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Communication and Collaboration

Digital Learning Tools

A purposeful approach to tech integration

May 9, 2024 by Megan Newhouse, Logitech
Tech integration in the classroom can either inspire learning or create technology challenges, depending on learning outcomes.
Technology and education go hand-in-hand nowadays, which means it’s more important than ever before to ensure tech is used purposefully within the classroom.
Innovation Insights

How to Engage All Families (Using Their Phones!)

January 11, 2024 by Kevin Hogan
Sometimes it’s the most basic of technologies that is the most effective. So it is with the services of the ... Read more
Newsline

Vivi and Headspace Partner to Bring Mindfulness to K-12 Classrooms

October 31, 2022 by ESchool News Staff
MELBOURNE – Vivi, the leading classroom communication and collaboration platform built exclusively for education, today announced an exciting new and ... Read more
Newsline

NetSupport further enhances classroom.cloud’s online safety provision by including integration with Microsoft Teams

August 11, 2021 by ESchool News Staff
NetSupport today announced that its newest solution for classroom management and online safety, classroom.cloud, will now further enhance students’ online ... Read more

Why optimize the education journey for student success?

April 14, 2021November 12, 2020 by Jeff Festa
Schools that digitally engage their students thrive. Cognitive communications provide personalized learning, delivers secure, reliable communication and collaboration, provides campus ... Read more
Newsline

Rave Mobile Safety Launches Rave Collaborate for Tactical Incident Collaboration

October 21, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), the critical communication and collaboration platform customers count on when it matters most, announced the launch of ... Read more
Newsline

New Mexico Adopts Rave Panic Button to Improve School Safety

October 7, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
Technology plays an important role in mitigating threats that could turn into school violence and security incidents.
Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), the critical communication and collaboration platform customers count on when it matters most, announced New Mexico as ... Read more
Newsline

New Data from Rave Mobile Safety Shows Schools’ Top Safety Concerns About Returning to the Classroom

August 20, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), the critical communication and collaboration platform customers count on when it matters most, today announced a new ... Read more
Newsline

Public and Private Organizations Nationwide Choose Rave’s Coronavirus Recovery Solution to Safely Reopen and Keep Communities Informed

August 19, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
Corporations, educational institutions and government agencies across the United States are relying on Rave’s Coronavirus Recovery Solution to equip them ... Read more
District Management

Getting the most from collaboration tools

February 13, 2020July 29, 2019 by Stacey Pusey
Collaboration tools can help administrators and educators work better and be more productive.
Communication and collaboration are not the same thing. There are many tools that allow educators and administrators to talk to each other, but to take advantage of edtech’s…
District Management

3 often overlooked, but completely logical, ways to effectively engage parents

January 19, 2018 by Gregory Hart
Research clearly shows that students perform better academically when schools build positive relationships with their families. That’s why parent engagement is a key part of our strategic plan…
District Management

Why keeping parents and kids connected in the early years is critical

December 11, 2017 by By Chelsey Rodgers
In more than 60 percent of all two-parent households, both parents work, and in nearly all of these households, at least one parent is employed. This means that…
District Management

Teachers: How to use your voice for a positive school culture

November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 by By Jennifer Abrams
teacher voice collaboration
Moving from the classroom into the role of a teacher leader and a coach was a transition, to say the least. I recognized I was credentialed in teaching…
District Management

Text, tweet, email, call—what do parents want in school communications?

October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 by Meris Stansbury
school communications
When it comes to school communications, parents today want more information from their children’s teachers and schools, but they also want that information to be timely, targeted, and…
District Management

School leaders reveal the common sense keys to ELL success

September 18, 2017 by Vicky B. Saldala and Jose M. Aldaco
ells multicultural leaders
English language learners (ELLs) are not a monolithic population. They come from different countries, have different levels of English exposure at home, and have widely different educational needs.…
District Management

4 terrific teacher communities for summer PD

June 22, 2017 by Emily M.
teacher communities
Thinking about ways to avoid the "summer slide" over the next few months? Keeping up on skills over the summer isn't just for students. The summer break is…
District Management

Finding the right parent-teacher communication app for your class

November 8, 2016 by Jessica Meacham
parent teacher app
With a smartphone glued to 90 percent of the parent population’s hands, how is it that schools still depend on ... Read more
District Management

How today’s tech departments are moving into the future

October 26, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo
tech departments
Tech directors are a busy lot these days. With big changes to federal funding models, pressing bandwidth needs (on campus ... Read more
District Management

Survey: Parents prefer texting and mobile communication from schools

October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
district communications
Determining the right mix of traditional and digital tools to best engage with parents and district stakeholders remains a primary challenge for district communications, according to a new…
STEM & STEAM

Elementary and high school students build Maze Runner-like challenge for Sphero

September 27, 2016 by Suzanne Baker, Naperville Sun
sphero maze
Naper Elementary School students could be the envy of their peers when it comes to a labyrinth for testing their ... Read more
District Management

5 ways to improve your school website design right now

August 16, 2016 by Jovana Cenejac
website
First impressions are lasting. Here's how to make a good one with your school's website -- from navigation to multimedia elements.
District Management

How flexible learning spaces improve active learning

July 19, 2016 by Dennis Pierce
flexible-learing-spaces
The way classrooms are designed can have a big impact on how students learn. Here’s how school leaders can encourage more active and engaging learning.
District Management

District launches responsive website from Rediker Software

June 13, 2016 by Laura Ascione
school website
Serving more than 5,500 students and 10 schools, Waltham Public Schools unveiled an improved approach to mobile communications recently by launching a district-wide responsive website from Rediker Software.…
District Management

You are a global educator. It’s time to start thinking like one

May 16, 2016 by Julie Lindsay
global-collaboration
Global collaboration is a skill every student needs to build up. Educators, too.
District Management

Are you making the most of mass notification?

January 26, 2023March 9, 2016 by Thomas Connell
mass-alert
Customization, using social media and pushing out safety routes just some new capabilities of mass notification systems (MNS). Anyone who ... Read more
District Management

5 leadership requirements essential for change

February 23, 2016 by Peter West
leadership-change
There are some leadership requirements for change in the classroom to begin. This is not an exhaustive list, but it contains some major points. While reading these points,…
District Management

Should you treat your school like a business?

February 5, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
school-business
The idea of treating students, parents and the school community as customers isn't an entirely new one, but it's still one that makes some school leaders balk. After…
District Management

Teach students to communicate effectively in the Innovation Age

February 29, 2016January 25, 2016 by Sharon "Sam" Sakai-Miller
students-communicate
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>
apps-communicate
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…
District Management

N.C. deploys new parent-school feedback tool throughout state

January 20, 2016 by Laura Ascione
communications-tool
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) has partnered with K12 Insight on a statewide implementation of the company's cloud-based Let's Talk! communications solution. The department is…
District Management

11 tech integration tips to share with your school

November 18, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, News Director, <a href='https://twitter.com/eSN_Laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
tech-tips
From setting an example to unplugging sometimes, share these innovative tech integration tips with your team.
District Management

5 critical 21st century skills that go way beyond the 4 Cs

December 15, 2015November 12, 2015 by By Ann McMullan
Teach students to think like entrepreneurs with these 21st century skill sets that use the 4 Cs in some very direct ways.
District Management

The difference between a lead learner and a principal

November 9, 2015 by By Stephen Noonoo, Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/stephenoonoo' target='_blank'>@stephenoonoo</a>
lead-learner
For one school, the switch from principals to a lead learners is more than a title change; it's a philosophical overhaul.
District Management

How tech is taking the terror out of learning

October 28, 2015October 26, 2015 by By Stuart Hirsch, The Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Ind.
terror-learning
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District Management

Is there enough diversity in your social media?

December 15, 2015October 19, 2015 by By Torrey Trust
As we consume more social media, our perspectives are getting less diverse. That's a problem -- for us and for students.
District Management

Tune into the largest K-5 streaming concert ever

September 29, 2015 by By Stephen Noonoo, Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/stephenoonoo' target='_blank'>@stephenoonoo</a>
ruch-singalong
To cap off Connected Educator Month, classroom entertainer Dave Ruch is hosting what he hopes will become the biggest K-5 singalong ever -- hosting a free, streaming concert…
District Management

Free guide focuses on building student collaboration skills

September 15, 2015 by Stephen Noonoo
collaboration-guide
Mimio is offering a free guide for educators designed to help K-12 students improve collaboration skills. The guide, called Collaborate to the Core! 2, is a follow-up to…
District Management

First annual Global Collaboration Day hopes to connect every school

August 25, 2015 by By Stephen Noonoo, Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/stephenoonoo' target='_blank'>@stephenoonoo</a>
global-collaboration
Mark your calendars, this September 17 schools around the world are going international for Global Collaboration Day, a first-of-its-kind event designed to raise awareness about the merits of…
District Management

Stopping teacher turnover in its tracks

August 6, 2015August 6, 2015 by By Kristi Cole
turnover-teachers
According to research, teacher turnover is increasing. How do you retain the best educators? Observation and lots of feedback, says one school.
District Management

8 ways schools can become truly Future Ready

January 21, 2016July 13, 2015 by By Stephen Noonoo, Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/stephenoonoo' target='_blank'>@stephenoonoo</a>
future-ready
Ed-tech leaders say being Future Ready is more than signing a pledge. Here's their top advice for going beyond the adopting technology and starting to make real, measurable…
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