#Education
My Top 3 takeaways from CoSN 2018
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Designing Learning in the 4th Industrial Revolution was the CoSN theme, and I’ve thought about what this industrial revolution, connecting the physical, digital, and biological worlds, might mean to educators.
Going digital? 5 change management tips for schools
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Managing the convergence of technology and pedagogy can be challenging. Discover how these 5 organizational change management strategies can help you create next-generation learning environments.
The Surprisingly High Cost of Malware in Schools — And How to Stop It
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Compared to banks and enterprise corporations and government agencies, who would think that schools would be prime targets for cyberattacks? Surprisingly, education is actually the industry most at risk of...
E-rate Won’t Fund Your Entire Solution? Consider These Other Options
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E-rate only funds certain technologies, and successful schools develop a comprehensive funding strategy, identifying matching funds, grants, and other programs to help make up the difference.
The E-rate filing window is open! Here are our top 10 tips for success.
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Have you begun the E-rate filing process? Schools have until March 22 to submit FCC Form 471 applications. These tips may take some of the guesswork out of the process.
Translating Access into Student Engagement
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In prior posts, we’ve talked a lot about access as the fundamental building block of student success, the first step in the process of evolving student opportunity. But access alone doesn’t yield results. What does access give you? Information. Resources. Raw inputs. Bricks with which to build. Learning requires putting them together to build something, […]
Our Top 5 Education Posts of 2017: See What You Missed
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We’re looking back at our five most-read blog posts of 2017. If you missed them the first time, now’s your chance to see why they resonated with other readers.
The Future of Interactive Whiteboards
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Craig Tranter is a former educator, and now serves as a technology presenter for Cisco. This blog is part of a series on advancements and opportunities in education. All views...
Virtual and Augmented Reality in Education
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Craig Tranter is a former educator, and now serves as a technology presenter for Cisco. This blog is the seventh in his series on advancements and opportunities in education. All views are his own. Textbook and PowerPoint are old hat now. So, what can we do as educators to really bring the classroom to life? […]
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