Spotlight
Nearly two years after voters in the Grand Haven (MI) Area Public Schools approved a $19-million bond issue to enhance the use of technology for its 6,200 K-12 students, every student in kindergarten through fourth grade has an iPad and every student in grade 5-12 has a Chromebook. MoreThis month's innovator, Tami Lenker, has helped to spearhead an overhaul of the school's professional development program that has led to increased interest and participation in creative uses of technology. MoreAn elementary school in the Pittsburgh area is taking advantage of grants from local nonprofits to use technology to enhance learning for its students. More
Viewpoint
Reportedly some 30,000 Chromebooks come online in K-12 each day. There are positive and negative aspects to that, though, as far as we can tell, the Chromebook invasion is mostly a good thing for education. More
News
Yes, theft technology can be a dandy tool for ensuring that a stolen computer gets returned to its rightful owner. But Absolute Software has also found itself involved in tracking down kids as well, who need other kinds of help. MoreAlmost 500 new Chromebooks have been acquired by an Ohio district specifically for use by students in grades 3-5. MoreA K-12 online classroom program has added new features that allow teachers to do "live" editing of Google Docs through the service and reuse assignments, among other enhancements. MoreCTL has introduced a new Chromebook, the CTL NL6x Extra-Rugged Chromebook for Education. MoreDimensionU games can now be downloaded from Google Play or Amazon. More
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