Report: Schools not Meeting Students Technology Needs
THE Journal
A new survey commissioned by Dell suggests that schools are not meeting students’ technology needs and that China is ahead of the United States and Germany when it comes to using technology in learning. Comprising interviews with nearly 1,600 students, teachers, and parents, the survey was designed to (
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Bedford, Appomattox schools try out ‘Bring Your Own Technology’
News & Advance | Lynchburg, VA
Life is more convenient for Morgan Rogers since a new policy began at Jefferson Forest High School that allows students to bring iPhones, iPads, laptops and other devices to class. Rogers, a junior, said she uses her phone to call or text her parents if she needs a ride, or to check answers with a special app (
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Wagner: Continued Analysis of Virtual Learning Necessary Before Moving Forward
Paramus Post | Paramus, NJ
Assemblywoman Connie Wagner (D-Bergen), the Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, issued the following statement Wednesday at the conclusion of the committee’s first hearing on the topic of virtual charter schools and virtual learning: “We had a very lively, open discussion today on the topic (
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Henderson Middle School students receive iPads
KTHV-TV | Little Rock, AR
It’s part of the Little Rock School District’s middle school initiative. The premise is to fully integrate technology into the classroom. New technology will even will allow students to go virtual field trips. Remember when apples and blackberries were just fruit. These kids don’t. Students at Henderson (
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Oswalt Academy Fifth Graders Go High-Tech
Walnut Patch | Walnut, CA
Oswalt Academy fifth graders and their parents took learning digital Wednesday night as the school handed out 130 Apple laptop computers to the students. The Shadow Oak Drive campus is big on technology. Oswalt recently was named an “Apple Distinguished School,” again one of only two in the state to (
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New National School Speed Test hopes to help all K-12 students get effective digital learning
Engadget
With 99 percent of the nation’s K-12 schools hooked-up to the internet, you’d think online learning was an educational staple. Sadly, it’s also estimated that some 80 percent of those connections can’t provide the 100Mbps per 1,000 students bandwidth the State Education Technology Directors Association (
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Early Indications of Success Follow Changes at Waukesha’s Virtual School
Waukesha Patch | Waukesha, WI
It’s the beginning of a new school year and a new way of doing things at eAchieve Academy, Waukesha’s virtual school for students in sixth through 12th grade. Since its opening in 2004, the school partnered with a company to provide curriculum, marketing and logistics for the online school. However, increasing (
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Game on: using computer games to captivate your class
The Guardian | United Kingdom
We talk to Ollie Bray, the National Adviser for Emerging Technologies in Learning at Education Scotland, about how gaming can be used in education. With a successful and varied career as a teacher, head of department and school leader, Ollie believes that one of the many benefits gaming brings to (
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Technology makes learning enjoyable
Gulf News | United Arab Emirates
Smartboards, laptops and tablets are leading the way in a technology revolution in schools across the globe and the UAE is no exception. Most educators today agree that technology helps enhance learning by increasing engagement, interaction, motivation and feedback with positive learning outcomes. The (
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