The best way to drive student achievement is to meaningfully connect with students. The best way to do that is through technology.
- By Mark A. Edwards
- 04/16/13
A Georgia K-12 school uses a specialized search and curation engine to deliver age-appropriate, Common-Core-aligned web resources to its students.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 04/16/13
Today's students learn the way they live: in communities connected by mobile technology.
The author of<em> iPad in Education for Dummies</em> offers solid advice for unlocking the possibilities of iPads in a classroom.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 04/10/13
Forging a connection between technology and financial leaders is key to any digital transformation.
- By Keith R. Krueger
- 04/10/13
Keeping school data safe requires an evolving strategy that's equal parts paranoia, smart use of newer technologies, and taking the pain and turning it into gain.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 04/09/13
Joe Annibale, superintendent of Union Beach School District, remembers getting the call one Monday night last October. The custodians reported to him that the lone school in the district was taking on water. And not just water: Hurricane Sandy had engulfed this community of 6,245 people with a slushy cocktail of street runoff, sewage, and salt water, like a scene "out of the Titanic."
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 04/09/13
Interactive devices can inspire student collaboration--but only when coupled with inspired teaching.
From video lessons to full courses, there's an enormous amount of professional development available online. But where does it fit in with districts' existing delivery methods?
- By Jennifer Demski
- 04/04/13
Entire counties and states are moving away from locally hosted e-mail and document-sharing software. The big question they have to answer: Google Apps or Microsoft Office 365?