Technology & Learning

The Internet is becoming the donors' medium of choice because it's quick and easy--its instantaneous nature means people are much more likely to turn their impulse into donations or raffle ticket purchases when online. However, knowing exactly how...

In 2001, Indiana officials at the Department of Education were taking stock. The schools had an excellent network infrastructure and had installed significant numbers of computers for 1 million public school enrollees. Yet students were spending less...

When Finnish software engineer Linus Torvalds, "the father of Linux," was playing with the idea of a mascot for his open source code, he came up with a penguin. His reasoning: " ... using something like a penguin gives people the chance to make modifications...

Q. WHAT MAKES SENSE FOR K-12 DISTRICTS TO LOOK AT RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF TECHNOLOGY? A. There are two really important uses of technology that districts could be focusing on. One is interactive representation, where technology is used to visualize...

prominent edublogger Will Richardson writes regularly about the value of having an online presence. As he notes, being "clickable" in today's day and age is increasingly important. Semantic Studios founder Peter Morville calls this idea "findability,"...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] According to the 2006 report Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning, Funded by the North American Council For Online Learning and the K-11 online Connections: "... 38 states have now established state-led online learning programs,...