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Trends | Features

5 K-12 E-Learning Trends

To find out what will be big in e-learning over the next several months THE Journal conferred with several academics and instructional technologists who revealed the following top five trends to watch in the year ahead.

  • By Bridget McCrea
  • 02/02/12

E-Learning | Research

Digital Learning: What Kids Really Want

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."

  • By Chris Riedel
  • 02/01/12

Facilities | Feature

Thinking Inside the Box

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

Networking & Wireless | Spotlight

High-Density WiFi: Planning for the Future

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.

  • By Chris Riedel
  • 01/30/12

Tech Trends | Spotlight

The Devices of Change: What's To Come

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.

  • By Chris Riedel
  • 01/30/12

Virtual Learning | Spotlight

The 4 Keys to a Successful Online School

For Broward Virtual School's Evelyn Weaver, building a successful virtual learning environment begins with four key components.

  • By Chris Riedel
  • 01/27/12

21st Century Classrooms | Feature

The Classroom Evolved: Creating an Active Learning Environment

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

Mobile | FETC Spotlight

Scaling Education with the Web

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.

  • By Chris Riedel
  • 01/25/12

Learning Spaces | Feature

Designing the 21st Century K-12 Classroom

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
Simsbury High School library/media center

Library Evolution | Feature

The Library as a Digital Learning Space

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

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