As millions of American students begin a new school year that looks very different from ones past, tech is powering telelearning solutions so they don’t miss a minute of instruction. Tech makes distance learning possible — from connecting educators and students, to reimagining what education looks like. Read on for more information about how the tech industry is enabling academic success.

Tech Powers Telelearning

Comcast Announces New Xfinity Offering to Help Educators Stay Connected This Fall (Comcast)

Comcast announced a new Xfinity Internet offer for K-12 teachers and administrators as well as university faculty and staff aimed at helping connect America’s educators.

Reimagining Education: From Remote to Hybrid Learning (Microsoft)

Every child needs and deserves a great education. Across the globe, there is a growing recognition that education systems must improve and try new approaches to live up to that promise.

Teachers: Top Features for Securing Your Virtual Classrooms (Zoom)

We’re kicking off the fall semester with a lineup of new and exciting Zoom for Education features to enhance student engagement and classroom management.

Amazon Delivers Face Shields to Indiana Schools (Amazon)

10,000 Amazon-donated face shields were delivered to Greater Clark County Schools in Indiana to support teachers and staff as they gear up for the school year.

Count on Duolingo for Flexible Language Learning This School Year (Duolingo)

Duolingo offers a suite of language learning tools that you and your family can adapt to your own personal learning situation this fall.

Reimagining the Future of Education (Cisco)

Higher education is at a crucial moment in its history. Two core principles – a commitment to quality and a commitment to equality of access – remain intact, but pretty much everything else is now open to innovation.

How Colleges Can Prepare Students for a Changing Economy(CDW)

Dell Technologies Powers Creative Arts Education (Dell Technologies)

Introducing Electrifying Engineering | STEM Online Learning(GM)

What’s New in Tech

Modernizing IT for Higher Education (HPE)

County College of Morris, New Jersey engaged with PKA Technologies, Inc., an HPE partner, to design a virtual desktop infrastructure that enables consistent and reliable services across desktops and mobile devices. Based on HPE SimpliVity, the solution is making students’ lives easier. Read more here.

What We’re Saying

· TechNet Weighs in on Micromobility in California. (TechCrunch) Read this news feature here.

· TechNet Files Amicus Brief in California Car Share Case. (Law360)Read this news feature here.

Before You Start Your Weekend

Accelerated adoption of digital tools helped sustain the engagement between students and teachers in a simulated classroom-like experience. While there were problems, and many of us with children became de facto IT support, the role of technology in the education ecosystem has never been clearer. (Dell)

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