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A national esports effort aims to ‘change the trajectory’ for students

February 21, 2021February 19, 2021 by Dennis Pierce, Contributing Writer, eSchool News

As it grows in popularity, many stakeholders and educators realize esports has great potential to help students connect classroom lessons with real-world possibilities

As a student, video gamer and flight instructor Hudson Davis was often bored in school. He found that many classes provided only a surface-level understanding of key topics—and…

5 new developments in physical and network safety

March 17, 2019January 3, 2019 by Laura Ascione

As technology improves, so do solutions to keep students and teachers safe in school buildings and on school networks. This is the main reason why school safety, including…

IT leaders, admins still fear network attacks

May 9, 2019December 14, 2018 by Laura Ascione

Balancing access to educational resources with security needs remains a top challenge for school district IT leaders, according to new findings from the Speak Up Research Project for…

Text, tweet, email, call—what do parents want in school communications?

October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 by Meris Stansbury

When it comes to school communications, parents today want more information from their children’s teachers and schools, but they also want that information to be timely, targeted, and…

Survey: Parents prefer texting and mobile communication from schools

October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Determining the right mix of traditional and digital tools to best engage with parents and district stakeholders remains a primary challenge for district communications, according to a new…

Speak Up: The current state of digital learning

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

While girls use many digital tools for learning more than boys, more boys than girls say they are interested in STEM careers--however, student interest in STEM careers has…

Students like different mobile devices for various tasks

March 4, 2014December 3, 2013 by From staff reports

What kind of mobile device should schools invest in for their students? The answer depends on how students will use the technology for learning, experts say.

Students want personalized learning, mobile technology

November 26, 2013April 26, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

More and more students own mobile devices, including tablets, and indicate a strong desire to use those personal learning tools in school to increase collaboration and access to…

Demand for online learning increases

October 27, 2011June 29, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

In just three years, the number of high school students who have access to online learning has tripled, while twice as many middle school students are now learning…

Speak Up survey highlights gaps in support of ed tech

April 3, 2011April 1, 2011 by By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor

In an annual national survey, more than half of parents said they support the use of mobile devices for academic purposes inside their children's classrooms, while more than…

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