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Passaic Schools Go 1:1, Share How They Prepared for Chromebooks In the Classroom

Professional Development plays a key role in managing a 1:1 classroom. Passaic Schools' technology staff talks about teacher training, digital citizenship and integrating technology in the classroom.

October 28, 2013 TD Staff Leave a Comment

See how the Passaic City Schools prepared teachers for a 1:1 deployment of Samsung Chromebooks. The pilot teachers did 60 hours of professional development, reviewing topics like digital citizenship, managing a 1:1 classroom and more. Passaic technology coaches share their pain points and offer advice for preparing for your own 1:1.

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5 Game-changing Trends in Unified Communications

With the latest technology, you can use your own devices, collaborate over your browser and integrate with social media.

September 19, 2013 Volha Kislaya Leave a Comment

Unified Communications is trickling down from the enterprise and becoming a robust solution for smaller organizations. Its higher-end abilities are luring users away from the sometimes unreliable Skype and Google Hangouts. UC’s growing popularity means new capabilities are quickly being added.

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Eloy School District Raises Student Engagement with Samsung School

The combination of an interactive whiteboard, the Galaxy Note tablets and classroom management software creates a dynamic learning environment.

September 16, 2013 Chrissy Winske Leave a Comment

The Eloy School District Located in rural Arizona has deployed Samsung School, an integrated classroom technology solution, through a federal School Improvement Grant. The district has reported greater levels of student engagement and higher attendance rates.

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The 20 Best Education Apps for K-12 Classrooms

These apps do everything from creating custom study guides to teaching students to tell time. There is even an app to keep teachers and students connected.

May 23, 2013 Chrissy Winske Leave a Comment

As mobile learning becomes increasingly popular, the role of IT director is changing. IT pros need to be familiar with tablets like the iPad, the Google Nexus and the Samsung Galaxy. They also need to know about apps that can be integrated into the classroom. It will become the job of the It department to weed through and find the best apps for education.

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Creating Collaborative Learning Environments with Google Apps for Education

A NJ school district uses Google apps for online collaboration and to prepare for BYOD.

February 13, 2013 Chrissy Winske Leave a Comment

The West Morris Regional High School District in New Jersey uses Gmail and Google Apps for Education to share documents, collaborate on homework assignments, create websites, video chat, instant message and more. Since the apps work with any operating system you can use them on any mobile device and in a BYOD environment.

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Empire State Building Owner Tells All — How to Save a LOT of Money

The Empire State Building is saving millions per year by using energy controls and Lutron lighting control. Updated with 2 videos!

January 3, 2013 TD Staff Leave a Comment

TD Case Study. Huge money-saving secrets were unveiled at the Empire State Building. At an event that might have just as easily been a seminar for building owners hosted by one of New York’s most esteemed building owners, Anthony Malkin, President of Malkin Holdings and owner of the iconic structure. One might think that a $4.4 million per year savings and a full return on investment in just over 3 years, representing a 38.5 percent total energy savings with Johnson Controls, a lighting energy reduction of 65 percent using Lutron lighting controls, an Energy Star 90 and LEED EBOM Gold rating would make a highly competitive building owner tempted to keep his magic formula a secret. Not so. Check out the video and images from the space.

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