The University of San Diego is offering educators and administrators the first accredited certificate in mobile technology tools, teaching, and metrics as part of its new Mobile Technology Learning Center.
After failing to meet adequate yearly progress in 2008, Gautier Middle School Principal Christy Reimsnyder dove into the data and decided to invest in technology in an effort to turn the school's academic progress around.
With the first-ever Connected Educator Month, the DOE aims to bring teachers, districts, and educational organizations together online.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 07/31/12
K-12 teachers and administrators pinpoint five different areas that schools should be aware of when rolling out iPad initiatives.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 07/25/12
Operating in 36 states, Fund For Teachers has given more than $17.8 million in grant money since 2001, sending educators around the world to develop lessons on technology, STEM, and other topics.
The surveillance system in this school captured second by second its destruction by tornado.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 07/18/12
A Georgia high school teacher is giving her AP Lit students a taste of the "real world" virtually. She's using Skype to create modern-day field trips to help them make connections between classroom learning and the outside world while also meeting curriculum requirements.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 07/11/12
The McAllen Independent School District (TX) is gearing up to bring technology--namely, mobile devices--to every single child, teacher, and administrator, and into every aspect of its curriculum.
A better question than "Does online learning work?" might be "Under what circumstances and conditions does it have a positive impact on educational outcomes?"
- By Peggy Clements and Jessica Heppen
- 07/02/12
T.H.E. Journal is entering a new era in its 40-year history as a magazine serving the educational technology market. Beginning with its August issue, T.H.E. Journal will become an entirely paper-free, digital publication. The June/July issue will be its last as a traditional print magazine.
- By THE Journal Staff
- 06/25/12