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What Does a Modern Computer Lab Look Like?
27 Oct

What Does a Modern Computer Lab Look Like?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="What Does a Modern Computer Lab Look Like?" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Author: Dr. Christina Counts[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text] The prevalence of personal devices in the classroom has resulted in the computer labs of the past losing much of their value as spaces for digital and online learning. Laptops…

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Designing Learning Spaces for Today’s Students with Their Futures in Mind
10 Sep

Designing Learning Spaces for Today’s Students with Their Futures in Mind

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Designing Learning Spaces for Today’s Students with Their Futures in Mind" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Author: Dr. Christina Counts[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1683139000314{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]The jobs of the future are much different from what students experience in the classroom on a daily basis. Technology will change and become more complex,…

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Five Advantages to a 1:1 Learning Environment
25 Aug

Five Advantages to a 1:1 Learning Environment

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Five Advantages to a 1:1 Learning Environment" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1683140502413{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]Technology is an increasingly important part of a successful learning environment, particularly with the recent expansion of blended learning to K-12 curriculum all over the U.S. While schools have brought technology into the…

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5 Steps to Designing a New Esports Space
04 Aug

5 Steps to Designing a New Esports Space

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="5 Steps to Designing a New Esports Space" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1669826448440{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]Academic esports, or competitive video gaming, is a unique extracurricular that has recently taken hold in the K-12 education space. While video games have had a history of bad reputations for distracting…

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Active Learning Through Tech-Friendly Spaces
23 Jul

Active Learning Through Tech-Friendly Spaces

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Active Learning Through Tech-Friendly Spaces" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1683139323030{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]Learning can and should happen everywhere in a school––from classrooms to common spaces to the cafeteria––and flexible learning spaces support this objective. But once you’ve created responsive learning spaces through layout and furniture design, what…

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Technology for Good is Inspiring Kids Across Maker Education
19 May

Technology for Good is Inspiring Kids Across Maker Education

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text="Technology for Good is Inspiring Kids Across Maker Education" google_fonts="font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal" font_weight=""][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]By Michael Hurley[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1683212831917{margin-top: 30px !important;}"]This past December in a packed auditorium at Peck Elementary School on Chicago’s southwest side, a caped crusader stood before several hundred 3rd and 4th grade students and…

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