: BYOD and 1:1. These terms have been around for a year or two, but here are some definitions for the uninitiated: BYOD In a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) or BYOT (Bring Your Own Tech) … Continue reading →

Front-of-the-class lecture remains the primary method of instruction for both collegiate and K-12 institutions, and consequently note taking during lectures remains essential to student academic success. Note taking can be challenging for any student; studies find that students typically record less than 50% of the key information presented in lecture. Students with disabilities such as … Continue reading →