Ask these questions before using technology in the classroom
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Boosting Classroom Efficiency with the Help of Technology
Ask these questions before using technology in the classroom
A new, free protocol intends to help facilitate educator conversations about deeper learning, student agency, and technology integration. It focuses on key questions to ask to ensure that…
These 6 questions determine if you’re technology rich, innovation poor
Think your school is innovative with tech? Answer these 6 questions and prepare to reassess At the start of a ... Read more
The learning benefits of interactive web conferencing
More businesses are taking advantage of web conferencing to interact with clients and employees. They may not realize the learning benefits of this tool. Lectures have been a…
The secret of developing a technology-based classroom
Integrating learning and technology can be a tedious task in today’s school systems. We open a whole new world for research, learning, and innovation when we bring technology…
Connecting kids with today’s changing tech tools
Improved learning is a concern for our nation. Our economic prosperity depends on it, as does our strength as a nation. To improve learning in the 21st Century,…
Technology can help ensure our students hear, learn, and achieve
Desk chairs squeak. Radiators rattle. Vents hum. Classrooms are noisy--and it's only getting worse. Many "open concept" schools don't even have walls to contain noise between rooms. It's…
Teachers turn learning upside down
Some innovative teachers are turning the traditional classroom model on its head in an effort to make instruction more valuable to their students.
New breed of student information systems is emerging
The market for student information systems is undergoing tremendous change in the wake of several recent ed-tech mergers and acquisitions—and this trend has important implications for school software.
Duncan: Ed tech can help cut costs
Calling the crisis facing school budgets “the new normal,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan told school officials Nov. 17 to look at saving money in their districts by increasing…
Technology takes formative assessment to a whole new level
Promethean has unveiled new software that could take student response system technology to a whole new level—something the company calls “real-time personalized intervention.”
Are computers for every student a wise investment?
Daily technology use in core subject-area classes, frequent technology use in intervention courses, and a low student-to-computer ratio can play a critical role in reducing dropout rates, new…
Software shows students’ full test history
