January 27th, 2012
Alex InmanSidwell Friends SchoolDirector of Information Services During a recent webinar we were blown away by Alex’s personality and passion. As someone who’s been in the edtech game since 1993, Alex has built a wealth of knowledge on technology integration and one-to-one computing initiatives. Our conversation was so informative and definitely enjoyable. Check out our…
By: KatieHahn
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January 25th, 2012
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
Posted in: EdTech, One-to-One Computing, Teaching with Technology No Comments »
January 20th, 2012
We are excited to announce the launch of our new cross-platform classroom management product, DyKnow Monitor CP, which works on both Macs and PCs! The education technology landscape is changing at a thrilling but exhausting pace. To ensure we continue offering the most relevant teaching and learning tools, we embrace a meticulous and analytical product…
By: KatieHahn
Tags: classroom management software, dyknow monitor, DyKnow Monitor CP, one-to-one computing program, teaching with technology
Posted in: Classroom Management Software, Company News, Product Updates No Comments »
December 21st, 2011
This fall we had the great privilege of participating in the Indiana Department of Education’s 2012 Teacher of the Year award program. Myself along with a few others from the DyKnow team had the privilege of attending the banquet to honor all nominees and their families where we enjoyed an evening of celebrating the most influential educators…
By: Abbey Wilson
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December 13th, 2011
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
Posted in: Company News, EdTech, One-to-One Computing, Professional Development 4 Comments »
December 8th, 2011
There are so many ways to use the Attention tool in DyKnow Monitor. In this month’s High Five we explore five creative but very useful ways to use Attention, including during timed group work and even to send encouraging messages. Check out the whole slideshow to see how you can use the Attention tool.
By: KatieHahn
Tags: classroom management software, dyknow monitor, education technology, one-to-one computing program
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November 29th, 2011
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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November 22nd, 2011
Who should read this blog post? Technology administrators, IT personnel and anyone directly involved with IT management. When it comes to purchasing software, many people do not realize that product architecture (how it is built) is just as important as the visible features in the software. A products reliability is directly related to how the product is designed… and I’m not talking about the user interface design, I’m talking about what’s under the hood.
By: KatieHahn
Tags: classroom management software, dyknow monitor, education technology, k12, one-to-one computing program
Posted in: Classroom Management Software, Company News, EdTech 1 Comment »
November 21st, 2011
We strive in the DyKnow Customer Success department to model effective teaching when we train new and existing customers to use our teaching and learning tools. As a result, we know the typical training approach of the trainer standing in the front of the room attempting to “impart knowledge” on trainees is simply a waste…
By: Bryan Naas
Tags: Collaboration, differentiated instruction, interactive learning, Professional Development, teaching with technology, Training
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November 21st, 2011
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
Posted in: Company News, Grants, One-to-One Computing, Teaching with Technology No Comments »