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Common Core practice tests now available online
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, one of two collections of states that are designing online tests aligned with the Common Core standards, has released online practice tests in both ELA and math for students in grades 3-8 and 11....
PowerMyLearning offers free, high-quality resources to support Common Core instruction
Developed by the nonprofit organization CFY, PowerMyLearning is a free online platform for K-12 students, teachers, and parents to find high-quality digital content that supports the Common Core…
‘Share My Lesson’ is giving away prizes for sharing or downloading free content
Share My Lesson, an online platform that allows teachers to share and download free educational resources from their peers, is now a year old—and to celebrate its first…
Schoola: Like Groupon for school fundraising
Created by a former teacher and school principal, Schoola is a Groupon-style fundraising site that connects parents with local businesses for special deals on food and merchandise, with…
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…
Kidblog provides a safe, and free, online forum for student writing
Designed by classroom educators, Kidblog is a free website that gives students their own blog. Students can publish posts and participate in academic discussions within a secure classroom…
Genetic Science Learning Center teaches the A-B-Cs of DNA
The Genetic Science Learning Center, a science and health education program from the University of Utah, aims to make science easy for everyone to understand.…
Help students succeed on AP tests
GetAFive is focused on helping students excel and get the most out of the AP program. The company teamed up with some of the best AP teachers to…
Empowering Education with Video
Communication has changed, and students and educators are increasingly using video technologies in all aspects of education.…
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.…