The Classroom Evolved
This Minnesota high school's planning team started from scratch and created a 21st century facility that turns the traditional classroom model inside out. Instead of waiting for students to come to class, teachers move about the school equipped with their laptops and other teaching tools. MoreDesigners of the Minnesota School of Environmental Studies (SES) were years ahead of the curve when it came to creating collaborative classrooms that would one day accommodate learning technologies that in 1995 had yet to be conceived MoreIn 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. More
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HP is gearing up to ship two new thin clients, both with dual-core CPUs and support for multiple monitors and remote connections. MoreThe Obama administration's FY 2013 education budget has rankled at least one education technology group. This week, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) issued a formal statement decrying the continued absence of federal funding targeted specifically to education technology. MoreAfter performing a small research study involving pre- and post-assessments, officials at the first public school system to institute a 1-to-1 iPad program for kindergarten students are crediting the use of the technology with modest gains in literacy. MoreLenovo will award one K-8 school a technology makeover valued at $50,000 in its 2012 Dream To Do contest. MoreNCH Software is offering $10,000 worth of media lab software through its PhotoStage Video Contest, which asks students to answer the question, "What will computers do when I am 25?" MoreNewark Public Schools will receive 75 IBM technology centers to help students develop skills in math, language, and science. MoreA new Web app fosters student participation and dialogue while providing instructors with a way to assess student comprehension of subject material. MoreTime to Know has released a new version of their digital teaching platform with Mac OS X compatibility. MoreEpson expanded its line of BrightLink education projectors last week with the launch of six new short throw and ultra-short throw interactive projectors. MoreBenQ's new short-throw projectors feature mercury-free blue core light engine for reduced power consumption. More
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