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- Editor’s Note: WiFi is the New Water
- Tech Update: Wireless displays, tablets built for education and more
- Innovator: Mark Suter, Computer Tech Teacher, Pandora-Gilboa High School (OH), and Douglas Meade, Director of Information Technology, York County School Division (VA)
August/September 2015 | vol. 46 no. 8
- 3 Ways Mobile Technology is Transforming Learning Spaces
- To support creativity and collaborative learning with digital tools, schools are creating flexible environments that give students ownership of the space and their learning.
- How Digital Equity Can Help Close the Homework Gap
- According to a CoSN survey, 82 percent of school districts don’t have a plan to address students’ Internet access outside of school. CoSN CEO Keith Krueger says that needs to change.
- Is the ‘App Mentality’ Killing Students’ Creativity?
- 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?
- The Promise (and Perils) of Digital Textbooks
- Whether buying whole texts, curating digital content or writing their own curriculum, educators want flexibility and reliability, which often means having printed materials on hand.
- 4 Innovative Ways to Teach With Video Games
- Educators from around the country share their best practices for using educational and consumer games to improve students’ engagement and performance.
- 13 Keys to Successful Blended Learning
- Educators share their best practices for tech-enabled pedagogy, from building capacity to implementing lessons to supporting teachers and students.
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