Tools and Tips

    Digital Learning
    14 min read

    10 Apps for Back to School

    The new school year is upon us and I’m sure as an educator you are already in full swing with classes, lesson plans, and meetings. It can be hard to see past week one, let... Read More
    Digital Learning
    6 min read

    How Effective is Your Ed Tech Program?

    You may have the most exciting ed tech program ready to go in your district. Perhaps you’ve finally gotten the green-light on incorporating a new ed tech tool into your... Read More
    Digital Learning
    7 min read

    TED-Ed as a Teaching Tool

    Sometimes teachers need additional tools in the classroom. Something to elevate the conversation among students, to spark a new perspective on the world, or to enhance the... Read More
    Digital Learning
    8 min read

    6 Ways to Incorporate Coding into Your Classroom

    Did you know there’s an annual, week-long learning event that 663 million people ages four to 104 have already joined? It’s the annual Hour of Code Event that takes place... Read More
    Digital Learning
    6 min read

    How Digital Resources Transform Teaching and Learning

    Devices in the K-12 classroom are becoming as common as chalk and chalkboards once were, but how do teachers use those devices? Teachers, those on the front lines of this ed... Read More
    Digital Learning
    7 min read

    Four Cybersecurity Tips for Schools and Districts

    It’s October and while many think of Halloween and the start of Fall, it is also marks the beginning of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Without cybersecurity... Read More
    Mobile Broadband
    6 min read

    How Cameras Make School Buses Safer Than Ever

    Something happens on your school bus – a fight between students, or maybe a traffic accident involving a passing automobile. Parents, administrators, and community... Read More
    Digital Learning
    7 min read

    Digital Tools for Preventing the Summer Slide

    It’s the end of the school year, and as students get ready for fun and relaxation, many educators across the nation are worried about one thing – the summer slide. Read More
    Mobile Broadband
    9 min read

    [UPDATED] Top Educational Websites Your Students Actually Visit

    There you have it, the top 10 educational websites students visit from 2018 (Jan. 1 through April 4, 2018). Here's how Kajeet pulls these stats together every year. ... Read More
    Digital Learning
    10 min read

    5 Tips for Teacher Tech Leaders

    If there’s a front line in the ed tech revolution shaping school districts across the country, it’s filled with great teachers. Read More
    Digital Learning
    9 min read

    Traditional vs. Digital: The Changing Educational Content Landscape

    What once seemed like the most economical and practical learning tool—printed textbooks—is fast being replaced by digital solutions that provide lower costs, and more easily... Read More
    Digital Learning
    7 min read

    Keeping Students Safe Online

    There are 34.9 million students in the U.S. who have Internet access at school and meet the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) minimum Internet access goal (100 kbps... Read More
    Mobile Broadband
    8 min read

    How Does School Bus Wi-Fi Work?

    Riding the school bus is the start, or completion, of a school day. And now, with today’s digital tools, it is easy to extend the classroom to the bus with filtered Internet. Read More
    Homework Gap
    9 min read

    Internet Access Makes College Applications Easier for All

    Think of everything that goes into a college application. Transcripts. Personal essays. Teacher recommendations. Standardized test scores. Application fees. In the past,... Read More
    Digital Learning
    8 min read

    Ransomware: A Growing Threat in K-12

    Education is currently the biggest target for ransomware attacks, preceding the government, healthcare, energy/utilities, retail, and finance industries, according to Dark... Read More
    Digital Learning
    6 min read

    How OER Can Help Low-Income School Districts

    Could three simple letters change the face of education in low-income school districts?That’s the hope for OER, or open educational resources, which can allow school... Read More
    Digital Learning
    8 min read

    Using Tech to Make Sure All Students Succeed

    Children, as they say, are the future. Which is why for more than half a century, the United States has been committed to the education of children in all communities. Read More
    Homework Gap
    4 min read

    Closing the Homework Gap in North Carolina

    Five million households with school-age children do not have broadband access. This Pew Research Center statistic is frequently discussed in the education world and is... Read More
    Digital Learning
    6 min read

    Engaging Parents to Encourage STEM for Young Learners

    STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) has been talked about in the education world for years, and even recently it has changed to STEAM to add in the arts. But how... Read More
    Digital Learning
    6 min read

    4 Tips for Keeping Student Data Private

    Today’s students come to the classroom with more than just fascinating personal histories and interesting outlooks on the world. They come with data. Lots of it. Read More
    Digital Learning
    8 min read

    Why Teach Your K-12 Students How to Code?

    For decades, coding was seen as a rare, complicated skill that only few people understood and practiced. For many of us, it seemed impossible to organize all those endless... Read More
    Digital Learning
    2 min read

    7 Can’t-Miss Chromebook Apps & Extensions

    Chromebooks have taken the U.S. classroom by storm. According to market research firm, FutureSource Consulting, the Google Chrome operating system is now 58 percent of... Read More
    Digital Learning
    8 min read

    How to Get the Most out of Ed Tech Data

    With ed tech programs, devices and technologies proliferating around the country, school administrators and teachers are faced with a somewhat difficult decision. Which... Read More
    Digital Learning
    7 min read

    7 Ways to Improve Information Fluency

    Fake news—who writes it, how it spreads—is on everyone’s mind lately. But it’s not just news readers should be concerned about which stories are true and which are false. Read More
    Mobile Broadband
    7 min read

    Do Cell Phones Belong in Elementary Schools?

    It’s hard to believe that, not long ago, cell phones were a rare sight. Now, they’re everywhere—including in our elementary schools. And their appearance in the small hands... Read More
    Digital Learning
    7 min read

    Tips for Creating a More Effective Pilot Program

    With all the options available for bringing educational technology into the 21st-century classroom, deciding which program is the right fit for your school district can often... Read More
    Digital Learning
    5 min read

    4 Strategies for Teaching Digital Citizenship

    Expanding digital access to all children at all ages benefits both educators and students alike. At the same time, though, it opens the door to some new challenges, from... Read More
    funding
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    Grant Writing Made Easy

    School districts face many challenges associated with identifying external funding sources for educational programs and creating successful grant applications to foundations,... Read More
    Mobile Broadband
    2 min read

    Off-Campus Learning Best Practices: Develop a Connectivity Plan

    Now that you have your team in place, it’s time to start planning. Creating a plan shouldn’t seem like a daunting process. In fact, having a plan in place with goals,... Read More
    Mobile Broadband
    5 min read

    Off-Campus Learning Best Practices: Engage Parents

    Securing parental approval and support for the technology in the home is crucial, and districts are finding a few key steps, such as strong communication and asking for... Read More
    Homework Gap
    2 min read

    [INFOGRAPHIC] How to Improve Student Performance

    When a student succeeds in school, success for one student may look differently than success for another. Making an ‘A’ on a history test, passing Chemistry class, being... Read More
    Mobile Broadband
    7 min read

    5 Powerful Ways for Schools to Market their Tech Programs

    You can have the most exciting tech initiative out there. But if no one knows about it, then it may as well not even exist. Read More
    Mobile Broadband
    3 min read

    Off-Campus Learning Best Practices: Identify the Team

    Relationships and communication with cross-functional teams in your school district are critical to the success of any off-campus learning program. Establishing an... Read More
    Digital Learning
    5 min read

    Don’t Like How You Communicate? Then Flip It

    “The most dangerous phrase in the language is: We’ve always done it this way.” — Grace Hopper Read More
    Digital Learning
    8 min read

    10 Programs Tech-Savvy Districts Are Launching This Fall

    3D printers. Virtual reality. Tele-teaching. Read More
    Digital Learning
    6 min read

    How Schools Can Shape Smart Digital Citizens

    Your kids may be good students. But are they good digital citizens? Read More
    Digital Learning
    6 min read

    Establishing a Digital-Age Classroom with High & Low-Tech Tools

    The First Push In October, I transferred to my current school. Within my first two weeks, I observed my students’ learning behaviors and styles and reviewed their data from... Read More
    Digital Learning
    6 min read

    Top 5 Apps for Struggling Learners

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    Digital Learning
    5 min read

    How to Engage Parents in Student Technology

    Although it is ultimately the parent’s choice on whether or not to bring technology home, districts are finding that a few key steps, such as strong communication and asking... Read More
    Homework Gap
    5 min read

    Digital Equity: Assessing the Need in Your School

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    Digital Learning
    5 min read

    5 Ways Technology Can Bridge Staffing Shortages or Budget Cuts

    Do a Google search on “cash-strapped school districts,” and hundreds of thousands of stories appear. For instance, in June Chicago Public Schools was looking to borrow $200... Read More
    Homework Gap
    3 min read

    As Standardized Testing Moves Online, Access to Technology is Crucial

    With standardized testing moving away from the fill-in-the-bubble tests of old to new, computerized testing for students, what impact will this have on... Read More
    Homework Gap
    3 min read

    Addressing Educational Equity in Digital Age

    CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) and the National Title I Association (NASTID) released a new toolkit to strengthen the critical relationship between District Title I... Read More