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ISTE Wants You, the Public, to Help Create Standards for Teachers

ISTE has released a new toolkit that includes facilitator’s guides, surveys, and presentation slides for submitting input for the first draft of ISTE Standards for Teachers.

December 4, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the premier nonprofit membership organization serving educators and education leaders committed to empowering connected learners in a connected world. ISTE serves more than 100,000 education stakeholders throughout the world. ISTE announced recently that it is seeking public comment on the first draft of the refreshed ISTE […]

Are You Providing Students With Disabilities Digital Accessibility?

Higher Education institutions have done much to help students in the physical world, but haven’t thought as much about helping students with disabilities access the web.

November 28, 2016 Kevin Rydberg Leave a Comment

More than 645,000 students in the United States report having a disability. And while every higher education institution in the country has done its utmost in the last 30 years to ensure that campuses, offices and living spaces are accessible to those with a physical disability, many of their digital spaces are far less accommodating. […]

29 Products You Need To See from CorpComm and EduComm

November 23, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

This year, the second annual CorpComm Expo and EduComm Expo took place at the Navy Pier in Chicago, IL. CorpComm Expo is the world’s first and only conference and trade show exclusively dedicated to showcasing digital communications technology and education that specifically serve the needs of corporate professionals. Professional end user attendance includes C-level and […]

Interactive Whiteboard at Beaver Acres Elementary School

November 18, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Heather Hoxie’s fourth grade class at Beaver Acres Elementary School was named a Future Ready school by Beaverton School District in 2015, meaning that an increase in technology integration would be supported with new devices as well as support staff. The Tech Decision Kids are immersed in a world of intense visual engagement, where nearly […]

The Keys to Finding the Right Classroom Projector

With so many options to choose from, it can be a complex process to find what is right for a particular classroom.

November 17, 2016 Jason Meyer Leave a Comment

Classroom display technology has a longer history than some may think. Starting as early as 1925, classrooms regularly used film strip projectors to show educational content, and by the 1960’s, overhead projectors became the industry standard. Today, classrooms use a wide variety of technology to present content to students. Below are six things to consider […]

Kramer System Fuels S.T.E.A.M. Program

November 16, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Putting into practice an effective S.T.E.A.M. program is a challenge at any level, but Valdosta State University was able to master it by creating a high−technology interface using Kramer Electronics products.  S.T.E.A.M., which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics, is the core discipline subject group for today’s technology−driven education and workforce readiness. Valdosta […]

Slideshow: 12 Products from InfoComm Connections NY

November 15, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

InfoComm International is the trade association representing the professional audiovisual and information communications industries worldwide. InfoComm provides education, resources and events to the AV industry. Established in 1939, InfoComm has more than 5,000 members, including manufacturers, systems integrators, dealers and distributors, independent consultants, programmers, rental and staging companies, end users and multimedia professionals from more […]

What Is Cloudpaging and How Can It Help Universities?

Some savvy colleges and universities are embracing the technology of Cloudpaging to ease the pressure on IT staff and control the IT budget.

November 14, 2016 Nick Pandher Leave a Comment

The advancement of computers, mobile devices and technology have meant great things for education. Today’s college students have more resources at their fingertips than ever before. One downside to this ever-evolving technology environment, though, is that college and university IT departments are under constant pressure to ensure student and faculty have access to important IT […]

How Will President Trump Deal With Cyber Security?

Now that the presidential election is over, how will President Elect Donald Trump deal with cybersecurity.

November 13, 2016 Keith Lowry and Chris Pogue Leave a Comment

It’s finally over! A long, contentious, and tumultuous Presidential election is finally behind us. While both candidates have, at some point, touched upon the concept of cybersecurity—Mrs. Clinton and the widely publicized email server on one hand, Mr. Trump and his calls for Russian hackers on the other—neither candidate laid out a comprehensive plan for […]

Video Streaming at Oil Can Henry’s

November 11, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Oil Can Henry’s is an Oregon-based provider of vehicle maintenance with more than 100 shops located throughout the Pacific Northwest, California and Colorado. The chain is widely known for its 20-point Full-service oil change. The Tech Decision Oil Can Henry’s is unique in that customers remain in their vehicles for the duration of the service. […]