Consortium of School Networking (CoSN)
Nobel Peace nominee: Pay teachers more, focus on mobile technology
Sir Bob Geldof—an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor, and political activist—noted during the Consortium for School Networking's recent K-12 Technology Leadership Conference that the world's economy is…
Companies aim to help schools create digital learning environments
As more schools make the shift to a digital-based teaching and learning environment, a number of new products and services have emerged to help ease this transition.…
Controlling costs a key selling point for ed-tech vendors
For many of the companies exhibiting at recent educational technology conferences, a key selling point was how their software or services could help schools save money during a…
How can research inform ed-tech decisions?
Education stakeholders often ask for research to justify ed-tech purchases. But instead of using research to rationalize a large-scale, expensive purchase, school leaders first should identify the problem…
How to rekindle a love of learning in school
What would a high school classroom look like if the students were all like kindergartners, eagerly learning everything they could about the world? What makes this idea seem…
Consortium of School Networking (CoSN)
A professional association for school district technology leaders. http://www.cosn.org/
JAMF Software helps schools leverage the power of Apple devices
The Casper Suite simplifies the life of system administrators with a comprehensive platform to manage Mac OS X computers and iOS devices such as the iPad. The Casper Suite is a powerful framework around which your IT ecosystem can be unified and extended to manage both Mac OS X and iOS devices from a single console.
BYOD through Virtualization
BYOD through Virtualization How do you get to BYOD and 1:1 computing? Hardware controller-based wireless networks aren’t set up for the influx of wireless devices, extra security needed, and increased bandwidth.
The Measured Progress COMMON CORE Assessment Program
Prepare for the Common Core, One Day at a Time Integrate the Common Core into your daily classroom instruction using the Measured Progress COMMON CORE Assessment Program. Our new program is designed and built to help educators introduce students to the Common Core standards and prepare them for next-generation assessments.
HMH Provides iNsight for an Improved Learning Environment
1 in every 4 kids is bullied every day, and 160,000 students miss school every day for fear of being bullied or harassed. It’s virtually impossible for kids to focus on learning when they are concerned for their safety. But what can a district do to help these kids?
Effective Classroom & Network Management Tools
Encourage greater Student interaction and engagement with NetSupport School through effective monitoring and collaboration while ensuring valuable technology equipment is being used as intended and that students remain focused and on task within the classroom.
Get to BYOD Faster with ADTRAN Bluesocket Virtual WLAN
ADTRAN Bluesocket vWLAN: the first and only wireless LAN that harnesses the power of virtualization through VMware. Learn more at TCEA #1628. Virtual Wireless LAN (vWLAN) is a next-generation wireless architecture designed around a concept of simplified scalability. ADTRAN's Bluesocket vWLAN removes the complexities of dealing with controller-based architectures and their capacity limitations, by centralizing the management and control functions.
Chief’s Interactive Short Throw Projector Mount
Chief's Interactive Short Throw Projector Mount transforms existing whiteboards into interactive platforms. Simply install the interactive software for Mac or PC, connect a computer and any projector, and you're ready to go. Projection can be scaled anywhere from 48"–94" diagonally, depending on your needs.
Empowering educators with meaningful data
Measured Progress, best known for its three decades of high-stakes accountability testing experience, has expanded its offerings to include DATAWISE, a classroom assessment and data management platform that assists teachers with daily instruction.