educational technology Archives

Website combines project-based learning, social responsibility

August 23, 2013October 27, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

A new partnership between Microsoft Corp., the Smithsonian Institution, and TakingITGlobal uses educational technology to help students solve real-world challenges through online collaboration with their peers around the…

IT Management

How to use higher education’s ‘new toy’: Social media

November 5, 2013October 22, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Campus technology officials in charge of social media efforts have come to a consensus: There are no social media experts, so keep experimenting with your school’s tweeting, linking,…

District Management

How schools can become innovation incubators

October 22, 2010 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

In a year of change for NSBA’s annual educational technology conference, T+L, the closing keynote session ended on a note that change can lead to a better future.

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

Purdue’s student achievement technology goes national

November 5, 2013October 18, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

A Purdue University-piloted tool that uses educational technology—and online “signals”—to warn some students that their grades are dropping, offer study-habit suggestions, and provide positive reinforcement to students who…

District Management

Gates Foundation launches $20 million program to expand technology use

November 5, 2013October 11, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Oct. 11 announced the Next Generation Learning Challenges, a collaborative, multi-year initiative that aims to help dramatically improve college readiness and…

Teaching & Learning

Google launches contest to encourage kids to code

October 8, 2010 by Laura Ascione

The Google Open Source Program is announcing a new computer programming outreach effort, aimed at 13- to 18-year-old students around the world, ReadWriteWeb reports. Google Code-in will operate…

IT Management

Toshiba unveils glasses-free 3D TV

November 5, 2013October 4, 2010 by Laura Ascione

Toshiba Corp. has unveiled the world's first high-definition, liquid crystal display (LCD) 3D television that does not require special glasses—one of the biggest consumer complaints about the technology,…

IT Management

Setting students on the path to high school graduation

November 6, 2013September 30, 2010 by By Eric Seymour

On the road to graduation, ninth grade is the place where many students lose their way. To help all students cross the finish line with a diploma in…

Teaching & Learning

Mobile device boom sparks U.S. web address shortage

September 29, 2010 by Laura Ascione

A telecommunications official on Sept. 28 warned that the United States could run out of unique internet addresses to assign to new devices by the end of next…

IT Management

Virtual desktops: Imagine the possibilities for teaching and learning

November 6, 2013September 21, 2010 by By Eric Williams

Moving from the current use of desktop and laptop computers to a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) creates many possibilities for teaching and learning. Imagine the possibilities if teachers…

Curriculum

Gearing up for the new school year

November 6, 2013September 13, 2010 by By Michael Hildebrandt

In the past I have dusted off curriculum binders, gathered a supply of whiteboard markers (so recently replacing chalk), and put up a framework for bulletin boards to…

Curriculum

Gates Foundation to invest in next-generation instructional tools

November 5, 2013September 8, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plans to invest up to $250 million over the next eight years to develop ... Read more

IT Management

Ed tech is one focus of Maryland’s Race to the Top funds

November 5, 2013August 31, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

Maryland recently became one of 10 winners of the second round of federal Race to the Top grants, and Charles County officials are ready to get the ball…

District Management

New software turns paper into an inexpensive digital tablet

November 5, 2013August 26, 2010 by From staff reports

New software will enable Livescribe's digital "smart" pens to stream all notes taken live, in real time, to a computer—turning special dotted paper into an inexpensive digital tablet,…

IT Management

Formative assessment that ‘clicks’ with students

November 6, 2013August 25, 2010 by By Eileen Shihadeh-Shald

Williamsburg Collegiate Charter School, a member of Uncommon Schools, is the only school in New York City where every student in grades 5-8 passes the state exams. In…

District Management

Race to the Top program spurs school-reform debate

November 8, 2010July 28, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

The U.S. Department of Education has named 18 states and the District of Columbia as finalists in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" (RTTT)…

IT Management

Q&A: Rumors, cyberbullying, and anonymity

July 23, 2010 by Laura Ascione

Last week in this space, I shared excerpts from an interview with David Mikkelson, half of the husband-and-wife team behind Snopes.com, the online clearinghouse for internet rumors and…

IT Management

‘Wikiracing’ picking up speed among college students

November 5, 2013July 21, 2010 by Laura Ascione

The latest procrastination-tool-of-choice on college campuses is called "Wikiracing," reports the Philadelphia Inquirer--and like the "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" game, albeit modified for the internet age, it…

Teaching & Learning

Editorial: Ed-tech funds sit idle as California bickers

July 21, 2010 by Laura Ascione

California is the home of Silicon Valley and the most sophisticated data systems in the world, yet it continues to rank near the bottom for student and teacher…

Website combines project-based learning, social responsibility

How schools can become innovation incubators

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

Purdue’s student achievement technology goes national

Gates Foundation launches $20 million program to expand technology use

Google launches contest to encourage kids to code

Toshiba unveils glasses-free 3D TV

Setting students on the path to high school graduation

Mobile device boom sparks U.S. web address shortage

Virtual desktops: Imagine the possibilities for teaching and learning

Gearing up for the new school year

Gates Foundation to invest in next-generation instructional tools

Ed tech is one focus of Maryland’s Race to the Top funds

New software turns paper into an inexpensive digital tablet

Formative assessment that ‘clicks’ with students

Race to the Top program spurs school-reform debate

Q&A: Rumors, cyberbullying, and anonymity

‘Wikiracing’ picking up speed among college students

Editorial: Ed-tech funds sit idle as California bickers

AI Educational Partnership to Elevate Classroom Presentations, Assessments

SME Education Foundation Expands Manufacturing and Engineering Opportunities to 15K Additional Michigan Students

Ozobot Launches Self-Service Professional Development Courses

Demco Acquires StickTogether, Accelerating StickTogether’s Mission and Expanding Demco’s Range of Innovative Solutions

EPS Learning Programs Selected by Virginia Board of Education as Recommended Literacy Solutions

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