Another year of E-Rate-funded growth is about the begin. But first, make sure your Form 471 is filed! For nearly sixteen years, schools, libraries and school districts have been able to take advantage of the Federal Communication Commission’s E-Rate program. This program has enabled these educational institutions to receive millions of dollars in funding that [...]
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Now that your K12 learning environment is in full swing, why not encourage your students to take to the blogosphere with one of these great student-oriented blogging services! The amount of online educational tools that are available to the K12 are impressive. However, many of these tools and services are geared towards actively engaging schools, [...]
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This week, SharpSchool helped ed-tech newbies put together a PLN beginner guide to get their Professional Learning Network started. Convinced that you need a redesign for your school? Here are 14 must-haves for K-12 school websites. More great content coming up on Monday! Ed-tech Headlines around the web: BYOD in 10 steps Our Teachers: The good, the [...]
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More and more school districts are considering implementing technologies in the classroom. Whether it’s a full fledge BYOD initiative or simply incorporating online materials in the curricula, teachers nowadays are exposed to a plethora of newly developed web tools. In a perfect world, teachers who are asked to use classroom software would be trained and provided [...]
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This week, SharpSchool gathered 10 stories of school districts going BYOD this year and 6 K-12 edtech trends you should know about. If you suspect that your district website may be ugly or useless, here are 5 signs your school website needs a redesign. More great content coming up on Monday! Ed-Tech headlines around the web: Secrets [...]
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Students from many schools and districts are back for a pleasant surprise – they can use their phone in class! Here is a list of districts and schools that are piloting BYOD in the 2012-2013 school year and their stories. It will be interesting to keep an eye out for the result. Grave County Schools [...]
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