Tag: ed-tech

August 31, 2017

Educators and administrators must consider how tech will not only change the delivery of a traditional K-12 school, but can potentially change the nature and focus of the curriculum itself. As career and technical education continues to enjoy the support […]

August 30, 2017

There may be additional benefits that come with removing the paper trail of grading physical assignments. Many teachers report that there are students of varying grade levels within the same classroom, making an educator’s job all the more difficult. However, […]

August 28, 2017

As more developers enter the ed tech market, it could drive prices down as companies compete to gain the business of school districts. But more must be done by administratorsto ensure they are making the right choice for their classrooms. […]

July 7, 2017

During recent interviews with education technology decision-makers at institutions of higher education, I was struck by the sometimes extreme views formed about vendors during the process of procuring tools to support teaching and learning. Company representatives are anathema to some, […]

June 5, 2017

The transition of classrooms into learner-centered spaces is illustrative of a range of innovations taking place in schools throughout the country. K-12 classrooms and college campuses are drawing inspiration from Silicon Valley, favoring “communal spaces,” while some schools are working […]

May 25, 2017

When I first became principal, I was compelled to explore all aspects of what it meant to be a 21st-century learner in an international baccalaureate context: as a global citizen, as a collaborative co-creator of knowledge, as a caring human […]

May 25, 2017

From clusters of college closures and dramatic budgetary cuts to technological advances and data security breaches, changes in higher education have institutions contemplating strategies that will enable them to thrive in the future. But how do colleges and universities determine […]

May 24, 2017

Significant declines in funding, particularly at the state level, have left a number of colleges and universities nationwide hurting over the last few decades. And new developments like alternative credentialing models disrupting the existing continuing education business model have added […]

May 24, 2017

Like many other industries, much of the change occurring in colleges and universities is driven by the rise of mobile devices, the consumerization of IT, and higher customer expectations. With so many educational choices both on-campus and online, institutions have […]

May 23, 2017

Are you looking for some new ways to keep students engaged through the end of the school year? Here are 6 tools that I have found to be quite helpful as this school year winds down. More importantly, these are […]

May 19, 2017

Educators are increasingly reporting that they are spending more time working with students on how to properly understand and contextualize the media they take in, including how to discern credible internet sources. So much of this contextualization is happening on […]

May 17, 2017

School districts are routinely being overcharged by at least $3 billion on ed-tech products, including hardware and software, each year–the equivalent of 54,000 first-year teacher salaries, according to a new study from the Technology for Education Consortium (TEC). The study […]

May 15, 2017

The initial concern for schools and districts interested in expanding into utilizing tech in classes, and even creating digital classrooms of their own, is typically cost; it could be difficult for schools, particularly underfunded ones, to create on the scale […]

May 10, 2017

There is a parallel between the debate over the role of major tech companies and education and the discussion of charter schools vs. public schools; charters were eventually seen as hotbeds of experimentation but are now viewed as an alternative […]

May 8, 2017

For decades, schools have been scaling up the technology incorporated into the classroom, from small computer labs designed to teach basic computer skills to student-assigned tablets for more complex, daily assignments (and occasional play). Parents, lawmakers, and even some educators […]

May 4, 2017

Google Docs has tons of interesting features that can immensely enhance your productivity level as a teacher and educator. However, most of these features are hidden and you need to dig deeper beyond the simple compose, comment and share trio […]

May 3, 2017

The 2015 drop in enrollment at for-profit distance learning universities could be due in large part to the trouble of big-name institutions like the University of Phoenix. The Federal Trade Commission announced it had opened an investigation into potentially unscrupulous marketing […]

April 28, 2017

In an age of technological advancement, it’s easy to feel obsolete.  I feel confident that education will always be needed; but, occasionally I wonder if writing education has value in a computer-driven world. Students enter my English classrooms and see […]

April 27, 2017

The idea of schools or districts joining forces to share costs isn’t a new one. Some 35 districts in New York recently entered a contract with Lower Hudson Regional Information Center for a “managed IT” model that would see each […]

April 26, 2017

We are back again with another collection of some interesting educational web tools and mobile apps to try our in your instruction. Some of things you can do with these resources include: create, share and play music; access a wide […]