February 2016
FEATURES
REVOLUTIONIZING LEARNING SPACES WITH PROJECTORS AND DISPLAYS
By Tara Smith
Collaboration and learning go hand-in-hand for students who have access to these dynamic tools, and teachers in the following four schools are seeing exciting new levels of engagement.
● Creating Collaborative Learning Spaces
A PERSONAL STATEMENT: HOW SCHOOLS USE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO CREATE INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING JOURNEYS
By Ellen Ullman
One of the greatest benefits of using technology in our classrooms is the ability to deliver highly relevant, pertinent materials individualized for each child’s learning style and other needs. That’s where a learning management system (LMS) comes in. Used properly, an LMS allows teachers to help each child soar.
WHAT’S IN A WORD?
By Christine Weiser
The difference between “personalized” and “individualized” learning is more than just semantics: a conversation with Diana Laufenberg.
PRODUCTS
PUT TO THE TEST: T&L EDITORS TAKE SOME NEW PRODUCTS FOR A TEST DRIVE.
● Achieve3000 BOOST Programs
● Autodesk Design Academy
● Adobe
● Insight’s ADVANCEfeedback
● Newsela
WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS
DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS
EDITOR’S NOTE: EDTECH: IT’S A SMALL WORLD
TRENDING: 10 WAYS TO DELIVER THE WORST PD EVER, VIRTUALIZATION, AND MORE
● Top10 Web Stories
● BLOG BITS
● TOP TWEETS
● Top 10 Ways to Deliver The Worst PD Ever
● SITE WE LIKE
● T&L READER SURVEY: ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THE PRIVACY OF YOUR SCHOOL DATA?
● MODEST DECLINE IN HOME BROADBAND ADOPTION
● STATES SANCTION ROBOTICS AS AN EXTRACURRICULAR SPORT
● APPS OF THE DAY FROM TECHLEARNING.COM
● MAKERBOT THINGIVERSE LAUNCHES #MAKERED CHALLENGE
● DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP RESOURCES
● TECH & LEARNING LIVE PD LIBRARY
● HASHTAGS CAN EMPOWER TEACHING
● PINTEREST PAGES FOR MATH TEACHERS
● PERSONALIZING PD IN EDUCATION
BIG IDEAS
● Fulton Schools Deploy Software-Defined Networks in New Data Center
● Bold Predictions Sure To Go Wrong In 2016
● Why audio books in the classroom?
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