by Sarah Green | Mar 5, 2014 | Parent Issues, Profiles, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Amplify is a relatively new player in the digital education movement, already serving more than 3 million students and 200,000 educators in all 50 states. Amplify is hoping to close the gap in achievement between America and the rest of the world by strengthening...
by Sarah Green | Feb 19, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
With all the pushes for more tech in the classroom, many teachers are finding themselves with technology that they don’t know how best to utilize. Which apps or programs should be used on an iPad, for example? Young children can be especially hard to plan for. Storia...
by Sarah Green | Feb 10, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
President Obama is getting closer to his goal of providing technology access for 99 percent of U.S. students. Private-sector companies like Apple, AT&T, and Microsoft have committed more than $750 million in the ConnectEd initiative. It’s aimed to connect more...
by Sarah Green | Nov 11, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
The United States and other countries have, for the past few years, been intensely focused on bringing technology into the classroom. Kids love computers, and indeed, having access to the World Wide Web presents some fantastic learning opportunities. Programs like...
by Supporting Education | May 20, 2013 | News
Once upon a time, technology in the classroom meant that the teacher had a mini-fridge plugged into a wall socket. That is no longer the case. These days we are inundated by a plethora of social media, computers, smart boards, I-pods, I-pads and other I-technology. ...
