Instinctively, most educators understand that rewarding students for positive behavior is better than punishing them for negative behavior. Of course, some negative situations will inevitably arise that require disciplinary action to be taken, but whenever possible, student behavior will be corrected more effectively when opportunities are found to praise children for behaving correctly. Here are...
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Problem behaviors in the classroom can be a challenge for teachers and administrators no matter what age group you’re working with. The difficult and disruptive behavior some students engage in can take a wide variety of forms and require a robust set of skills to deal with them effectively. Unfortunately, some children come to school...
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Image credit: Ed Tech Magazine eSchool News shared what a panel of CTOs and educators at ISTE 2016, one of the biggest education conferences in the country, determined how technologies are changing the role of these Chief Technology Officers in school districts: Blended Learning “Blended learning means flexible learning that caters to learning styles of students,” said...
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Image Copyright: ximagination / 123RF Stock Photo Millions of students and teachers are preparing to begin another school year in the coming weeks. Your IT team is busy implementing and updating new technologies that enhance the student’s experience. Is your next implementation on this list? Alan Joch, in a EdTech Magazine article, shares 5 classroom tech priorities for...
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Image Copyright: mrdoomits / 123RF Stock Photo Dr. R. Stephen Green, Superintendent of DeKalb County School District in Georgia, recently shared his opinion on the need for discipline culture change in education. His op-ed in the Atlanta’s WXIA Channel 11 was inspired by new changes in the way his schools handle discipline after it was recently reported that...
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Excerpts from an edtechmagazine.com article: Financial constrains in today’s school districts have found many cutting essential budgets to facilities and IT. In the name of efficiency many have seen decisions that could potentially cause even greater financial loss in the future: Shutting off uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) for critical IT equipment, leaving systems susceptible to loss or...
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Excerpts from a CIO.com article by Chris Doig Though there are many reasons not to change enterprise software, possibly the biggest is inertia. If it isn’t broken, why fix it? The cost of not replacing old software must be estimated to answer the above question, especially for systems that have been in place for more...
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Excerpts from a GCN.com article by Derek Major: Even as the number of Internet-enabled devices flowing into the market seems unstoppable, policymakers debate government’s role in managing the risk they present. Allan Friedman, director of cybersecurity initiatives in the Department of Commerce, said that there are still many unanswered questions about the risks related to the...
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Image: Kevin Marks/Flickr Taken from the Education Week article “State K-12 Cybersecurity Audit Finds Missouri District Unprepared” “It is a very comprehensive report,” said Doug Levin, the president of EdTech Strategies LLC, a consulting group. “Clearly the auditor has developed a framework for best practices.” While Levin applauded the interest taken by the state auditor, he argued...
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CoSN just made available their 4th Annual K-12 IT Leadership Survey Report. The survey was conducted in January of 2016 and distributed to U.S. school technology leaders. Top 10 Key Findings from the 2016 K-12 IT Leadership Survey Report: 1. Broadband and network capacity is the top priority for IT leaders, replacing assessment readiness (which for the...
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