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Technology teacher: These are “My Tech Essentials”
By using tech tools, teachers actively create, customize and enhance educational approaches to meet the new and growing challenges of the 21st century. The tech tools offer a…
A tale of two states’ computer science programs
As computer science education grows across the nation, many states are making it a core subject and are counting it toward math and science requirements. But progress across…
Most districts say E-rate is critical for internet access
A large majority of E-rate applicants (87 percent) said the federally funded program is vital to their internet connectivity goals, according to an annual survey that tracks program…
Nowhere is tech more important than in curriculum-here’s why
To date, the general model for curriculum has been the physical textbook. If a school district adopts a textbook, that became the base for curriculum. In recent years,…
How to navigate the new device-agnostic classroom
With the advent of more device-agnostic digital classrooms, many tech-savvy teachers and schools are taking a step back and reevaluating how best to use technology to support their…
Google continues its classroom climb
Google's Chrome OS is spreading throughout U.S. classrooms and is becoming an increasingly popular choice for computers, while Apple's iOS platform holds the lead on mobile devices, according…
This is the best classroom tool teachers are not using
Is there anything a teacher hates more than to look out across his or her classroom and see a group of tired, uninterested, and unmotivated students? Teachers are…
5 apps to innovate school libraries
Apps can bring technology, functionality, and creativity into your school library program. Since apps are a part of our everyday ... Read more
28 can’t-miss edtech innovations from ISTE 2017
This year's ISTE Conference was all about technology-charged learning--and from the keynotes and sessions to the fast-paced exhibit hall, the conference's more than 20,000 attendees (15,000 educators plus…
3 ways to get school services running smoothly after summer—quickly
Imagine it’s the beginning of the school year. School staff are getting ready for students to arrive, but the summer was long. Staff has forgotten passwords, printers are…
In my classroom, students are the teachers—here’s why it works
We have all heard the words, “don’t give up!” It is a constant reminder to keep going, to persevere in tough situations and when things aren’t working well,…
Nope! Why adaptive software is not the same as personalized learning
We all know that changes in public education move slowly, but there’s one specific educational dilemma we’ve been mired in for decades, with varying levels of rhetoric and…
Why this IT function is a K-12 edtech savior
K-12 IT teams have many challenges unique to their environments, including typically locally-funded public schools, and very rarely do IT budgets increase. Despite this, changes in educational approaches,…
From virtual field trips to AR, here’s how projectors are the secret ingredient for success
The days of projectors only being used in classrooms to show movies or what is on the teacher’s computer screen are long gone. With the advent of interactive…
How to use Snapchat for classroom learning success
Snapchat is turning into more than just an amusing app that lets people send pictures and videos, only to disappear after a few seconds. Many educators are finding…
How to drive a successful digital transformation in urban districts
It’s generally understood that integrating edtech into schools can be complex, but what’s less often discussed is that it represents one of the most universal pain points for…
5 ways technology can support educators in an environment of expanding school choice
President Trump’s recent education budget proposal has received a great deal of attention for cutting education by $9.2 billion or 13.6 percent. The administration is proposing an additional…
School’s out! Finding teacher tools that finish at the top of the class
Technology delivers plenty of tools to help teachers manage their classroom and transform how they teach–from solutions rolled out by ... Read more
Teachers: 3 ways technology can make learning visible, easily
John Hattie’s meta-study, Visible Learning (2009), changed the way we think about what works in the classroom. His analysis of 50,000 educational studies involving more than 80 million…
How video cameras help improve classroom learning and campus safety
The topic of video cameras in the classroom has been brewing for years. Schools that have deployed cameras in public areas have experienced dramatic safety benefits. For example,…
Inspiring: Technology flips a school’s culture from negative to positive
Technology has begun to transform how K-12 leaders track and manage student behavior, giving administrators real-time access to discipline information ... Read more
3 tips for connecting students to internet resources during summer
Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. Unfortunately,…
Learn how this state is expanding off-campus connectivity for students
Challenges surrounding technology access remain significant obstacles today, and states often struggle to help students find internet connectivity outside of school. But in Minnesota, a new grant program…
Educator: These are “My Tech Essentials”
“My Tech Essentials” is a new monthly feature on eSchool News that highlights the choice of ‘must-have’ technology used by one tech-savvy educator, with the hope that other…
3 school security musts for summer kick off
I don’t really need to belabor the point that securing educational institutions is both incredibly challenging and crucially important; it’s a bit like describing the importance of water…
3 things schools must know about the rising “phigital” student
A major generational clash is underway, says a foremost expert, and it’s affecting all industries, including education. The clash is coming from so-called Gen Z, the first generation…
Wow! This inquiry-based, technology-rich school has no tech staff
When I first became principal, I was compelled to explore all aspects of what it meant to be a 21st-century learner in an international baccalaureate context: as a…
K-12 is undergoing a purchasing renaissance—and it has massive implications for educators
As education innovation advances, so does the frustration of all parties involved in K-12 purchasing due to out-of-date processes, poor communication, and difficulties identifying new opportunities.
Chromebook takeover signals major shift in education…but not in the way you may think
According to the New York Times, the massive adoption of Google and its Chromebooks in U.S. classrooms (accounting for more ... Read more
Best practices for rolling out tech in the classroom—an administrative perspective
In 2013, Shipley made the integration of technology a priority, and the Board of Trustees approved a 1:1 program—a program where we provide each student (grades 6-12) with…
These schools are leveraging E-Rate for a complete digital transformation
Textbooks and blackboards have become a thing of the past in K-12 schools as educators collaborate with IT teams to shape a full digital core curriculum as part…
Debunked: 5 myths about classroom technology
Parents, lawmakers, and even some educators have spoken out against this trend, arguing that excessive classroom technology could end up doing more harm than good, but the foundations…
4 wireless network goals for schools
Managed Wi-Fi technology is having a profound, transformative impact on K-12 classroom environments. Although wireless access technology has been in schools for several years, earlier-generation solutions have not…
Breaking: Microsoft just made its biggest education investment in history
Beginning this Saturday, May 6, Microsoft Store locations across the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and Australia will host STEM Saturdays throughout May in all full-line locations in addition…
4 best practices for education data
Data can be immensely helpful to educators--but anyone who hopes to learn from data must know how to analyze and interpret it. Although the word "data" can raise…
How an edtech innovation is giving performance assessments new life
Internet access, electronic collection of student work, and online distributed scoring, for example, can all play significant roles in making performance assessments more manageable and efficient.
6 IT nightmares plaguing schools-and 6 solutions to stop them
From constricted budgets to needing to protect large numbers of devices and users, educational institutions face a unique set requirements for data protection and business continuity.
The 5 components of a future-proofed technology initiative
The technology in the classroom has to be interoperable as students pass into different grades and their personal technology evolves. This is essential to meeting the needs of…
5 technologies to avoid in the classroom-and what to use instead
One of the most popular articles on eSchool Media is a surprising one to the editors: “6 apps that block social media distractions.” This story, which seemed a…