Technology: Page 131

  • Danger Defanged: Content Filtering Makes the Web Safe for Students

    Two new Barracuda Networks content filtering solutions show promise.

    By Sean Griffey • March 29, 2012
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    Using Social Media: Tips for School Leaders

    To get school leaders' take on the issue, Eye on Education asked a panel of administrators to discuss social media in their schools.

    By Sean Griffey • March 23, 2012
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    STEM

    From AI to quantum physics, STEM learning opportunities in K-12 are expanding to keep pace with related fields.

    By K-12 Dive staff

  • The Inside Story of Palo Alto High School's Technology-Centric Journalism Program

    Students enrolled in this legendary journalism program rely on software, cameras and other technologies to enhance their reporting.

    By Sean Griffey • March 23, 2012
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    Battle With GOP Lawmakers Over Stem Cells Could Cost U-M State Aid

    A battle is heating up between a Republican-led state House panel and the University of Michigan over whether U-M must disclose its number of embryonic stem-cell lines.

    By Sean Griffey • March 22, 2012

  • What You Need to Know About BYOD

    A roundup of solutions, tips and best practices to help your school or district transition to a “bring your own device” network culture.

    By Sean Griffey • March 22, 2012
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    TED Launches TED-Ed To Help Spread Lessons Beyond the Classroom

    TED Launches TED-Ed To Help Spread Lessons Beyond the Classroom 

    By Sean Griffey • March 21, 2012
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    How to Incorporate QR Codes in the Classroom

    Quick Response technology engages students in active, mobile learning

    By Sean Griffey • March 21, 2012

  • 5 Steps for Securing E-Rate Funding in 2012

    The federal funding program is opening new doors and creating new challenges for education leaders.

    By Sean Griffey • March 20, 2012
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    Pinterest for Educators?

    Eric Sheninger principal of New Milford High School discusses the role of Pinterest in education

    By Sean Griffey • March 19, 2012
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    Interactive game teaches elementary students economic concepts

    Here’s a great interactive game to entice your elementary students to learn about concepts in economics. In the Bakery Shop game , students borrow money to open a shop, make decisions on what to bake..

    By Sean Griffey • March 14, 2012

  • School in Virginia wins the EdTech lottery...twice

    They say lightning never strikes twice. Try telling that to teachers and administrators at St. Veronica Catholic School in Chantilly, Va. For the second time in less than six years, the small K–8 school about 30 miles west of Washington, D.C., is enjoying the fruits of a major techno...

    By Sean Griffey • March 12, 2012
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    Connecting Mobile Learning To The Cloud

    In 2009 the University of Wisconsin-Extension's Academic Advanced Distributed Learning Co-Laboratory (AADLC) signed a partnership agreement with the Florida Virtual School (FLVS) to create an iPhone iOS application 1.  The app, Revu4u (Review for You), is designed to help students pre...

    By Sean Griffey • Feb. 28, 2012