Category Archives: Trends

Trends | Infographic: Google Apps Education Growth

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COBOL, Anyone?

Tackling the IT skills gap needs to begin at the university level. GUEST COLUMN | by Ed Airey The news is saturated with the hardships of young graduates unable to attain jobs. And, while job growth in the technology industry … Continue reading

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Reality Check

Is technology really the answer to understanding the Digital Generation? GUEST COLUMN | by Jean-Pierre Trudeau The digital generation is already more advanced in the use and understanding of technology than most teachers. So how is throwing more technology into classrooms … Continue reading

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Trends | Invent to Learn

Now here’s some cool summer reading. Capturing the excitement of the maker movement and sharing the educational case for bringing making, tinkering and engineering to every classroom in America and beyond, education and technology pioneers Gary Stager and Sylvia Martinez … Continue reading

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Trends | EdTech Idea Challenge

Following along trends that encourage innovation in education, here’s some great news: the Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI), Turning Technologies and Turning Foundation, have chosen two winners for the first-annual Ed Tech Idea Challenge. Four applicants were selected to make presentations to a selection committee. The presentations … Continue reading

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