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Creating Our Own Unique Learning Environments #DigiLead

A Principal's Reflections

Building on the success of our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative and with the addition of a new, innovative staff member two noteworthy advancements have been made since September 2013. Over the past couple of months, the staff at New Milford High School has been diligently creating our own unique learning environments for our students.

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?Scaling Mobile Technology for Community College Students: 5 Tips for Entrepreneurs

Edsurge

After three years of utilizing a BYOD (bring your own device) policy with my classes at Nassau Community College, I have seen how tools like tablets and laptops can lead to better academic engagement. Access to connectivity is vital to a successful classroom BYOD policy, so these issues are largely taken care of by an institution.

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Discovering the “Ultimate Classroom”: A Student Led Project Based Learning Inquiry

EdTechTeam

Visited several local libraries and InfOhio : I tapped into these resources which gave me over 300 books, magazines, and articles at various reading and interest levels. Some students wrote a grant to a local company for flexible seating while others wrote for a classroom grant funded by a PTA gift.

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K–12 IT Teams Use Artificial Intelligence to Help with Wi-Fi Upkeep

EdTech Magazine

At North Canton City Schools in Ohio , a new one-to-one program involving 5,000 new Chromebooks, as well as a BYOD initiative , increased demand for connectivity and created network issues, causing tension across the district. SIGN UP: Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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20 + Things you can do with QR codes in your school

Nik Peachey

Perhaps one of the main reasons for this is that many people see them as a form of barcode and wrongly believe that they can only be produced by companies, but the reality is anyone can produce a QR code within seconds. Make digital books and magazines in the library available to students through QR codes.

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Planning for the Total Cost of Edtech Initiatives

edWeb.net

It’s also looking at the potential changes, said Dr. Gabe Soumakian, CEO and Founder, Sup Du Jour Consulting Group, like what happens when a software or hardware company goes out of business. Randy was a Tech & Learning Magazine runner-up for 2017 digital leaders. Are they prepared to adapt to other systems?

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