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Ed-tech best practices: April 2012
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”:…
‘Study Buddies’ program delivers results
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…
School program makes use of new skills, old computers
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…
Developing sound social media policies for schools
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…
Supporting continuous improvement with data
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,…
Reading with fluency and confidence
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…
Responsible electronics stewardship: A guide to purchasing and recycling equipment that makes the grade
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…
Illinois district helps others save money through the cloud
A growing "cloud" means a brighter future for many Illinois school districts, and Bloomington District 87 is leading the way.…
Using video to improve teaching and learning
Knowing that good teaching leads to increased student achievement, the Great Prairie Area Education Agency already had programs in place to mentor new teachers and highlight best teaching practices through…
‘Mass Customized Learning’: The key to education reform?
Would you still drive a car if it was the Ford Model T? No? Even if the paint was new and it had air conditioning? The answer would always be…