Special Reports
Mobile learning: Not just laptops any more
Not all that long ago, the term “mobile learning” implied laptop computers and mobile carts that were wheeled from classroom to classroom. Now, as a growing number of students carry…
eSN Special Report: Keeping students on a path to graduation
“College-ready” and “career-ready” are major buzzwords in the educational field these days, as President Obama’s push to increase graduation rates gains traction. Educators have spent a great deal of time…
eSN Special Report: Next-Generation Network Security
In the Middle Ages, city planners and feudal land owners relied on a multilayered approach to keep marauders at bay: Those laying siege to a castle, for instance, first had…
eSN Special Report: The Interactive Math Classroom
In Audrey Cucci’s math classes in Frankfort, N.Y., it’s not unusual to see students moving around the room, engrossed in conversation, sometimes even laughing—and generally having a good time.…
eSN Publisher’s Report: Secure Social Media for K-12
Sponsored content: Seedplay provides the means necessary to envision, plan, seek funding, and complete an individual or team student project. …
Advanced analytics: Helping educators approach the ideal
In the business sector, companies have been using predictive analysis for years to improve performance, predict stocks, or take action and change direction when troubling trends appear. They gather data…
eSN Special Report: Empowering the iGeneration
Thanks to the democratizing power of technology, which lets anyone with an internet connection tap into resources from all over the globe, it's now easier than ever for students to…
eSN Special Report: Virtual desktops save schools money–and hassle
Why buy new computers, when you can hook up a simple device to a monitor and create the same experience through desktop virtualization--while potentially saving thousands of dollars on hardware,…
eSN Special Report: Learning in 3-D
The automobile, moving pictures, personal computers, cell phones, and social networks--all of these technologies, once considered frivolous, have made such a huge impact on our culture that our daily lives…



