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April 16, 2013

EDUCATION

BYOD Solutions at Johnson City Schools: Improving Communications and Enhancing Information Access

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The Johnson City School District transformed its students’ learning experiences, teachers’ teaching experiences, and parents’ academic insights with BYOD applications, allowing them the freedom to learn and connect anywhere, anytime and on any device. With wired Internet access readily available in each of the 11 schools, the district took its first steps into wireless Internet […]

March 25, 2013

GOVERNMENT

CyberPatriot Program Showcases Future of Cybersecurity Workforce

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March 14 – 15 marked the National Finals Competition of CyberPatriot, the largest high school cyber defense competition in the United States. With students crowded around laptops, routers and clocks counting down, teams were given a business scenario. Told that they were newly hired IT professionals managing the network of a small company, they were […]

March 25, 2013

EDUCATION

Now Available On-Demand, The Cisco Virtual Forum for Education Leaders

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The Cisco Virtual Forum for Education Leaders, 2013 opened on March 19th to rave reviews by attendees from schools, colleges and universities from around the world. Here’s a sample of their feedback: “Thanks to all the Cisco folks who put this together. It was informative, exciting and motivational!!!” “Thank you so much for providing this […]

February 27, 2013

EDUCATION

With Blended Learning Students and Educators Get the Best of Both Worlds

It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long, but remember a couple of months ago when we were all reading articles like “5 ways technology will impact higher ed in 2013” about trends to watch in 2013? Well, at the beginning of the year, I highlighted four of those high-impact trends educators should be on […]

February 1, 2013

EDUCATION

Education 3.0 transformation workshop at BETT, London, January 31st 2013

BETT is the largest education event in the world, attracting some 40,000 government ministers and officials, education leaders, teachers and IT managers from around the world.  This year Cisco sponsored two sessions – one on flipped classrooms and the other on education transformation, and on which I was a panel member and chaired by my […]

January 23, 2013

EDUCATION

Washington State Puts Cisco Solutions to the Test

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Every day educators and students from more than 400 locations across Washington State have world-class educational resources at their fingertips, and every day they rely on the same network to access it. In 1996, Washington legislators and educational leaders saw the Internet’s potential to transform learning. To guarantee that students across the state would always […]

January 16, 2013

EDUCATION

Do you do the flip? Flipped Classroom that is…

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2012 was a big year for technology in education, and as promised, I’ll be diving into 5 of the top tech trends in education that are sure to take 2013 by storm! One of the biggest trends I hear teachers and administrators talking about is the Flipped Classroom. While this isn’t a new concept, it […]

January 9, 2013

EDUCATION

The Year Ahead in the Classroom – Wherever the Classroom May Be…

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After a well deserved break and perhaps a bit of indulgence over the holidays, we are now back to the books and looking ahead at what 2013 has in store for education. Last year we watched as school districts embraced mobile learning and universities relied more on collaborative technologies. Those that took the leap and […]

December 17, 2012

EDUCATION

Bowdoin College #1 on Connected College List – Who Will be Next?

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OK, we all see a lot of college-ranking lists – everything from top technical schools to top party schools – but most recently with the explosion of technology in higher education a new list has debuted, named the Most Connected Colleges. The listing, launched by U.S News & World Reports, is the first-ever ranking to […]