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A Certificate for 21st-Century Teachers

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Tue, 02/19/2013 - 11:26am

In July, Leading Edge Certification, a national certification program in educational technology and curriculum innovation, will launch Digital Educator certification to help teachers enhance their use of classroom technology.

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Tablet Integration Takes Hold in School

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Tue, 02/19/2013 - 11:03am

Though Community High School District 99 in Downers Grove, Ill., had a robust wired infrastructure, in 2011, administrators decided it was time to put wireless access in the two-school district for staff and students to access. “It was a logical time to put something in place to make use of the wireless,” says Rod Rousseau, director of technology and information services, and soon after, “we opted to give all certified staff members tablet computers.”

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Transitions to Digital Media: Are School Libraries on the Way Out?

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Tue, 02/19/2013 - 10:24am

If your school librarians are feeling beleaguered these days, well, they have good reason. But is this the beginning of the end for school libraries? Not by a long shot, says Susan Ballard, president of the American Association of School Librarians.

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Communities in Schools Adds Two Technology Leaders to Board

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Fri, 02/15/2013 - 4:24pm

Communities In Schools, an organization dedicated to empowering students to stay in school and achieve in life, has appointed two leaders in the technology field to its board of directors.