Salida Union School District (Calif.) K8 district with four schools and 2,400 students 22 Dual Duty Tech Tub2 Teaching Easels for 2,000 Dell 3189 convertible flip touchscreens for grades 1 through 7 and Toshiba 2s for eighth grade Recently allowed students in grades 6 through 8 to take computers home Started with Toshiba 2 Chromebooks […]

"What are some common misconceptions schools have when purchasing charging and storage platforms? How can K12 leaders plan to make the right purchase for their district?" "I think many schools immediately think of cart-type solutions, which group a whole class set in one place and assume that a one-size-fits-all solution is all that is available […]

The alarming rate of school shootings in recent years has led to the creation of emergency notification systems that can send various types of messages to multiple devices, including live videos to law enforcement. Administrators have more control of their messages, including the ability to determine who has received and read them. One system even […]

Co-principals Shy-Quon Ely II and Brooke Beavers recently took over Elder W. Diggs School 42, a struggling campus that Indianapolis Public Schools restarted as an innovation school. Beavers and Ely, who previously co-led a local charter school, will focus on improving test scores and preventing state intervention. The duo has hired nearly all new teachers […]

Students at Sunnyside High in Fresno, California, can now enroll in a multimedia and marketing course, thanks to a recently remodeled CTE classroom that promotes hands-on learning. CHALLENGE: Educator Tamela Ryatt had taught traditional black-and-white photography for 16 years before Fresno USD shifted the course's focus. The original photography classroom—which housed a large processing sink […]

Crisis Lockdown Alert Status System Sielox Individuals can use this browser-based system to send color-coded email and text alerts to administrators and first responders through networked devices, such as desktops and smartphones. LINK TO MAIN ARTICLE: Emergency notification systems for schools School officials can hold two-way chats with responders, and law enforcement can […]

Smart TVs and whiteboards allow even more students to collaborate. Depending on the model, students can interact with a touch screen in 10 to 32 different places simultaneously. Many of these displays come with screen mirroring capabilities and apps that are loaded with learning activities. Other tools include collaborative software that monitors internet use and […]

Students in Washington state Fall 2015: 61% Fall 2016: 66% Fall 2017: 66% LINK TO MAIN ARTICLE: Building a 5-step program for student success at school West Valley students Fall 2015: 63% Fall 2016: 69% Fall 2017: 75%