News / Blog

Technology and Equipment Designed for the Return to In-Person Learning

Technology and Equipment Designed for the Return to In-Person Learning

With three different COVID-19 vaccines available to adults nationwide, it looks like we may finally be nearing the end of the pandemic in America. This news is especially welcome to parents of school-age children, many of whom have been overseeing their kids’ remote learning since mid-March 2020, when the coronavirus caused all in-person learning for most K-12 schools to grind to a halt. While a number of school districts in the nation have since reopened for in-person learning in a lim …
Jan 16, 2022
Education Recovery With the CARES Act and Title 1 Funding

Education Recovery With the CARES Act and Title 1 Funding

The year 2020 will likely be remembered for one significant event- the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting fallout that caused the world to change completely almost overnight. Some of the creative workarounds and pivots we were forced to devise in order to continue the various systems and processes that make up our society turned out to be even more beneficial to us than the way we did things before and are likely to become part of our everyday lives even after the pandemic has officially end …
Jan 12, 2022
How to Identify the Best Headsets for High Schoolers?

How to Identify the Best Headsets for High Schoolers?

As young adults with different educational goals and needs (not to mention larger heads!), it stands to reason that high school students may have different requirements and use cases for  school headphones. Here are some of the things you should consider when determining which headsets will be the best for your high school student. Ear Cup Size Available in three primary styles, (in-ear, on-ear, and over-ear) the right ear cup size depends on each student; however, there are pro …
Jan 08, 2022
What Chromebook Case Option is Right For Me?

What Chromebook Case Option is Right For Me?

Congratulations- you’re the proud owner of a new Chromebook! You’re all set up too- you’ve got your reliable WiFi connection, your chromebook headphones with microphone, and the charging cord just in case you need to plug it in after a few hours of use. Looks like you’re all set to bring your Chromebook everywhere you want to go! But...what are you going to put your Chromebook in? If you haven’t already noticed, there are a multitude of cases specially designed to accommodate Chromeb …
Jan 06, 2022
Recycling Headsets and Other Electronics: What's the right approach?

Recycling Headsets and Other Electronics: What's the right approach?

Americans throw out between 300 and 400 million electronic devices every year, equaling approximately seven million metric tons, making the U.S. the world’s second-largest producer of e-waste (behind China). A recent survey of Americans between the ages of 18 and 38 by Decluttr found that 60% threw away one or more electronic devices between March and June 2020, rather than recycling them. The top three items discarded were charging cords, headphones, and cellular phones, a not surprising fin …
Jan 02, 2022