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Ask these questions before using technology in the classroom

May 26, 2015 by By Scott McLeod and Julie Graber

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

January 13, 2015January 13, 2015 by By Alan November

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

June 12, 2014 by By John Reiley

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

August 11, 2014March 13, 2014 by By Kristi Martin

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

August 11, 2014January 23, 2014 by By Daniel Frazier

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

January 15, 2014 by By Beth Brady and Susan Stibal

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

April 27, 2012December 22, 2010 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

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

November 5, 2013December 8, 2010 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

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

May 11, 2011November 17, 2010 by By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor

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

December 5, 2013August 4, 2010 by From staff reports

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.”

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