With mobile devices so prevalent and essential in today’s classrooms, schools must ensure that accessible power is available to students at all times. To address this challenge schools are beginning to turn to the next generation of school furniture and equipment – technologically-enabled tables, chairs, podiums, shelving, and other furniture. Power-enabled furniture and equipment have … Continue reading
In March of this year, Google and ASUS announced their plans for the Chromebit – a full Chrome-OS based computer on an HDMI stick – and this week marked it’s official launch. The Chromebit enables users to run Chrome OS on any screen with an HDMI port, whether it’s a regular computer screen, TV, etc. … Continue reading
What is on the five-year horizon for K-12 schools? What trends and technologies will drive educational change? The NMC Horizon Report: 2015 K-12 Edition examines emerging technologies for their potential impact on, and use in teaching, learning, and creative inquiry in schools. The report, based on the opinions of 56 experts, identifies six key trends … Continue reading
Continuing our coverage of the Flipped Classroom and the incredible opportunities it provides for educators and the resellers that support them, today we’d like to direct your attention to the latest issue of Tech & Learning. Tech & Learning is an education periodical that has been around for over 30 years, serving the K-12 education … Continue reading
Education is moving irreversibly towards personalized, tech-driven instruction models. One of the most compelling models to arise out of this trend is the flipped classroom model. Our dear friends at Techsmith define the flipped classroom as follows: A reversed teaching model that delivers instruction at home through interactive, teacher-created videos and moves “homework” to the … Continue reading
Technology and innovation continue to transform the standards of literacy. Education institutions are constantly searching for new teaching methods that will elevate student engagement and improve achievement. Blended learning seeks to address the needs of the 21st century classroom by combining different teaching styles to provide multiple means of representation, action, expression and engagement. The … Continue reading
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