Changing Teacher Practices with Interactive Whiteboards
Megan Power is a kindergarten teacher at Del Sur Elementary School in Poway Unified School District. She says technology has changed the way she teaches and helps her to quickly make data-informed...
View ArticleDistance Learning Through Video
You will see Adrienne Sadovsky, a history teacher helping students understand culture in the early 20th century using a video conferencing unit. Teaching out of an office at the Southwest Educational...
View ArticleSystemic Improvement Using Netbooks – Part 1 of 2
Fort Smith Public Schools in Fort Smith, AR, implemented a 1:1 program with netbooks in several junior high and high school classrooms to create a more student-centered and project-based focus....
View ArticleSystemic Improvement Using Netbooks – Part 2 of 2
In this final of two parts, Fort Smith Public School’s stakeholders share how a 1:1 program has impacted hundreds of students and teachers in the district and some of the lessons learned along the...
View ArticleA Collaborative School Embracing Digital Media
Landmark Elementary school in Pajaro Valley Unified School District regularly implements technology. Principal Jennifer Wildman has a vision of purchasing small amounts of technology year after year...
View ArticleStudents as Technicians (Part 1 of 2)
Part 1: Improving School Climate In this first part of two, Silicon Valley middle and elementary school MOUSE Squads share how their student technology support programs have motivated and empowered...
View ArticleStudents as Technicians (Part 2 of 2)
Part 2: MOUSE Squad – Understanding the Curriculum, Support, and Costs In this second part, students, teachers, principals, and district technology administrators share the nuts and bolts of the MOUSE...
View ArticleGoing Paperless: Diverse Learning with iPads and Apps
Monte Vista Christian School in Santa Cruz County is one of the first schools to implement iPads for one-to-one teaching and learning. You will hear from the headmaster/principal, teachers, and...
View ArticleStudents Managing Their Own Learning With The Khan Academy
Covington Elementary School in Los Altos School District has been using the Khan Academy to supplement their 5th grade math program since Spring 2011. This unique opportunity, to pilot the videos,...
View ArticleClassroom 2020: A New Approach to Space and Design
Tamalpais Union High School district in Marin County, California, recently passed a bond measure that provides funding to create classrooms that enable student-centered, personalized learning. The...
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