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The Spring 2005 issue of EdTech: Focus on K-12 magazine features a cover story on how assessment testing is affecting curriculum and improving student performance. Other articles report on total cost of ownership measurements, the use of digital photography, the teaming of science and special education teachers, the importance of technology courses to improve career opportunities, and the use of GIS and GPS tools to enhance the teaching of geography. There’s also a story on a Florida high school that’s recovering-both physically and emotionally-from last summer’s devastating hurricanes. |
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| Educators offer solutions to teaching students with different skills, support systems, dispositions and talents.
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| School administrators and staff say e-mail is their favorite form of electronic communication; the number of students who provide technical support continues to grow; and students clamor to spend more time online during the school day.
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| Readers share their views on student information systems, ex-military personnel in the classroom and the exchange of ideas.
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Making Technology a Force for Change
Technology can be intoxicating, but it’s just a tool. The key to driving real change in education is using technology to facilitate and enhance student-teacher interactions.
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Keeping Kids in School
It’s not easy to get an at-risk student excited about going to school. But the creative use of technology can make the difference between succeeding in school and dropping out.
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Meeting of the Minds
Science teachers and special education teachers band together to help students with special needs.
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School Premiere—The Blog
It’s not the movie classic, but this tool for posting online journals helps students improve their writing.
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| Assessment tests strive to improve student performance and prompt schools to make curriculum adjustments.
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| When schools total up the direct and indirect costs of their IT resources, the results can add up to cost savings and improved processes.
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| Advances in photo technology tools enable students to give free rein to their creative instincts.
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| Upscale private schools move quickly to enhance their technology infrastructure, equipment and expertise in an effort to attract students.
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Highway to Success
Nashville students enroll in technology courses to prepare for future careers.
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It's a Small (Tech) World
Geography students bypass traditional maps in favor of cutting-edge tools that make learning an adventure.
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On the Road to Recovery
After Hurricane Charley disrupted lives last summer, Poinciana High School students and teachers put the pieces back together by writing a book about their experiences.
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