The U.S. Department of Education recently announced more than $427 million in School Improvement Grants (SIG) to help turn around America’s lowest-achieving schools in nearly every state and U.S. territory. “When the President entered office he laid out an ambitious agenda to transform our lowest performing schools as a means of improving outcomes for all … Continue reading
The NMC Horizon Report: 2016 K-12 Edition, based on the opinions of 59 education and technology experts from 18 countries, identified six important developments in technology that will support innovation and change in education within the next five years. Near-Term – Time-to-Adoption Horizon: One Year or Less Makerspaces Makerspaces are physical environments that offer tools … Continue reading
What is on the five-year horizon for K-12 schools? What trends and technologies will drive educational change? The NMC/CoSN Horizon Report: 2016 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 59 experts, identifies six key trends … Continue reading
A new report by the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF) offers insight and key recommendations to help bring about a ‘new vision’ for teaching and learning. The Commission issued a call to action to mobilize policymakers, teachers, parents, students, and the broader community around this new vision. By documenting systematic issues, such … Continue reading
To connect with today’s kids teachers must look to more innovative and interactive strategies. Educators know that interactive instructional approaches can be an effective strategy to increase student engagement. However, to make a real difference, educators have to integrate technology in a meaningful way to truly impact students. The following are three methods have been … Continue reading
As the years go on, technology has continued to become more integrated into people’s daily life, including our education system. The benefits of using technology in the classroom are becoming clear – study after study has proven it to have a positive impact on students. However, even though most educators now recognize the power of … Continue reading
Collaborative learning is quickly becoming a popular teaching method and is known to have a wide variety of benefits for students. Within this learning method, students are encouraged to work together and share knowledge on a given assignment. As a result of using the collaborative learning method in the classroom, students become more engaged and … Continue reading
Mobile device carts are used to charge, secure, store, and distribute tablets, Chromebooks, and other mobile devices—and in schools that do not have students take home their devices, they’ve become a mainstay and critical to any deployment. Unfortunately, a lot can go wrong when managing a large-scale deployment, hindering a seemingly solid technology initiative: a … Continue reading
Deal will see TitanHQ web security products distributed to more than 4,500 academic resellers Tampa, FL & Madison, WI. June 20, 2016 TitanHQ (@TitanHQ), the Galway based world leader in email and web security solutions for business, today announced a major distribution deal in the United States with The Douglas Stewart Company. Under the agreement, … Continue reading
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