Last Friday, the conference room at the Temecula Unified School District office was filled with local teachers learning how to use new classroom technology thanks to a generous 2 year federal grant, known as an EETT or Enhancing Education Through Technology grant.
PUYALLUP, WA – 02/01/11 — Qtopia, a free online learning platform with thousands of ready-to-use practice materials, will be released at FETC. The online environment provides student access to educational activities, games, and homework from anywhere with internet access. The service is available for use immediately at Qtopia.com. “Qtopia was created with the educator and learning process in [...]
by Kathleen Leinen • Daily NewsPublished/Last Modified on Thursday, May 6, 2010 3:21 PM CDT The Hankinson School District received a Classroom Transformation Grant of $20,000 from the North Dakota Educational Technology Council.Because of this grant, the district will install 15 Eno interactive whiteboards and projectors in the elementary and high school classrooms.An interactive whiteboard has [...]
By: Jessica Fera, WPXI.com NEW BRIGHTON, Pa. — Technology is not only changing the way millions of Americans live, work and play, it’s changing the way students are learning in one Beaver County School District. “Little New Brighton is on its way to being a premiere district in Beaver County. It really is,” said director [...]
Bronx Cheer by Christine Weiser, Managing Editor March 12, 2010 I’ve been reporting on education for a long time. I’ve been to countless education conferences, reviewed thousands of press releases, and talked to hundreds of educators about how they are changing the lives of young people through the effective use of education technology. But I [...]
Channel 6 broadcasts from an Indianapolis Public Montessori school which recently hosted a classroom media event to demonstrate how eno Interactive Whiteboards and Qwizdom Student Response Systems are changing the way that children learn and engage. Story here: http://www.theindychannel.com/video/22590951/index.html
Cinthia Gomez shares a laugh with KLTV reporter, Lakecia Shockley, while photographer, Lynn Mitchell, looks on. Cinthia was interviewed prior to a technology showcase held in her classroom Feb. 10. She is a first grade student in Angela Brotherton’s class at Pittsburg Primary School. BY MARSHA NEELEY mneeley@etcnonline.com What have been considered traditional teaching methods [...]
02.08.2010 – AUSTIN, Texas – Most American educators are familiar with Qwizdom’s interactive classroom technology, but only those attending the Texas Computer Education Association Conference this February will have the unique opportunity to squeeze in hands-on time with the company’s newest hardware release – the Q6 student response system.Available for pre-order in late march of [...]
Arianna Cisneros BY MARSHA NEELEY mneeley@etcnonline.com Teachers at Pittsburg Primary School have a few more tools to use in the classroom to help motivate the young minds of their students. “We have the eno interactive whiteboards, made by Polyvision, in each kindergarten and first grade classroom on our campus and they are fabulous,” said Vicki [...]
School District Meets Army Deployment, anxiety, and hard work are constant factors in this Texas district. By Jen Scott Curwood “You know what’s hard about being the new kid at school?” asks Gail Siller, superintendent of Fort Sam Houston Independent School District (FSHISD). “Not knowing where to sit at lunch.” Siller’s district serves children of [...]
You can’t miss the message: FETC has set its sights on a green future for American classrooms. If by chance you aren’t familiar with the Planet Green (Discovery) series Living with Ed, Ed Begley, Jr. is that guy famous for arriving at Hollywood red carpet events on his bicycle (really putting those limos into perspective.) [...]
‘We use handsets to quiz the children about music’ Terrace Road primary school in inner-city Swansea uses an unusual tool to get pupils engaged in music. Qwizdom is a hand-held voting system, like the ask-the-audience handset used inWho Wants To Be A Millionaire?, which lets the whole class respond to questions, with their answers shown [...]
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