Posts
 |
| Photo: eSchool News |
Gary Lambert: Wi-fi at home and on the bus
Beekmantown (NY) Central School District, a rural district of 2,070 students, was on a mission to be the most progressive educational institution in the area. When funds were earmarked for school wi-fi, we wanted to harness the Internet to provide a world-class education for every student in this district.
Our initiative to address digital equity issues began with the rollout of Kajeet SmartSpots for students who needed home Internet access...
Kendra LeRoy: Connecting to today’s smartphone-toting parents
I work in a group of four teachers who collaborate to teach the different subjects in 5th grade. To keep us all connected, we the use the parent-teacher app Bloomz to post announcements and updates to students’ parents individually or as a group.
Parents really appreciate the up-to-date posts about what is happening at school on the Bloomz newsfeed, which they can access right on their smartphones. They also like having the calendar to remind them about dress-up days, report cards, and meetings...
Michelle Zavaleta: Uniting the classroom with an audio system
So many pieces are needed to complete the puzzle of a mobile learning environment. Every school has its own unique challenges, and technology plays the important role of helping address those by supporting educators to continue providing superior lessons.
At Tulare (CA) City School District in 2011, we had a cluster of deaf and hard-of-hearing students for the first time in one class.
Read more...
Source: eSchool News
