Unless you happen to be the Federal Program Director in your district, you probably feel like most of us: federal funds seem very confusing and complicated. Which fund is which? Does our district have the fund? What can be purchased with the fund?

Thank You!

We would like to extend a big thank you to all of you who voted for us in District Administration's Top 100 Products for 2012. Mimio has been honored for our MimioTeach interactive whiteboard and for MimioStudio educational software.

An article I co-authored in 2011 began with this observation:
IN 2001, THE NATIONAL Center for Learning Disabilities reported that 40% of our nation’s fourth graders scored below basic reading levels. Today, 10 years later, there has been some much-needed improvement. But before we pop the cork in celebration, it is important to note that the percentage of children reading below a basic level— 33%, according to the U.S. Department of Education website—remains far too great.

MimioAcademy helps your teachers learn how.

Has your school recently acquired a new Mimio Interactive Teaching Technology or MimioReading program? Do you want to ensure that your teachers make the most out of this valuable investment? Introducing MimioAcademy Professional Development, a combination of onsite and online offerings customized for your school or district.

The reality is that teachers make a classroom great - not the technology placed in the classroom. But when good teachers have the right tools, the engagement and excitement in the classroom can be transformational - for both the students and the teacher.

Teachers, have you downloaded the Thanksgiving Gallery Pack from MimioConnect? It contains fun holiday images, templates, multimedia files, and lessons/activities. Use the templates, clipart and multimedia to create your own Mimio lessons or use our pre-made lessons/activities in the Lessons tab. 

All educators would like to see their students engaged in classroom activities, not just enduring them. While it can be difficult to pinpoint student engagement, we can often identify it when we see it. If you have worked in a classroom, chances are you have a few stories about moments when one or more of your students were truly engaged. What did that look like? What made you think that the student was engaged? Unpacking a few of my favorite stories of genuine engagement has revealed four keys to increasing student engagement.  

We live in a world that is very different from when I went to school.  Students today have instant access to virtually unlimited amounts of information through the Internet. They use gaming systems that respond to their motions; they communicate dynamically and asynchronously through mobile phones and text messaging; and they participate in digital social networks. In such a world, how do we make classroom life more engaging? An obvious though somewhat incomplete answer is to utilize technology in the classroom. Technology has made the outside world more engaging, so why wouldn’t it do the same in the classroom?

Although Mimio offers numerous training options, the MimioTraining Quick Learn program is truly the cornerstone of Mimio professional development.  I always tell people to start small and find ways to integrate Mimio technologies into what they’re already doing in the classroom.  Most importantly, get students involved, to stimulate their critical thinking and problem solving abilities!