Educators Storm the Hill for More Ed-Tech Support
A caravan of buses dropped a large group of ed-tech advocates off on Capitol Hill well-prepared to school lawmakers on the challenges they face in trying to integrate technology and make learning more relevant and engaging for today’s digital natives.
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Testing Out Cool Tools at NECC
Crowds at the National Educational Computing Conference flock to the exhibit hall for demonstrations of cool tools for the classroom, and free giveaways.
Doing More With Less: A Moderator’s Perspective
A NECC panel discussion hosted by Education Week’s Digital Directions turned into a free-flowing give-and-take between the panelists and the audience on topics ranging from the cost of online learning to using students for technology support.
Live Video From NECC ’09
The Digital Directions staff have been interviewing a plethora of notable ed-tech leaders at the NECC ’09 conference in Washington D.C. this week. With topics ranging from students’ use of personal technology, educators’ ambivalence to cell phones in the classroom,…
Tackling Online Classroom Challenges
Teacher-educator Lujean Baab gave tips on leading an online classroom at a NECC session today called “Managing Mayhem.”
Balancing IT Security with Educational Opportunities
This morning I joined a gathering of company leaders, school district administrators, as well as a few members of the press, to talk about the most pressing issues in cyber security for district technology administrators today.