January 2010


Policy/Advocacy

Building A Better CTO

CoSN creates a new framework of skills that draws a greater range of responsibility for the 21st century technology leader.

By Geoffrey H. Fletcher


Print Featured

All Systems Go

The adoption of two cutting-edge technologies transforms a fickle wireless network into a fast, efficient engine of learning.

By Charlene O’Hanlon

Raytown C-2 School District, located southeast of Kansas City, MO, had never experienced a reliable wireless internet connection. Although the district had 802.11b and g wireless networks in place, the signals were not powerful enough to cut through interference generated by nearby antennas. Receiving the brunt of the...


Winning Back Homeschoolers

With the defection of local families causing a steep dip in its enrollment, a rural Ohio district goes virtual to stem the tide.

By Jennifer Demski

In the late 1990s, Graham Local Schools sprung a leak. Enrollment was being drained in a way that the Ohio school district was at a loss to stop: A surge in families opting out of public education in favor of homeschooling their children resulted in the exodus of about 200 students.


Virtual P.E.? NO SWEAT!

Well, not exactly. Students still have to put in the laps, but for those with body-image issues or hefty course loads, taking gym class online is a welcome alternative that educators hope can spur a permanent interest in fitness.

By Jennifer Grayson

Well, not exactly. Students still have to put in the laps, but for those with body-image issues or hefty course loads, taking gym class online is a welcome alternative that educators hope can spur a permanent interest in fitness.


Up, Up, and Away

Administrators are finding that freedom from the laborious work of maintaining so much technology rests in the cloud.

By John K. Waters

As far as Ned Zimmerman-Bence is concerned, cloud computing saved his school. “We were collapsing under the weight of the need to support so many different computers,” says the executive director of the Minnesota Online High School (MNOHS).


LEFT TO THEIR OWN DEVICES

With cost concerns squeezing districts out of 1-to-1 computing programs, a once unthinkable solution is now in play: allowing students to bring their own laptops, PDAs, and—heaven help us—cell phones.

By Jeff Weinstock

With cost concerns squeezing districts out of 1-to-1 computing programs, a once unthinkable solution is now in play: allowing students to bring their own laptops, PDAs, and—heaven help us—cell phones.


Comments

Thu, Jan 14, 2010 Tamara

The cloud article is not listed here... Up, Up, a nd Away.

Add your Comment

Your Name:(optional)
Your Email:(optional)
Your Location:(optional)
Comment:
Please type the letters/numbers you see above

Biweekly Ed Tech Poll

Does your district sometimes make classroom recordings available online for students?


White Papers:

  • Linking Assessment to Instruction with Acuity McGraw-Hill

    Discover how the award-winning Acuity® InFormative Assessment™ solution helps you improve achievement for all students with a comprehensive integrated solution for interim and formative assessment and aligned instruction. Read more...