Mobile device trainer Brent Williams explains why BYOT may be just a band-aid until schools can launch their own 1-to-1 programs.
- By Christopher Piehler
- 01/28/13
Ted Hasselbring sees a fundamental problem with the way we teach math, not just to special needs students, but to all students.
- By Jennifer Demski
- 01/23/13
The Institute of Play's Katie Salen helps educators understand the valuable connection between digital gaming and classroom instruction.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 01/23/13
Richard O’Malley, the superintendent of the Edison (NJ) Township Public Schools, recounts how Edison became the first district in the country to use Promethean ActivTables for middle-school classrooms, and how the new technology has helped his students.
Futurist David Thornburg argues that "disruptive technology" is reshaping how students learn. But how can schools prepare for what they can't predict?
- By Stephen Noonoo
- 01/16/13
Online Advanced Placement courses give underserved overachievers a chance to expand their educational horizons (and save on college).
- By Alva James Johnson
- 01/15/13
A new crop of digital tools featuring primary sources and immersive lessons are giving students an active role in bringing history--or at least social studies class--to life.
- By Michelle Fredette
- 01/15/13
Here are five key areas that K-12 districts, administrators, and teachers should keep an eye on in the year ahead.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 01/15/13
Technology can help educators train students' focus away from rote memorization toward deep conceptual learning by building on prior knowledge and making connections between concepts.
- By Peter Rillero and Helen Padgett
- 01/15/13
Geoff gets his boss at the State Educational Technology Directors Association to speculate about what 2013 will look like for ed tech now that the Obama administration is continuing for a second term.
- By Geoffrey H. Fletcher
- 01/14/13