Category: school

Schools might not have enough laptops for students this fall

Post author By Randall
Post date August 16, 2020
Categories In acer, chromebook, computer, coronavirus, covid-19, education, gear, laptop, Laptops, News, personal computing, school, Tech

[ad_1] It’s no secret that laptops have been hot commodities for students during the pandemic, but that might just lead to a crisis as school resumes. Axios has found evidence of acute laptop shortages going into the back-to-school season, particularly for Chromebooks. Acer America president Gregg Prendergast warned that his company was “not even close” […]

Texas Instruments makes it harder to run programs on its calculators

Post author By Randall
Post date May 24, 2020
Categories In calculator, cheating, education, gadgetry, gear, graphing calculator, News, programming, school, Tech, texas instruments, ti, ti-83, ti-83 premium ce, ti-84, ti-84 plus

[ad_1] Texas Instruments’ graphing calculators have a reputation as hobbyist devices given their program support, but they just lost some of their appeal. Cemetech has learned (via Linus Tech Tips) that Texas Instruments is pulling support for assembly- and C-based programs on the TI-84 Plus CE and its French counterpart, the TI-83 Premium CE. Install […]

School districts ban Zoom over security concerns

Post author By Randall
Post date April 5, 2020
Categories In coronavirus, covid-19, education, gear, Internet, New York City, school, Security, students, teachers, teaching, Tech, zoom

[ad_1] The exact worries vary, although they tend to be a mix of tangible security and privacy problems with teachers and staff who may not be familiar with how Zoom works. There’s no end-to-end encryption for Zoom meetings, making it possible to intercept videoconferences. Teachers have also had to grapple with “Zoombombing” incidents where bad […]

Verizon will provide free internet to students in Los Angeles

Post author By Randall
Post date March 25, 2020
Categories In business, digital divide, free, gear, Internet, internet access, isps, lausd, los angeles, los angeles unified school district, Online Learning, school, students, Tech, thebuyersguide, Verizon

[ad_1] Reliable internet access is critical during this pandemic, but Verizon (Engadget’s parent company) is a little late to step up. Spectrum is offering free internet installation and service to students and their families. Comcast is making its Internet Essentials program free for new, qualifying customers for 60 days, and it is boosting broadband speeds […]

Stanford moves classes online to deal with coronavirus outbreak

Post author By Randall
Post date March 7, 2020
Categories In coronavirus, covid-19, education, gear, health, Internet, medicine, online classes, online course, online education, school, stanford, stanford university, Tech

[ad_1] Final exams will still take place when possible, but they’ll have to be take-home exams. If a remote class or exam isn’t an option, Stanford will let professors look for alternatives to those methods or even submit grades based on work to date. The campus itself will remain open, although Stanford is encouraging remote […]

HP’s latest Chromebooks for schools include more durable keyboards

Post author By Randall
Post date January 21, 2020
Categories In chrome os, chromebook, chromebook 11, chromebook 11a, chromebook 14, chromebook x360, education, education edition, gear, Google, hp, laptop, personal computing, personalcomputing, rugged, school, Tech

[ad_1] The differences after that mostly come down to form factor. The Intel-based Chromebook 11 G8 EE and AMD-powered 11A G8 EE are both billed as the thinnest 11-inch toughened Chromebooks for schools at 0.74in thick, while the Chromebook 11 x360 G3 EE is a convertible for situations when a tablet-style interface will help. The […]

Apple’s Phil Schiller says Chromebooks won’t help kids succeed (updated)

Post author By Randall
Post date November 13, 2019
Categories In Apple, chrome os, chromebook, education, gear, Google, Ipad, laptop, Laptops, Mac, Mobile, personal computing, personalcomputing, phil schiller, school, Tech

[ad_1] We’ve asked Apple and Google for comment. There are already plenty of people who disagree with Schiller’s assessment, mind you. As we found out through the teachers themselves, Apple’s ideal and the practical reality can be two very different things. While some educators do see value in iPads, tight school budgets frequently make them […]

Starship’s delivery robots now serve Purdue University

Post author By Randall
Post date September 9, 2019
Categories In Delivery, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gear, purdue, purdue university, robot, Robots, school, starship, starship technologies, Tech, Video

[ad_1] The bot maker is in the early stages of an expansion that will have thousands of machines serving campuses within the next two years. Students at George Mason University and Northern Arizona University already have access to the robotic couriers, while the University of Pittsburgh should have access later in September. There’s a fairly […]

The best (and mostly free) apps to help you keep up in class

Post author By Randall
Post date July 25, 2019
Categories In apps, bts2019, gear, khanacademy, Microsoft, officelens, otter, photomath, Review, school, services, student, students, studyblue, Tech, thebuyersguide, trello

[ad_1] Photomath Some people have keen, mathematical minds and can intuitively grasp complex relationships between numbers. Others, uh, aren’t so great at it. If you fall into that latter camp, you’re in good company, and Photomath might be able to help. Once you’ve installed it, all you have to do is snap a photo of […]