Incident IQ Welcomes Tech Innovator Bill Loller as Chief Product Officer
Atlanta (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Incident IQ, the workflow management platform built exclusively for K-12, announced today that Bill Loller will ... Read more
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Los Angeles Unified School District Chooses ClassVR from Avantis Education to Bring Immersive Virtual Reality Learning to Students
Chicago — Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles Unified) has chosen ClassVR from Avantis Education, a global leader in ... Read more
3 online resources to encourage student career planning
According to a study conducted by ECMC Group, 81 percent of high school students surveyed said learning skills they need to be successful in the real world is…
CoSN IT Leader Spotlight: David Jarboe
In partnership with CoSN, eSchool News is highlighting the innovative and dedicated work of IT leaders in school districts across the country.
CoSN IT Leader Spotlight: Kley Todd
In partnership with CoSN, eSchool News is highlighting the innovative and dedicated work of IT leaders in school districts across the country.
Excite, expand, equitize: Using data to support reading
Five years ago, we were already well into discussions about investing in a digital reading application. A priority was to give students seamless connection to the digital collections…
Reaching edtech harmony in your classroom
It’s important to understand how an integrated, interoperable, and effective educational technology ecosystem can meet the evolving landscape of learning for more efficient, impactful, and secure learning experiences.
How we reached student success with assessment proficiency
Teachers use a variety of methods to assess mastery of a topic. We use observations, quick formative assessments, longer summative assessments, and long-term benchmark assessments.
Choosing Classroom Technology: 7 Key Factors to Consider
The edtech marketplace is quite extensive, and there are now literally hundreds of instructional apps and software programs for educators ... Read more
How you can bring pandemic tech into post-pandemic learning
It is clear that COVID-19 has changed how teachers use educational technologies to support teaching and learning. During the “Emergency Teaching Era” of the pandemic, educators grew quite…
3 steps to tech infrastructure that supports learning
Like instructional technology specialists across the U.S., I spent most of 2020 helping teachers navigate the world of edtech--explaining video conferencing tools, and demonstrating how our district’s selected…
MobileMind Launches MobileMind Sync, a Full-Service Scheduling Solution
ATLANTA (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 03, 2021 — MobileMind, the modern professional learning hub for schools, has launched MobileMind Sync, the first full-service ... Read more
3 ways to strengthen your student data privacy compliance strategy
Cyberattacks and data breaches are infiltrating K-12 communities. To proactively thwart these attempts to steal student data, states such as New York are passing legislation that requires school…
Heroes at Work: How San Diego USD made PD a pandemic priority
Here, eSchool News highlights the San Diego Unified School District–one of the three K-12 Hero Awards winners. Keep reading this interview with Julie Garcia, the district's Director of…
5 ways this district evaluates its digital content purchases
K-12 schools spend billions on edtech tools, but often, many of the tools go unused or aren't evaluated for effectiveness. So how can district technology teams ensure an…
Here’s how to put coding and robotics programs in K-8 classrooms
Coding and robotics programs in classrooms reflect how integral technology is in our lives. Educators like Angie Kalthoff, a technology integrationist in St. Cloud, MN, and Ann Bartel,…
Early coding can greatly benefit students–here’s how one school does it
Coding for students and computer programming are slowly becoming part of the core curriculum in schools and districts across the U.S.--and some educators say the earlier students start…
The New Librarian: Using advocacy to promote leadership
As innovation coordinator for instructional technology, information & library media at Parkway School District in St. Louis, Missouri, Bill Bass has long demonstrated his commitment to 21st-century learning.…
School district invents custom charging solution for all schools
As Denton Independent School District (ISD) prepares for future ready classrooms with technology and builds new schools, the Texas district ... Read more
Students publish ed-tech textbook on iBookstore
At Georgia College, educational technology could spawn more educational technology.
Six great special-education resources for parents and teachers
Here are six special-education websites that provide vetted tools and technology that can help in many aspects of a child’s learning.
Texas schools slash ed-tech spending
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New instructional technology for the 2011-12 school year
New tablets that aim to challenge the iPad, software for managing mobile learning devices, and innovations in student response systems, interactive whiteboards, and other teaching tools are among…
To skip or not to skip? New web site helps students decide
Jim Filbert considered billing his web site, Skip Class Calculator, as the online tool that enraged every college professor in America. But that wouldn’t be entirely accurate.
Gates Foundation to invest in next-generation instructional tools
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plans to invest up to $250 million over the next eight years to develop ... Read more
Educators, students can benefit from technology training
Technology is changing the face of education. Typing on a keyboard can make learning proper handwriting unimportant. Using a calculator can make simple math functions technology-assisted processes. And…