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School CIO provides high-quality ideas, strategies, and resources for senior-level technology leaders in K-12 school districts. Our mission is to help school technology professionals manage IT more effectively and efficiently, drive educational innovation, and advance their careers.

School CIO provides high-quality ideas, strategies, and resources for senior-level technology leaders in K-12 school districts. Our mission is to help school technology professionals manage IT more effectively and efficiently, drive educational innovation, and advance their careers.

Works for grade school possible works for High School

Works for grade school possible works for High School

The report also found that students increasingly see benefits to online learning, with 57 percent of respondents in high school saying that it would put them in control of their learning, up from 40 percent in 2009, and 56 percent saying that it would allow them to work at their own pace, a five percent increase over the same period. Students also said that it would provide other benefits, such as improved ability to review materials, a greater sense of independence, and an improved opportunity to succeed in class, in greater numbers than they did in 2009, though they are still not in the majority. Read more at http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/06/06/report-students-prioritize-devices-variety-over-internet-access.aspx#h56BQclTTuW2xerf.99 

Good stats and on the correct course, thinking about it and not sounding negative, from observation, it's a mind set change with these 21st Century tools. Those who achieve are on top of this, and the others may feel an invasion of their personal worlds. Yet the mind set is shared with those in front them, standing at a podium. I have found it interesting that this year many sources for collaboration and social media have changed their logo to include Learning in their names. Instead of Social Network - Social Learning Network or Community. Putting stats aside, once that reluctant learner starts using the learning networks and tools and sees their achievement (grades), the stats for success with mobile learning starts to fill out on the positive side. Nothing like a winner, everyone gets on board.

School CIO provides high-quality ideas, strategies, and resources for senior-level technology leaders in K-12 school districts. Our mission is to help school technology professionals manage IT more effectively and efficiently, drive educational innovation, and advance their careers.

High-profile mistakes have marred some classroom rollouts of iPads; here's what school leaders can learn from these missteps.

High-profile mistakes have marred some classroom rollouts of iPads; here's what school leaders can learn from these missteps.

Interesting article from ipadsinschools.com. The site may be one to bookmark. Click the Apps for High School tab, it's "loaded".

Checkout VINE, possible we could do this in High School!

Recently this has come up more often for information and videos on iPads and Apps. It even has a High School tab.

Social Studies take a look!

Hey! Math teachers, here is the site for free worksheets and more. Sign up for the free email newsletters and worksheet. Don't be fooled there are high school level tabs. Maybe even a apps, check it out.

Interesting Articles : one for Social Studies- Is this the future of high school History?

Scholastic Magazine articles and video section. This could be a reference posted as a parent section to share and inform parents on Digital Citizenship. The on line magazine is K-8 and much of the information is still relevant for high school parents.There is a section in this article reference mobile devices.