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Five tech-savvy schools that focus on ed-tech
Many schools have learning technologies and ed-tech tools. But what sets exemplary schools apart is how they use those technologies.…
The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.…
Innovative schools share ideas to improve learning
Failing 9th grade for the second year in row, A.J. Swan had accepted that he wasn't going to graduate from his Vermont high school. He'd barely made it…
RI House delays vote on social media privacy bill
Rhode Island lawmakers have put off a vote on legislation that would stop employers or higher education officials from demanding access to a person's Facebook or Twitter accounts,…
Financial literacy program aimed at Neb. schools
A new program will offer an online education in financial literacy to Nebraska high school students and parents, the Associated Press reports.…
What do you do if your child isn’t going to college?
The Washington Post's Jay Mathews reports: A parent asked me recently what she should do if her child doesn’t appear headed for college. …
STAR: School Technology Action Report
Stay on top of the key developments affecting education technology. Become a star in your classroom, school, district, college, or university with the STAR series—carefully selected reports composed…
Keys to Successful Mobile Learning
Mobile learning has grown exponentially in K-12 schools, allowing educators to deliver a more engaging and personalized experience for students that doesn’t end when the school bell rings.…
Empowering Education with Video
Communication has changed, and students and educators are increasingly using video technologies in all aspects of education.…
Preparing for Common Core Assessments
High-stakes testing is about to change dramatically. As states and school districts strive to implement the Common Core standards and welcome more rigorous, online exams in 2014, school…
New additions to PBS LearningMedia cover the Constitution, Shakespeare, and more
PBS LearningMedia has added new content to its free repository of digital teaching materials, which now includes more than 30,000 resources, PBS says.…
SOPHIA.org launches free college readiness tools
With the cost of higher education skyrocketing and two-thirds of today’s students unprepared academically for college, SOPHIA.org has launched a new program called “Operation College Success,” offering free…
Weebly lets you easily create websites for class projects and more
Weebly for Education is a free online service that is perfect for creating classroom websites, student blogs or e-portfolios, and websites for assigned projects. Its drag-and-drop website editor…