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This evaluation fof Study Island promotes it as a great way to make sure kids learn the state standards and become proficient.

I have spent many hours with students as they work on Study Island, and I believe that they aren't as enthusiastic about the program as adults are. What I have noticed from the teachers is that Study Island is a good babysitter and a way to kill time. I'm not so sure I would give the program credit for boosting test scores.

I have had nothing but bad experiences with study island. Much like many things, the idea is better than the reality. Even though the system "times out" when the computer senses the student is guessing, the students just take a ten second break then get right back to guessing.

This article is about integrating ipads into the classroom.I found this article to be very interesting because Fairfield County is wanting to adopt ipads in their school district, and I wont lie I was very hesitant on that idea, but after reading this and seeing the extensive studies that have been done, I think it could be very beneficial.

An educational theory gaining momentum in the literature may open the door to increased use of social media in schools. Dr. Richard Light believes that social networking may be good in schools for reasons like group studies.

Despite the wealth of information available on the Internet, a recent study suggests that many students lack basic research skills. According to the latest Project Information Literacy Progress Report, 84 percent of students say that when it comes to course-based research, getting started is their biggest challenge.

Teacher reinvents her classroom with the use of technology.

The teachers and administrators at our case study sites expressed different reasons for bringing technology into their schools. Many teachers at case study schools cited a belief that computer-based technologies could provide support for thinking processes.

I checked this out just to see what potentials for novels and plays for seventh graders to study. Just a thought, why do English teachers keep teaching the same old books? Some of the stuff that I found was stuff that I was taught back when I was all three levels of school. Isn't time to update the reading list to stuff that has be written in last 20 years or even more recent instead of stuff that is outdated by like 50 or 100 years ago. I can't complain about Mark Twain though. I do like his writing. But Julie and the Wolves, The Outsiders, The Giver?

This article is about making ancient civilizations into 3-D virtual worlds where people can log on and virtually explore these ancient worlds. This would be an excellent tool for social studies. Students can now have a more hands-on approach to learning about ancient civilizations.

I found this article very interesting! The classroom was more like an office. The students have their own personal learning desks and cubicles. I think that learning will be maximized when each students individual needs are met, and they are in this classroom Designers of the Minnesota School of Environmental Studies (SES) were years ahead of the curve when it came to creating collaborative classrooms that would one day accommodate learning technologies that in 1995 had yet to be conceived--let alone developed and marketed to the educational sector.

This article was interesting for me to read being a teacher! I think that it's very cool that they have students desks look more like offices. This school is called the "Zoo School" and it serves 400 students in the 11th and 12th grade. They get to customize their workstations like employees do at work! They don't get taught at their desks they all get back together and sit at a longer table much like college and learn that way! I think this is neat and a different idea! They said in their article that the students were "thriving here" so I think they have caught on to something wonderful!

I was excited to read an article that finally provided me a useful basis of technology in a math class. I was really surprised to read that sciences seem to be the subject that is lagging with tech integration. I realize science is a very hands-on subject, but I would think it would have been a much easier transition, than math.

This was in use in the classroom I observed during Winter Quarter. It was an excellent tool for the teacher to use, not only to post grades, but to offer kids study guides, etc., that they could access from home. They could also log on from home to complete lessons, etc. And, best of all, it is FREE. With school's on such tight budgets, free products are excelent!

This article talks about the higher demand of having technology in the classrooms by the government. There have been studies that shows technology can be useful and helpful with teacher but it has to be administered in a correct manner.

Chilling and interesting are the two words I would describe this article. This article discusses the benefits of having robots assist the teacher. The robots would be very life-life and interactive, being able to detect and response in the right emotions. There is already a study with a robot interacting with 18-to-24 months old kids. That robot only costs 500 dollars to manufacture. Looks like we could be out of a job in a few years' time...haha.

Here is an article that discusses how games can be integrated into the classroom and be used for learning purposes using technology such as computers and augmented reality devices. It also discusses the challenges that they have faced creating and implementing these games into a learning environment and the challenges that they feel they'll have to face to make it more successful.

Great article. Chris Dede is brilliant - I've been studying with him the last two semesters and have played Alien Contact. In fact, I am currently working on developing an augmented reality tour of the Black Heritage Trail in Boston. If you are interested in learning more about AR and VR, you may want to check out these videos: http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/learning/LD2-6-107.html and http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/learning/LD2-3.html

This paper illustrates the conflict that exists between what is required of teachers in preparing students to meet certain standards and the need to incorporate technology into their courses of study.

This is a website from the Miller Center of Public Affairs from the University of Virginia. It has a good deal of information about each president with a multimedia gallery for each president as well(mostly pictures). For social studies teachers with a focus on US history and particularly the presidents of the U.S. this is a great website.

Today's post-secondary students need to be well equipped with technology for their studies, whether in the arts, sciences or welding. Students are faced with many choices when it comes to technology, both in hardware and software. In this great, tech savvy city we are fortunate to have people who not only know their products, but also provide great customer service.

From smartphones to tablets, Wi-Fi to 3G/4G: I cover telecom & mobile. Conventional wisdom says that loaning Apple's bestselling iPad to college students would be a popular move. A seven-week-long study by the University of Notre Dame found that students did indeed like learning with the tablet computers, but that they used the devices differently than was expected.