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T.H.E. Journal June 2003 Mona Westhaver	Learning to Learn: The Best Strategy for Overall Student Achievement State and local funding for schools is decreasing. Learning to learn -- helping students develop thinking skills, learning skills and, most importantly, a passion for learning -- is the solution that will have the most long-term and widespread impact.
T.H.E. Journal November 2000	Classroom Connect, Inc. has partnered with Learning Network Classroom Connect, Inc. has partnered with Learning Network to offer programs for K-12 parents, teachers and students. Classroom Connect's online curriculum products, such as Classroom Today and the Quest adventure learning expeditions, will be featured within Learning Network...
T.H.E. Journal March 18, 2009 Ruth Reynard	The Suitability of Technology-based Education for Skills Development Skill development now refers not only to specific technical skills for specific vocations but to the development of workplace skills (or competencies) and personal development skills as well.
T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Manchester, Mao & Puentedura	Systemic School Reform :: Maine The MLTI prides itself on securing funding for ed tech, providing teacher training that meets specific schools' needs, and building learning communities.
T.H.E. Journal March 25, 2010 Natasha Wanchek	Library 2.0: Enter the Teacher Librarian Enthusiast Technology is changing the role of libraries - and the responsibilities of librarians - at schools internationally.
T.H.E. Journal March 2005 Douglas Kellner	The Changing Classroom: Challenges for Teachers The integration of technology in classrooms has obligated teachers to develop new teaching strategies to enhance learning across the curriculum.
D-Lib July 2001 Hans Roes	Digital Libraries and Education: Trends and Opportunities This article attempts to identify strategic issues for libraries wishing to pursue a more active policy with regard to the changes affecting higher education due to the increased use of information and communication technologies...
T.H.E. Journal May 14, 2009 Ruth Reynard	Technology's Impact on Learning Outcomes: Can It Be Measured? The ongoing debate on the effectiveness of technology use for student learning outcomes still seems to have no clear answers.
Information Today April 17, 2008	ALA Releases `The State of America's Libraries' Report Libraries of all kinds continue to be "engines of learning, literacy, and economic development in communities nationwide."
T.H.E. Journal May 2009 Rama Ramaswami	Even! But No Longer Odd Once regarded as an unconventional alternative for atypical students, virtual schools have achieved mainstream acceptance, and are now seen as providing an education equal to - if not better than - what their traditional counterpart offers.
Information Today March 28, 2013	EveryoneOn Launches to Promote Digital Literacy March 21, 2013 marked the launch of Everyone On -- a national campaign to promote the importance of digital literacy skills and increase access to computer and internet training.
T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Sue Collins	Filling Educational Gaps With Online Learning: An Educationally, Economically Sound Solution Through innovative budgeting and planning strategies, superintendents and principals everywhere are discovering creative tools for meeting the needs of all students. Online learning is one such tool, offering a cost-effective way to expand a school's educational offerings.
T.H.E. Journal July 1, 2009 David Nagel	Meta-Analysis: Is Blended Learning Most Effective? The United States Department of Education reported recently that it's found some evidence to support the notion that blended learning is more effective than either face to face or online learning by themselves.
T.H.E. Journal November 2000	Report Highlights Benefits of Technology in Education The Software & Information Industry Association Report on the Effectiveness of Technology in Schools suggests that education technology has increased student achievement, enhanced students' self-concept and attitudes about learning, and improved educator-student interaction...
Information Today July 29, 2014	ALA Survey Reveals Statistics on Technology in Libraries The survey found that almost 100% of U.S. public libraries provide workforce development training programs, online resources for finding jobs, and other technology skills training.
T.H.E. Journal March 5, 2010 David Nagel	National Ed Tech Plan Advocates Radical Reforms in Schools The U.S. Department of Education released the first public draft of the National Education Technology Plan. The document reveals an intent not only to infuse technology throughout the curriculum, but to implement some major changes to education itself.
T.H.E. Journal October 1, 2009	Technology's Impact on Effective Teaching Strategies Much is significantly different when online tools are used in instruction simply because the contexts of learning and tools used, as well as modes of delivery, differ so greatly.
T.H.E. Journal July 15, 2009 Ruth Reynard	Beyond Social Networking: Building Toward Learning Communities Social networking is only the beginning of a longer and more complex process of socially constructed learning and ultimately collaboration and knowledge building.
T.H.E. Journal September 2000 Yvonne Andres	Students Benefit From Collaborative Learning in the Classroom To be successful, young people need collaborative school-to-work skills. However, these skills are not intuitive. Collaborative learning must be taught, and the Internet can be a remarkable teaching tool.
T.H.E. Journal September 16, 2009 Patricia Deubel	Social Networking in Schools: Incentives for Participation District leaders want some evidence that social networking would fulfill their expectation of adding strong educational value and purpose.
Information Today December 16, 2014	E-Rate Program Increases Broadband Budget The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved an E-rate program modernization order that will expand public libraries' broadband access.
T.H.E. Journal July 2004 John Sonnenberg	Technology Integration: Building Support for Illinois' 'Digital Age Learning' Technology Plan The "Digital Age Learning" five-year state technology plan is the cornerstone of the Illinois State Board of Education's effort to restore momentum to its technology programs and initiatives.
T.H.E. Journal November 2, 2009 David Nagel	Are Schools Preparing Students for 21st Century Learning? While more than half of America's school principal's say they are doing a good job preparing students for the 21st century, only a third of parents of middle school and high school students agree.
T.H.E. Journal April 2003 Kathleen P. Fulton	Redesigning Schools to Meet 21st-Century Learning Needs Investing in high-quality teaching is the most important action America's leaders can take to put our children's dreams within reach and prepare our nation for the future.
T.H.E. Journal September 2004 Chris Dede	Enabling Distributed Learning Communities Via Emerging Technologies - Part One Emerging devices, tools, media and virtual environments offer opportunities for creating new types of learning communities for students and teachers.
T.H.E. Journal September 2004 Mark Schneiderman	Advocating a Bolder Education Vision for the Future As this election season hits full stride, candidates must be challenged to lead with a bolder vision that arms our students and educators with the technology-based tools and practices needed to meet the demands of the new century.
T.H.E. Journal	Professional Development Unlike training, professional development is more concerned with helping teachers learn to use technology in order to help students learn.
T.H.E. Journal September 2002 Dan Holden	The Litany Investigating the organizational changes needed to make technology effective in the classroom and create an environment where no child is left behind
Information Today February 3, 2015	ALA Educates Libraries About the E-rate Program The American Library Association launched the Got E-rate? initiative, which encourages library leaders to apply for internet discounts as part of the E-rate program.
T.H.E. Journal January 2005 Hawkins Gonzales & Miller Nelson	Learner-Centered Instruction Promotes Student Success Northface University prepares its computer science students for the workplace with real-world projects.
D-Lib Mar/Apr 2011 Diekema et al.	Teaching Use of Digital Primary Sources for K-12 Settings This paper describes learning outcomes of a three-day workshop on integrating primary sources into K-12 teaching.
T.H.E. Journal January 2006 Patricia Deubel	Game On! Now educators can translate their students' love of video games into the use of a valuable, multifaceted learning tool.
T.H.E. Journal September 2003 Howard Tomlinson	Educational PDA Games Engage Students, Teach Essential Language Skills One kind of handheld gadget is increasingly becoming accepted, encouraged and often provided by the school: PDAs. This is because handheld computers are a much less expensive alternative to laptop or desktop PCs for each student.
T.H.E. Journal September 2, 2009 Ruth Reynard	5 Ways We're Diminishing Learning by Assuming Face-to-Face Instruction Is Best Face-to-face instruction is often assumed to be the proven method, while other methods have yet to prove themselves. This assumption is not only misleading, but it might also be helping to diminish potential opportunities of better learning for our students.
T.H.E. Journal August 2002 Judith B. Rajala	Online Collaborative Learning The term "collaborative learning" refers to an instructional method in which students at various performance levels work together in small groups toward a common goal. By including an online component, you have a traditional group model combined with an online learning environment.
T.H.E. Journal October 29, 2009 David Nagel	Q&A: iNACOL's Susan Patrick on Trends in eLearning At last count, there were more than 1 million enrollments in K-12 online schools in the United States.
T.H.E. Journal May 2008	Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships 'Speak up' reveals digital disconnect... Discovery, 3M will crown top student scientist... Atomic Learning partners with Creative Learning Systems... Vernier offers summer workshop... Promethean hires new CMO... etc.
T.H.E. Journal February 2001 Lorraine Sherry	Assessing the Impact of Instructional Technology on Student Achievement The purpose of this project was to infuse standards-based instruction in multimedia, digital art, music composition, and online discourse into the general arts and humanities curricula of Vermont K-12 schools. Multimedia technology was incorporated within six academic content areas...
T.H.E. Journal February 2003 Ron Reed	Streaming Technology Improves Student Achievement Study shows the use of standards-based video content, powered by a new Internet technology application, increases student achievement.
T.H.E. Journal March 2002 Doug Reid	Profound Learning Systems' PLSystem The variety of educational experiences possible using Profound Learning Systems' PLSystem, an Internet-based instructional system, makes it a great tool for use in most learning environments, especially schools...
T.H.E. Journal February 2003 Jaclyn Scott	Don't Forget the Little People: A Vision for an Online Kindergarten Learning Community Kindergarten students are unique because they are at the beginning stages of learning how to be independent individuals. They are dependent on adults to supervise, protect and guide them through life and learning experiences. These principles apply to a virtual learning community.
T.H.E. Journal May 2002 Sylvia Charp	Changes to Traditional Teaching Teaching and learning have changed as the use of technology becomes more prevalent...
T.H.E. Journal December 2003 Bob Lally	Difference by Design: Taking Learning Tools From the Home into the Classroom Technologies developed as learning tools that will be used by children at home are judged by a different set of criteria than those educators use to determine their suitability for the classroom.
T.H.E. Journal March 2003 Judith B.Rajala	Education Technology Training This column focuses on education technology training, which refers to understanding the concepts of technological processes and applying them to teaching and learning.
T.H.E. Journal September 2007 John K. Waters	Corporate Foundations :: Enterprise to the Rescue! Stepping in where they claim schools are failing to act, leading technology companies are funding endowments to support teaching 21st-century skills to tomorrow's workforce.
T.H.E. Journal January 2005 Melanie Bradford	Motivating Students Through Project-Based Service Learning The following are three examples of student-driven service learning projects integrated with technology that engage and motivate California students, while simultaneously encouraging mastery of the academic content standards.
T.H.E. Journal August 2002 Jacqueline Keane	Teacher vs. Computer. Where Educators Stand in the Technology Revolution Instructional technology and the World Wide Web offer powerful teaching resources that provide educators with a limitless wealth of information and shared professional practices.
T.H.E. Journal August 2000	Portal Combines E-Commerce and E-Learning ...comprehensive business-to-business procurement solution for administrators; Learning For Success, a service that provides educational content at no cost to schools without advertising; and Kawama.com itself, an education portal...
T.H.E. Journal March 2005 Alex Roman	Computer-Based Training Program Tackles Student Concentration Problem Q&A with Unique Logic and Technology CEO Peter Freer, inventor of the computer-based Play Attention Learning System, about his product and its benefits.
T.H.E. Journal May 2002 Colleen Brandao	Teaching online: Harnessing Technology's Power at Florida Virtual School With modest beginnings in 1996, FLVS has evolved from an instructional experiment based on distance learning to a successful mainstream educational alternative serving the students of Florida and beyond...