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5 new strategies to integrate digital content into classroom instruction

September 23, 2020July 29, 2019 by Kyle Schutt

Digital content can bring real-world relevance to classrooms and students.

For the past decade of my career, I’ve worked to empower and inspire educators in their use of digital content and technology. From teaching educators in graduate level…

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5 ways our centralized LMS supports UDL

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 by Nick Williams

Young students gather with a teacher and learn, as the school's centralized LMS supports UDL.

Applicable to every student in every classroom, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles of offering multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement help teachers leverage…

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6 things to prepare teachers for Digital Learning Day

February 22, 2019 by Laura Ascione

Students learning on a tablet during Digital Learning Day.

Digital learning plays an integral part in helping students build the skills they need for academic and personal success. In fact, it's so important that it has its…

District Management

10 conversations about digital equity

January 21, 2020October 17, 2018 by Laura Ascione

Educators universally agree that equity should be one of the top priorities in every school and in every district across the country. Addressing equity issues is more difficult…

District Management

A 3-step recipe for personalized learning

July 30, 2018 by Jill Hobson

What are the ingredients and directions in a recipe for personalized learning? Take one learning platform (because we want only one place to go for everything) and add…

IT Management

5 infrastructure concerns for district technology leaders

May 7, 2019November 9, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a>@eSN_Laura</a>

The growing need for more internet bandwidth is being pushed by an increase in the number of students with devices, according to CoSN's Annual Infrastructure Survey. Increases in…

Edtech Trends

Marketplace trend update: 6 ed-tech developments

January 25, 2023October 5, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can…

Ancillary

Washington district partners with Discovery on college, career readiness

August 16, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Washington’s Highline Public Schools announced the launch of a new partnership supporting college and career readiness with Discovery Education, provider ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

Survey: Teachers now use twice as much gaming and video in the classroom

May 6, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Teachers' use of game-based environments and online apps has doubled in the last six years, according to the annual Speak Up survey released on May 5. The national…

All Apps For Schools

Curriculum Foundry integrates with Google Drive, Google Apps for Education

February 22, 2016February 5, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Learning.com's Curriculum Foundry, a solution for seamlessly accessing, organizing and sharing digital content, is now fully integrated with Google Drive and Google Apps for Education. The growing number…

District Management

Watch 14 thought leadership presentations from a recent ed-tech symposium

February 3, 2016February 3, 2016 by Laura Ascione

In July 2015, Discovery Education, provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms and CUE, the California-based organization inspiring innovative learners and advocating educational opportunities for…

District Management

6 ways to make digital content universally accessible

June 12, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

As school districts move toward a digital transition and attempt to create content repositories, ensuring that the digital content is accessible for students of all abilities is especially…

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Three more steps to using digital content: Part 2

May 20, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

By now, digital content is on the minds of most educators. Transitioning to digital content, and ensuring that districts have the policies and practices in place to support…

Curriculum

6 ways teachers want to use digital tools

May 5, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

As states and educators implement the Common Core State Standards or revamp their own standards to be more rigorous and to prepare students for college and the workforce,…

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Two key steps to using digital content

April 30, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Today, it seems like digital content is king. But how can districts effectively navigate the transition to digital content and digital resources? Despite digital content's benefits, including a…

District Management

Here’s how digital content and teachers align

April 8, 2014April 8, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

As digital content becomes more commonplace in districts across the nation, some school leaders and educators wonder: what's involved in a digital content transition? During the 2014 National…

STEM & STEAM

10 elements of great digital content for young learners

February 14, 2014February 14, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Young learners have certain preferences that digital content can target and engage Schools across the country are actively involved in ... Read more

District Management

TCEA: Digital content’s impact on teaching and learning

February 11, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Annual survey data reveals benefits, barriers to digital content During a crowded TCEA 2014 session, attendees received an exclusive look ... Read more

District Management

Using a learning management system to meet digital content needs

June 13, 2013June 12, 2013 by From staff and wire reports

As new learning technologies and digital tools appear in classrooms, educators may become overwhelmed as they try to integrate these ed-tech tools into their lessons. But they might…

STEM & STEAM

How districts are transitioning to digital content

November 5, 2013April 18, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

As a concept, using digital content in the classroom is nothing new. But making the leap from using traditional print textbooks to fully integrating digital content in the…

District Management

How an LMS can help with digital content integration

November 5, 2013April 17, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

With so many technology-based resources--such as video, eBooks, and Google Docs--now available to help teachers deliver dynamic lessons, many teachers still find it challenging to incorporate digital content…

Curriculum

iPads to enhance learning for education majors

November 5, 2013December 11, 2012 by By Sarah Langmead, Assistant Editor

Beginning this spring, 575 undergraduate students at the University of Oklahoma's Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education will be given fourth-generation iPads to complete assignments and create lesson plans,…

IT Management

Survey reveals need for tech skills in college, workforce

November 5, 2013July 11, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

A new survey reinforces the concern that while students must have technology skills to succeed as they enter college and the workforce, their schools are not meeting this…

Curriculum

Project lets K-12 students archive websites

November 5, 2013July 4, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Students from schools across the country are participating in a project that archives important websites in an effort to save important digital content for future generations.

Curriculum

New PBS resource could help advance digital learning

November 5, 2013June 27, 2011 by By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor

The Public Broadcasting System and Boston-based PBS station WGBH are releasing a new digital media platform for pre-kindergarten through college, called PBS LearningMedia. The site will provide digital…

IT Management

Survey highlights changing teacher opinions on ed tech

May 11, 2011May 10, 2011 by By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor

A new survey reveals evidence of a major shift in educators’ opinions regarding technology as an educational tool, which might be attributed to the increase in educator and…

District Management

Survey reveals school leaders’ opinions on 21st-century skills

November 5, 2013October 20, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

As school district leaders increasingly incorporate so-called 21st-century skills into their instructional strategies, many believe the federal government should support the development of new school assessment models that…

District Management

How online research can make the grade

August 26, 2010August 16, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

Not too long ago, the golden rules for high school and college students turning to the web as a research tool were simple: Treat digital content that's never…

Curriculum

Duncan to publishers: Create engaging digital content

April 8, 2010March 8, 2010 by From staff reports

The federal government’s investment in education technology is an opportunity for the publishing industry, which must respond by creating more engaging content that is relevant for today’s tech-savvy…

5 new strategies to integrate digital content into classroom instruction

5 ways our centralized LMS supports UDL

6 things to prepare teachers for Digital Learning Day

10 conversations about digital equity

A 3-step recipe for personalized learning

Marketplace trend update: 6 ed-tech developments

Washington district partners with Discovery on college, career readiness

Survey: Teachers now use twice as much gaming and video in the classroom

Curriculum Foundry integrates with Google Drive, Google Apps for Education

Watch 14 thought leadership presentations from a recent ed-tech symposium

6 ways to make digital content universally accessible

Three more steps to using digital content: Part 2

6 ways teachers want to use digital tools

Two key steps to using digital content

Here’s how digital content and teachers align

10 elements of great digital content for young learners

TCEA: Digital content’s impact on teaching and learning

Using a learning management system to meet digital content needs

How districts are transitioning to digital content

How an LMS can help with digital content integration

iPads to enhance learning for education majors

Survey reveals need for tech skills in college, workforce

Project lets K-12 students archive websites

New PBS resource could help advance digital learning

Survey highlights changing teacher opinions on ed tech

Survey reveals school leaders’ opinions on 21st-century skills

Duncan to publishers: Create engaging digital content

With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts

Counslr Launches in Texas to Increase Access to Mental Health Support for Staff and Students

Ignite Reading Again Approved as 1:1 High-Dosage Early Literacy Tutoring Provider in Massachusetts

aiEDU and The Rithm Project Partner to Infuse Human Connection into AI Literacy Through High School ELA Curriculum

Catapult Learning is Approved to Provide High-Dosage Tutoring in Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Schools

Birmingham City Schools Leads Groundbreaking Research on Student Motivation and Math Achievement

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