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How K–12 Schools Can Create Flexible Seating in the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

A flexible classroom is a learning environment that utilizes an “agile physical setup that will accommodate both independent and group work,” according to a CDW white paper on constructing modern classrooms. What Is a Flexible Classroom? Photo: Nick Hagen. After Kelly Almer, an elementary school teacher for Littleton (Colo.)

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Tech Solving the Intolerable Motionlessness of Reading

EdNews Daily

The motionlessness of written words shouldn’t be the first exposure schools give to reading because youth’s attention typically moves about and will rarely deflate to a full stop for flat words on paper. It’s like being on a wrong frequency with them, especially with something they cannot see, hear, touch or put in their mouths. A New Answer.

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How n2y’s Solutions Are Shaping the Classrooms of Tomorrow

N2Y

service teachers who take my college course to research n2y and their solutions because there is so much of value, both in the programs and in the expertise shared in the company’s white papers , blog , and webinars. Examples of these include: A picture schedule from SymbolStix PRIME. And they see how a company with a student?centered

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Will a Netflix Model Work for Textbooks?

Edsurge

Perlego gives users access to a library of content, including digital textbooks. There are publications like major reports, white papers and case studies too. For example, one user can tag another to check a highlighted or annotated quotation. And what’s more, students can collaborate on the platform.

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Achieve learning continuity and keep students productive with remote access

eSchool News

Read this white paper for best practices and real-word example to maintain learning when students and faculty can’t get to the classroom to ensure that learning outcomes are met. With innovative IT solutions, schools can provide remote data and app access and BYOD functionality to keep students connected from anywhere.

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21 End of Year Bulletin Board Ideas

Fractus Learning

The teacher used orange, black, red, white paper, and crayons for the kids. These giant paper plate candies draw you to this end-of-the-school-year bulletin board. This end-of-the-year bulletin board is one of my favorites for a library or reading nook; the school bulletin board ideas come from picture books.

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?Blockchain, Bitcoin and the Tokenization of Learning

Edsurge

Take LiveEdu , for example, a Y Combinator-backed online learning company that touts itself as being the “next-gen Lynda.com,” referring to a platform that offers online courses and skills training. According to the company’s white paper , EDU tokens will initially cost about $1 USD per 12 EDU tokens.)

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