Creating collaborative spaces for different grade levels depends on picking the right design team.
- By Peter C. Lippman
- 03/12/13
Schools are using configurable chairs, whiteboards, and even walls to give students control of their environment and inspire them to work together.
In the digital age, filtering is the “garden wall” designed to keep bad stuff and dangerous people away from children so they are free to focus on learning (not video games). But this “protection” is achieving the opposite of what many educators claim to want for students.
According to instructional technologist Steven Anderson, Twitter holds the key for putting teachers in touch with great ideas from all over the world. Here are 10 ways he offers to get the most out of it.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/27/13
Like last year, this year's popular App Shootout at FETC 2013 tossed around dozens of useful apps for teachers and students.
- By Stephen Noonoo
- 02/26/13
The superintendent of a school district in New Jersey offers some tips for how district sites can be a source of critical information before, during, and after a natural disaster.
- By Richard R. Labbe
- 02/19/13
Thoughtfully designed learning environments can help students work together more effectively.
- By Peter C. Lippman
- 02/13/13
Seeking to empower her students with greater communication skills, one special ed teacher is "hacking the classroom" with a range of traditional and unique apps and tech-rich activities, from iPads to gaming consoles.
The Learning Resource Metadata Initiative has a complicated name but a simple purpose: to make web searches more useful for students and teachers.
- By John K. Waters
- 02/12/13
New minimum requirements for assessment have district leaders talking about technology. As they consider upgrades, they should plan not just for testing, but for teaching.
- By Geoffrey H. Fletcher
- 02/12/13