Techno-News Blog. Google’s Chromebooks are now the most used devices in K-12 classrooms across the U.S. The use of Google in the classroom is true Googlification, or modeling learning off of Google’s own employee skillset, in that the use of Google and Chromebooks in the classroom aims to turn today’s students into creative and collaborative problem-solvers that know how to intuitively harness online and in-hand technologies. More...
Do Mobile Devices in the Classroom Really Improve Learning Outcomes?
Techno-News Blog. Mobile devices as teaching tools are becoming a more and more common part of the American education experience in classrooms, from preschool through graduate school. More...
8 Tips for Lecture Capture on a Shoestring
Techno-News Blog. Whether you’re flipping your courses, creating videos to help your students understand specific concepts or recording lectures for exam review, these tips can help you optimize your production setup on a tight budget. More...
6 VR Trends to Watch in Education
Techno-News Blog. Virtual reality is taking off in higher education. VR devices are expected to increase 85 percent by 2020, with gaming and educational applications driving most of that growth. But what areas of VR should educators specifically focus on and what tech can they look out for. More...
Google’s New AI Is Better at Creating AI Than the Company’s Engineers
Techno-News Blog. At its I/O ‘17 conference this week, Google shared details of its AutoML project, an artificial intelligence that can assist in the creation of other AIs. By automating some of the complicated process, AutoML could make machine learning more accessible to non-experts. More...
Why Professors Shouldn’t Ban Smart Phones
Techno-News Blog. As smartphones have become more common, educators have struggled with the question of what to do with smartphones in the classroom. For K-12 educators, the answer has been to ban smartphones from the classroom completely. More...
When You’re Not Quite Sure If Your Teacher Is Human
Techno-News Blog. A couple of years ago, Ashok Goel was overwhelmed by the number of questions his students were asking in his course on artificial intelligence. More...
Where do teachers turn for tech help?
Techno-News Blog. Being a teacher and being a technology expert are two very different professions, and although some teachers are also technology experts, many teachers are left in the dark with regards to technology. More...
6 Keys to Working with Vendors in a Next-Gen Enterprise IT World
Techno-News Blog. As IT departments become “brokers” rather than single-service providers, vendor management skills are becoming paramount. Here’s how two institutions deal with contracts, vendor relationships and more. More...
ED-Funded VR Game Simulates Chemistry Lab Experiences
Techno-News Blog. Schell Games, a full-service game design and development company based in Pittsburgh, recently released a video trailer for its upcoming educational virtual reality (VR) game that seeks to better engage high school students in chemistry concepts. More...