Kajeet ExtraCurricular

Funding Connectivity Through Community Partnerships

December 6, 2018

The number one challenge facing K-12 IT leadership for planning and implementing technology enabled environments is budget constraints and a lack of resources, reports the Consortium of School Network...

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5 Must-See Ed Tech ISTE Sessions

June 6, 2018

It’s June, and for thousands of educators that means the end of school, but it also signals another year of International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)! This year’s ISTE conference will b...

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MakerBus Takes STEM On the Road

May 8, 2018

You may have heard of the growing popularity of makerspaces in schools, but have you ever thought about a makerbus? Kennesaw State University (KSU) in Georgia decided to take makerspace on the road to...

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Kajeet and Google Power Rolling Study Halls

April 2, 2018

Kajeet is proud to announce its work with Google to provide filtered WiFi access on school buses for Google’s Rolling Study Halls program. This Google initiative is designed to transform the school bu...

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How to Make a Technology Bus

September 15, 2017

Newington Public Schools (NPS) in Connecticut provides technology to all of their students, but the surrounding areas are not as fortunate. Students in neighboring school districts lack access to the ...

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Why Computer Science Matters More Than Ever

July 31, 2017

Decades ago, high-school computer science classes were something of a luxury. In this elective course students explored basic C++ coding skills to create small games, and play around with a technology...

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Top 10 TED Talks for Ed Tech

April 10, 2017

TED Talks have spread ideas since 1984 and continue to spark passion for a variety of topics, from business to education, or anything in between. TED has created a playlist of education talks, but the...

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Superintendents Join NCE in New Orleans

February 27, 2017

The National Conference on Education (NCE), presented by AASA (The School Superintendents Association), commences on March 2 in New Orleans for school superintendents. Of the major conference themes, ...

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Top 5 TCEA Sessions

February 1, 2017

Our Homework Gap Heroes have hit the road. Our next stop? Austin, Texas. We will be attending the 37th TCEA annual convention and would love to see you at booth 623. TCEA features hundreds of sessions...

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FETC:  EdTech Sessions We Can’t Wait to See

January 17, 2017

The 37th Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) is just one week away and the Kajeet team–including our beloved Homework Gap Heroes–can’t wait to attend to start another tradeshow season wit...

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What is the New Role of School District CIOs?

December 27, 2016

As technology continues to permeate every aspect of education, school district chief information officers (CIOs) can no longer operate in silos. Technology is now a key player in both information tech...

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5 Powerful Ways for Schools to Market their Tech Programs

September 14, 2016

You can have the most exciting tech initiative out there. But if no one knows about it, then it may as well not even exist. The truth is: If you want parents, teachers, and decision makers to get behi...

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10 Programs Tech-Savvy Districts Are Launching This Fall

August 16, 2016

3D printers. Virtual reality. Tele-teaching. If it sounds like a vision of the future, it’s not. This technology is already here. Across the country, more and more school districts are employing groun...

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Kidsave: Connecting Children to Families, Changing Lives and Creating Miracles

July 29, 2016

KIDSAVE STORY Kidsave's vision is a world where every child is nurtured from birth, where the loss of human potential due to neglect is absent, and where people everywhere care enough that all childre...

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Establishing a Digital-Age Classroom with High & Low-Tech Tools

June 6, 2016

The First Push In October, I transferred to my current school. Within my first two weeks, I observed my students’ learning behaviors and styles and reviewed their data from the Beginning of Year asses...

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Building a Summer Library Program partnership between a school library and a public library

May 31, 2016

Are you looking for a way to stop the summer slide in reading? Do you want a fun way to connect with parents and students? Are you interested in providing your students with books and activities durin...

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Top 5 Apps for Struggling Learners

May 23, 2016

Technology can work wonders for students who struggle in school. Being a technology integration specialist in a middle school, I have personally seen this in many classrooms. Prior to my technology po...

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South Carolina District Begins Student-Led Parent-Teacher Conferences

May 2, 2016

Students practice student-led conferences in the classroom in South Caronlina's Richland School District Two. The First Push “Ms. Williams, my mom said she is coming tonight to meet with you. Am I in ...

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Student Interpreters Make the Difference for Classmates

April 19, 2016

Reprinted with permission from You & Two. By the middle of the first week of October, student interpreter Denis has given several tours to new students in Spanish, translated a parent letter and i...

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The Winner of Our Show Your Tech Contest? Dranesville Elementary!

December 11, 2014

Students and their teacher from Dranesville Elementary in Herndon, VA posing with their 5 new Samsung 7 tablets Our recent assignment to you: show us how your class is using technology for learning. T...

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Access to Technology Fuels Passion for Learning

November 12, 2014

Today's teachers know that integrating technology into the classroom helps to engage and motivate students to learn. But what about after school? An average of 30% of U.S. students do not have adequat...

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