Online tools boost parent-teacher communications
Few will dispute the fact that parental involvement improves a student's chances for success. And in order to engage parents, first we need to communicate effectively with them.…
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Going green saves green
School districts consume huge amounts of energy. But as much as we wanted to turn green talk into action, it was difficult to do with our aging buildings,…
IPTV goes to school
Though parting may still be sweet sorrow, no one at Michigan's new Pennfield High School misses the days when they had to search for an AV cart to…
Florida Department of Education builds plans for disaster and recovery
In preparation for a disaster, Florida's DOE was paying an annual maintenance fee to SunGard to reserve equipment in their facilities. Duncan realized there were significant cost inefficiencies…
Unlocking the power of film in education
Ten years ago, I used movie clips in my classroom teaching, but now that VHS has disappeared, I don't use movies so much anymore. In the classroom, DVDs…
Gadgets, ‘Gizmos,’ and grants: Mississippi ACTIVATEs teaching and learning in Gulfport
In what was once an environment typified by teacher lectures, information output, and passive listening, classrooms in the Gulfport School District have transformed and are now rich with…
Adobe software helps award-winning Palo Alto journalism students shine
California's Palo Alto High School (Paly) has enjoyed a rich legacy of excellence. Influenced by its proximity to Stanford University, the Silicon Valley business community, and San Francisco's…
A lesson in design: High-performance schools are the future
Of all the trends that the K-12 market has experienced, there is one that we believe is here to stay and will guide the future of education: the…
Online high school boosts eMail
Primavera Online High School, based in Chandler, Ariz., a suburb of Phoenix, is the largest virtual high school in the state, teaching approximately 2,500 students each year through…
Community college invests in ESL training
Established in 1958 as a part of a statewide system of industrial education centers throughout North Carolina, Alamance Community College (ACC) has grown into a vibrant two-year college…
Online tutoring program enhances students’ skills
In 2006, the Buena Vista School District in Saginaw, Mich., had a population of middle school students who were struggling in math and English and needed summer school…
Making content ‘king’ is Vermont’s crowning achievement in ed-tech integration
As educational technology moves steadily into the 21st century, we're seeing positive shifts occurring in how Vermont teachers and school leaders think about technology and learning. Educators have…
Inadequate support infrastructure: Adversely impacting students
After 42 years in education and 37 years as an educational technologist, I recently retired from my latest position, chief technology officer of an extremely large urban school…
Columbine 10 years later: Lessons learned
Ten years ago, the name of a suburban-Denver high school, Columbine, became synonymous with school shootings--a crisis that continues to afflict society today.
Improved instruction leads to math success
During my career of more than 35 years in education, I have learned that content knowledge and instructional practice are two important elements that make teachers and their…
Reading, Writing, and Technology
While the promise of classroom technology offers great advantages, for many teachers it often seems like more of an inconvenience than a resource. Using technology to shape lesson…
“Use it or lose it” approach to technology garners impressive results
A distinctive trait of North Carolina's Cumberland County Schools (CCS) is not resting on our laurels, which explains why we went searching for a way to improve student…
Arizona State University supports aggressive growth plan with rapid ERP implementation
As the saying goes, it's quality, not quantity, that counts. Arizona State University (ASU), however, is out to prove that it can successively deliver both through its "New…