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RSS teachers childrenSAS Helps Small School District Improve Student Performance
White Paper Beech Grove deployed SAS that provided a database that teachers use to track performance and spot student weaknesses. The percentage of children eligible for free and reduced-cost lunch has increased... [19 Sep 2009]
No phone, no internet, no electricity: This is no ordinary IT job
News For those who fancy volunteering, the VSO's openings for IT workers fall into two categories; teaching - helping colleges and IT centres to develop curriculums and train existing teachers on using IT, or teaching... [25 Aug 2009]
Kids today: Don't fear the Millennials at work
Comment Before undertaking these projects, I'd written several pieces on young people's use of tech but I'd only ever spoken to teachers and other grown-ups. I could find no such inclination among the children I... [24 Aug 2009]
Teachers get £5.6m to swot up on how to use tech
News Teachers in England are to get help to learn more about technology thanks to a £5.6m training programme, funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families. The programme is aimed at increasing... [21 Jul 2009]
Position Paper on "The Truth About DIBELS"
White Paper In hundreds of schools across the United States, DIBELS have contributed to positive outcomes for teachers and children. Are teachers teaching the core components of reading broadly? As... [22 Apr 2009]
mCLASS: Math Using Technology to Learn What Children Know and Help Them Learn
White Paper The challenge is to develop an assessment system that provides teachers with easy, efficient, and reliable methods to identify students who might be at risk for failure. This paper describes the research and theoretical... [22 Apr 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.01.09
Round-Up And a universal translator to help teachers understand the kidz when they say things like "book" or "nang". Fortunately, hard-pressed teachers also have a new assistant - one better than Etienne the... [23 Jan 2009]
Photos: From robot teachers to Microsoft Surface
Photo ED-E can be programmed to move into positions that can teach children how balance, joints and angles all work, using the software package shown here. The technology is aimed at children with special... [19 Jan 2009]
Luton aims for an A in school tech with £50m deal
News Under the deal, schoolchildren will also have access to an upgraded managed learning environment - a system that contains information such as slides used in class and information for further reading, as well as providing... [13 Jan 2009]
Kids should be taught tech 'from age seven'
News The review also recommends the use of ICT to help teachers cope with the demands of teaching a broad curriculum. Primary school children should be learning how to use technology earlier in their school... [08 Dec 2008]
OLPC: Windows vs Linux
News What made the experience so dramatic was how well the teachers incorporated the laptops into their teaching. At the same time, I don't think either model simply dropped in the hands of children will do... [24 Oct 2008]
Training-starved teachers confused about IT
News UK teachers are becoming less confident about using ICT in the curriculum - yet technology training for teaching staff is being cut back, a new survey shows. Research commissioned by the British Educational Suppliers... [06 Oct 2008]
OLPC rivals get 'vicious'
News The hardware has also had a positive impact beyond the children - engaging parents and teachers in furthering their own education and skill level, according to Cavallo. Giving laptops to school... [16 Sep 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Is there really a skills crisis?
Comment As a schoolboy, I had very little idea what most adults did for a living, unless they were school teachers. As I recall, the lot of school children includes a good deal of boredom. Given that most... [09 Jul 2008]
Create Great Classroom Presentations
White Paper If they're well thought out, multimedia presentations can help teachers reach students that have a variety of learning styles. Salinger, adding a presentation to the lesson can help children at all... [13 May 2008]
