| A Change in Attitude: Incorporating Technology In the Classroom Gives Curriculum A Boost |  |
| This video shows how technology was integrated into a classroom in Mississippi |  |
| A Commentary On The Future Of Education | |
| A commentary on the future of education in an increasingly flat world. | |
| A Complete Guide To Designing Web Sites That Work | |
| This is a website that is for everyone involved or interested in creating web sites - whether novice or expert. It will help a user understand what makes web sites succeed or fail, and what can be done to increase the chance of success. | |
| A Good Teaching Technique: WebQuests | |
| In this article, the author first introduces and describes a new teaching tool called WebQuests to practicing teachers. He then provides detailed information about the structure of a good WebQuest. Third, the author shows the strengths and weaknesses of using WebQuests in teaching and learning. Last, he points out the challenges for practicing teachers and administrators. Keywords: Internet, mathematics, teachers, WebQuests | |
| A Homegrown Design For Data Warehousing | |
| Report on how a district created its own process for generating detailed information about students in real time | |
| A New Day For Learning | |
| In most areas of the contry, schools have not changed in many years, and the educational system looks the same as it always has. Some people are making efforts to change the educational system though. This video illustrates examples of reform efforts throughout the country, where schools are emphasizing things like community collaboration, real world learning, and distance learning. | |
| A New Way To Teach: Begin With The End | |
| At the Marin School of Arts and Technology, teachers have implemented a project-based learning curriculum. Students work in the field, take their data back to the labs, and ultimately present their findings through digital media. School administrators believe that the students should be doing the learning work in project based learning, not the teachers. However, this curriculum requires teachers to brainstorm and work together to develop questions and projects for their students. | |
| A Report On Internet Speeds In All 50 States | |
| Report by the makers of "speedmatters" a recent look at Internet speeds using data obtained from people hitting their speedmatters.org website | |
| A School Decision-Maker's Guide To Student Technology Support Programs (PDF) | |
| The Decision Maker's Guide is not a how-to guide for launching a program. Rather, these pages provide background for decision makers to make a case for such a program and also determine what type of program is most appropriate to pursue. The resources section links to documents and Web sites with specific program development resources. The YTSC white paper: "Youth Technology Support Programs: Meeting the Challenge of Technology Support in Schools," Douglas Levin, American Institutes for Research, February 2004, provides a summary and review of programs and literature. | |
| A Technological High | |
| Access to computers, multimedia labs and advanced software engages students at this San Diego charter school. | |
| A Virtual Supervision Model | |
| The perennial lament of every principal is not having enough time to fulfill what is perhaps his or her most important responsibility -- teacher evaluation. In the absence of a human resource solution to this problem, technology offers an opportunity to tip the scale in the direction of instructional leadership through a medium we refer to as Virtual Supervision. | |