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Samsung thinks its new 85-inch Interactive Display is the digital whiteboard for the COVID-19 classroom

The Verge

Samsung would like you to believe its new 85-inch Interactive Display can bridge the gap between students in the classroom and students studying at home, now that blended-learning is the new normal across the country. Compared to the previous 55- and 65-inch models, more students could theoretically use the board at once.

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Microsoft Surface Laptop SE review: just get a Chromebook

The Verge

A cute look can’t hide the slow processor When I review a particularly ugly Windows laptop, I’ll often refer to it as having a “laptop cart” look. The laptops that schools provide to elementary and middle school kids are famously ugly, old, and terrible in all kinds of ways. The Surface Laptop SE is a cute laptop.

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What’s the best student laptop? We asked students

The Verge

The Dell XPS 13 is one of the best laptops for high school and college students. Shopping for a laptop can be stressful — doubly stressful if you or your children will be learning online for the first time. Kids of different ages have a range of different laptop use cases and different needs. Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge.

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The Microsoft Classroom Pen 2 is an affordable Surface Pen for students

The Verge

Microsoft is releasing a new stylus for classroom use: the Classroom Pen 2. The company launched its first Classroom Pen in 2019. It also shares some classroom-specific features with the Classroom Pen: it ships with replacement tips and has a slot that teachers can loop a string through to tether the pen to a Surface device.

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Melbourne-based edtech startup Vivi raises $20M to accelerate overseas expansion in race to reach 1M classrooms

TechCrunch

The US, thus, remains a rich market for edtech companies like Vivi, which offers wireless presentation and screen mirroring technology to over 40,000 classrooms around the world, with the plan of reaching one million learning spaces in the next five years. This is as hybrid learning maintains a growing presence across the country.

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The best gaming laptops to buy right now

The Verge

The best gaming laptops at every size and price point. The best gaming laptops at every size and price The best gaming laptop of 2021 looks different from those of years past. But the top gaming laptops now are different. But the top gaming laptops now are different. Best Gaming Laptops 2021.

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Listening to teachers to support students impacted by COVID-19 

Candid

To get students back on track, we need to get resources immediately into classrooms, stop shifting the financial burdens of education onto teachers, and enable teachers to engage with students in innovative ways. Since 2020, DonorsChoose has partnered with 10 states to allocate a total of $100 million in ESSER funding to classrooms.

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