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eSchool News – November/December 2012

eSchool News — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:02:14 +0000

• Duncan: Make textbooks ‘obsolete’
• Wireless experts: Time to move beyond the device
• Special Feature: How to make BYOD work for your schools
• Our annual ‘eRate Survival Guide’

eSchool News – October 2012

eSchool News — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:10:37 +0000

• Obama, Romney clash over schools
• New developments enhance school video use
• Tired of the same old PD? Try Edcamps
• ’21st-century schoolhouse’ saves money, improves efficiency

eSchool News – September 2012

eSchool News — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:34:36 +0000

• Starting school off with a bang
• New developments in AV technology come into focus
• Virtual foreign exchange program fosters global skills
• Obama floats $1B for science, math teachers
• Software allows for smarter music instruction
• Viewpoint: The keys to effective teacher evaluation

eSchool News July/August 2012

eSchool News — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:19:57 +0000

• Romney outlines his plans for education

• FTC ill-equipped to guard ePrivacy

• Seven iPad alternatives for schools

• 2012-13 Readers’ Choice Awards

• Dispelling five common grant-seeking myths

• New Yahoo! course is like traffic school for sexting

• Why teacher merit pay can’t work today –and what can be done about this

eSchool News June 2012

eSchool News — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:32:39 +0000

FCC to telcos: Stop gouging schools

Why Khan Academy is so popular with students

Four keys to creating successful eLearning programs

Five reasons you should attend grant workshops

Virtual worlds are a new trend in language instruction

Internet literacy: Too important to ignore

How to expand students’ ed-tech access—and stay out of court

eSchool News May 2012

eSchool News — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:52:16 +0000

• Diane Ravitch warns of ed tech’s ‘peril’
• Blackboard shakes up open source
• A first-hand look inside a ‘flipped’ classroom
• Six lessons learned as a grant reviewer
• What robots can teach us about kids and learning
• iPads help charge reading instruction
• Developing sound social media policies for schools

eSchool News April 2012

eSchool News — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:13:13 +0000

• K12 faces class-action lawsuit
• Digital revolution changing lives of students with disabilities
• Ten ways schools are teaching internet safety
• How to approach funders who don't accept new proposals
• Clark County sees improvement with help from math software

eSchool News March 2012

eSchool News — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:04:30 +0000

• Are students’ text messages subject to searches?

• Apple dives into digital textbooks

• New ed-tech products aim to cut costs, boost learning

• How to engage parents more effectively in their children’s education

• Eight ideas for creating a successful grant budget

• Inquiry-based approach to science is a hit with

• Tips for making the move to online assessments

eSchool News February 2012

eSchool News — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:43:29 +0000

• Virtual schools booming as states mull warnings

• School yearbooks enter social media era

• Class assignment: Reinvent high school

• Ed tech ignored in budget bill

• Performance assessment resurfacing in schools

• 2012 Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards

eSchool News – January 2012

eSchool News — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:02:07 +0000

In this issue:
• New teacher recruitment czar: Microsoft
• 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards
• Five tips for digital communication in the new year
• How to tap corporate philanthropy in support of ed tech
• As funding dries up, schools turn to free digital tools
• School districts struggle with laptop repairs