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…

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‘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…

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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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Teachers as Web Developers: Making Cross-Curricular Instruction More Efficient

With the increasing popularity of the internet as a classroom resource, it’s become more important for more teachers to have an understanding of how to integrate online tools and resources in a classroom environment. Monica Wilbanks, a middle school teacher from Aurora, Colorado has developed an online resource where teachers…

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