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
Two districts share their experiences of choosing a learning management system that does a lot more than help teachers post assignments.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 06/10/15
Common Sense Media’s service Graphite, which offers independent ratings and reviews of learning apps and websites, has compiled this list of apps and websites that help students learn informally over the summer.
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- 06/09/15
An instructional technologist talks about how implementation technology can help improve students' critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration.
Using special tablets in a simulated Senate chamber built in Boston, classes can learn not just the facts of government, but how it feels to negotiate and make big decisions.
- By Christopher Piehler
- 06/02/15
The latest WiFi specification promises speed and capacity advantages, but the performance it delivers will depend on your district's devices and infrastructure.