Education

Technology is rapidly changing the classroom environment and the wider education system, at all levels of education. Higher education institutions were early adopters of many instructional technologies, to the benefit of both staff and students, but the constant innovation in technology has left higher education institutions in a precarious position, from the perspective of data security. Legacy systems, paired with the use of technology by a huge population of...

According to a survey soon to be released at the 2015 National Student Privacy Symposium by the Future of Privacy Forum, 87% of parents feel concern that their child’s electronic education records are at risk, due to hacking or theft of data or data devices. Parents are not the only ones with these concerns; 57% of K-12 IT leaders believe data security has become more important in the past...

It has recently been estimated that BYOD in the K-12 classroom will hit 20% by the end of 2015, supporting the digitization of the classroom that is revolutionizing the learning experience. Thanks to technology, students have become “creators” rather than “consumers” of their learning experience. The introduction of mobile technology has been a challenge for many school districts, and the shift toward BYOD even more so. Deployment, training, management...

According to a preview of the upcoming 2015 K-12 Horizon Report, it is forecasted that 20% of US classrooms will have implemented BYOD programs by the end of 2015, a marker or ‘mainstream’ status for BYOD. It’s anticipated that the K-12 space will see further impact from trends such as 3D printing, adaptive software and wearable technologies in the next few years.

Absolute Software has collaborated with HP to install our Persistence technology on new HP Education Edition tablets and notebook. The new HP Education Edition tablets and notebook are specifically designed for classroom learning, providing all of the technology and services required for a comprehensive solution. The devices also come preloaded with the HP School Pack, a set of instructional tools to help students learn and enable educators to teach more efficiently....