collaboration Archives

Bloomz announces new features at ISTE 2016

June 27, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Just in time for ISTE 2016, the teacher-parent communication app Bloomz is announcing a major award and introducing new features, including offering its basic schoolwide product for free.…

IT Management

Nureva’s Span wall collaboration system is going mobile

June 14, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

A new cart-based option for projector/wall collaboration system

District Management

EXO U launches Ormiboard Pro Visual Creation Software

June 9, 2016 by Laura Ascione

At InfoComm 2016, EXO U Inc., a software development company, launched Ormiboard Pro, a visual creation and collaboration tool. Ormiboard Pro gives teachers and students the freedom to…

District Management

Why digital PD needs an urgent overhaul

June 2, 2016May 31, 2016 by Sarah Brown Wessling

Technology, collaboration, and new standards are changing the classroom at a rapid pace. Every teacher's professional development must keep up.

STEM & STEAM

Students see the future through robots

April 22, 2016 by Brittany Woolsey, Huntington Beach Independent, Calif.

Robotics programs drive interest and teach critical thinking Brittany Lopez held the remote with care, keeping her eyes on the ... Read more

Apps

13 apps that promote higher-order thinking standards

April 22, 2016March 31, 2016 by Lisa Rodriguez

These mobile apps go way beyond games Mobile devices are becoming increasingly common in schools because they cost so much ... Read more

District Management

Is it time to redesign your curriculum for the 21st century learner?

February 4, 2016February 1, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

A new framework advocates for carefully curating what students learn. Is it time to rethink your curriculum?

District Management

Teach students to communicate effectively in the Innovation Age

February 29, 2016January 25, 2016 by Sharon "Sam" Sakai-Miller

Communication looks different in the Innovation Age compared to the Information Age of yesteryear. Here's how to help students succeed

District Management

6 apps to help parents and teachers communicate

March 4, 2016January 22, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Communication between teachers and parents makes it easier for educators to understand the outside challenges students may deal with, and it helps parents understand how they can better…

Everything Google In Schools

Lenovo, Google launch Project Tango device

February 10, 2016January 20, 2016 by Laura Ascione

At the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Lenovo announced the development of the first consumer mobile device with Project Tango in collaboration with Google. Available in summer 2016,…

IT Management

Inside the school that immerses students in Spanish — and technology

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 by Scott Spencer

A Spanish immersion program makes full use of technology in the classroom

Innovation Insights

What do we really mean by risk taking in the classroom?

January 12, 2016January 12, 2016 by Trevor Shaw

It's important for students to learn risk taking skills. But how do schools do that without taking some big risks themselves?

Ancillary

Google Apps for Education

February 8, 2016October 5, 2015 by Jeff Festa

Save time and stay connected. Google Apps for Education: A Suite of Free Productivity Tools for Classroom Collaboration Download White ... Read more

Curriculum

3 ways teachers can make learning more interactive

March 5, 2015 by By Mike Broderick

Today’s students are a uniquely interactive group. Most of the 80 million Americans who are part of the millennial generation—a group that comprises the lion’s share of today’s…

District Management

Why overwhelmed educators should stick to these simple tech tools

March 2, 2015 by By Denise Jaffe

Tech is shifting faster than teacher training can keep up. The solution is to keep it simple. I recently had the pleasure of spending a few hours in…

Edtech Trends

How a GoPro Got My Students Excited to Learn

January 25, 2023January 27, 2015 by By Charles Moseley

I had not planned to purchase a GoPro while out shopping. However, it was on sale, I had a coupon, two gift cards, and two weeks in the…

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4 Essential Game-Based Learning Questions

May 11, 2019December 5, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a>@eSN_Laura</a>

You’d have to live under a rock to be unfamiliar with the rise of game-based learning in classrooms across the nation in recent years. Integrating a game into…

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Three Ways Digital Badges are Used in Education

May 11, 2019May 30, 2014 by By Robert Nilsson

As children, our accomplishments were recognized with trophies, plaques, a pat on the back or cloth badges sewn on to a Girl Scout or Boy Scout sash. In…

Curriculum

How the ‘four Cs’ fit with the Common Core

September 18, 2014January 17, 2014 by By Christine Olmstead and Lainie Rowell

Communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking are an integral part of the Common Core standards; here are free resources that can help you teach these skills.

District Management

Why we collaborate

October 16, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Mass collaboration is the theme of this excellent TED Radio Hour.

IT Management

Kno announces single-screen tablet textbook

September 28, 2010 by Laura Ascione

Kno has announced that it plans to make a single-screen version of its tablet textbook, ReadWriteWeb reports. The company received a $46 million round of funding in August…

District Management

Words that inspire

June 30, 2010 by By Ted Lai

Live ISTE Blog - One of my favorite quotes comes from Uncle Ben of Spider-Man fame... "With great power, comes great responsibility." I'm pretty sure that Stan Lee…

District Management

Microsoft, ePals team up on collaborative tools

November 5, 2013April 22, 2010 by By Dennis Pierce, Editor

In a move that could spur more widespread use of online tools for communicating and collaborating within K-12 education, software giant Microsoft Corp. has announced a strategic partnership…

eClassroom News

Adobe’s Creative Suite 5 targets 21st-century skills

November 5, 2013April 13, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Adobe Systems Inc. has updated its multimedia design and publishing software with the April 12 release of Creative Suite 5 (CS5), which contains new curricula, a certification program,…

Blended Learning

Has Google developed the next wave of online education?

November 5, 2013January 19, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Combining text, audio, and video chat with features like drag-and-drop documents and interactive polls, Google Wave is a free web program that could add unprecedented depth to student…

Bloomz announces new features at ISTE 2016

EXO U launches Ormiboard Pro Visual Creation Software

Why digital PD needs an urgent overhaul

Students see the future through robots

13 apps that promote higher-order thinking standards

Is it time to redesign your curriculum for the 21st century learner?

Teach students to communicate effectively in the Innovation Age

6 apps to help parents and teachers communicate

Inside the school that immerses students in Spanish — and technology

Google Apps for Education

3 ways teachers can make learning more interactive

Why overwhelmed educators should stick to these simple tech tools

How a GoPro Got My Students Excited to Learn

4 Essential Game-Based Learning Questions

Three Ways Digital Badges are Used in Education

How the ‘four Cs’ fit with the Common Core

Why we collaborate

Kno announces single-screen tablet textbook

Words that inspire

Adobe’s Creative Suite 5 targets 21st-century skills

Has Google developed the next wave of online education?

Why interactive solutions are a smarter investment for schools

School Specialty Expands Learning Beyond the Screen with New Outdoor Furniture Line

Avantis Education Transforms Classroom Inclusivity with Launch of EduverseTHRIVE at TCEA 2026

Lerner Publishing Group Launches Dr. Gholdy Muhammad’s Genius and Joy Curriculum

School Specialty LLC Announces Acquisition of Nasco Education U.S.

100 Learning Spaces Transformed, $5 Million Invested: School Specialty and College Football Playoff Foundation Celebrate Impact Across Schools Nationwide

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