Technology, parent involvement boost education at Santa Cruz school
Happy Valley Elementary School in Santa Cruz, California attributes its outstanding academic success to two signature practices: technology and parent involvement. Funds raised by parents in the community have helped provide the school with tablets, laptops, and art and music programs that have helped students excel in a number of…
Syniverse promotes technology education
“We need to start thinking about where the next generation of engineers, computer scientists and telecommunication experts are coming from,” says Joe DiFonzo, chief technology officer for Syniverse Technologies, “and I hope that some of these children become a part of that field”. Syniverse Technologies Inc. is working with Academy…
‘Technology should serve as a tool for better education, not replace the human interaction’
Bavarian Education Minister Dr. Ludwig Spaenie spoke this month at Israel’s annual Herzliya Conference to discuss how technology in education should be approached appropriately and reasonably. Spaenie addressed the way we view technology’s role in education today and how important it is that human interaction and collaboration can’t be left…
3 Myths about Technology’s Role in Education
When integrating technology in the classroom, it is important that educators take the right approach to it. Many teachers are mislead by common myths held to technology’s role in education and knowledge of these myths is important for effective merging of technology and education. read more >>
Technology Gaining Foothold In Special Education
New tech devices such as the iPad and other tablets provide an easy way for teachers to get multiple lessons across to special needs children. Teaching a variety of lessons to students in special education programs would normally require the use of several materials and lesson plans and often times…
Award-Winning Educator Taps Technology to Layer Instruction
English teacher Diana Neebe is receiving an Outstanding Young Educator Award at the 2014 ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference for her excellent work in developing progressive and innovative methods of teaching. Neebe is co-writing a book that explains her teaching methods such as non-linear teaching and a…
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