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Sophia upgrades its website with 25,000 free academic tutorials and more
Sophia.org has enhanced its social teaching and learning platform to include more than 25,000 free tutorials on math, science, English, and more—all in an ad-free environment. What’s more, the site…
Learn how to integrate free tech tools with this award-winning blog
“Free Technology for Teachers,” a website and blog created by educator and Google Certified Teacher Richard Byrne, highlights free resources and lesson plans for teaching with technology.…
New resources help with using Skype in the classroom
Skype, the Microsoft-owned service that lets users connect for voice or video chats free of charge through any internet-enabled device, has teamed up with Penguin Group, New York Philharmonic, the…
“Mission U.S.”: A revolutionary way to learn history
“Mission U.S.” is a multimedia project that immerses players in U.S. history content through free, interactive online games. …
Help your students become better web searchers with this new Google site
For today's students, internet literacy—knowing how to find and understand information on the web—is as essential as traditional literacy, and now web-search giant Google Inc. has launched a new site…
MIT launches student-produced educational video initiative
MIT has launched an initiative encouraging its students to produce short videos teaching basic concepts in science and engineering to K-12 students, the university reports. The videos will be accessible…
TED launches new education platform with customized teaching tools
TED, a nonprofit organization devoted to spreading big ideas through a series of conferences and a free video platform, has continued its expansion into education by launching a brand-new TED-Ed…
New site to calculate potential student loan debt
Want to calculate how much you could owe in student loans after graduating from a particular college? A new government website provides tools to help with the math.…
SETDA releases 28 case studies highlighting successful ed-tech programs
The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) has released a series of case studies from 28 states highlighting examples of innovative ed-tech programs that are helping to improve K-12 education…
Professional development content from ASCD now available on iTunes U
The educational leadership organization ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) has made a variety of free professional development content available on Apple’s newly revamped iTunes U service.…