What's New? Report Released. Cisco Systems and Metiri Group recently released a new report, Technology in Schools: What Does the Research Say? It is intended to assist educators to make informed technology investments. It says, "Contrary to popular belief, much is now known about the effect of technology on learning and teaching in primary and secondary schools," adding that technology does provide a "small, but significant," increase in learning across all uses and in all content areas when implemented "with fidelity." Metiri as Partner in National Lab. On March 23, 2006, the U.S. Department of Education awarded the contract for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory to the partnership of Pennsylvania State University, Metiri Group, Rutgers University, and Caliber. Metiri looks forward to five years of exciting policy and research opportunities afforded through this partnership. METIRI IS EXPANDING. Watch for new job openings over the next few months. Meet Metiri TIPS! How well do schools in your district, region, or state use educational technology to advance student learning? How do your classroom practices, professional development, and technical infrastructure compare to others’? Starting with field-tested survey and observation tools commissioned by the State Education Technology Directors’ Association (SETDA), Metiri helps clients define and implement custom Technology Integration Profiles of Schools (TIPS). These online tools are easy to use and provide useful profiles at the touch of a button upon completion of data collection. Sign up today and begin data collection tomorrow! Contact us today about Metiri Group's hands-on, interactive seminars, now customizable to meet your needs. Learn from national experts how to get a return on your technology investment! Walk away with practical, research-based blueprints to leverage the federal funds available through No Child Left Behind. We come to you -- for one seminar or all three! Seminar I - 21st Century Skills: Literacy in a Digital Age Seminar II - Solutions That Work Seminar III - Measure It!		Metiri's Technology Solutions that Work (TSW) Database has Expanded! Looking to inform your decision-making about technology with sound, reliable research? Finding it difficult to locate research aligned to your interests, and even more difficult to know which research findings are significant and which are not? Now available for Early Literacy and Middle School/ High School Mathematics, Metiri's Technology Solutions that Work (TSW) database puts research at your fingertips, providing an in-depth, unbiased analysis of research on technology solutions and software designed for K-12 schools. Learn more about our Technology Solutions That Work (TSW) database. In this digital age, intellectual capital drives progress, so political, social, and economic advances will be possible only if the intellectual potential of America's youth is well developed. Read about our work on 21st Century Skills. Metiri Authors a New Review of Research and Practice on 1 to 1 Computing for Apple Computer The Metiri Group partners, Cheryl Lemke and Ed Coughlin, recently authored a white paper for Apple Computer on research and practice related to 1 to 1 Learning. Metiri can help your school or district launch, evaluate, or research your 1 to 1 initiative. View the white paper on Apple's site.