Projecting success

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A way to measure color brightness, new and easy ways to share content from mobile devices with the whole class, and the emergence of interactive projectors are some of the game-changing recent innovations in digital projection technology. In this School Technology Action Report (S.T.A.R.), the editors of eSchool Media have compiled the best articles we’ve […]

What explains SpaceX, Blue Origin stepping up their moon plans? | Explained

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Two of the world’s most visible private space companies are shifting their attention and resources to moon missions even as both continue to speak about longer term ambitions to Mars and beyond. For many years, the public identity of SpaceX has been fused with settling humans on Mars. Its founder and CEO Elon Musk has […]

Best Practices in School Technology: Winter 2013

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Interactive, mobile technologies present limitless learning opportunities. How to improve student achievement by up to 20 percent, foster greater student engagement and interaction, and sustain ed-tech funding in schools: These are among the many best practices in school technology we’ve published in recent weeks. In this special collection, we’ve assembled the top ed-tech best practices […]

Are taxes on cigarettes adequate to deter consumers in India?

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One puff of a cigarette, within seconds, infuses the human bloodstream (via the lungs) with nicotine, the acutely addictive and carcinogenic chemical in tobacco. Nicotine binds to the brain’s cellular receptors, sparking the dopaminergic reward system to keep smokers hooked. And then there are additives in cigarettes, such as menthol, which gets nicotine to linger […]

Getting the Most out of Your Ed-Tech Investment

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Although technology spending remains a top priority for many districts, school budgets are still tight and unpredictable at best. But funding from the federal eRate and other grant programs can help supplement ed-tech budgets, and smart purchasing and management strategies can help school leaders maximize the learning return on their ed-tech investments. With the generous […]