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Generation Global Connects Students Around the Globe

The nonprofit Generation Global connects students with their peers in other countries, fostering rich dialogue that promotes tolerance and respect.

October 17, 2016 Guest Authors Leave a Comment

The question was simple: “I was wondering what your perception is of other Arabs. Thank you.” But it elicited a powerful discussion. The girl who asked it was a high school student from Egypt. She and her classmates were talking with students from Israel through a moderated videoconference taking place online. Her question hung in […]

What’s Lacking For Teachers In The Digital Classroom?

Teachers want to use technology in the classrooms, but they need better training programs to enact meaningful change. Here’s why.

October 15, 2016 Dan Newman Leave a Comment

Digital solutions are changing the way we live, work, and learn. In the education sector, many teachers want to incorporate more technology into the classrooms, but lack the resources and training needed to succeed. Teaching in the Digital World: Understanding the Status Quo According to a survey of 4,300 teachers from TES Global and Jefferson […]

7 Benefits of Working with a Professional Integrator

The professional AV integrator brings real value to a dynamic digital signage project through his or her experience and ability to ask the right questions.

October 13, 2016 Mike White, CTS Leave a Comment

It is absolutely true that today an end user can buy digital signage direct from many manufacturers and distributors, but based on the sheer number of dynamic digital signage projects failures, that carries a very significant risk. Professional AV integrators can greatly reduce the risk of failure, identify the challenges before you experience them and […]

6 Tips for Schools and Colleges to Ensure GHS Compliance

Flexible, lower cost options enable printing durable, appropriately-sized GHS labels on demand for smaller, down-packed chemical container labels.

October 13, 2016 Colwin Chan Leave a Comment

K-12 school and college facility managers in charge of safety, purchasing, administration or operations would be wise to ensure that their labels on containers ranging from barrels to spray bottles for chemical formulations such as cleaners, sanitizers, paints, solvents, and sealants are “Globally Harmonized System” (GHS) compliant. While not all schools and colleges are covered […]

Pearson Survey Reveals Professors See Benefits in Digital Course Materials

Top factors in shift to digital materials include affordability and quality of materials.

October 11, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Today, Pearson announced key findings of its “Digital appetite vs. what’s on the table: Student attitudes toward digital course materials in 2016” survey of learners, educators and administrators. The survey revealed that educators see benefits for their students who have shifted to digital course materials and see this shift to digital as important to solving […]

Extending the Life of Your ERP for Smarter Operations

Many school districts across the U.S. are facing increasing enrollment due to rising and shifting populations while much of their budgets and resources remain the same.

October 10, 2016 Andrew Daniel Leave a Comment

While there are major advancements in nearly every type of technology for the K-12 market, school administrators and IT departments have to make selective choices about which technologies will have the most impact in a school or across an entire district. Often that means that learning and other classroom technologies will take budget precedence over […]

ITT Tech Officially Closes After Federal Sanctions

The for-profit higher education institution discontinues all academic operations permanently after sanctions preventing ITT Tech from receiving any federal aid for tuition.

October 7, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

If you’ve ever been home sick from work watching television, odds are at some point you’ve seen a commercial for ITT Technical Institute. It’s often a tale about a student success story, showing how the for-profit college helped a struggling young adult get a degree and begin an exciting new career. You won’t be seeing […]

Putting a Whiteboard in the Hands of Every Student Creates a Collaborative Classroom

When we unleash the power of existing computers, 1:1 programs, and BYOD devices to allow whiteboarding anytime and anywhere, every student benefits.

October 6, 2016 Jim Kirchner Leave a Comment

As central classroom displays have evolved from chalkboards to dry erase boards to interactive whiteboards (IWBs), whiteboarding has grown more interactive and technologically sophisticated over time. More than a decade after their first appearance in classrooms, it’s clear that IWBs and panels can engage students—but cost, the need for training, and concurrent use by many […]

University of Kansas Turns a Coffee Bar into a Collaboration Suite

Two towering NanoLumens video displays punctuate University of Kansas’ well-designed collaboration hub.

October 4, 2016 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

A big deal is made out of video collaboration in the workplace. Columns are written about business’ shifts toward more interactive meetings. Webinars are offered on how to use video collaboration to leverage today’s remote and mobile workspaces. It’s less of a big deal in the world of education in that students are going to […]

The Google Apps Admin Cheat Sheet

Check out our list of 5 things that IT admins in school must complete even after the school year starts.

October 3, 2016 Tim Burke Leave a Comment

As an IT admin, you spent a good portion of your summer prepping your Google Apps domain with the latest student and teacher information, organizational units, workflows and more, so teachers and students can take the new school year by storm. Everyone’s up and running so far, so you’re all set, right? Not so fast. […]