Tag: education
5 Tips to Protect Your Business from Cyber Attack
With an increase in Russia based cyber-attacks in recent times, we look at 5 ways you can protect your business... In a joint review of cybercrime trends led by the UK, USA, and Australia, it was found that the number of sophisticated ransomware attacks originating from Russia, or being carried out by Russian speakers, has…
Chromebook sales up 74% in 2020, driven by distance learning
As remote, or distance, learning became the new normal in 2020, demand for Google Chromebook rose to a record high. According to the research data analyzed and published by Finaria, Chromebook shipments grew by 74% to 29.6 million units in 2020. Growth is expected to carry into 2021, with total shipments estimated at 40 million, up…
Impact of Technology on the Learning Environment
Today technology plays a significant role in almost every aspect of our lives. Technology brings about fundamental changes that improve our effectiveness and productivity. Similarly, just as technology has been used to benefit most other industries, it has also improved education quality. Technology has proven to be an essential tool in supporting both learning and…
How Technology Is Taking Over the Education Sector
Education is changing in the sense that delivery methods are slowly being revolutionized. While old teaching methods have not been completely overshadowed, they are increasingly being replaced by new ways. Most of the modern techniques involve the use of technologies. Most teaching and learning resources have been computerized. There is a lot of improvement to…
5 Actions That Tutors and Students Should Take to Benefit from Technologies
How to make the entire high school class or college group benefit from tech advancements? More and more learning apps and games appear, and it is not easy to pick one. The market is overloaded with excellent solutions for both in-class and at-home usage. According to official reports, this industry’s size is set to increase…
Technologies to Aid Special Needs Kids in Distance Learning
The introduction of distance learning for most children has been nothing but chaos for many families. However, it has been especially difficult for families with special needs kids. For example, children with autism require strong schedules from day to day that they can rely on. Getting up early in the morning for breakfast, going to…
Notable Benefits of Technology in Education
The debate on the potential role of technology in the classroom has been going on for a while, with some compelling arguments from both sides of the divide. Already, there is no denying that technology has permeated all aspects of human life, including how we communicate and interact. The opportunities for educational tech are unlimited,…
7 Key Features an E-Learning Authoring Tool Must Comprise
Does your organisation or brand rely on delivering e-learning content to a paying audience? Well, if yes then you must leave no stone unturned in providing them a great and efficient learning experience. And, this can be made possible via e-learning authoring tools. All you need to do is make the right pick from the…
DfE to launch competition to find best Children’s Education apps
The Department for Education (DfE) is to launch a competition to find the best apps to help disadvantaged families to boost their children’s education. It is part of a push to encourage poorer families to work with their children to develop their language and literacy skills at home. According to DfE data, disadvantaged children are…
The internet is a better teacher than a school – here’s some reasons why.
Today is GCSE exam results day here in the UK, when teenagers across the country will be nervously open envelopes to learn how they did - after spending the past couple of years putting in all that effort. Here's the thing though: School's a bit of a boring way to learn. So here's some hi-tech…