Tag: eWalk
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Walk-throughs Result in a New Math Initiative
A few weeks ago I was observing one of my Math teachers during my regular walkthrough process. I noticed him using his personal iPad as an instructional tool. He had purchased his own VGA connector which allowed him to project the iPad image on his Promethean board. He also used a 10-foot VGA cable to…
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Mobile development will break you against the jagged rocks of progress
Every year when we return from the holidays, I take a few short moments to sort out some of my important files in my office (read: absolute junk and electronics). This year I came across a special treasure that got me thinking about what an impossible line of work I’ve gotten myself into. Let me…
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Electronic signatures and student self-reporting
At Media-X Systems we try to do our best to be responsive to client needs and requests for enhancements to our products. In many cases, it’s been suggestions from users that have lead to our most popular new features. In December, we added several features and refined others in our most used and popular products.…
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Need to Learn What is Happening in Your School?
I am very excited about participating in this new Blog series from Media-X Systems. As a high school principal, I am always looking for effective strategies and efficient tools to assist me in my role as school leader. I have found both of those in eWalk from Media-X. I began using eWalk five years ago…
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eWalk saves a school district from disaster!
Superintendent Alistair McDent has a problem. His ABC school district has the lowest test scores in his county – in fact the lowest in his state. If he doesn’t turn things around quickly he will soon be replaced as Superintendent and assigned to lunch room monitor at the district’s toughest middle school. There he will…
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When it’s too late to improve
The classroom autopsy – it doesn’t have to happen. The term “autopsy” derives from the Ancient Greek autopsia, “to see for oneself” ( autos,”oneself” and opis, “eye”). The principal aim of an autopsy is to determine the cause of death, the state of health of the person before he or she died, and whether any…