February 2015

New partnership supports online learning for special education students

February 16, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Across the country, schools and districts are leveraging digital learning to overcome staffing and resource challenges to improve outcomes and to address the many needs of their K-12…

Teaching Trends

Making STEM Careers Come Alive

July 1, 2015February 14, 2015 by Nepris

One of the biggest roadblocks standing between school-age students and prospective STEM careers is a lack of effective industry engagement in the classroom. To address this barrier, the…

News

Digital literacy courses gaining popularity

February 17, 2015February 13, 2015 by Laura Ascione

oday’s graduates need formal technology skills to be successful, whether pursuing higher education or entering the workforce after high school. Now available for district purchase and implementation, Project…

IT Management

Massive growth predicted for e-books

February 13, 2015 by Laura Ascione

A new survey of 475 educators indicates that schools and districts see their use of classroom materials transitioning substantially from paper books to digital books over the next…

STEM & STEAM

CK-12 introduces free elementary math content

February 13, 2015 by Laura Ascione

The CK-12 Foundation has launched its first free interactive math practice problems and videos for K1-5 grade levels. The new offering is fully aligned to Common Core and…

District Management

Student Privacy Pledge racks up signatures

February 12, 2015 by Laura Ascione

The Student Privacy Pledge, a list of 12 commitments that school service providers have made to affirm K-12 student information is kept private and secure, has grown to…

Curriculum

myON adds National Geographic Kids to digital platform

February 12, 2015 by Laura Ascione

myON, a business unit of Capstone, has added digital books from National Geographic Kids, one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational institutions in the world, to myON’s…

District Management

Where is our obsession with testing leading us?

February 12, 2015 by By Robert Sun

A look at global STEM powerhouses, particularly those in Asia, show that high-stakes testing doesn’t always mean successful students, and it certainly doesn't mean these models are repeatable…

District Management

Kurzweil improves learning for blind, visually impaired users

February 12, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Kurzweil Education, Inc., a division of Cambium Learning Group, Inc., announced Kurzweil 1000 Version 14, the latest version of its award-winning text-to-speech software that makes printed or electronic…

District Management

New bill would renew EETT funding

February 11, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

A new bill proposed in the U.S. Senate would once again fund the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) Act, which ensures that educators and students have access to…

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Can self-provisioning your internet save you money?

February 11, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea

In Evan Marwell’s estimation, anywhere from 10 to 15 percent of the nation’s K-12 school districts have self-provisioned their own fiber networks. In most cases, this CEO of…

IT Management

High schoolers may have to prove technology know-how

February 11, 2015 by By Melissa Santos, The Olympian

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IT Management

Key factors to consider in mobile device rollouts

February 10, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Many schools begin implementing mobile devices by opting to try a pilot of devices, and increasingly, they are also piloting charging carts or charging stations as well. Pilots…

Teaching Trends

The 9 essentials of crowdfunding for the classroom

February 10, 2015 by By Deirdre Sugiuchi

As funding for public education continues to decline, districts, administrators, and classroom teachers struggle to find ways to fill gaps left by budget cuts. Traditional school fundraising methods,…

District Management

FCC’s plan to reclassify internet has big K-12 impact

February 10, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is proposing clear, sustainable, enforceable rules to preserve and protect the open Internet as a place for innovation and free expression. According to an…

Teaching Trends

Adobe seeks youth media projects about social change

February 9, 2015 by Laura Ascione

The Adobe Foundation announced its call for entries for the fourth-annual international Adobe Youth Voices (AYV) Awards. The AYV Awards recognizes insightful digital media projects created by youth…

Teaching Trends

Improving English Language Fluency and Literacy with Ed-Tech

May 27, 2015February 9, 2015 by Imagine Learning

English learners constitute the most rapidly growing segment of the total prekindergarten through 12th grade public school enrollment—growing 50 percent from 1995 to 2006. However, despite the growing…

Teaching Trends

Effective Reading Instruction for Struggling Readers

May 27, 2015February 9, 2015 by Imagine Learning

Too many American children struggle with reading (National Institute for Literacy, 2000). In 2009, 33 percent of US fourth graders scored below the basic level on the National…

App of the Week

App of the week: Thinking Time Pro

February 9, 2015 by Stephen Noonoo

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Blended Learning

More kids taking online classes, but performance lagging

February 10, 2015February 9, 2015 by By Lori Higgins, Detroit Free Press

This article is no longer available.

Teaching Trends

9 free apps for Common Core scaffolding

September 4, 2015February 9, 2015 by By Denise Skarbek, Melinda Carver, and Keya Mukherjee

As schools everywhere shift to the Common Core, teachers are now realizing that they must now be able to determine the both the factors within a given text…

Curriculum

How a robot could make long-term absenses easier

February 9, 2015 by By Sarah Hainesworth, The Capital (Annapolis, Md.)

This article is no longer available.

Teaching Trends

6 small grants for teachers that could make a big difference

February 11, 2015February 6, 2015 by By Stephen Noonoo, Editor, @stephenoonoo

This month’s grants focus on mostly smaller sums ideal for individual classroom teachers or projects. Check out these funding opportunities for teachers, students, parents, and administrators–there’s likely to…

STEM & STEAM

Feds plan to bring new STEM partnerships to students

February 5, 2015 by Laura Ascione

New federal interagency partnerships will bring hands-on STEM learning opportunities to high-need students during after-school and out-of-school time. Through this collaboration, the Department of Education's 21st Century Community…

IT Management

OKI Data America debuts new printers

February 5, 2015 by Laura Ascione

During the Texas Computer Education Association's annual conference in Austin, Texas, OKI Data Americas will demonstrate its end-to-end printing solutions and services for the education market, including digital…

STEM & STEAM

Journey to the student-centered makerspace

February 5, 2015 by By Abbe Waldron

Whether you know it or not, your students are already making things outside of school. From digital animation and programming to video production and duct tape crafts, it’s…

District Management

3rd Quote solves K-12 ed-tech procurement issues

February 4, 2015 by Laura Ascione

3rd Quote, an online community and marketplace that facilitates ed-tech product discovery, research, evaluation, and purchasing into a single, secure platform, announces two major features designed to further…

Teaching Trends

Acer launches two new Chromebooks for education

February 4, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Acer expanded its line of Chromebooks for the education market with two new models, the Acer Chromebook C910 and Acer Chromebook C740, both introduced at BETT 2015 in…

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5 overlooked money-saving ideas for ed tech

February 4, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea

As the chief management analyst for the Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) in Bakersfield, Calif., Michelle Plumbtree has gotten up close and personal with a number…

District Management

Why school libraries are transforming into learning commons

February 4, 2015 by By Paul Schott, The Advocate

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Blended Learning

Goodbye textbooks, hello free online resources

February 3, 2015 by By Sharon Noguchi, San Jose Mercury News

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Teaching Trends

ESEA would see $2.7B increase under FY 2016 budget

February 3, 2015 by Laura Ascione

President Obama's FY 2016 budget request includes four focus areas for education, including increasing equity and opportunity for all students; expanding high-quality early learning programs; supporting teachers and…

Blended Learning

50 tips to develop and run your online courses

September 11, 2015February 3, 2015 by Andrea Harmer

From getting started to managing the day-to-day business, try these 50 tips for setting up a successful online course for any grade level. As many K-12 U.S. public…

District Management

Observation tool measures 7 ‘learner-centric’ factors

February 2, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Bolstering student engagement is a crucial strategy to increase student success, but school leaders and classroom teachers typically lack tools that determine the extent to which their classrooms…

Teaching Trends

LearnSprout announces Early Warning Solution

February 2, 2015 by Laura Ascione

LearnSprout, an education data analytics company, has launched the LearnSprout Early Warning Solution (EWS), a comprehensive data analysis service to help schools identify at-risk students early enough to…

New partnership supports online learning for special education students

Making STEM Careers Come Alive

Digital literacy courses gaining popularity

Massive growth predicted for e-books

CK-12 introduces free elementary math content

Student Privacy Pledge racks up signatures

myON adds National Geographic Kids to digital platform

Where is our obsession with testing leading us?

Kurzweil improves learning for blind, visually impaired users

New bill would renew EETT funding

High schoolers may have to prove technology know-how

Key factors to consider in mobile device rollouts

The 9 essentials of crowdfunding for the classroom

Adobe seeks youth media projects about social change

Improving English Language Fluency and Literacy with Ed-Tech

Effective Reading Instruction for Struggling Readers

App of the week: Thinking Time Pro

More kids taking online classes, but performance lagging

9 free apps for Common Core scaffolding

How a robot could make long-term absenses easier

6 small grants for teachers that could make a big difference

Feds plan to bring new STEM partnerships to students

OKI Data America debuts new printers

Journey to the student-centered makerspace

3rd Quote solves K-12 ed-tech procurement issues

Acer launches two new Chromebooks for education

Why school libraries are transforming into learning commons

Goodbye textbooks, hello free online resources

ESEA would see $2.7B increase under FY 2016 budget

50 tips to develop and run your online courses

Observation tool measures 7 ‘learner-centric’ factors

LearnSprout announces Early Warning Solution

Savvas Learning Company Acquires Pointful Education

Kentucky’s Education Professional Standards Board Approves Innovative Programs to Address Teacher Shortage

Proximity Learning Partners With LinkIt! To Empower Certified Virtual Teachers With Advanced Assessment Solutions

North Carolina Virtual Academy Summer Camp Boosts Third Grade Reading Proficiency Through Reading Eggs Program

HMH Introduces Coachly to Empower Educators with On-Demand Instructional Coaching for Back to School

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