Last week (2/9/2016), the Obama Administration released their 2017 fiscal year education budget, which places a focus around advancing educational equity and excellence, supporting teachers and school leaders, and promoting college access affordability and completion. The new budget helps support the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act and includes $69.4 billion in discretionary funding, … Continue reading →

An essential element of providing an equitable education for America’s students is ensuring the existence of a reliable wireless infrastructure capable of supporting the technology necessary for personalized learning, collaboration, increased engagement, and creativity. However, many schools around the country still need to update their wireless infrastructure in order to provide the affordable access to … Continue reading →

Meet, learn, and engage with some of our key vendor partners at FETC 2016 January 13 – 15! FETC provides an opportunity for vendors, resellers, and industry representatives, including teachers, administrators, and media specialists to connect, learn, and continue to drive technological innovation in the 21st century classroom. Learn more about FETC 2016 The Douglas … Continue reading →

Before launching a network upgrade across a school district, it’s important that resellers and district IT leaders consider all aspects of how the new hardware will impact the schools, and how well the pieces work with legacy hardware components. During a recent EdTech webinar, “Time for a Network Upgrade?” Jason Wiggins, technology director of Nacogdoches … Continue reading →

One of the most challenging aspects for teachers switching from a traditional classroom model to a flipped learning model is creating relevant, digestible content. Luckily, there is a wide variety of software, hardware, and additional resources available to educators that help make this transition smoother. Screencasting Screencasting tools are an extremely popular software category for … Continue reading →

The Federal Communications Commission  announced  it will double the amount of E-rate funding allocated to high-speed Internet investments with a substantial spend of $2 billion, up from $1 billion last year. This development arrives on the heels of the open letter released last Thursday by the EducationSuperhighway, a coalition of 50 tech CEOs advocating for … Continue reading →

via Graphite Looking to keep an eye on technology in the classroom? Graphite (a member of Common Sense media) has assembled the following list of cutting-edge bloggers who have their fingers on the pulse of Education technology. Click below to check it out: Follow these thought leaders and stay up-to-date on the rapid changes that … Continue reading →

This is a sponsored post brought to you by our partners at Knowledge Adventure. The United States Department of Commerce estimates that 96% of working Americans use new communications technologies as part of their daily life, while 62% of working Americans use the Internet as an integral part of their job. With these percentages likely to … Continue reading →

E-rate is a critical program that helps schools get funding for their necessary purchases. The E-rate program provides discounts on certain services and products that are essential for classrooms and libraries to receive voice, video, and data communications. The amount of the discount depends on the level of poverty and location of the school or … Continue reading →