Blog Juice for Educational Technology

According to Berkery, Noyes (a leader in education mergers and acquisitions), there are four areas where they predict near-term growth in the K-12 education technology market sector: 1) test development, online formative assessment, and assessment-imbedded curriculum; 2) Intervention products that demonstrate ROI reporting; 3) Assistive technologies and ELL/ESL products as…

Technology Solutions That Work (TSW) Database from Metiri Group is a subscription-based collection of research that provides an indepth, unbiased analysis of education technologies. The database also provides a range of technology-based learning strategies along with a summary of all of the Metiri studies conducted to date. Several States have…

Internet blog sites, such as MySpace.com and Xanga.com, are receiving increased scrutiny from middle and high school administrators. School districts in Fairfax County and Arlington County, Virginia, plan on holding seminars for parents on the subject in the coming week. Among the obvious dangers are adult stalkers enticing teenagers into…

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has recently released its Digest of Educational Statistics 2004, covering everything you need to know from enrollment to student performance to faculty and staffing levels to technology use. nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/…

Among the findings are the funding for technology and integrating technology into the classroom rank among the biggest challenges that school districts face. To read the full survey results, go to www.nsba.org/site/doc.asp. Key findings include: 92% of respondents believe that technology makes learning more engaging and 88% agree that technology…

December 31, 2005 is an important date for the E-Rate program. That is the day the one-year waiver from the Anti-Deficiency Act expires. If that day comes and goes with no Congressional action to extend the waiver, the E-Rate program will be frozen for a minimum of six months and…

It’s important for education leaders to stay abreast of changes that can impact school policy. Consider the following note from the National School Board Association: Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who last week announced her retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, has exerted a strong influence in numerous decisions affecting public…

Microsoft has announced the Public Beta release of the Shared Computer Toolkit for Windows XP. The Shared Computer Toolkit is a set of software tools that will help make it easier to set up, safeguard, and maintain shared computers like those found in schools, public libraries, community technology centers, and…