eSN Special Report: Education 3.0
How some schools are taking 21st-century teaching and learning to the next level

When Hurricane Katrina ripped through Louisiana's Jefferson Parish in 2005, tornadoes took down some school buildings and floodwaters rushed through others--wrecking classrooms and making many facilities in the 85-school district uninhabitable.

Once it was safe to return to Jefferson Parish, school district officials got to work, pulling up soaked carpets, boarding up windows, and envisioning what kind of schools they wanted to see rise from all the wreckage.

What the administrators decided was to rebuild the schools not as they once were--traditional educational environments with very little technology overall--but as a place to empower learners to thrive in the 21st century: something California-based technology and networking company Cisco Systems calls "Education 3.0."

The concept focuses on creating schools where technology isn't just layered on top of traditional processes. Instead, technology is woven seamlessly through all aspects of education, from building security to lesson plans and student collaboration--interconnecting all facets of school life, and truly revolutionizing the education experience.

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