@WDMCS Network Engineer recently featured in EdTech Magazine article

Scott Crothers, Network Engineer for West Des Moines Schools was featured in the most recent edition of EdTech Magazine.  The article is titled, “New Directions” and discusses both the challenges and what solutions were implemented in the district data center renovation.  Link to the full article.

Century Link classroom technology grants available

The CenturyLink Foundation and Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency are working together to award technology mini-grants to Iowa educators who are interested in fostering innovative classroom uses of digital learning tools. The goal of the CenturyLink Teachers & Technology Grant Program is to provide support to educators who wish to utilize digital technologies to foster deeper thinking and greater agency by students.

The purposes of this competitive mini-grant program are to

• improve student learning through the innovative use of digital learning tools;
• enhance the development of students’ deeper thinking and problem-solving skills;
• foster greater student agency, control, and ownership of their learning; and
• increase educators’ understanding of how to best integrate technology into student learning experiences.

All grants are to be utilized by educators to benefit students in their classrooms.   More information is available at:  http://www.centurylinktechgrants.org/about2015/

 

Also be sure to check out our 10 tips for writing a classroom technology grant.