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Classroom Technology Chat Cutting-Edge Classroom Technology
Our guests discussed the new and emerging technologies that are likely to have an impact on the K-12 classroom.
June 15, 2009
College & Workforce Readiness Chat Online Credit Recovery
Under pressure to raise graduation rates and better serve students at risk of falling behind or dropping out, a growing number of districts are turning to online courses as a means of helping them meet academic credit requirements.
May 19, 2009
Teaching Chat Evaluating Games as Instructional Tools
Richard N. Van Eck answered questions about when games should be explored as instructional tools, what advantages games bring to the classroom, and how to overcome obstacles that make game integration difficult.
April 27, 2009
College & Workforce Readiness Chat E-Learning Lessons K-12 Can Learn from Higher Ed.
Although online education is increasingly an option for K-12 students, colleges and universities have been much quicker to develop online courses and incorporate them into their curricula.
March 12, 2009
Education Chat Technology Counts 2009: E-Learning Opens New Doors for School Improvement
This in-depth discussion answered your questions on how online learning is changing the face of K-12 education.
March 9, 2009
IT Infrastructure & Management Chat Safeguarding Your School in Cyberspace
As more schools become more digital, cybersecurity has become a growing area of concern. Learn what cyber-secure schools look like, and how school administrators can create safe digital environments for students and staff.
February 26, 2009
Curriculum Chat Disruptive Innovation in Education
Clayton M. Christensen and Michael B. Horn argue that each student needs a customized learning approach to maximize his or her potential because people learn differently from one another.
February 25, 2009
College & Workforce Readiness Chat The Transformative Power of Technology to Stem the Dropout Rate
Jody Goeler, David Meyer, and Terry M. Moe took questions on the promise online learning holds to help students who are in danger of dropping out or not meeting graduation requirements regain their academic foothold through online-credit recovery.
February 17, 2009
Curriculum Chat Tech-Literacy Confusion: What Knowledge and Skills Really Matter?
What is technology literacy and how should it be taught and measured?
February 5, 2009
Education Funding Chat Protecting Ed Tech in Turbulent Times
Jared P. Mader and Ann Flynn discussed cost-savings methods for school districts, including the use of open-content curricula, "virtualization" tactics, and the efficient deployment of software.
January 22, 2009
IT Infrastructure & Management Chat Cyberbullying and Schools
Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin, authors of the book Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying, joined Digital Directions' Andrew Trotter to discuss what teachers, administrators, parents, and students can do to recognize and rectify cyberbullying.
October 10, 2008
Classroom Technology Chat Online Teaching and Learning
With enrollments in virtual schools increasing, Susan Patrick, Julie Young, and Cheryl Vedoe joined Digital Directions' Michelle Davis to discuss trends and practical approaches in online learning and teaching.
September 26, 2008
IT Infrastructure & Management Chat Open Content in K-12 Education
Lisa A. Petrides discusses and answers questions about "open content" — shared resources educators can use, change, and republish for their own use.
July 24, 2008
Mathematics Chat Where Are the 'T' and 'E' in STEM?
Our guests discussed growing concern that technology and engineering education are often overlooked or underemphasized in the push to improve teaching and learning in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
April 9, 2008
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