As schools scramble to find ways to reach their students during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, more districts are finding creative, low-tech ways to improve the remote learning experience for all students. Learn how schools are turning to outdoor Wi-Fi and 4G Chromebooks to reach students while observing social distancing.
Online learning is growing in popularity around the globe. In remote areas, online classroom platforms allow face-to-face, real-time interaction between educators and their students. Two of the most popular tools for implementing virtual classrooms are Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams. Each offers many benefits in connecting students and teachers, as…
Securing an educational institution’s access has received renewed focus from industry professionals. Using locks and keys no longer suffice for environments where a multitude of people come and go every day. This applies just as much to keeping non-custodial parents out as it does to unwanted visitors in dorms or…
The nature of education has changed with the rise of technology. Long gone are the days of rote memorization and blackboards. Education technology—or EdTech—seeks to make classrooms more accessible, diverse, and relevant to the future. These days, classrooms are awash in technology, either by choice or due to the reality…
Classroom technology is a contentious topic, even in 2019. While many believe that advanced tech like tablets and computers have no place in the classroom, others still point to the many benefits technology in the classroom has for students and teachers. The idea of technology in the classroom seems relatively…