Blog Juice for Educational Technology

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…

Here is an op-ed piece from the Denver Post Tuesday October 25, 2005 edition. Columnist Diane Carman hits just about every issue from data, NCLB, and the digital divide in this article with a Colorado theme. Full article: http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_3148204…

Outside of School, Teens Forge Forward with the Internet and Other New Technologies The number of teenagers using the internet has grown 24% in the past four years and 87% of those between the ages of 12 and 17 are online. Compared to four years ago, teens’ use of the…

A group of Apple Distinguished Educators has created a 1:1 Research Database to facilitate the collection and sharing, in as comprehensive and up-to-date a manner as possible, all of the research presently available related to 1:1 computing initiatives. Visitors are able to search, view, and/or contribute to the contents of…

From ASCD June 6: According to a report from the U.S. Education Department, 23% of preschoolers and 32% of kindergartners have gone online, primarily to visit interactive Web sites introducing letters and numbers. Experts say schools should take special care to ensure very young children are using programs that…

From ASCD June 3: A small study of high school teachers by the Education Development Center explores the barriers teachers face when they seek to use digital libraries and other electronic resources in the teaching of science, technology engineering and mathematics. The survey’s 236 respondents complain most about hardware shortfalls,…