Rural North KY school gets high tech bonanza
MORNING VIEW, Ky. – It’s was like an early Christmas at Piner Elementary School, as dozens of laptop computers and other high tech gear were unveiled to the students Tuesday…
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Teacher Appreciation Week Giveaways
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, May 2-6 2011, Livescribe and Qtopia are hosting social media promotions and giving away classroom technology prizes for educators.
Carmi Times: Unit Five board gets first-hand look at high-tech classrooms
As difficult as it may be to imagine, the day may come-and soon-when textbooks are obsolete and no longer extensively used in the Carmi-White County school system.
NBC Macon: Gray Elementary Embraces New Technology Learning
Local elementary school students are learning in a brand new way. Teachers now have instant access to student comprehension data, before moving on to the next lesson.
NBC visits Plainview School District
ARDMORE, OK– The Plainview School District is taking your child’s education high tech using interactive technology that allows students to be more involved. Meredith Saldana takes a look at this unique system.
Tallahassee Democrat visits Raa Middle School
In Carlos Fernandez’s eighth grade American History class at Raa Middle School, the students don’t raise their hands. They simply press a button, and Fernandez knows exactly who has answered, what they answered and if it was correct.
The Olympian Visits Capital High
OLYMPIA – Today’s young people have grown up in a society that revolves around technology.
Want to talk? Send them a text message on their cell phone.
Want to see who their friends are? Visit Facebook.
Cape Coral Daily Breeze: ‘Qwizdom’ helps Gulf students gear up for FCAT
A student response system that engages an entire class during a lesson was implemented five years ago at Gulf Elementary School to increase interaction for every student.
Temecula Patch: Federal Grants Bring High Tech to Local Schools
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.
News Press: Device helps Gulf Elementary teachers draw students’ participation
With a device no larger than a remote control, Gulf Elementary School teachers are able to obtain instantaneous student feedback, lesson comprehension, and are able to get even the shyest of students to participate in classroom activities.
OC Register: School uses hand-held technology to improve test scores
California’s most broadly distributed newspaper came out to Oak Middle School in Los Alamitos last week and found Teacher Todd Schmidt and his approach to technology irresistible…
Fox News Indianapolis: “virtual ink” in Bloomfield
NDIANAPOLIS – Remember the days when students would raise their hand and then write their answers with chalk on the chalkboard? Well, those days are long gone in this sixth grade class…