According to Project Tomorrow CEO Julie Evans, "Today's students have their own 'student vision' for how they want to use technology for learning. That vision," she said, "is really a statement of how students want to learn in general."
Discover how New York City's iSchool transformed a 19th century space into a true 21st century learning environment
- By Jennifer Demski
- 01/31/12
Wireless develpment didn't end with 802.11n. With new, higher-speed specifications looming, plus the ever-increasing demands of 1-to-1 and BYOD programs in schools, planning for the future in wireless implementations is just as crucial as ever.
New technologies like iPads and cloud computing are driving changes in the way students learn and the way teachers educate. But change is about much more than the device, according to Rushton Hurley, executive director of Next Vista for Learning.
For Broward Virtual School's Evelyn Weaver, building a successful virtual learning environment begins with four key components.
In the first of a new series of articles focused on classroom design, we take a look at a private high school in Florida that's borrowed ideas from two major universities to create classrooms that support interactive, hands-on learning.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 01/25/12
This year's graduating class will be the first not to know a world without the Web. According to Google Chromebooks Group Product Manager Rajen Sheth, this has serious implications for how we educate.
It's not enough to take a traditional K-12 classroom and fill it with technology. The smart classroom requires a more methodic approach that factors in the design of the basic shell, the teacher's space, and the students' independent and collaborative work areas.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 01/18/12
A high school in Connecticut is developing and honing a hybrid library that incorporates both traditional books and new digital technologies.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 01/11/12
As more schools turn to mobile technology, policy around the technology is coming to the fore, and it's not all about Do's and Don'ts.