This week we are in London to support the ITiE Symposium, a gathering of education leaders from around the globe (over 30 countries represented) which focuses in great depth on the issues that are currently affecting the educational environment globally. Last night Britain’s Minister of State for Schools, Jim Knight, addressed over 200 international delegates (including [...]
Teaching students in the 21st Century We all can remember being in school and the tools that our teachers used. All research was done in the library, and information was written up on the chalkboard. Depending on how old you are, the changes can be staggering. Chalkboards have given way to white boards that were [...]
“New Way To Learn In Pamlico County School” [Read Transcript/View Story]
Monday, May 05, 2008 7:47 AM Third-grader Coraima Ortiz uses a pointer to move items around on the Promethean board at Bostian Elementary School. Photo by Wayne Hinshaw, Salisbury Post By Sarah Nagem Salisbury Post Long gone are the days of students being called to the chalkboard during class. Now they’re called to the high-tech [...]
Schools in the Twin Tiers Chalkboards evolve again Students eager to use interactive screens; many schools plan to buy more. By Roger Neumann rneumann@stargazette.com Star-Gazette On the wall behind the teacher, an old blackboard stretches from one side of the room to the other. To the teacher’s left, another large blackboard occupies most of [...]
Technology allows student to be at dialysis and in class at the same time AVON LAKE–Brandon Miller can be in two places at the same time. This fourth grader at Erieview Elementary School in Avon Lake needs dialysis three school days a week, but he still participates in class. He can hear and see [...]
Page 2: Even portable technologies that are not marketed as AT solutions are helping students with disabilities succeed in mainstream classrooms. One such student is Joe Griffin, a fifth-grader at Maude Sanders Elementary School in Walton County, Fla., who uses Promethean’s Activslate–a wireless, tablet-style device that is small enough to sit on a desk or [...]
Interactive Whiteboards Executive summaries of recent district installations By Christine Weiser NAME: Myron Rumsey, director of technology DISTRICT: Odessa-Montour (NY) Central School District WHAT WE USE: Promethean Activboard 78/Activboard +2 www.prometheanworld.com How we use it: This tool transforms teaching and changes how students perceive instructional material. It equalizes visual and audio learners. We’ve seen a [...]
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