Top 10 Returns on Investment for Schools
With budgets slashed, NCLB-inspired demands for quick spikes in student achievement, and the public clamoring for proof that technology is really working in education, all eyes are on the bottom line. We polled our advisors, writers and other ed tech experts for their take on investments yielding the best returns for schools.
by Susan McLester, Judy Salpeter, Amy Poftak, Jane Bloomquist, David Warlick, and Kathy Schrock

A Field Guide to Cross-Cultural Projects
The CultureQuest initiative offers broad lessons on how educators can maximize students' understanding and respect for other cultures.
by Sheila Offman Gersh, Ed.D.

The New SAT: Online Prep
Young college-bound kids can save a bundle and practice in their pj's with three new Web-based offerings from veteran testing companies.

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The Handheld Educator
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Stop, Look, and Learn (PDF, 196K)
How do you learn new technology? Some people read the manual. Others jump in and try to figure it out. But more and more people prefer watching a demonstration that shows them what to do and how to do it. Today's students are in the group that wants to look, learn, and then do it for themselves. They are visual learners who respond best and learn more from something on a screen, especially if it moves, than from printed words on a page. Communication means getting ideas across. Visual communication means reaching today's learners.