August 2010

TAKE YOUR PICK!
COLLABORATION,ASSESSMENT,COURSE BUILDING—
THERE’S A TOOL TO MEET EVERY TASK OF 21ST CENTURY INSTRUCTION


Features

Web 2.0

Ed Tech Experts Choose Top Tools

Which web 2.0 tools are best suited for enabling collaboration in teaching and learning? A trio of ed tech experts offer up their top three choices apiece.

By Jennifer Demski


Learning Management Systems

A Tool for Its Time

As they continue to empower teachers with upgraded instructional options, learning management systems have evolved into something whose old name just doesn’t cut it anymore.


Departments

E-Learning

It’s All in the Preparation

Needing every possible edge, students are looking to online solutions to get them ready for college admissions exams.

By Vanessa Hua


Networking

Shape, Throttle, and Roll

Bandwidth management technology enables school districts to keep their networks running free and easy.

By Charlene O’Hanlon


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Our Space

In the Company of Sages

We all pay lip service to the need for educators to be learners as well as teachers, but how often do we really act on it?

By Geoffrey H. Fletcher


21st Century Classroom

Giving Them an Earful

Three Michigan districts add support to their technology-infused schools with the latest in classroom sound systems.

By Reinhard Kargl