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Physical education (PE) teachers are often on the short end of the stick when it comes to technology innovations in school. When the battle of the bulge is fought every…
May 16, 2012 / No Comment / Read More 
A knowledge-based society has replaced the service-based economy that once provided the majority of American jobs, and today’s students must learn to create and innovate if they are to succeed…
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Thanks to the work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, videotaping teachers has become a focal point of discussions on effective teaching. As part of its Measures of Effective…
April 27, 2012 / No Comment / Read More 
Ten creative ways that schools are teaching students about internet safety … tips for making one-to-one computing a success … a national project that aims to inspire the “model classroom”:…
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Sometimes, the best thing we can give our students to ensure academic success is attention. However, with funding tight, finding the resources to give the attention your students need can…
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When a large company or famous philanthropist donates computers to children to advance their learning and give them online access to the world, it makes an impact. But when the…
March 29, 2012 / No Comment / Read More 
In a world where three out of four teens have a cell phone, and roughly the same number have used a social networking website, it’s imperative that schools not only…
March 27, 2012 / No Comment / Read More 
Difficult. Clunky. Frustrating. Those were three words often used by administrators, teachers, and staff to describe our previous data warehouse. Because the system was complicated, people didn’t use it. Instead,…
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Tylertown High School is located Walthall County--Mississippi’s primary dairy county. In Tylertown, the county seat, approximately one-third of adults over the age of 25 do not have a high school…
March 19, 2012 / No Comment / Read More 
Technology is essential to the modern classroom: computers, tablets, and eReaders give educators and students extraordinary access to interactive resources that connect, inform, inspire, and entertain. Unfortunately, technology can be…
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