Tag Archives: ICT literacy

Media Power Youth Receives Nonprofit Impact Award

Posted on June 13, 2016 by

Mary Vallier-Kaplan, Dennis Beaulieu and Media Power Youth were recognized with Nonprofit Impact Awards at an event hosted by the NH Center for Nonprofits to celebrate the impact of the nonprofit sector in New Hampshire. “The Nonprofit Impact Awards celebrate … Continue reading →

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Portfolios hold new promise for schools

Posted on May 19, 2016 by

New digital tools let teachers, students assess work more comprehensively The 3,000 students in rural Maine’s Regional School Unit 19 begin compiling electronic portfolios of their schoolwork in pre-K, when the district issues every child a Google account. In the … Continue reading →

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ISTE Releases the first draft of the new ISTE Standards for Students

Posted on January 11, 2016 by

Do today’s students need to be empowered learners, knowledge constructors, innovative designers? Should they be computational thinkers and global collaborators? Many of you believe they should. Today, ISTE is releasing the first draft of the new ISTE Standards for Students. … Continue reading →

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Beyond the hype: How ed-tech can really impact student success

Posted on March 26, 2014 by

I recently read the Horizon Report – an annual review of trends in education and, technology – and was struck by how some of the promises made by the ed-tech industry were right on target. Others, of course, were off … Continue reading →

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What parents need to know about technology in schools

Posted on August 6, 2013 by

Public schools are failing our kids when it comes to technology. This is not anything new; people have been talking about it for years. But now is the time for someone to speak up about it, because some schools are … Continue reading →

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