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EdTech data can be used to identify students in need of support, provide targeted professional learning and help you budget wisely for EdTech programs. Download our eBook to learn more about how NetRef can provide you with insights that will help you improve teaching and learning — and ensure that…
Christopher Russell has been with Dewey Public Schools (OK) for 19 years and served as the Technology Director since 2011. Based on his years of experience, he knows what his teachers need, and what they don’t. After struggling to make another EdTech monitoring and management solution work, Dewey has finally…
A former eighth grade history teacher, Technology Integration Specialist Kelci Meadows knows how important an easy-to-use EdTech tool is. When Meadows was tasked to implement Whitehouse Independent School District’s (TX) one-to-one tech initiative, she searched for a device monitoring solution that would help meet the district’s goals and support student…
In his job as Technology Integration Specialist for Alexandria School District (MN), Lukas Gotto is constantly asking himself, “how do we use new instructional technologies to enhance engagement with our kids?” Learn how NetRef’s device monitoring and management tools help Alexandria teachers maintain high quality instruction when teaching in person…
In their search for an EdTech monitoring and management solution, the staff of Argo Community High School (IL) share how they’ve used NetRef in their first year of implementation, including how it’s helped support teachers and students in the transition to remote learning. Learn how after many trials, Argo Community…
Simms Independent School District’s (TX) one-to-one tech initiative provides take home devices for students in grades 6-12 and devices for in-school use for students in grades K-5. While most of Simms’ students are learning on-site during the 2020-21 school year, the district is supporting remote learners on a case-by-case basis.…
We talked with three staff members with Portage Community School District (WI) about how they’re taking advantage of NetRef’s many features. While each educator has their own uses for NetRef, a few common themes came up. Learn how Portage with its mix of hybrid, fully onsite and fully offsite students…
After looking at several other classroom management solutions, Lafayette County School District (MS) chose NetRef because it offers the oversight they needed to make sure students are on task. From device monitoring to professional development, learn how Lafayette uses NetRef to support student and teacher success with digital learning. Read…
Jennifer Savery supports tech integration in Humboldt, Iowa’s district of almost 1,500 students. Even though the district only started using NetRef in 2020, Savery says the system is already making an impact. Learn how teachers in Humboldt (IA) are using NetRef to monitor and manage device activity in class and…