Cover Story

Tech Support

They're Taking Requests: Student Techs Command the Help Desk

Programs such as Generation YES and Mouse Squad put students at the helm of IT support and classroom technology integration.

By Jennifer Demski


Features

Cloud Storage

Move It or Lose It: Cloud-Based Data Storage

The vulnerability and inefficiency of backing up data on-site is prompting school districts to switch to more secure, less troublesome cloud-based options.

By John K. Waters


Response to Intervention

Reshaping RTI: Building a Better Triangle

The controversial three-tiered, triangular instructional model is getting stretched in new directions by educators who favor holistic, proactive support strategies over formal remediation.

By Rama Ramaswami


Departments

Geoff Fletcher

Our Space

Make Ed Tech a Priority

Allowing technology as an expenditure in various programs is not sufficient.

By Geoffrey H. Fletcher


School Modernization

The Expandable Classroom: Walls That Move!

Movable wall solutions create flexible learning spaces that provide an ideal complement to technology-based education.

By Jennifer Grayson


21st Century Classroom

Merging IT with AT: Assistive Tech Joins the Mainstream

As consumer technologies are being fitted with assistive capabilities, special needs students are gaining access to the same tools and opportunities that mainstream students have.

By Sara Stroud