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Top IT Issues for 2016

The fourth annual K-12 IT Leadership Survey Report was recently released during CoSN’s (Consortium for School Networking) annual conference, revealing some of the main issues IT leaders are facing heading into 2016. “There is innovative change happening in our schools. But with this digital transformation is a new frontier of challenges confronting IT administrators,” said … Continue reading →

Districts Continue to go Digital

A recent annual survey by the Center for Digital Education revealed that K-12 school districts are increasingly supporting digital learning. Of the districts surveyed: 62% have a digital content and curriculum strategy in place 38% of districts have a digital content and curriculum strategy that includes using Open Educational Resources (OER) 62% are already using … Continue reading →

Apple Debuts New Education Features for iPad

On Monday (3/21/2016) Apple released the latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 9.3, and with it comes new features for iPad® devices in education. The release aims to open up new and engaging ways of teaching and learning on the iPad. New features include allowing teachers to manage student devices, share work and … Continue reading →

Investments in Career and Tech Education Announced

Last week (3/9/2016) The US Department of Education announced their plan to increase support for career and technical education (CTE) courses for students. Education Secretary John B. King Jr., has emphasized the importance for an increase in student access to CTE classes, especially for those who come from more diverse backgrounds. Additionally, he has called … Continue reading →

The Benefits of Adding Video to Teacher Evaluations

A big challenge facing K-12 education today is ensuring that teacher evaluations evolve with available technology in an effective and productive way. In 2012, Miriam Greenberg and the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard piloted the Best Foot Forward Project to study the impact video could have on teacher evaluation. The project included evaluating … Continue reading →

Top 10 IT Issues of 2016 (Infographic)

With help from a panel of experts comprised of IT and non-IT leaders, CIOs, and faculty members EDUCAUSE recently released a list of ten IT issues and strategic technologies that will have a major impact on higher education in 2016. The issues reflect three main themes: Divest — Higher education IT organizations are divesting locally … Continue reading →

2017 Education Budget Announced

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 →

Wireless Infrastructure and E-Rate

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 →

Testing Opt-Outs Growing, Government Threatens Sanctions

Since the Common Core Standards were released in 2010 they have been a constant source of controversy… and don’t expect that to change anytime soon. While the standards have been officially adopted in 42 states, many people within those states remain resistant to them. In fact, in the last year an “opt-out” movement has begun … Continue reading →

Attending TCEA? Learn the latest from our vendor partners

The TCEA Annual Convention and Exposition brings together campus and district-level educators, vendors, and resellers to explore best practices for engaging students, increasing productivity, and innovating teaching and learning through the use of technology. Meet, learn, and engage with some of our key vendor partners at TCEA 2016 February 3 – 5! Learn more about … Continue reading →