I greatly enjoy choices in life. Chicken vs. beef, sneakers vs. sandals, and curly fries vs. tater tots. Choices are wonderful because they provide us with exceptional experiences customized to fit our current situations. Schools, like all of us, have TONS of choices to make, and en vogue today is a great debate about technology…
By: Abbey Wilson
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Here’s your homework assignment over winter break! We scour EdTech sites daily to remain current on research, industry happenings, and bring you the most helpful and relevant resources to encourage high achieving learning environments. We’ve compiled an archive of articles, blog posts and research pieces that have earned the highest response rate when we’ve shared…
By: Abbey Wilson
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Through my interactions with Matt over the past couple of months it became glaringly obvious we need to spotlight him as our Educator of the Month. He is truly inspiring and we are very grateful he is a DyKnow user. Check out our Q&A session and view the blog post to sign up for his webinar today, “The Best Web Tools to Enhance Your 1:1 Curriculum.”
By: KatieHahn
Tags: educator of the month, k12, teaching with technology
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Michael Vasey, a DyKnow team member and expert in teaching with technology, just shared a great resource with me that I wanted to share with YOU! Dell and Intel published a collection of Education Grant deadlines for 2011 and 2012. (Disclaimer: they’re not all education technology or education software grants). While we’re approaching the end…
By: Abbey Wilson
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Last week my colleague Abby Walton and I visited DyKnow expert Elizabeth Helfant at Mary Institute and Country Day School (MICDS) in St. Louis. It was the perfect time to be in “the Lou,” the Cardinals would go on to win Thursday and become world champions Friday night! The city was alive with excitement, and I’m…
By: Abbey Wilson
Tags: differentiated instruction, k12, K12 curriculum, laptop programs, one-to-one computing program, teaching with technology, Web 2.0
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My friend Abbey (our social media and events coordinator – you can find her on our Twitter @DyKnow) shared this great article by Nynke Kruiderink over at “Technology really isn’t that scary.” It’s a long post but it’s certainly enjoyable and also VERY relatable. Obviously with technology development moving so quickly, teachers are overcome with…
By: KatieHahn
Tags: differentiated instruction, education technology, higher education, interactive learning, k12, one-to-one computing program, teaching with technology
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Hours on a plane: 50 Miles Traveled: 25,000 Experiencing the innovation in education at ELH 2011: Priceless Ok, so that was incredibly cheesy but all in all, true. I just returned from a two week trip to Australia to visit DyKnow customers and attend Expanding Learning Horizons (ELH) 2011, the longest running 1:1 conference in…
By: Bryan Naas
Tags: australia education technology, education technology, one-to-one computing program
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“We are not educators to teach kids within the limits of our comfort zones.” – Tom Whitby
By: KatieHahn
Tags: classroom management software, education software, education technology, k12, laptop programs, one-to-one computing program, teaching with technology
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A little while back, our friends at Klein ISD in Texas shared a video with us which profiles Kim Sharp, a freshman English teacher at Klein Forest High School.
By: KatieHahn
Tags: classroom management software, differentiated instruction, dyknow monitor, k12, K12 curriculum, laptop programs, teaching with technology
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Posted by: Michael Vasey BYOL (bring-your-own-laptop) is becoming a common discussion at schools, but the chance for success with a BYOL program depends on your goals as a school. If your goal is to market yourselves or at least have the appearance of technology on campus, BYOL works. If you’re at a higher ed institution,…
By: KatieHahn
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