Making Learning Mobile to assess tablet use in schools

Kajeet and Qualcomm Inc.’s Wireless Reach initiative will look at students to evaluate mobile computing in the classroom.

By Brian Warmoth • June 28, 2012

Clever creates a Twilio-style education data solution

The startup has already signed up a handful of schools to begin using its new API, which may lead to app innovations down the road.

By Brian Warmoth • June 27, 2012

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Cybersecurity in K-12 Education

From the growing and persistent threat of ransomware attacks to concerns about vendors’ practices, schools have become increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks amid digital transitions.

By K-12 Dive staff

Samsung Techwin Releases New Compact Document Camera

Samsung Techwin's has unveiled a new document camera that includes live full-motion video. The Ridgefield Park, NJ-based company will give demonstrations of the Samsung SDP-760 at the International Society for Technology in Education Annual Conference & Exposition in San Diego, CA from...

By Lindsey Smith • June 27, 2012

Top 8 Tips for Using Kindle Readers in the Classroom

The enormously popular Kindle e-reader has revolutionized the way we read books. Easy to use and lighter than paper tomes, the devices allow users to carry a virtual library of texts with them. Not surprisingly, some schools are also experimenting with these e-readers in the classroom. If you&...

By Lindsey Smith • June 27, 2012

13 Google Apps for Education misconceptions

An ISTE 2012 presentation details how school districts can save with Google's services and aims to dispel false beliefs.

By Brian Warmoth • June 27, 2012

Mimio Unveils MimioBoard to Education Market

Next Generation of Fixed Interactive Whiteboard Offers Greater Flexibility and Integrates Wireless  Dual-Purpose Feature Incorporates Interactive and Dry-erasable Surface for Writing and Projection; Gives Schools Greater ROI from Integrated Technology Investment June 25 2012 - Mimio is pu...

By Shehryar Nabi • June 26, 2012

Extron Surpasses $6 Million Mark in Classroom AV System Grants to US School Districts

Anaheim, California (June 25, 2012) - Extron Electronics is pleased to announce that it is continuing its popular Classroom Technology Grant Program for the fifth straight year. Through this program, Extron has granted more than $6 million worth of classroom AV systems to US school districts. ...

By Shehryar Nabi • June 26, 2012

StudyBlue Named 2012 Best Website for Teaching and Learning by American Association of School Librarians

MADISON, Wis. (June 23, 2012) - The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has recognized StudyBlue as a 2012 Best Website for Teaching and Learning. The awards program honors websites, tools and resources of exceptional value to inquiry-based teaching and learning as embodied in the...

By Shehryar Nabi • June 26, 2012

Strategies for Making the Most of Mobile Learning Tools in the Classroom

Bring your own device (BYOD) means a lot of different things in the context of an educational setting. When an educator says that his or her district has a BYOD program, it's important to clarify the type of program that's in place. Is its scope limited to notebook computers? Or does i...

By Lindsey Smith • June 25, 2012

Pacific Metrics and IBM to Develop Technology Architecture for the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers

MONTEREY, CALIF., June 20, 2012- Pacific Metrics Corporation (www.pacificmetrics.com), with IBM as its subcontractor, has been awarded a contract by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) consortium to provide the technology architecture, interoperability s...

By Lindsey Smith • June 21, 2012

8 ways to use Learnist, a Pinterest-like education site

Pinterest may dominate virtual pin-board image sharing, but Learnist is an up-and-coming Web curation tool that is ideal for educators.

By Lindsey Smith • June 20, 2012

How Do Technology and Professional Development Shape Student Performance?

In my nearly 40 years of working in education - many of them for schools in rural Wyoming and Missouri - I have come to respect the expression, "You can't get there from here." When I asked for help finding my way to some remote community I'd never visited, I often encountere...

By Shehryar Nabi • June 19, 2012

U. Of Utah Shuttle System Getting Wireless Electric Bus

Utah campus showcasing new technology hoped to transform transportation. Read more »

By Shehryar Nabi • June 18, 2012

Pinterest becomes a social space for Common Core users

Popular social network attracts teachers seeking to find and recommend classroom resources

By Brian Warmoth • June 16, 2012

California eLearning Census shows popularity of blended learning

California Learning Resource Network's survey sees significant blended learning adoption at school districts and direct-funded charter schools

By Brian Warmoth • June 14, 2012

Importance of digital writing in education explained by MSU professor

Jeff Grabill, a writing professor from Michigan State, makes the case for digital writing as a unique field at Edutopia

By Brian Warmoth • June 11, 2012

50 K–12 education blogs you should know about

EdTech's list of recommended bloggers covers a wealth of administrative and front-line educator perspectives

By Brian Warmoth • June 11, 2012

Building a department website—useful advice from Matt Klawitter

Whether a school's website is intended for faculty, students or the campus community broadly, tough decisions need to be made early on

By Brian Warmoth • June 8, 2012

Weighing the benefits of classroom iPads for kindergarteners

Giving iPads to kindergarteners brings trade-offs and benefits with a high price tag. Are they worth the cost?

By Brian Warmoth • June 8, 2012

Education Dive A-List Profile: Chris Christensen

A Q&A with school "Tech Guy" Chris Christensen, today's featured profile in a series spotlighting the voices that Education Dive follows on Twitter

By Brian Warmoth • June 7, 2012

Securing school information across multiple platforms poses a big challenge

More personal devices on school networks can pose a challenge to safeguarding school data and records 

By Brian Warmoth • June 5, 2012

National Spelling Bee starts with computer test

Nearly 300 proficient spellers have gathered at a convention center outside Washington to take part in the preliminary rounds of the National Spelling Bee

By Brian Warmoth • May 29, 2012

School administrators are more open to mobile devices, study says

District administrators and principals own more smartphones and tablets than the general U.S. adult population, according to the 2011 Speak Up survey from Project Tomorrow

By Brian Warmoth • May 24, 2012

Grockit tries out a Pinterest-like social learning tool called Learnist

Learnist shows what happens when users share what they learn, not just what they're interested in

By Brian Warmoth • May 24, 2012

Blackboard Upgrades Teacher Communication Platform to Improve Parent Engagement

System makes it easy for teachers to update parents on student progress

By Brian Warmoth • May 24, 2012