Napa School Is a Model for Tech Integration In K-12
New Technology High School in Napa, California has always been ahead of it’s time when it comes to technology integration. We take a look at what makes this innovative public school tick.
January 13, 2015 Chrissy Winske Leave a Comment
New Technology High School in Napa, California has always been ahead of it’s time when it comes to technology integration. We take a look at what makes this innovative public school tick.
January 12, 2015 Jessica Kennedy Leave a Comment
BYOD is a common expectation of today’s college students. But what happens when students abuse it, or when a professor or administrator loses control of what students do on the network? Xirrus’s Bruce Miller says that this is a common struggle in today’s higher education institutions, and that colleges should consider keeping network access under control. Five major ways colleges can keep their BYOD access in check is by covering use cases, deciding how much control a class needs, bringing in a third party, getting granular with control and upping the in-class engagement.
January 8, 2015 Jessica Kennedy Leave a Comment
When students started struggling in an enhanced calculus class back in 2005, Randy Tyndall and his team wanted to install a solution to help. Their solution of choice was a lecture capture system by Echo360, which enabled professors to capture lectures and computer demonstrations on a single screen for students to view after class. Lecture capture has also upped active learning among students, encouraged flipping the classroom, deepened distance learning, increased student retention rates and made it easier for professors to archive their lectures.
January 5, 2015 Chrissy Winske Leave a Comment
The Chromebook is quickly gaining popularity in the education sector. While it’s not replacing the iPad as the personal learning device of choice, it has become a real contender for mobile learning in K-12 classrooms.
January 1, 2015 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment
With the new year upon us it’s time to start planning for 2015. There is no better way to plan than to keep your schedule handy in your smartphone. We give you five apps to help keep your schedule.
January 1, 2015 Jessica Kennedy Leave a Comment
With digital learning on the rise, Costal Bend College invested in REVEL, an immersive learning, online-based platform for students to supplement their classroom learning. Professors like Karl Clarkare using REVEL to assign videos and reading assignments to students, and have direct, digital communication with students if they are struggling with a certain topic. Students can use REVEL to complete additional assignments, and to check their understanding of course material with quizzes and simulations. REVEL is purchased on a per-class basis.
December 30, 2014 Chrissy Winske Leave a Comment
The Edison Local Schools have embraced alternative classroom formats to get students college and career ready. Learn about the district’s technology and how school administrators dealt with concerned parents.
December 26, 2014 Chrissy Winske Leave a Comment
For K-12 districts looking to implement mobile learning, there are really two options: BYOD or 1:1. Both approaches to mobile learning provide much needed access to technology, but each comes with its own unique set of challenges, particularly where classroom management and sustainability are concerned.
December 19, 2014 Jonathan Blackwood Leave a Comment
Shane Vega, Market Manager for Corporate East in the Control Room Group for AVI-SPL, speaks about the return on investment that social media command centers can have.
December 18, 2014 Jessica Kennedy Leave a Comment
UMass Lowell recently installed vLabs and zero client devices to enable students to access lab assignments without actually going to the lab. vLabs is an app-based feature that enables students to access lab work through a portal; zero clients are server-based virtual devices that run like a PC, but take up less space than a computer. Combined, this solution has cut back on energy costs in UMass Lowell’s labs, and saves its commuting students time. The university’s IT team says it has also improved students’ academic success and makes the university stand out as one of the only colleges in the Northeast that has this solution.
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