Denial-of-service attacks and other cyber crimes are becoming commonplace, and firewalls alone may not be enough to stop cyber attacks. To tackle that, there's data science.
Many millions of dollars have been wasted over the years by the well-intentioned, but ad hoc, introduction of technology into education. Eager tech savvy teachers or administrators may…
Ed-tech leaders say being Future Ready is more than signing a pledge. Here's their top advice for going beyond the adopting technology and starting to make real, measurable…
Wherever you are on the one-to-one spectrum we have some advice to help you move forward and make the most out of these new resources in your classroom.
Speaker and self-professed gadget geek Leslie Fisher took to ISTE 2015 to share her favorite futuristic tech tools at her session "Attack of the Gadgets," where she shared…
Establishing a shared vision around a technology initiative is one of the most important success factors for that initiative, according to a panel of administrators from around the…
Many students with learning difficulties—from Dysgraphia and Dyslexia to ADD—respond well to visual or tactile learning and activities that allow physical participation,
E.L. Haynes has a one-to-one laptop program, and students also can bring their own devices to school. Using a flipped learning approach, teachers record their lessons and post…
Summer might mean a long respite for students, but not for IT directors. When I was an ed-tech director for several California school districts, I was too busy…
Why are some mobile learning implementations successful while others struggle? It seems struggling districts are missing at least one of a handful of ingredients that successful districts have…
One Ill. district is using computer-based curriculum that's getting some students to take a practical look at science and STEM, both in and out of class.
Girls Thinking Global has debuted a new version of its website, to showcase GTG’s most important projects, emphasizing the organization’s GTG Collaborative as well as its first documentary,…
Mystery Skype sessions engage every student in the classroom as they search for clues and try and try and solve a mystery--where the other class is located.
Practicing empathy, offering assistance, and staying safe are good behaviors both in the digital and real worlds. Here are the top tips from one digital citizenship expert.
Are any of us better than Google as an instructor? Is there anything value-added vis-à-vis your classroom teaching? Might one contribute a unique understanding, or presentation, of content?…