Can e-readers help reluctant readers enjoy books? A Wisconsin elementary school is using e-readers to entice struggling fourth- and fifth-grade readers in an after-school book club to read independently, principal Matt Renwick writes in this commentary. Renwick offers tips for instructing students using e-readers and explains the reasoning for offering students the high-tech tools. "It is not that technology is the end-all, be-all for our students' reading diet. We see it as a segue to a more literacy-centric life," he writes. EdTech magazine (4/2013)  | Webinar: RTI & Special Ed — How Are We Doing?
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 | Teaching descriptive writing with video games High-school English teacher Jason Sellers has found a way to use video-game programming software to help his students with their descriptive writing skills. Students use sites including Playfic and Inform 7 programming software that allows users to create basic video games using natural language instead of code. "You hear a lot about gaming and engaging kids in STEM [science, technology, engineering and mathematics] subjects, and I wondered, what does gaming look like in English?" Sellers said. School Library Journal/The Digital Shift (4/3) Other News  |
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 | How education IT can support teachers, students In this commentary, Bryan M. Berretta, director of academic technology at Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, Tenn., suggests that school IT professionals work to balance their focus on the latest technology innovations with their support for teachers and students. He recommends, among other things, that IT professionals go into the classroom to experience the technology firsthand and ensure that curricular goals and vision are supported. EdTech magazine (Spring 2013) Other News | Report: Greater investment in IT expected worldwide A recent report released by the market research firm Gartner finds that IT spending worldwide grew last year to $3.618 trillion and is expected to increase to $3.766 trillion this year. However, Gartner officials are predicting changes in IT spending, including a shift from investments in PCs to mobile phones, along with shifts to the cloud and from servers to storage. T.H.E. Journal (4/2) |  | Don't worry about being worried. You're heading out on an adventure and you can always change your mind along the way and try something else." -- Tracy Kidder, American writer | | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions. | | Publisher, Education Group: Joe Riddle P: 202.407.7857 ext. 228 | | | | |
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