4 key digital learning developments
Fifty-eight percent of high school students in a national survey said they use their own mobile devices for learning in school, and 47 percent of teachers in the…
Month: April 2015
Turning Technologies signs Student Privacy Pledge
Turning Technologies has joined the growing list of education service providers to sign the Student Privacy Pledge. Introduced by the Future of Privacy Forum and the Software &…
The 3 trust questions to ask every ed tech vendor
Vendors need to answer these questions when establishing trust with administrators The educational technology procurement market is enormous: $13 billion ... Read more
Math gets an ‘Extreme Makeover’
What are two things you need to build a house? Ty Pennington, known for hosting ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, will show students in grades 4 and up…
Teaching handwriting more effectively using technology
New technology is helping teachers model handwriting in a more natural way Teaching handwriting to an entire class of students ... Read more
Pearson launches DRA2+ app for iPad
Pearson has launched the Developmental Reading Assessment, Second Edition PLUS (DRA2+) iPad App for literacy assessment. Now available on the App Store, the new app guides teachers through…
Groups provide broadband to S.C. housing project
Wireless service provider Kajeet, along with Novatel Wireless, are partnering with South Carolina's Spartanburg School District Seven and the Spartanburg Housing Authority for a pilot program to provide…
What are IT leaders worried about? Assessment readiness and money
What are the key technology trends in education according to leadership in our school systems? A recent CoSN survey examined what CTOs think about assessments, budgets, and more.
Improve teacher development using a challenge-based model
I could start my workshops by showing teachers how to find and do everything. I could lead them through a step-by-step, do-what-I-do tutorial of various apps —“point here,…
The innovative district where career prep is the only focus
A look at technology’s role in 21st century career and technical education with forward-thinking Dr. Nivea Torres of the Connecticut Technical High School System, a career-prep high school…