Ariana Fine

How school districts use data dashboards

School districts use data dashboards for student performance, student information system administration view, IT systems and services, break/fix support, mid-course assessments, and financials/budgeting. LINK TO...

Out-of-this-world STEM for middle schoolers

On July 2, 2018, at 10:35 a.m., 25 middle school students in the Peoria, Illinois area had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to speak to an...

5 simple edtech cost-saving strategies

From taking inventory of edtech and software licenses to weighing long-term and upfront product costs, here are five tips to consider when managing edtech. LINK...

From tech to teach

With 22 of the 26 school districts in Northcentral Technical College's area of Wisconsin expressing a need for middle school and high school technology...

Makerspace recommendations

To start creating K12 makerspaces, educators can follow the seven recommendations in the accompanying infographic. Link to main story: High schoolers design games, learn programming...

High schoolers design games, learn programming skills

Evergreen Public Schools hosted its first Game Design Expo in Vancouver, Washington, showcasing more than 50 video games and interactive apps developed by nearly...

3D-printed tool protects first responders

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...

Digital school maps

Up-to-date school floor plans and detailed images can be the difference between life and death when first responders are racing against time to find...

‘Unicorn’ pledge

Project Unicorn does not leave data interoperability to the imagination. The InnovateEdu initiative, which has grown from 25 districts to over 400 in just...

Staying healthy in virtual reality

Jeremy Bailenson, head of Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab, has provided tips on how to safely use virtual reality devices. One piece of advise...

Better connectivity

Every school district in North Dakota should reach 1 gigabit per second of connectivity by summer 2019. For some, that could mean a tenfold...

K12 students visit the VR farm

City students from both coasts have donned headsets to take virtual field trips wherein they learn about the humane treatment of farm animals on...

Sounds of STEM education

A lot of science goes into building a great acoustic guitar. For example, students must analyze malleability, weight and other composition factors when picking the...

Making virtual connections

With just over 100 K12 students and the closest 1,000-student district nearly 100 miles away, Colorado's Arickaree School District utilizes e-learning technology to create...

An aquaculture challenge for high school students

Fertilizing "floating" plants with nitrogen-rich fish feces provides real-life chemistry, biology and engineering lessons to high school students working in Baltimore Polytechnic Institute's aquaponic...