UNESCO has called on schools to remove technology, such as smartphones, from classrooms unless they are absolutely necessary. It said technology was over-used and caused a significant distraction.
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Microsoft has introduced Viva Connections for Education, a dashboard for students to access their many EdTech tools from one place. Admins can adjust the Viva Connections dashboard as needed.
The UK government has said it's investing £164 million to upgrade 5,000 public buildings with gigabit broadband. It will mean nearby premises get faster speeds too as they'll be easier to reach.
Google has announced its Chromebook repair program, publishing documentation about how to do basic repairs yourself. It has encouraged schools to adopt it and wants it as an elective for students too.
Microsoft announced a new SKU of Windows 11, namely Windows 11 SE, today. However, many are unsure about its features and its target audience. Read on to find out more information on these topics.
Microsoft has announced that it's helping to expand the TEALS computer science program in more U.S. and Mexican schools. It also said TEALS has been translated to Spanish for the first time.
Nokia has been working with partners in Kenya to bring internet connectivity to rural and underserved communities in the African country. The government wants all schools online by 2030.
Vodafone has launched a new scheme called communities.connected. It aims to let organisations offer their vulnerable customers lower cost internet access, dongle devices, and MiFi devices.
The supermarket Asda is going to supply 7,000 Dell laptops to schools around the country to help disadvantaged kids get online to access education at home. Vodafone will provide mobile internet.
Vodafone has said that it will not be zero-rating BBC's education website Bitesize. It said technical hurdles meant it couldn't zero-rate the site and it wants to uphold net neutrality.
Huawei and the city of Duisburg, Germany, are teaming up to make the city more digitised. The plans focus on making public transport and schools internet connected and introducing 5G to Duisburg.
The battle for the minds of K-12 students in the PC realm continues, and while Chrome OS has held a big lead in the United States, Windows is picking up a bit, while still leading around the world.
Microsoft has unveiled the latest addition to its Surface family of devices. The Surface Laptop was revealed at its education-focused event, and runs a new edition of the Windows 10 OS.
Microsoft will be hosting an event on May 2, at which it's expected to announce its new Windows 10 Cloud edition - possibly known as 'Windows 10 S' - along with new hardware, and more.
After launching Minecraft: Education Edition last year, Microsoft said today that over "75,000 students and educators from more than 100 countries" have been using it, and new features are on the way.
Microsoft says its new Intune for Education management suite "makes it easy to set up default policies for all the devices and users in a class, school or district in a matter of minutes".
A study has found that tablets are now used in 70% of UK schools, with students in 9% of schools each getting their own device - but doubts remain over whether they lead to academic improvements.
Microsoft is starting to offer its Surface Pro 3 to the educational sector, allowing schools, colleges and universities to purchase the device at a 10% discount than the high street.
Microsoft has announced a new program for U.S. school systems that will allow them to purchase Windows 8.1 devices from various OEMs with prices that start at under $300 each.
President Barack Obama announced Microsoft and Apple are helping the U.S. government provide high-speed broadband to more than 15,000 schools, impacting more than 20 million students.
Anti-virus company AVAST claims that in its own survey of US public schools, 96 percent of them will be affected by Microsoft's decision to stop supporting Windows XP after April 8th, 2014.
Microsoft is extending its offer for schools to buy Surface RT tablets for just $199 each, along with price cuts for Touch and Type Covers, from August 31st to September 30th.
Microsoft is promoting the use of its Kinect motion- and gesture-based interaction device in the classroom, claiming that students who use the product retain and comprehend information better.
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