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What To Do If Your School Bans Useful Websites
Today is Banned Website Awareness Day, and all across the country, educators are doing their part to raise awareness of how overly restrictive blocking of educational websites affects student...
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Top 10 Posts of 2012: Deep, Meaningful and Creative Learning
Flickr: CriCristina It may come as no surprise that the ideas that are top-of-mind for educators, parents, and policymakers are the very topics conveyed in the most popular MindShift posts this year....
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For Low-Income Kids, Access to Devices Could Be the Equalizer
No device should ever be hailed as the silver bullet in “saving” education — nor should it be completely shunned — but when it comes to the possibility of bridging the digital divide between...
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Tackling the Digital Divide: Low-Income Students Weigh In
The article For Low Income Kids, Access to Devices Could Be the Equalizer raised the possibility that mobile technology in classrooms could help narrow the digital divide between the nation’s...
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How BYOD Programs Can Fuel Inquiry Learning
Launching a Bring Your Own Device program can be both exhilarating and scary. The opportunity to extend access to technology in the classroom and at home is enticing, but school districts can get hung...
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Think Big: How to Jumpstart Tech Use In Low-Income Schools
The challenges of rural schools are many of the same (though not all) that low-income public schools face across the country: inadequate access to technology and broadband, tight budgets, and...
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The Struggles and Realities of Student-Driven Learning and BYOD
Jane Mount/MindShift If the promise of mobile technology in classrooms has been to equalize opportunities for all students through access to the internet, that potential has yet to be realized....
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5 Essential Insights About Mobile Learning
Erin Scott/MindShift Just a few years ago, mobile devices were almost unheard of in classrooms. Over time, teachers and administrators have been experimenting with how to make mobile devices into...
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How to Get the Most Out of Student-Owned Devices in Any Classroom
Brad Flickinger/Flickr Allowing students to bring their own devices to class can be a cost-effective way to quickly get access to the internet and to the many useful tools those devices carry. But...
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Trust, Equity, and Student-Centered Learning With Fourth-Graders
Tom Woodward/Flickr School administrators are looking to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies as a way to bring technology resources in the community to bear in the classroom when there is little...
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Access to Technology for Immigrant Students
School administrators are looking to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies as a way to bring technology resources in the community to bear in the classroom when there is little funding for...
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One Teacher Lets Students Prove They’re Trustworthy With Devices
School administrators are looking to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies as a way to bring technology resources in the community to bear in the classroom when there is little funding for classroom...
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Why Trust Is A Crucial Ingredient in Shaping Independent Learners
By Jane Mount/MindShift Preparing students to be “college and career ready” is a catch phrase in many schools, but those same institutions often block large swaths of the internet in an attempt to...
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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years
In a fast-moving field like education technology, it’s worth taking a moment to take stock of new developments, persistent trends and the challenges to effective tech implementation in real classrooms....
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