Cybersecurity

A flexible plastic box printed from a school’s 3D printer could hold the answer to keeping first responders safe from exposed needles in the midst of an opioid epidemic that has affected communities nationwide. Over the course of four months, a group of design/modeling students at Ashland Middle School in Kentucky created the needle retriever […]

Managing school energy use can save money and accelerate conservation. The latest in energy management technology can prevent waste automatically while allowing administrators to control ventilation and other systems from a computer or mobile app. Some platforms also track billing information and send alerts during emergencies, such as power outages. One energy management solution even […]

Find out more about certifications programs for campus tech leaders, their team and district educators: Canyons School District: https://etc.canyonsdistrict.org/etc/index.cfm Link to main story: Edtech equalizers in special education CoSN Certified Educational Technology Leader (CETL): https://cosn.org/certification CUE Craft: http://www.cue.org/craft ISTE: https://www.iste.org/learn/iste-certification TCEA: https://tcea.org/learn/certifications/

Students who have significant physical disabilities can benefit greatly from advances in “eye-gaze technology.” With various platforms, students move their eyes to type letters or select pre-programed phrases. They can also navigate the internet and use computer programs with eye movements. Link to main story: Edtech equalizers in special education At Kent Intermediate School District […]

Digital games excel at building a range of skills without students realizing they are “learning” says Marissa Miller, a special education teacher at Warwick Neck Elementary, which is part of Warwick Public Schools in Rhode Island. Some of these games come with puzzle pieces, styluses and other physical components. Link to main story: Edtech equalizers […]

Though not yet used widely in special education, virtual and augmented reality have the potential to be game-changers. Dan Phillips, director of the Technology Resource Center at the Marin County Office of Education in California, has given VR headsets to children in wheelchairs, allowing them to walk and move virtually as they work on a […]