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Craig Tranter is a former educator, and now serves as a technology presenter for Cisco. This blog is the fourth in his series on advancements and opportunities in education. All views are his own.  Let’s talk about a campus of the future. Imagine a digitally connected campus where students can…

Craig Tranter is a former educator, and now serves as a technology presenter for Cisco. This blog is the third in his series on advancements and opportunities in education. All views are his own.  We know that students no longer need to be physically present in order to attend a university course. A…

Craig Tranter is a former educator, and now serves as a technology presenter for Cisco. This blog is the first in his series on advancements and opportunities in education. All views are his own.  What does this image mean to you? For a lot of us, this image might symbolise a floppy disk. But, most…

Whenever I contemplate a major purchase – whether a car or a laptop – third-party reviews and customer feedback has the most sway in my decision. When it’s a brand new product category, initial reviews and awards are critical in helping me reach a buying decision. And I know this holds true for many…

Spain’s University of León was slowly starting to fall behind the country’s other universities. The reason? An outdated wireless network was making it tough for communication and idea sharing. Both the teachers and the students were equally frustrated by the speed of the network and consequently it…

This week, the Cisco Education team attended the annual ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference, an event for educators and technology supporters. Throughout the three-day conference, our team learned from educators, thought leaders and experts from around the world. In a…

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) wanted to cut costs and improve student results. Cisco Digital Ceiling is illuminating the way. As the fourth largest municipal school district in the United States, M-DCPS in Miami, Florida has approximately 22,000 teachers and 350,000 students. In the hop…

Last week, members of Cisco’s education team attended the CoSN 2016 Annual Conference in Washington, DC to engage with and learn from the country’s leading education experts. The CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) conference provided an opportunity to discuss K-12 education technolo…

For many businesses, technology has become an integral part of operations, transforming the way people learn, think, and do their jobs. With the right tools, K-12 school districts can experience these same transformational benefits. Digital transformation in education means using technology to creat…