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Contextual Collaboration white paper
eSchool News
JULY 11, 2015
In this crowdsourced white paper, we explore “contextual collaboration” – what it is, why it’s important and how to get started
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Key Considerations for Buying a K-12 Classroom Projector in 2015
techlearning
MARCH 11, 2015
This new white paper will help K-12 schools and districts understand how their classroom projector choice can accommodate the explosion of mobile devices in the classroom, the new multimedia curriculums, and the cost-effective availability of new, safer, and longer-lasting projection technology. Techlearning Resources White Papers
An Introduction to 3D Printing and Design
techlearning
JULY 8, 2016
Techlearning Resources White PapersMakerBot in the Classroom An Introduction to 3D Printing and Design A Free Educational Resource from MakerBot Learn how to empower and inspire your students to design, collaborate, and create innovat.
Best Practices in K-12 Cabling Strategies
techlearning
OCTOBER 7, 2015
Techlearning Resources White PapersBest Practices in K-12 Cabling Strategies Whether you realize it or not, classroom gear such as Gigabit Wi-Fi, VoIP phones, IP-enabled systems or new Power-over Ethernet technologies are all substant.
New Research on Projectors in Higher Education: Trends in Technology, Usage
techlearning
AUGUST 28, 2017
Techlearning Resources White PapersThe ability to share large, higher-quality images, videos and websites has transformed higher education into a multimedia experience, and projectors have become the centerpiece. This new research rev.
How To Build A Meaningful Vision of Education For Your School
techlearning
MARCH 27, 2015
Techlearning Resources White Papers The Science Leadership Academy (SLA) in Philadelphia has gained a national reputation for being a model of inquiry-driven, project-based learning. This whitepaper series presents the nuts and bolts.
Student-Centered Learning with a Learning Platform
techlearning
MARCH 25, 2015
Techlearning Resources White Papers Student-Centered Learning with a Learning Platform In a student-centered learning environment student voice and choice should be a central focus. Teachers must find ways to apply learning to the thin.
Powered for Learning
techlearning
JANUARY 4, 2016
Techlearning Resources White PapersPowered for Learning How to Solve K-12’s New Mobility Power Requirements There’s no doubt that technology offers today’s students opportunities to learn new things in new ways and that learning is op.
Productive Struggle for Deeper Learning
techlearning
MARCH 15, 2016
Productive Struggle for Deeper Learning This white paper will explain the concept of productive struggle, identify learning strategies that promote productive struggle, and discuss ways in which Wagg. Techlearning Resources White Papers
A New Formula for Assessment, Accountability, and Learning
EmergingEdTech
JUNE 8, 2016
Curriculum Embedded Performance Assessment Should Lie at the Center of Teaching, Learning, and Accountability Yesterday we began exploring the white paper, “Re-Balancing Assessment: Placing Formative.
Unified Technology to Revolutionize Classrooms
techlearning
JANUARY 19, 2017
Techlearning Resources White PapersUnified Technology to Revolutionize Classrooms Today’s K-12 educators are leveraging technology to inspire and engage students every day. As technology rapidly evolves, it continues to change the way.
Beyond the Device in K-12
techlearning
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
Techlearning Resources White PapersBeyond the Device in K-12 Key Success Factors for 1:1 Device Initiatives That Nobody Talks About Districts face numerous challenges when implementing 1:1 mobile device initiatives. They often choose.
Strengthen Your Digital District Infrastructure
techlearning
JULY 13, 2016
Techlearning Resources White PapersStrengthen Your Digital District Infrastructure Sponsored by Lenovo and Intel Lenovo builds technology products for the specific needs of education. Rugged devices that reliably perform, whenever a.
5 Best Practices for Choosing the Right Operating System for Your District
techlearning
JUNE 8, 2015
Techlearning Resources White PapersWhat are the best ways for districts to balance their investments in legacy systems with new demands for expanded access and improved user experiences?
5 Best Practices for Choosing the Right Operating System for Your District
techlearning
JUNE 3, 2015
Techlearning Resources White PapersBest Practices for Choosing the Right District OS What are the best ways for district technology leaders to balance their investments in legacy systems with new demands for expanded access and improv.
How to Extract More Value from Your PC Investments
techlearning
MARCH 31, 2015
Techlearning Resources White Papers Brought to you by: Educators need state-of-the-art PC technology to keep up with demanding computer-based assessments and advanced educational programs, but if you simply discard those older machines.
How Wayne Township Future-Proofed PC Investment
techlearning
MARCH 31, 2015
Techlearning Resources White Papers Brought to you by: Investing in PC infrastructure without a long-term technology plan is the kind of costly gamble that can come back to haunt IT decision makers for years to come. MSD of Wayne Towns.
9 Steps to Buying the Right Digital Content for your District
Education Elements
JULY 26, 2017
Thankfully, Education Elements created a 9 step process, and compiled tips and tricks from district leaders across the country in our new curriculum white paper: “Phase Three: Review, Demo, and Select Digital Content and Tools.” Just like online dating or buying a new car , choosing a new digital content provider can often feel overwhelming , complicated, and like a shot in the dark.
Ten Tips for Creating a Culture of Innovation
Education Elements
JANUARY 18, 2017
Over the past six months I’ve explored hundreds of news stories, white papers, and blog posts focused on why and how leaders might foster a culture of innovation. Recently it seems that innovation is a buzzword on the tip of everyone’s tongue. Need happier employees? Innovate! Need bigger profits? Innovate! Need better leadership? Innovate!
Best Technology for Schools Grant Program
Class Tech Tips
NOVEMBER 28, 2016
As part of their work to support Internet safety in schools, Impero Software has released a new white paper on digital citizenship and launched a grant competition for school technology. Looking for a school grant program?
The 4 conditions that support deeper learning
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 11, 2016
Teachers must exchange their traditional instructor role for that of a “learning strategist” in order to achieve deeper learning outcomes, according to a new white paper from the nonprofit National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF) and ConsultEd Strategists.
The Lenovo K-12 Education Portfolio
techlearning
JULY 13, 2016
Techlearning Resources White PapersThe Lenovo K-12 Education Portfolio Sponsored by Lenovo and Microsoft Solutions BUILT to serve education. The Lenovo purpose-built portfolio of education products meets the needs of every digital lea.
Case Study: St. Thomas More Catholic High School
techlearning
JULY 13, 2016
Techlearning Resources White PapersCase Study: St. Thomas More Catholic High School St. Thomas More Catholic High School’s objective was to refresh its existing estate of tablets with a more modern hybrid device that would allow for m.
Proposed W3C priorities for education
Ed Tech Now
FEBRUARY 22, 2015
A white paper proposing key ed-tech priorities for the world wide web Continue reading → Standards processes edtech edupub IMS IMS GLC IMS QTI SCORM Simple Sequencing TinCan W3C xAPI
5 steps to universally-designed instruction
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2015
White paper addresses instructional design process to make learning rigorous, accessible for all learners. Goalbook has published a white paper, Different Paths Up the Same Mountain, which outlines a 5-step instructional design process for educators to apply in the classroom.
Is Your School Modern? Check Out These 10 Principles to Find Out
The Innovative Educator
MARCH 21, 2017
This is the question educators and authors Will Richardson and Bruce Dixon answer in their white paper 10 Principles For Schools of Modern Learning: The Urgent Case for Reimagining Today’s Schools.
Introducing The Idealis, An Open-Access Journal for Library and Information Science Research
ProfHacker
APRIL 10, 2017
The website wants to look at research and research output beyond the essay, looking to “liberate toll access or otherwise difficult to access research in all forms–articles, books, code, data sets, presentations, white papers, and more–with all the tools at our disposal.”
Report explores 3 college, career readiness strategies
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 25, 2016
A white paper from Pearson is designed to help educators navigate different approaches to students’ college and career readiness. A new white paper introduces three “readiness models” designed to gauge students’ preparedness for college and workforce success.
Epic Effective Classroom Decoration and Design Resources
The CoolCatTeacher
JANUARY 12, 2016
Classroom Design Research and White Papers. link] [PDF] High Performance Learning Spaces – a paper shared by Stanford University in 2004 about their research into creating spaces where high performance learning happens.
Moving from Challenges to Solutions: The Future of Educator Micro-credentials
Digital Promise
JANUARY 24, 2017
Ultimately, participants proposed publishing a graphical white paper outlining the value propositions behind micro-credential implementation and conducting a communications audit across organizations implementing micro-credentials, with the goal of creating a consistent definition.
7 Lessons Learned From Implementing Micro-credentials
Digital Promise
JANUARY 25, 2016
Three months and more than 400 submissions later, we have learned a lot about the potential for micro-credentials and areas of further need and we’ve documented them in a white paper. The paper highlights some of our favorite submissions.
Making an environment where teachers can create bespoke lessons
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 24, 2017
Across the country, individual schools and districts have been piloting personalized learning for several years with some impressive results,” according to a white paper published by Rhode Island about its efforts to personalize learning.
Empathy, Technology, and How to Reduce School Suspensions by 50%
Edsurge
JULY 31, 2016
He currently researches this interest in the context of education and criminal justice, and recently completed a white paper hypothesizing that an empathetic mindset will eliminate school suspensions. Technology can do a lot of things in the classroom, but can it help educators be more empathetic towards their students? This week on the EdSurge podcast, we talked to Dr. Jason Okonofua, a postdoc at Stanford University , about just that.
Can blending tech into data collection deepen interest in STEM?
eSchool News
JUNE 29, 2015
PASCO white paper examines a tech-enabled, inquiry-based approach to teaching science. We hope this white paper will edify readers as to the need for changes in our approach to science education, while shedding light on current best practices for hands-on, inquiry-based science.
What’s the difference between blended and personalized learning?
The Christensen Institute
APRIL 25, 2017
For those interested in definitions circulating in the field, the best synthesis I’ve recently seen is the appendix of the Rhode Island’s statewide personalized learning initiative white paper). Earlier this month, after two exhilarating and exhausting days at the Blended and Personalized Learning Conference in Providence, R.I., which we cohosted with our partners at Highlander Institute and The Learning Accelerator), I boarded an evening flight back to D.C.
100+ Great Google Classroom Resources for Educators
The CoolCatTeacher
FEBRUARY 5, 2016
Google Classroom Research and White Papers. The easy tool educators are using every day From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter.
Seven Little-Known Ways a Workforce Management System Can Benefit Schools
eSchool News
AUGUST 21, 2015
Download this white paper now to find out how. Saving time, improving efficiency, and ensuring compliance with labor laws are all common benefits of an automated workforce management solution.
How to teach students to build a positive online identity
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2015
Educators can look to a recent ISTE White Paper, Building and Keeping a Positive Digital Identity , to help kids be more intentional in what they post online. This paper applies ISTE standards to the idea of building and maintaining a positive online identity.
This Post Is Dedicated To All The Teachers Who Said They Wouldn’t Amount to Nothing
The Jose Vilson
MAY 22, 2016
It’s the students we call “dropouts,” “failures,” and “rejects” that need to sit in panels, write white papers, and have photo opps with the cool kids in the glossy photos.
Personalized learning: How kids are getting into college by mastering their skills
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 19, 2016
SNHU President Paul LeBlanc, in a white paper on the topic in 2011, wrote, “The game-changing idea here is that when we have assessment right, we should not care how a student achieves learning.
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