| In this issue educators, administrators and authors from New York to California give readers the benefit of their many years of IT experience and in-depth knowledge.
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| Ed Tech readers share their classroom and IT leadership challenges. One reader ponders how to stretch limited time, prioritize tasks and make smart decisions.
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| In this Florida school, kids type 60 words per minute, thanks to a one-to-one notebook PC program that has 400 kids owning computers—and using them everywhere but in Phys Ed.
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| This year's Hilda E. Taylor Award winner brings science lessons to life in her classes. Learn how she does it in a special Web-only, expanded profile. In another report we find that community support for classroom technology leads to increased budgets for IT.
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In Data We Trust
Schools must find the most cost-effective solution to prepare students for college and the workforce of the 21st century.
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Enhanced Learning
Teachers across the country believe technology plays a valuable role in education. However, they feel its potential has yet to be fully tapped.
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A Technology Vision
Today’s schools are filled with the first generation of truly digital students. As a result, schools must adapt to the challenge of meeting these students’ expectations about technology.
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| No one ever said being a teacher would be easy. Now, however, Web sites, online forums and other tools provide teachers with valuable career advice and emotional support.
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Turning Concepts Into Creations
Art students learn to use computers as tools to enhance the creative process—not to replace it.
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Getting Results—Fast
With test-results systems, schools can improve their ability to monitor students’ academic performance and quickly implement any needed curriculum changes.
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Granting Success
A California school district won an Enhancing Education Through Technology competitive grant to integrate wireless technology into its classrooms—helping both its special and general education students.
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| Some educators aren’t just teaching history from textbooks: They’re getting students involved in history. Such efforts may even help save an institution, language or culture from extinction.
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| With distance learning, schools can deliver advanced placement and specialized courses, while widening access to multifaceted educational opportunities.
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| The new Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) is focusing much-needed attention on the importance of helping students hone their writing skills. It’s also encouraging more schools to offer a greater variety of writing classes.
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| It takes an arsenal of tools and a lot of due diligence to battle the onslaught of spyware. Find out how some schools are fighting back. And read about five signs that show whether your computer is infected.
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| Charter schools, which started out as experiments, have become a core component of education, and they promise to make a strong impact on schools in the future.
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| National Heritage Academies takes a different approach to education, including online administrative tools, technology facilitators, and a standardized approach to equipment purchases, maintenance and support.
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Structured for Success
Technology-focused professional development for teachers is vital for students’ academic success. Here’s a summary of some key PD strategies you can employ in your school.
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Coming Up Short
With the federal government poised to end Title II Part D Enhancing Education Through Technology funding, many schools are scrambling to finance their technology projects.
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Just Rewards
A Maryland school system rewards its teachers and staff for mastering technology instruction with cash, notebook PCs and days off. And students have benefited as well.
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Technology Takes a Front Seat
CDW•G’s third annual Teachers Talk Tech survey reveals that teachers are increasingly using technology to enhance the way they teach students.
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Building Leaders
Students learn, gain valuable work experience and bond with classmates when they participate in Kent School's innovative student-technician program.
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Best Practices: Understanding and Using Data
Need a better grip on student test data? Here are some practical guidelines on how to gauge student progress and improve educational outcomes.
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