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How to Make BYOD Work for Your Schools
Drawing from many successful BYOD deployments at K-12 schools and interviews with leading technology consultants and school administrators, this white paper explores the lessons learned and key building…
How a digital science textbook helped raise student achievement in Collier County
Florida's Collier County Public Schools partnered with Discovery Education to implement a digital textbook replacement for its science curriculum, using Discovery Education Science Techbook™. An independent study was…
The Power of Desktop and Application Virtualization
VMware provides an innovative approach to cloud computing that allows educational institutions to reduce IT complexity with the flexibility and scalability needed to support them as they grow.…
Gartner Predicts 2013: Digitalization Powers Education
Overview Key Findings Technology is disrupting education, expanding the education ecosystem beyond traditional lecture halls and classrooms to accommodate learners' preferences for time, place, style and previous levels…
Online Testing: How Prepared are you? [INFOGRAPHIC]
There are pending state mandates to move to online assessments in K-12 schools, especially in the 45 states that have adopted the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI).…
Adrift in a sea of mobile app options?
Ensure the success of your school mobile app. Choose an app designed for K12 — one that works with your school websites and CMS, and will support your…
How to Meet the Ed-Tech Requirements of Common Core Testing
PARCC and Smarter Balanced have issued guidelines for the minimum technology specifications of devices used for Common Core assessments. Learn what these guidelines are in this free white…
Ten Steps to Digital Readiness for Common Core Exams
While the potential for digital assessments is big with immediate score reporting and easier manageability, they also require a lot of preparation. Here’s a handy checklist of things…
Ensuring the Durability of Ed-Tech Devices
How can you protect your technology investments in an environment where students are still learning responsibility? Start by investing in PCs and mobile devices designed specifically for maximum…
How to Ensure the Fidelity of Content in Digital Learning
We expect that when a student creates a document—and a teacher, peer, or parent reviews or edits the document—content with all the feedback and marking will appear consistently…
How ‘Content Decay’ Hampers STEM Education—and What You Can Do About It
Precision is paramount in math and science. If the data in a student’s spreadsheet or presentation aren’t displayed correctly, it can destroy the integrity of the entire assignment.…
Seven Key Considerations for BYOD Programs
A "bring your own device" (BYOD) program requires careful planning, infrastructure investment, and training to succeed. Here are seven key considerations for school and district leaders.
Dallas Independent School District Adopts State-of-the-Art Technologies for Learning
“BOXLIGHT’s willingness to step in and be a partner and make changes to their product lines to meet our needs was impressive, that’s what made the difference.” Gary…
How Texas A&M Has Guaranteed High Availability of Its Network Resources
Texas A&M University wanted to ensure that its core network services would continue uninterrupted in the event of a hardware failure, security breach, or even during periods of…
How Samsung Displays Provide a Collaborative Learning Platform for the Academies of Discovery
Having adopted a "bring your own device" policy for their young students, Georgia's Academies of Discovery saw the need for display technology that would encourage collaboration and support…
Get Easy Access to Industry-Leading Creativity Tools
Adobe has created an easy-to-manage, term-based licensing program that gives schools access to new versions of Adobe Creative Cloud desktop applications. With this new program, schools and academic…
Make the Most of Your Mobile Devices
Learn how a complete assortment of accessories from Belkin can help you store, charge, and protect your mobile devices for safe and convenient use inside or outside the…
How Online and Hybrid Learning Are Transforming Teacher Development
In traditional professional development, teachers receive training along with their colleagues, and they are expected to integrate this training into the classroom on their own, or in small…
Benchmark Study – Best Practices for Implementing Online Learning in K-12 School Districts
Market Data Retrieval (MDR) and K12 recently conducted a survey of over 220 educators at all levels to understand the most critical success factors for implementing credit recovery,…
Case Study: EnCompass Academy
Following the 2013 March break, the EnCompass Academy acquired 54 VINCI Tabs preloaded with math courses mapped to the existing curriculum. Teachers integrated the ClassVINCI math courses to…
How Higher Education Can Use CMS to Drive Enrollment
Your website should be a major driver of enrollment, if your content is doing its job. How do you transform your website into a well-oiled content producing machine…
How Flipped Learning Is Helping Stillwater Schools Differentiate Instruction
Teachers in Minnesota’s Stillwater Area Public Schools are using Camtasia software from TechSmith to create videos for students to watch outside of class. This has enabled teachers to…
Bringing World Language Education to Everyone
Learn how one small Vermont school’s “transformative” decision to create a blended learning program through Middlebury Interactive Languages’ digital world language courses has galvanized its students, faculty and…
IDC Case Study: Grand Island Public Schools Implements Identity Solution to Centralize Management and Increase Security for Macs
Case study: a large K-12 school district overcame the challenge of integrating Macs and maintaining security for students and faculty by implementing an Active Directory-based solution enabling centralized…
New Learning Progressions for Math Built for Common Core
Core Progress™ Learning Progressions for Math provide a road map to keep students on track for CCSS and college and career readiness. Click here to view Renaissance Learning’s…
How One District Successfully Met the Needs of 163 Homebound Students—While Saving Money in the Process
K12 for Schools and Districts partnered with a Florida district to provide online education to 163 homebound students. The solution delivered a level of personalization not possible before,…
Node: Keeping Pace with Active Learning
A two-month study at Northview High School confirms that the Node chair transforms the traditional classroom into a more interactive, dynamic teaching and learning environment. Read how Node…
New Learning Progressions Built for the Common Core
Core Progress™ Learning Progressions for Reading and Math provide a road map for educators to keep students on track to mastery of the CCSS and college and career…
Graduating a Globally Competitive Workforce
This white paper explains why an effective language learning program is critical to give students a competitive edge when they graduate. In addition, it highlights practical strategies for…
How ‘Listening’ Is a Key to Common Core Success—and How to Teach This Important Skill
In the 21st century workforce, employees will be expected to reflect on what they have heard, ask for clarity if they don’t understand, summarize what they have been…
Mobile Technology Use in K-12 Schools
Mobile technology is on the rise. Worldwide, tablet sales grew about 70 percent from 2012 to 2013 and are projected to surpass the sale of laptops and desktops…
How Desktop Virtualization Can Save Schools Money and Improve Ed-Tech Access
As ed-tech leaders seek ways to support digital learning within tighter budgets, desktop virtualization has emerged as a compelling solution. This approach costs less than buying standard desktop…
What Ed-Tech Leaders Need to Know About Cloud Computing
K-12 ed-tech leaders have a tremendous opportunity to improve cost efficiency and flexibility in their IT systems, and improve learning outcomes at the same time, by adopting cloud-computing…
Boosting Achievement Through Personalized Learning: What the Research Says
Using technology to deliver personalized instruction is critical if schools are to maximize student learning outcomes. This white paper reviews recent research that suggests schools that have embraced…
Building the Case for Mobile Learning in Elementary Schools
Enabling true “anytime, anywhere” learning, mobile technologies have produced impressive gains in student achievement in grades K-6. Drawing on the insights of experts, this planning guide is designed…
How ‘Listening’ Is a Key to Common Core Success — and How to Teach This Important Skill
In the 21st century workforce, employees will be expected to reflect on what they have heard, ask for clarity if they don’t understand, summarize what they have been…
How Grove City College uses Jenzabar Retention to give students the extra support they need
By honing in on students who are most at risk of failing or dropping out, before they become disengaged, and getting these students the extra support they need,…
How to Get the Best Value when Buying Computers
This white paper from GovConnection, which helps educate school leaders about ed tech, includes guidelines for drafting successful requests for proposals, quotes, and contracts for desktop and laptop…
How New Printers Will Save Mineola Schools $1.1 Million over Four Years
