April 2015

April 2015

FULL ISSUE

FEATURES

FOUR REASONS TO WORRY ABOUT “PERSONALIZED LEARNING”

Alfie Kohn shares his observations on this latest edtech buzzword.

A BETTER WAY TO EVALUATE
Ellen Ullman interviews districts that are trying to integrate professional learning into the teacher evaluation process.

NEW CLOUD SOLUTION SOLVES SCHOOL BOARD’S FILE SHARING DILEMMA

CLOUD COLLABORATION TOOLS: NOW OR LATER?
David Kapuler shares his favorite cloud-based tools, along with ideas for in-class collaboration now and anytime, anywhere connections later.

SUPPORT FOR THE SUPPORTERS: STAYING CURRENT WITH THE LATEST TECH
Lisa Gonzales and Jason Borgen offer tips for creating a school culture of continuous professional development.

IT AND CURRICULUM: CAN THIS MARRIAGE BE SAVED?
IT and Curriculum: Can This Marriage Be Saved? Highlights from T&L’s event series on this topic.

LIBRARIANS LEAD THE WAY IN EDTECH
Shannon Mersand’s feature celebrates April’s School Library Month with this insightful survey of her peers.

35TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES
Veteran experts Gwen Solomon and David Warlick reflect on highlights from the past 35 years in edtech.
TWO TIN CANS AND A STRING: THE INTERNET BEGINS
GUESS WHO I MET TODAY ON THE INTERNET? (EARLY 1990S)

PRODUCTS

PUT TO THE TEST: T&L EDITORS TAKE SOME NEW PRODUCTS FOR A TEST DRIVE.
T&L Reviews SMART kapp board

WHAT’S NEW

DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS

EDITORS DESK: THE EDTECH REVOLUTION—THIS TIME IT’S FOR REAL!

BIG IDEAS

Top10 Web Stories
BLOG BITS
TOP TWEETS
Investors Predict 2015 Startup Trends
Site We Like
T&L Reader survey How do you best develop your Personal Learning Netw ork (PLN)?
Hour of Code Resources
New Contest from Epson
Class Tech Tips: Current Events Resources
New Survey Reveals Significant Growth in EdTech
The State of the Cloud
Apps of the day From techlearning.com