Tech & Learning — February 2018

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FEATURES

26 FINDING THE RIGHT LMS FOR YOUR DISTRICT

By Tara Smith

Find out what these educators have to say about why they

chose their LMS and how it’s working in their context.

30 HELPING STUDENTS FIND THE TRUTH IN A FAKE NEWS

WORLD

By Paul Sanfrancesco

Our responsibility, as educators, is to lead students to discern

truth. So what can a teacher do who wishes to guide students in

seeking truth in electronic media? Here are ideas that can be

tweaked to meet the needs of a variety of students.

34 T&L PHOENIX LEADERSHIP SUMMIT: CURRICULUM &

TECH: CAN THIS MARRIAGE BE SAVED?

By Lisa Nielsen

The theme of Tech & Learning’s December leadership event

was “Curriculum & Tech: Can This Marriage Be Saved?” Over

two days in Phoenix, Arizona, school leaders from around the

country discussed how both sides can better understand each

other’s challenges, improve collaboration, and support their

district’s instructional goals through powerful uses of technology.

PRODUCTS

16 PUT TO THE TEST: T&L EDITORS TAKE SOME NEW

PRODUCTS FOR A TEST DRIVE.

16 MyOn News

17 Reading Horizons

18 Typetastic

19 High Sierra

20 PebbleGo

21 ABCMouse

22 STEMscopes NGSS

23 Bloomz

38 STEM GUIDE

42 WHAT’S NEW: NEW

TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

DEPARTMENTS &

COLUMNS

4 EDITOR’S NOTE: DATA DUTIES

6 TRENDING

13 BIG IDEAS

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