The Arkansas Department of Education is rolling out an interactive experience to teach middle and high school students about concussions using virtual reality.
While research from the Association for Career & Technical Education reveals that students concentrating in CTE programs have a graduation rate of 93 percent compared to an average national freshman graduation rate of 80 percent, simply having a CTE program as part of a school’s curriculum is only a start in reducing dropout rates.
In time for back-to-school lesson planning, new programs have been added to the Discovery Education Experience and Techbook content; and more content is being made available in Spanish. Also, Discovery recently announced the acquisition of Inspyro, which provides virtual reality and augmented reality education programs.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 08/27/19
A Pennsylvania school district is ramping up its device and software inventory. The school board for West Jefferson Hills School District recently approved numerous technology acquisitions, including the lease of Chromebooks and purchase of iPads.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 07/25/19
Here’s how one school district made sure that our $18 million digital classroom refresh project produced high adoption levels while supporting instruction.
- By Rod Smith, April Mayo
- 07/10/19
A new report from CoSN explores five ways that technology has the ability to accelerate K-12 innovation.
Soundtrap and Listenwise are collaborating to make it easier for teachers to help students create podcasts.
Microsoft is making changes to its education apps to enable more interactive learning experiences.
Augmented and virtual reality will see explosive growth in the next five years, driving in large part by education — both K–12 and post-secondary.
Epson today unveiled two new ultra-short-throw models in its BrightLink line of projectors, both using a “virtually maintenance-free” laser light source.