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TCEA 2013: School network and communication systems
An Australian maker of web security software is making a big push into the U.S. education market by offering 1,000 free one-year licenses of its product.…
How one school district deployed 10,000 iPads in five weeks
Sticking to its resolution to put iPads in students’ and teachers’ hands, the Mansfield Independent School District in Texas deployed 10,600 of Apple’s popular devices in just 5 weeks—no small…
Beyond ‘one-to-one computing’: Time for a new approach
Adding a digital device to the classroom without a fundamental change in the culture of teaching and learning will not lead to significant improvement. Unless clear goals across the curriculum—such…
Other countries facing common ed-tech struggles
U.S. educators spend much time touting the benefits of taking a global look at classroom technology, but many countries struggle with the same ed-tech challenges facing the U.S., including dwindling…
Encourage greater interaction and engagement with classroom management software
NetSupport School is a classroom management software program that gives teachers the ability to instruct and visually or audibly monitor, as well as interact with, their students—either individually, as a…
SETDA issues guidance to help schools prepare for online testing
The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) has released new guidance to help policy makers and district leaders determine their ed-tech needs and readiness for implementing the Common Core State…
School districts ask parents to insure iPads for students
Covering textbooks with paper grocery bags isn't going to cut it anymore when it comes to protecting learning materials in public schools.…
Important considerations for blended learning
As blended learning programs grow in popularity, proponents of the approach—which involves a combination of computer-based learning and face-to-face instruction—say there are a few key considerations school leaders should keep…
BYOD transforms teaching, shapes Christmas lists
At Hawk Ridge Elementary School in North Carolina, a teacher recently introduced a historical novel by asking students to research one-room schoolhouses on their digital devices. And for many parents,…
Schools changing texting policies
At a time when many school districts are crafting stricter regulations about teachers text messaging with students, the Franklin Local Schools district in Ohio is embracing texting as an effective…