Posts Tagged ‘Lightspeed Systems’

ISTE 2010: Exploring Excellence

Posted on June 26th, 2010

The CB&A team has traveled to Denver for ISTE 2010 – the conference formerly known as NECC.  The theme of this year’s most comprehensive educational technology event is Exploring Excellence.  Nearly 20,000 teachers, technology coordinators, library media specialists, administrators, policy makers, industry representatives, and students from around the globe have gathered in...

Learning? There’s an App for That!

Posted on June 25th, 2010

More than 75 percent of teens own cell phones, up from just 45 percent in 2004, according to Pew Internet & American Life Project.  However, nearly 70 percent of schools nationwide ban mobile devices during the school day, according to a survey conducted last year by CommonSense Media.  But some districts are...

Ed Tech Industry Summit Preview

Posted on May 19th, 2010

The Ed Tech Industry Summit, sponsored by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), is the industry conference for the K-12 and postsecondary education technology marketplace.  Here’s a sampling of the session topics and speakers for the conference, “Going Mobile and Global,” to be held May 23-25 at the Palace Hotel in...

Celebrating Ed Tech Innovation

Posted on May 18th, 2010

Celebrating innovation and growth in the education market, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) recently announced the finalists for the Innovation Incubator Program.  Participating organizations will be highlighted at the annual Ed Tech Industry Summit, sponsored by SIIA, May 23-25, at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. The Innovation Incubator Program...

CB&A Looks Back: Top 10 Ed Tech Moments

Posted on May 3rd, 2010

Earlier this year, as the new decade began and the “Aughts” (2000s) faded, the CB&A team, with the help of clients and colleagues, reflected on some of the key achievements in education technology during the last 10 years. It had been an exhilarating, tumultuous ride, marked by destructive natural and human forces...