Challenges facing IT directors include an astronomical need for bandwidth, rethinking learning spaces and delivering professional development instead of just training.
An award-winning director of library services shares her best practices for using LiveBinders, makerspaces and a variety of interactive tools to kickstart libraries in her district.
As districts adopt 1-to-1 or BYOD, they need to adapt new ways of financing and maintaining their networks.
- By Marie Bjerede, Keith R. Krueger
- 07/09/15
Here are some effective online tools that can help you make the art of writing essays more attractive for your students.
- By Julie Petersen
- 06/25/15
According to our expert, smart deployment of pictures and videos in class engages students by tapping into the brain's "delight in making connections."
- By Christopher Piehler
- 06/24/15
As the superintendent of Coachella Valley Unified School District, Darryl Adams spearheaded a bond measure that funded a 1-to-1 iPad initiative for 20,000 students. But that was just the beginning.
Karl Nelson is the director of the Digital Learning Department for the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. In this Q&A, he talks about how his state is using open educational resources to help support Common Core State Standards.
- By Christopher Piehler
- 06/18/15
With instant access to international collaborators, virtual field trips and courses in other districts, learning can happen anywhere in the world.
According to authors Katie Davis and Howard Gardner, today's students view their lives as a string of ordered apps. Does this mindset help or hurt their ability to think creatively?
Digital transformations can tax networks to the breaking point. Here's how to make sure your infrastructure is ready for the demands of new devices and digital curriculum.
- By Marie Bjerede, Keith R. Krueger
- 06/11/15