December 2013

Favorite thinkers review 2013

December 31, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

The holiday season is the best time of year to reflect, notes TNTP.

‘Augmented reality’ enters classrooms

December 31, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

A student holds a tablet in front of a series of famous paintings. On each painting, something comes to life–sounds, animation, or a pop-up fact linking the painting…

District Management

Digital literacy ‘as important as reading and writing’

December 30, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

When I was at school, ICT was labelled, rightly or wrongly, as the “doss lesson” writes Josie Gurnet-Read for the Telegraph.

STEM & STEAM

App of the week: TI-Nspire™

December 30, 2013December 30, 2013 by Meris Stansbury

Helps with math mastery through comprehensive graphing, data entry and analysis, statistical modeling and calculating functionality.

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Learn how Google can improve student learning

December 27, 2013 by By Michael Sharnoff, Associate Online Editor

On December 3, eSchool News hosted an engaging webinar featuring Kristin Kahlich, a Google Education team member and Joel Handler, director of technology for the Hillsborough School Township…

District Management

Accountability without autonomy is tyranny

August 22, 2016December 27, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

When educational research reaches the public through the corporate media, the consequences are often dire, explains P.L. Thomas for the Daily Kos.

District Management

11 things I think I know ed-tech folks really want to promote

December 26, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

I had an important conversation with my wife (a classroom teacher) the other day that reminded me (an educational technology coach) how easy it is to be misunderstood,…

Featured Best Practice

Four must-have tools for improving children’s learning

December 26, 2013 by By Heather Williams and Emily Gooch

Having worked with teachers across the country to implement programs, served on literacy committees, and seen first hand how technology has allowed students to become more creative and…

Curriculum

Four great tips on how schools can use technology for Common Core

December 25, 2013 by By Mark Strassman

Ready or not, Common Core is coming. The national educational standards for K-12 schools will officially debut in the 2014-15 school year, and it is bringing a new…

District Management

Leadership and ambiguity

December 25, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

We like our leaders to be confident, clear, in control, writes Greg Richardson for ELUMN8.

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Amplify vows to fix high-profile tablet flap

December 24, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

In the wake of much-publicized safety issues plaguing a 15,000-tablet initiative in Guilford County, N.C., schools, Brooklyn-based technology company Amplify said it will replace every device distributed under…

Featured Best Practice

Eight conversions toward global competitiveness

December 24, 2013 by By S. Dallas Dance

Listening to yourself read to improve fluency, speed and pronunciation. Building computational skills with exercises that adapt to your level and interests. Re-watching a mini-lesson at your pace.…

District Management

How to move PD forward

December 24, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

The fact that there are plenty of companies touting video-based PD as more efficient, individualized, cheaper, and faster should not surprise anyone who has been in the education…

Teaching Trends

The Power of Desktop and Application Virtualization

May 2, 2014December 24, 2013 by VMware, Inc.

VMware provides an innovative approach to cloud computing that allows educational institutions to reduce IT complexity with the flexibility and scalability needed to support them as they grow.…

Teaching Trends

Gartner Predicts 2013: Digitalization Powers Education

May 2, 2014December 23, 2013 by VMware, Inc.

Overview Key Findings Technology is disrupting education, expanding the education ecosystem beyond traditional lecture halls and classrooms to accommodate learners' preferences for time, place, style and previous levels…

Teaching Trends

Online Testing: How Prepared are you? [INFOGRAPHIC]

May 2, 2014December 23, 2013 by VMware, Inc.

There are pending state mandates to move to online assessments in K-12 schools, especially in the 45 states that have adopted the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI).…

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App of the week: Ordered Fractions

December 27, 2013December 23, 2013 by Meris Stansbury

Ordered Fractions provides a tool that offers an innovative method of learning about comparing and ordering fractions.

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Should schools monitor social media sites used by students?

December 23, 2013 by By Mark Anderson

As principal of Decatur Middle School, it is my goal to make sure that all of our students’ academic needs are met throughout the school year. However, as…

IT Management

A student account of school shooting

December 23, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

“Today, I was sitting in my fifth hour psychology class when it happened. At first, it sounded like someone had dropped a heavy book. Then the sound came…

Featured Best Practice

Top 5 reasons why we need tablets in every classroom

March 18, 2014December 20, 2013 by By Dominick Mauro

Season's Greetings folks! It is once again that time of the year. A time for joy, good eats, and last minute shopping. I for one am guilty as…

STEM & STEAM

Top 5 ed-tech Twitter accounts we follow

December 20, 2013December 20, 2013 by By Liz Glomb, Marketing Communications Manager

We often spend a lot of time focusing on the numbers and the people that are following us on Twitter. Many companies and community managers have certain criteria…

Curriculum

The value of what students don’t know

December 19, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

For me, my biggest takeaway from college was learning what I didn’t know, TeachThought reports.

District Management

Esther Wojcicki: “American schools are becoming more like classic Chinese schools”

December 19, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Hysteria. That is what I predict will be happening in education circles next year, EdSurge reports.

District Management

Clash of the Titans! Inside Microsoft’s battle to foil the NSA

December 19, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

After the NSA scandal broke this summer, revealing that the U.S. spy agency was eavesdropping wholesale on the most popular services on the web, Microsoft turned to five…

District Management

Rep. Jack Kingston proposes that poor students sweep floors in exchange for lunch

December 19, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) wants kids to learn early in life that there's no such thing as a free lunch. To make sure they absorb that lesson, he's…

District Management

Why school librarians are critical to digital learning

January 10, 2014December 19, 2013 by By Dennis Pierce, Editor in Chief, <a href='https://twitter.com/eSN_Dennis' target='_blank'>@eSN_Dennis</a>

School librarians are critical to the success of digital learning initiatives, and they deserve a place at the table in discussions about digital learning: That’s the message behind…

Teaching Trends

Adrift in a sea of mobile app options?

April 2, 2014December 19, 2013 by SchoolWires

Ensure the success of your school mobile app. Choose an app designed for K12 — one that works with your school websites and CMS, and will support your…

District Management

Failure to communicate

December 19, 2013 by By Dennis Pierce, Editor in Chief

Education Secretary Arne Duncan slammed Congress for ‘ignoring evidence’ and ‘distorting positions.’ It’s a criticism that could be applied to him, too.

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eSchool News is now accepting your submissions

December 18, 2013 by By Michael Sharnoff, Associate Online Editor

eSchool News is now accepting your articles. Share your opinions and best practices on relevant technology and innovation in education issues. Contribute today in our new "Colleague Corner"…

IT Management

A full-featured, $38 tablet is coming to the U.S.

December 18, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Datawind announced that it plans to sell a $38 tablet in the U.S. through as-yet unnamed online and brick-and-mortar retailers early next year, the Wall Street Journal reports.

STEM & STEAM

You’ll make more money if you can code

December 18, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Being able to learn marketable digital skills is sluggish and difficult — or so they say, Mashable reports.

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