•May 2, 2018•

The annual “Students for the Information Age” TECH 2018 event will be held 9:30-11:30 a.m.Thursday, May 10 and from 1-3 p.m. at the Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield where hundreds of students and teachers will represent schools from throughout the state.

At the event, students will show the public and members of the Illinois State Senate and House of Representatives how technology is being used in the classroom to increase student engagement and improve achievement. From elementary to the high school classrooms, TECH 2018 highlights the crucial role that technology plays in education -- ranging from increases in collaboration and critical thinking, to promoting learning beyond the limits of the school day -- by creating a space for students to share their learning and innovative uses of devices, the internet, and digital curriculum.      Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.