The Internet of Things: Still Lots for You to Learn

by John Edwards, Information Week
IT groups will need to provide architecture, data-mining tools and connectivity, while giving business groups the freedom to innovate on their own with the Internet of Things. The Internet of Things (IoT) is already making a significant impact in a variety of business areas, including industrial monitoring and production, supply chain tracking, and multiple retail processes. Down the road, experts see the IoT becoming nothing less than an integral aspect of everyday life, with a huge role for IT to play. Earlier this year, Gartner forecast that 8.4 billion connected “things” will be in use worldwide this year, up 31% from last year.

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Young Scientist Challenge Seeks Middle School Innovators

By Dian Schaffhauser, THE Journal

This year’s Young Scientist Challenge will award access to 3M scientists who will serve as mentors to help students pursue their innovative ideas. These “young scientists” (from grades 5-8) will also be eligible to receive a considerable amount of money; the grand prize is $25,000. Finalists chosen through a video competition will travel to St. Paul, MN, where they’ll receive a tour of 3M headquarters and meet with a distinguished panel of judges.

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Reshaping the Campus Experience with the Right Information at the Right Time

By Thomas Kunka, Campus Technology
Digital signage can improve the way students, faculty, staff and visitors interact with a university campus, offering relevent and timely information in a targeted, helpful manner.  Whether it is the design of a desktop application, web page or ubiquitous wireless, the way in which people interact with technology creates an experience. With that in mind, how can we improve and even reshape the campus experience for students, faculty, staff and visitors? In the case of wireless networking, for instance, we have an intersection between technology and space. Can we go beyond “good connectivity for mobile devices on campus” to using technology to bring people closer to what they value?

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2018/01/05/reshaping-the-campus-experience-with-the-right-information-at-the-right-time.aspx

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In rural schools, teachers prepare for the unexpected

by ANNIKA MERRILEES, Missourian

Teachers need backup plans for instruction in case technology fails them, classrooms can’t take advantage of modern teaching tools and online state testing sessions for one class require that the entire rest of the school stay offline. Fatima has poor broadband, and the school district has been trying for years to change that. “Our biggest hurdle is the bandwidth,” said Sharon Breese, Fatima High School’s librarian. If a lot of people are online at once, “we’ll hit our max, and everybody kind of just slows down,” Breese said.

https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/in-rural-schools-teachers-prepare-for-the-unexpected/article_48725730-ed9b-11e7-b2ff-e33d6f114784.html

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Results of the 2016 National Digital Curriculum Strategy Survey

by eSchool News

The Learning Counsel released the results of its third annual Survey of school and district digital curriculum strategy and transformation, sponsored by Ruckus Wireless. A total of 708 U.S. schools and districts responded to the national Survey, which showed a primary point of attention by schools now is on teacher effectiveness in the implementation of digital curriculum. The survey found that 78 percent of students nationally have access to a computing device for a good portion of the school day or the full school day. It also forecasts that district spending on hardware, networks, and major system software will see a slight increase in 2017, rising to $16.2 billion. The top three digital device trends the survey found were the following: 1) tablets are losing popularity; 2) Chromebooks have had the most significant gain in popularity, a trend that is likely to continue; and 3) there is no agreement among schools about the best device based on the age of the student.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/01/02/digital-curriculum-survey/

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How does your district’s broadband stack up?

BY LAURA DEVANEY, eSchool News

A free tool from nonprofit EducationSuperHighway is intended to help district technology leaders compare broadband and connectivity information with other districts nearby and across the nation. Compare & Connect K-12, which launched in beta in early 2016 and is now fully launched and available, displays public E-rate application data and lets users explore bandwidth speeds and compare broadband prices with school districts in a specific region or in any state across the country. The goal is simple: transparency regarding school district broadband and bandwidth pricing data in an effort to help school districts get more bandwidth for their broadband budgets.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/01/04/district-broadband-tool/

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Dayton high school student thrives in online schools

By Beth Anspach, Dayton Daily News

“We chose to go with K12 because we didn’t like the options given to us by Dayton Public,” Garriet said. “The first 10 years of my school career, I wasn’t the worst student in the world, but I wasn’t the best either. I was just one of those kids that didn’t want to do the work. When I finally got my stuff together, I was in my final year in Kettering.” As a high school junior, Garriet started taking classes through Insight and K12. “After about three months, I found I really liked it (online school),” Garriet said. “I really enjoyed that style of learning.” Garriet began to thrive in the online classroom setting, particularly benefiting from the video technology that the program utilizes.

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New program opens for STEM community college students

By Bridget Webster, The Fresno Bee

A California university is opening a 2-year program to help community college STEM students earn bachelor’s degrees.  Pacific University will begin a new 2-year graduation guarantee program, called STREAMS, for community college students planning to get a bachelor’s degree in STEM fields, starting in the fall of 2016. Supporting Transfers in Reaching Educational Aspirations in Math and Science, STREAMS, will help community college students earn a bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, at Fresno Pacific.

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Top 4 must-haves for online, blended learning

BY LAURA DEVANEY, eSchool News

Many educators turn to online and blended learning solutions to offer alternative solutions for at-risk students. The most important attribute of a successful online or blended learning program is a “rigorous and engaging curriculum,” according to participants in a recent study. The fourth annual Fuel Education (FuelEd) Benchmark Study, conducted by MDR’s EdNET Insight, also sheds light on why districts are turning to online and blended learning programs, their implementation best practices, and how they measure quality of an online program. Those surveyed also said successful online and blended programs need the following:

presence of student progress tracking and reporting tools

measurement of student progress with initial and ongoing assessments

instructors who are well-trained in delivering online courses

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2016/01/08/top-4-must-haves-for-online-blended-learning/

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Moving past the myths of mobile learning

By Meris Stansbury, eCampus News

Two research professors discuss the mobile learning myths associated with its adoption infancy, and what they’ve learned since. By now, educators are familiar with the term mLearning, having experienced its rush in classroom popularity starting as early as 2000. But two researchers say it’s now imperative that educators slough off the myths from the reality to avoid ineffective classroom practice moving forward.

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Curious much? This e-learning site may have the answer

by Dara Kerr, CNet

The Menlo Park, Calif.-based e-learning site offers more than 10,000 curated short-form, interactive videos taught by 1,000 teachers on a variety of esoteric topics, ranging from macrame to triathlon training to calculus to the martial arts. That approach puts Curious.com in the middle of the online-learning spectrum: between YouTube — with its ocean of video tutorials that may (or may not) teach something useful — and more formal, classroomlike sites such as Lynda.com and Coursera that focus on academic or professional topics. The so-called e-learning market is experiencing a boom as people find new ways to cram learning into their already full days. Worldwide revenues in the field are forecast to hit $51.5 billion by 2016, according to a March 2014 study by Docebo (PDF), which builds e-learning management systems for businesses.

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itslearning launches new mobile app

by eSchool News

In order to help students be better prepared for learning and improve teacher-student communication, itslearning has created a mobile app for iPhones and Android phones. Available for free download from the Apple App Store and Google Play, the itslearning app gives students a quick and easy overview of their upcoming tasks and events and also lets them send and receive messages.

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CES 2015 Wrap Up

by Shelly Palmer Blog

I loved CES this year. Everything about it was interesting, awesome and inspiring, except… the traffic, the shuttle queues and the cab lines. Here’s a quick, very short list of things that got my undivided attention this year.

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5 TED Talks Teachers And Students Should Both Watch

By Cormac Reynolds, Edudemic

Education is one of the most integral parts of our lives and something that tends to influence who we are, what we do and where we go in life. However, like everything in our fast changing world, it too is moving forward at an amazing pace and new research, technology and ideas are coming to the fore at an alarmingly fast rate. We’ve looked through some of the most amazing talks on the web and have compiled a number of our favourite videos on education. These are the stunning ideas that are at the very cutting edge of learning and have the potential to change the way we are taught and learn forever.

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Top 10 Essential Web Tools For Project-Based Learning

By SandraMiller, Edudemic

The goal of project-based learning is to enable your students to put the things they have learned into practice and develop valuable skills through the project development. They will learn how to make priorities, manage sources, and summarize new concepts. The final goal is to enable them to understand a certain concept more easily. By implementing the usage of digital tools into the classroom, the students will get engaged and interested into each other’s opinions. In the list that follows, you will find the most effective tools that will enhance the communication skills of your students, as well as their problem solving, productivity, critical thinking, and collaboration skills.

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4 Key Considerations For Student Tablets

By Heather Brigs, Edudemic

When going shopping for a tablet PC, there are several things that you would have to consider. You can narrow down the search with the help of these guidelines. College students would definitely welcome this as most schools allow gadgets to be brought inside classrooms. It’s normal to see students propping up their gadgets during class. For high school students however, it is better to check with the school’s administration if personal gadgets are allowed inside the classroom.

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