By Raishay Lin, Contributing Editor, Author at eSchool News

Ed-tech leaders schooled on interoperability standards

November 5, 2013June 14, 2012 by By Raishay Lin, Contributing Editor

When school technology directors purchase an innovative product from one vendor and an exciting upgrade from another vendor, schools can find themselves in a tangle of incompatible formats.…

District Management

Computerized searches help identify non-resident students

November 5, 2013June 11, 2012 by By Raishay Lin, Contributing Editor

“Boundary hoppers”—parents who falsify their residency so their children can attend a particular school—can strain already cash-strapped districts. Now, a new technology-based solution claims it can help.

District Management

Three ways to improve your college’s recruitment program

November 5, 2013June 7, 2012 by By Todd Gibby

In today’s competitive climate, institutions face a significant conundrum: the need to simultaneously increase student enrollment and reduce student recruitment costs. This challenge has motivated institutions to stretch…

IT Management

New concussion-management service targets schools

November 5, 2013June 1, 2012 by By Raishay Lin, Contributing Editor

Sports concussions have captured public attention in recent years, with high-profile NFL players and other professional athletes stepping forward about the long-term effects of sports-related head injuries. Now,…

District Management

The truth about flipped learning

March 11, 2014May 31, 2012 by By Aaron Sams and Brian Bennett

A flipped classroom is all about watching videos at home and then doing worksheets in class, right? Wrong!

District Management

Why teacher merit pay can’t work today–and what can be done about this

May 31, 2012May 29, 2012 by By Seth Rosenblatt

When asked why it’s so hard to pay public employees based on their merit, you often hear a number of answers. Some point to union resistance, while others…

District Management

Web literacy: Where the Common Core meets common sense

July 10, 2012May 25, 2012 by By Alan November and Brian Mull

Are you as worried as we are that the overall impact of technology on our children’s ability to solve complex research problems is negative? Have you heard a…

District Management

School groups craft seven-part plan for improving teaching

May 25, 2012May 24, 2012 by By Raishay Lin, Contributing Editor

National, state, and district education leaders have convened at a conference this week focused on establishing better labor-management collaboration to ensure that teachers are respected, supported, and equipped…

District Management

Report calls for more broadband access in schools

January 16, 2014May 22, 2012 by By Raishay Lin, Contributing Editor

School districts should provide a minimum of 100 megabits per second of bandwidth for every 1,000 students and staff members within the next two years, and federal lawmakers…

District Management

How to make videos your students will love

September 23, 2014May 21, 2012 by By Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams

When we first started making our own videos, they were not very good. Over time, our videos have gotten better. Give yourself some time and you, too, can…

District Management

How to implement the ‘flipped classroom’

March 11, 2014May 21, 2012 by By Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams

Despite the attention that the videos get, the greatest benefit to any flipped classroom is not the videos. It’s the in-class time that every teacher must evaluate and…

District Management

Flipping for fitness

November 6, 2013May 16, 2012 by By Jason Hahnstadt

Physical education (PE) teachers are often on the short end of the stick when it comes to technology innovations in school. When the battle of the bulge is…

District Management

After 15 years, govt. tells phone companies to follow low-price rule for schools

November 12, 2012May 8, 2012 by By Jeff Gerth, ProPublica

After 15 years of neglect, federal regulators are finally planning to tell phone companies selling services to schools and libraries how to comply with a rule requiring them…

District Management

AT&T, feds neglect low-price mandate designed to help schools

May 10, 2012May 8, 2012 by By Jeff Gerth, ProPublica

At the dawn of the internet era, Congress set out to avert a digital divide between rich and poor students. In a landmark bill, lawmakers required the nation’s…

District Management

Why more schools aren’t teaching web literacy—and how they can start

July 10, 2012May 8, 2012 by By Alan November and Brian Mull

In 1998, a 15-year-old high school student used the personal website of a professor at Northwestern University, Arthur Butz, as justification for writing a history paper called “The…

IT Management

Inspiring young minds to innovate

November 6, 2013May 7, 2012 by By Alan Rudi

A knowledge-based society has replaced the service-based economy that once provided the majority of American jobs, and today’s students must learn to create and innovate if they are…

Teaching Trends

Resources

May 1, 2012 by ESchool Media Contributors

StopBullying.gov http://www.stopbullying.gov This is a federal website for parents, educators, other caring adults, and kids themselves, created by the U.S. ... Read more

IT Management

Rural schools testing 360-degree cameras for teacher observation

November 6, 2013April 27, 2012 by By David Hopkins

Thanks to the work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, videotaping teachers has become a focal point of discussions on effective teaching. As part of its Measures…

Enhancing campus appeal with next-generation digital displays

Digital signage as student recruitment tool

November 5, 2013April 19, 2012 by By Tom Racca

An advanced digital signage system won't just keep the campus community informed -- it will attract students impressed by the tech-savviest of higher-education institutions, contributor Tom Racca writes.

Enhancing campus appeal with next-generation digital displays

How to engage a higher ed audience beyond the digital screen

November 5, 2013April 19, 2012 by By Jared Padgett

In trying to create new and relevant content for digital signage screens, we sometimes forget that our audience is in motion and will not see everything they are…

Enhancing campus appeal with next-generation digital displays

Digital signage competes for students’ attention

November 5, 2013April 19, 2012 by By Jeff Hastings

Budget-conscious colleges and universities are finding digital signage not only helps them improve their campus-wide communications and emergency messaging, but many discover that it’s cost-effective and eco-friendly. And…

Enhancing campus appeal with next-generation digital displays

Can colleges meet students’ preference for digital communication?

November 5, 2013April 19, 2012 by By Steven Keith Platt

The effective delivery of information is important in almost any environment. No matter the setting – corporate, health care, or a university – poor communication can lead to…

Curriculum

Graphic material found in online library for elementary students

November 5, 2013April 18, 2012 by Shannon Behnken, Tampa Tribune

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District Management

Online learning: Disruptive innovation in progress

April 11, 2012 by By Michael B. Horn

As online learning has grown rapidly in K-12 education, news stories have captured several angles about the phenomenon. But the news coverage has largely failed to capture two…

IT Management

‘Study Buddies’ program delivers results

November 6, 2013April 4, 2012 by By Anne Wodetzki

Sometimes, the best thing we can give our students to ensure academic success is attention. However, with funding tight, finding the resources to give the attention your students…

IT Management

School program makes use of new skills, old computers

November 6, 2013March 29, 2012 by By Patti Mohr

When a large company or famous philanthropist donates computers to children to advance their learning and give them online access to the world, it makes an impact. But…

District Management

Flipped learning: A response to five common criticisms

September 23, 2014March 26, 2012 by By Alan November and Brian Mull

Flipped learning has created quite a stir. Some argue that this teaching method will completely transform education, while others say it is simply an opportunity for boring lectures…

IT Management

Supporting continuous improvement with data

November 6, 2013March 26, 2012 by By Shelly Nelson

Difficult. Clunky. Frustrating. Those were three words often used by administrators, teachers, and staff to describe our previous data warehouse. Because the system was complicated, people didn’t use…

IT Management

Reading with fluency and confidence

November 6, 2013March 19, 2012 by By Amelia Magee

Tylertown High School is located Walthall County--Mississippi’s primary dairy county. In Tylertown, the county seat, approximately one-third of adults over the age of 25 do not have a…

IT Management

Responsible electronics stewardship: A guide to purchasing and recycling equipment that makes the grade

November 6, 2013March 12, 2012 by By Steve Skurnac

Technology is essential to the modern classroom: computers, tablets, and eReaders give educators and students extraordinary access to interactive resources that connect, inform, inspire, and entertain. Unfortunately, technology…

District Management

Using video to improve teaching and learning

November 6, 2013February 22, 2012 by By Kari Arfstrom

Knowing that good teaching leads to increased student achievement, the Great Prairie Area Education Agency already had programs in place to mentor new teachers and highlight best teaching…

District Management

Viewpoint: The education competition myth

February 8, 2012February 1, 2012 by By Seth Rosenblatt

It's not whether competition works or whether it doesn't work; the question is whether it can exist at all. Just like capitalism is predicated on the free flow…

IT Management

An appliance approach to data backup

November 6, 2013December 5, 2011 by By John Pearring

What are we hearing in the educational arena regarding IT today? Use resources as efficiently as possible. Get more out of what we have. Leverage a well-working IT…

IT Management

How to engage students with wireless tech

November 6, 2013November 15, 2011 by By Steve Largent

Education has certainly changed from when I was in school, but when one of my grandkids started pre-kindergarten this year, I realized just how different things were since…

Teaching Trends

Hosted VoIP: Does it make sense for your schools?

November 7, 2011 by ESchool Media Contributors

Contracting with an outside service provider to host your VoIP service offers many potential advantages, but it might not make ... Read more

Teaching Trends

Analytics improves effectiveness of Minnesota schools

November 4, 2011 by ESchool Media Contributors

Like most states, Minnesota contains many school districts that are quite small; one district, for example, has just 500 students. ... Read more

Teaching Trends

Texas system provides early warnings to help stem dropouts

November 4, 2011 by ESchool Media Contributors

Randy Sumrall, chief information officer for the Education Service Center (ESC) Region 10 in eastern North Texas, knows the importance ... Read more

District Management

How to make sense of the new eRate gift rules

December 3, 2013November 3, 2011 by By Nick Shipley

In its Sixth Report and Order, issued in September 2010, the FCC codified regulations regarding gifts from eRate service providers to align with the gift rules applicable to…

Teaching Trends

Five tips for eRate success

October 1, 2013November 3, 2011 by By Cara Erenben, Contributing Editor

With a new eRate application season about to dawn for schools and libraries, here are five tips that can help ensure success in getting your fair share of…

IT Management

Using Dropbox as a course management tool

November 6, 2013October 7, 2011 by By Michael McLaughlin

Today’s classroom teachers are increasingly seeking out simple ways to effectively share information and collect assignments over the internet. Numerous institutions now encourage the use of course websites…

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