Making the decision to allocate school district resources to a digital conversion, and planning for and sustaining that technology conversion, requires effort and dedication. The need for technology-rich…
Some teachers initially view self-paced Blended Learning as a process where the “computer does the teaching” and the role of the teacher is diminished. Practical experience with this…
It’s one thing to read about it, and it’s another thing to see it for yourself. Try a hands-on interactive demo of Rosetta Stone and see firsthand what…
The Academy for International Education (AIE), a tuition-free public charter school in South Florida/Miami-Dade, has implemented an exciting language learning program for students to build bilingualism through bi-literacy…
Much in education is changing, including new standards and assessments; new instructional technologies; and new approaches to preparing students for the global future. Understanding how the pieces fit…
Did you know that World Language teachers currently use technology at higher rates than the national teaching population? We’ve compiled findings from a collaborative Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up…
Planning, enlisting stakeholder support, and identifying the "why" are chief among the most important steps when it comes to moving from traditional classrooms to digital, connected classrooms. In…
Today, most schools realize the critical nature of technology in preparing our students for college, careers, and citizenship; however, only 10 years ago, when I served as technology…
Formative assessment should help students answer three questions: Where am I going? Where am I now? How can I close the gap? Here are a dozen creative ways…
Here are reviews of five high-quality digital apps that can help teach middle school math, courtesy of Common Sense Media and its new Graphite service—a free database of…
Student security and data privacy are top concerns for today's students, and now federal guidelines are helping to shed light on the often confusing issue of data security.…
Teaching is as much art as it is science and the best teachers trust their instincts, take risks, and evaluate their practice with data. The proliferation of technology…
Sometimes it may seem like teachers get to experience all the technology “fun,” but there are many education technology resources that school administrators can use to meet the…
As part of the seventh annual Doodle 4 Google competition, Discovery Education and Google are taking students from across the U.S. behind the scenes to meet the team…
Rural schools haven't always had it easy. Lack of funding, geographical isolation, and technology challenges often prove nearly impossible to overcome. But because technology is absolutely essential in…
A new policy guide from seven educational groups aims to help state leaders improve teaching quality with examples of models that, through research and actual implementation, have proven…
The National Student Clearinghouse is a nonprofit organization founded in 1993 by the higher-education community to track students who received loans to help pay for college tuition. Graduate…