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5 essentials for an active learning classroom

June 3, 2021 by Dr. Christina Counts, VP of Education, MiEN Company

Here are the five must-haves that all districts should consider when creating active learning spaces for the modern educational environment.

The traditional classroom model has been turned on end, with the arrangement of desks and front-of-the-classroom focus becoming obsolete and unnecessary. In its place are dynamic, flexible, and…

vFairs Offers Immersive Virtual Graduations to Schools and Colleges

March 22, 2021 by eSchool News Staff

Graduation season is rapidly approaching, and continued restrictions against social gatherings to combat the coronavirus are still in effect in ... Read more

Colleges taking a team approach to eTextbooks

July 16, 2012July 5, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Reining in exorbitant textbook costs is no longer a campus-by-campus venture: A unified approach, powered by EDUCAUSE and the Internet2 consortium’s NET+ cloud-based collaborative purchasing program, could make…

Senate rejects GOP bid to overturn net-neutrality rules

November 11, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Senate Democrats on Nov. 10 turned back a Republican attempt to repeal federal rules designed to prevent internet service providers from discriminating against those who send content and…

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,…

Year of the smart phone on college campuses?

November 5, 2013September 14, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

An international market research firm predicts a 55-percent jump in smart-phone sales this year—a projection that could lead to an unprecedented increase in internet-enabled phone use during colleges’…

Ed-tech grant program aims to boost college readiness

July 7, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

A new initiative will dole out grants to education-technology projects aimed at improving college readiness, especially among low-income students.

College IT officials: Show us the money … please

June 18, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Technology funding in higher education will remain flat or decrease for the “foreseeable future,” according to an annual education technology report released June 10, as campus IT officials…

Could net-neutrality ruling hinder online education?

November 5, 2013April 7, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

A federal court threw the future of internet regulations and U.S. broadband expansion plans into doubt April 6 with a far-reaching decision that went against the Federal Communications…

Report details coming trends in campus technology

November 5, 2013January 20, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Open scholarly content will become more commonplace in higher education in the next year as online universities and textbook companies organize and harness the internet's mass of educational…

5 ways to prepare and teach online classes

Online tutoring is becoming more accepted for people every day. With the coronavirus pandemic still affecting the world, there’s never been a better time to work remotely.

How is technology impacting literacy?

We live in a world where learning and technology are intrinsically linked, especially in the minds of our youth. But do today’s students process information differently because it comes on a digital device? Is there a correlation between technology use and plummeting literacy rates? And is the way our young people consume information negatively impacting their growth as learners?

5 essentials for an active learning classroom

Colleges taking a team approach to eTextbooks

Senate rejects GOP bid to overturn net-neutrality rules

Year of the smart phone on college campuses?

Ed-tech grant program aims to boost college readiness

College IT officials: Show us the money … please

Could net-neutrality ruling hinder online education?

Report details coming trends in campus technology

New ParentSquare Community Groups Feature Helps Districts and Schools Extend Reach to Community Members

Sourcewell’s Technology Division Kicks off 2021-22 School Year with Launch of SpringMath and Proliftic

Lexia Nationwide Report Finds 80% of Students Using Lexia Core5 Reading Did Not Experience Literacy Learning Loss During Remote and Hybrid Learning in the 2020-21 Academic Year

Vector Solutions Adds Silent Panic Alarm Feature to its LiveSafe Tip Reporting and Safety Communications Platform for Schools

Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Classroom Mathematics for Grades 6–8 Named a Highly Rated, “All Green” Program by EdReports.org

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