Networking & Security
Securely sharing a network with the town where your district is located doesn't have to be a major undertaking. Chelmsford Public Schools in Massachusetts shows that all it takes is the right tools and the right attitude.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/09/10
Tools for Teaching
When reading issues began surfacing within its elementary student population in the mid-1990s, Liberty Public Schools developed an internal tutoring program to help boost those students' scores on statewide reading tests.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 02/04/10
Spending
Which is the more challenging scenario for an IT administrator: having a lot of money or having very little? Hold that answer and consider: One presents larger opportunities, but the greater your investments, the greater the potential for blunders. The other offers >no room for error, but a chance to demonstrate imagination and resourcefulness. In this artilce and the acompanying "You Want Me to do What?" we show you how K-12 technology leaders are making the most out of both circumstances.
- By John K. Waters
- 02/01/10
Crisis Management
In late April, as public fears about a mysterious new strain of flu grew, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) moved to forestall a panic.
Saving
Which is the more challenging scenario for an IT administrator: having a lot of money or having very little? Hold that answer and consider: One presents larger opportunities, but the greater your investments, the greater the potential for blunders. The other offers no room for error, but a chance to demonstrate imagination and resourcefulness. In this artilce and the acompanying "Now What?" we show you how K-12 technology leaders are making the most out of both circumstances.
- By Robert J. McGarvey
- 02/01/10
Ed Tech Case Study
Pam Howard is no stranger to technology-based reading programs. In fact, this principal believes in such applications so much that she brings them with her when she takes on positions at new schools. For example, when she accepted the position of principal at Burleson Elementary in El Paso, TX, in 2008, Howard knew it wouldn't be long before a high number of the school's 337 students would be shifting to a technology-based reading program she'd previously used at three different schools.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 01/28/10
Teaching with Technology
Over the last decade, advances in technology have made dreams of ubiquitous access to digital media a reality, both on the Web and off. From inexpensive cameras to iPods to cell phones to integrated Webcams, capturing, editing, and sharing digital audio and video has become push-button easy. And that, according to University of Central Florida (UCF) professors Robert Kenny and Glenda Gunter, is good news for K-12 educators.
Analysis
Expectations run high for Apple's new mobile device, the iPad, which made its formal debut Wednesday. And much of the anticipation is centered around education, both in terms of its usefulness as a computing platform and its potential to usurp the traditional textbook model.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 01/27/10
K-12 Technology Trends
Disruption has several definitions in the English language, and not many of them positive in nature. A television commercial can disrupt a viewer; students can disrupt a class by talking out of turn; and the introduction of new technologies can disrupt traditional means of getting the job done. In each of these scenarios, the disruptive "factor" halts progress and creates complications that someone must deal with in order to get things moving in the right direction.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 01/21/10
Collaborative Technologies
As technology professionals for the St. Johns County School District in Florida, David Futch and Charles Moseley understand the value--and scarcity--of instructional dollars. During their session at FETC 2010 last week in Orlando, FL, the pair conceded, "as the belt gets tighter, the need for creative solutions to instructional problems becomes increasingly critical." Enter Web 2.0.