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Technology Draws Students, Prepares Them for Real World

Believe Big.....That was the mantra for Kings Ridge Christian School as it worked for six years to build a school of excellence. In 2007, these big dreams became a reality as the school graduated its first senior class and opened the doors to its 70-acre, permanent campus outside Atlanta, Georgia.

Milpitas Christian School

The Model School Technology Plan: One School's Efforts to Integrate Technology

Children are naturally attracted to technology. Have you ever noticed how much time a child can spend playing computer games? Computers tap into higher order thinking skills and motivate children to learn in a way no other tool can. Download the PDF to find out more.

Nebraska’s digital natives

Heartland school system blends Adobe® technology into K-12
classrooms to provide extraordinary learning opportunities
for students and their families.

Download the PDF to read all about it.

Kentwood Public School District

"As educators, we oweit to each other to share new ideas when we find something that works to improve the learning process. I have discovered something that i think is dynamic - and it has helped raise the tet scores of the students in the Kentwood, Michigan, School District."

Read more of this engaging case study written by Kentwood Superintendent, Dr. Mary Leiker by downloading the pdf by clicking on the name of the attachment below.

Samsula Elementary School

In the early 1900s, Samsula Elementary School was a one-room schoolhouse, heated by a wood-burning stove. In 2004, with 30 teachers and administrators and 250 students, this rural school in New Smyrna Beach, Florida is on the cutting edge of technology and is pioneering models for how to effectively integrate technology and visual learning into the classroom.

Cynthia Mann Elementary Success Story

Technology Integration in Action!
The 2000 States Fair

Cynthia Mann Elementary School
Boise, Idaho

Students participating in the Cynthia Mann Elementary School States Fair dressed as state representatives and used their technology skills to share information with parents and guests.

In March 2000, the fifth grade students from Cynthia Mann Elementary School in Boise, Idaho, put their technology skills to work in the annual States Fair. Similar to a school science fair, the States Fair gives students a chance to show off their projects to parents, community members, and other fellow students while demonstrating technology integration in action.

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Beyond the basics, students will need 21st century competencies to survive and thrive in the future. They will have to know how to think critically, apply knowledge to new situations, analyze information, understand new ideas, communicate effectively, collaborate, solve problems, and make decisions. School districts are looking for ways to help students acquire these new skills while they also address NCLB mandates.

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