Don’t waste another cent on unused software licenses
A 2019 study found that 67% of educational software product licenses go unused. In some schools, that number jumps to 90%. Which brings up the question: What’s your educational organization’s percent of unused licenses? If it’s 1%, it’s too much. Every cent you spend counts, and you need to get your money’s worth, not continue […]
Grab your popcorn and watch students blossom through self-produced videos
Who doesn’t love a good movie? Action/adventure, romcom, sci-fi, student-produced science class reports….Okay, maybe the last category won’t break any box office records, but, as a teaching tool, it can break through to disinterested students. Today’s youngsters enjoy sharing their world through videos posted to Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. Likewise, when they can use video […]
How to solve the challenge of assessing student understanding
When K-12 students aren’t engaged in the lesson, they aren’t learning. But beyond visual cues—such as staring off into space or the glaze-eyed look of the lost—assessing whether students are engaged can be difficult for educators. In one study, 16% of teachers cited assessing and reporting student understanding as a key digital learning challenge before […]
Let’s disappoint hackers
Education has become the number-one target for ransomware since students returned to school in fall 2020, according to the FBI and other security agencies. In fact, the global education sector has seen a 20% increase in cyber-attacks as criminals exploit newly implemented virtual learning environments. Wondering why your school would be an enticing target for […]
Book Creator Excites Students’ Imaginations
Books have always been an essential part of education. From picture books that help kindergarteners learn their ABCs to five-pound trigonometry textbooks, students read books to reinforce the lessons their teachers are presenting and help that knowledge soak deeper into their brains. But seventh and eighth graders in Shady Hanna’s classes in the Ottawa Catholic […]
How Book Creator lets students show off their creativity, personality, and critical thinking skills
Books have always been an essential part of education. From picture books that help kindergarteners learn their ABCs to five-pound trigonometry textbooks, students read books to reinforce the lessons their teachers are presenting and help that knowledge soak deeper into their brains. But seventh and eighth graders in Shady Hanna’s classes in the Ottawa Catholic […]
Lightspeed Ahead: Managing Multiple Devices
How many devices are you managing right now? And how much time are you (or your small IT team) spending managing those devices? Likely, the answer is more than you were two years ago—or even one year ago. As schools moved to some form of remote learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, they […]
Lightspeed Ahead: Relieve the Stress of managing multiple devices
How many devices are you managing right now? And how much time are you (or your small IT team) spending managing those devices? Likely, the answer is more than you were two years ago—or even one year ago. As schools moved to some form of remote learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, they […]
Equity via The Cloud
Technology equality can be found in the cloud Picture this: Like most of his peers, 11th-grader Johnny engages with his community and shares his world through videos posted to his TikTok account, Instagram, and his own YouTube channel. He’s not so engaged in the classroom, though. His teachers can leverage his interest in making videos […]
The Absolute Advantage
How to keep firm control of your remote devices—and keep hackers away Let’s face it: If you can’t maintain control of your remote devices, some cyber-attacker will take control sooner or later. And when they do, learning stops. Although always a worry, this has become a bigger concern for schools over the past year. During […]