Calexico High School Using Technology to Improve Academic Achievement Calexico High School takes a new direction using technology to improve academic achievement at the district. Calexico High School teacher Eliseo Cerros’ U.S. History Class has joined the transformation of a normal U.S. History review into a fun and interactive experience using integrated technology, engaging questions, [...]
If you walk by a classroom at Brownstown Elementary School and hear the sound of race cars, it doesn’t mean that students in the class are watching a NASCAR race. It’s all of the students finding out how they completed a class exercise. That’s one of the fun ways that students at the school are [...]
Local elementary school students are learning in a brand new way. Teachers now have instant access to student comprehension data, before moving on to the next lesson. Students are able to put video gaming and text messaging to use, while grasping a new concept.
New interactive technology funded by Newbury Rotary Club will help encourage healthy lifestyle choices among pupils Primary school children will be encouraged to make healthy lifestyle choices by new interactive technology funded by Newbury Rotary Club. The new technology called Qwizdom will be taken to schools across West Berkshire by the Life Education Centres Thames [...]
WESTMORLAND — If one listened closely, one could almost hear a pin drop in a highly attentive classroom. The sound of learning with mostly silent electronic gadgets keeps Westmorland Union Elementary School teacher Michelle Padilla’s class “focused and interested in what’s going on.” The school has equipped all 24 of its classrooms with Eno interactive [...]
Wewahitchka– Students at Wewahitchka Middle School are getting their education in a 21st century classroom. A classroom many adults would find confusing. Chalkboards, paper handouts and pencils are being replaced by hand-held remotes, wireless tablets and laptops. The Gulf county school district is paying for this classroom retrofitting at Wewahitchka Middle School with a government grant. “Gulf [...]
On October 5, 2010, Austin ISD opened up classrooms, at Bowie High School, to share with community and media how they are using technology to enhance education. The event included opening remarks by Principal Stephen Kane and two classroom visits. These pictures show the Qwizdom hand-held student response devices and an innovation station in use.
Dorie Glynn, a 2nd grade bi-lingual Math and Science teacher from Cypress, Texas, won Qwizdom’s largest tweetaway to date during ISTE 2010. This promotion “tweeted away” over $4,000 in education technology prizes including a complete classroom suite of Qwizdom products. Dorie was the first educator to correctly answer the tweetaway trivia question, “What are the [...]
Austin High School teacher, Gil Garcia (@giltron on Twitter) won over $2,000 in education technology for his multimedia film-making classroom. Garcia and his 11th and 12th grade students were “in the field” at the Texas Computer Education Association Conference, shooting their own news segments, when he found out he had won. As the first educator to correctly answer a trivia question posted to Twitter, Garcia and his budding reporters headed back to school (just down the road) with a full suite of classroom technology.
AUSTIN, Texas – Most American educators are familiar with Qwizdom’s interactive classroom technology, but only those attending the Texas Computer Education Association Conference this February will have the unique opportunity to squeeze in hands-on time with the company’s newest hardware release – the Q6 student response system.