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New guidance helps school leaders implement Common Core standards
A new series of action briefs from the nonprofit, nonpartisan group Achieve Inc. is intended to help elementary school principals, secondary school principals, and school counselors implement the Common Core State Standards....
Digital Wish: More than just ed-tech fundraising
You might be familiar with the nonprofit service Digital Wish as a source for ed-tech fundraising—but the site has become much more than a way to connect educators…
SETDA issues guidance to help schools prepare for online testing
The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) has released new guidance to help policy makers and district leaders determine their ed-tech needs and readiness for implementing the Common…
Free online tool enables users to create digital stories
Meograph is an easy way to create interactive digital stories out of video, audio, pictures, text, maps, timelines, links, and other media.…
NASA Education launches new Clubhouse for K-4 students
A new room awaits kids on the NASA Kids’ Club website: The Clubhouse, accessible from the mission control console on the NASA Kids’ Club page, includes games and…
Open online course prepares students for biology exam
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are college classes that anyone with an internet connection can take free of charge. Now, the University of Miami has launched what it…
‘Bugscope’ lets kids explore insects through an electron microscope
The Bugscope project provides free, interactive access to a scanning electron microscope over the internet, so that students anywhere in the world can explore the microscopic world of…
Newly updated online community targets adult educators
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Vocational and Adult Education has enhanced its online professional learning community for adult educators, called the Literacy Information and Communication System…
Free website brings U.S. Constitution to life
In the wake of the presidential election, students and teachers may devote class time to exploring and learning about the United States Constitution. The Constitution Center offers a…
NBC Learn launches ‘Writers Speak to Kids’ video series
NBC Learn, the education arm of NBC News, has launched an original video series called “Writers Speak to Kids,” featuring interviews with popular and award-winning children’s book authors.…
Improving High School Graduation Rates
The Obama administration has made raising the nation’s high school graduation rate and preventing dropouts a key priority, and many schools are turning to online credit recovery programs…
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…
Projecting success
A way to measure color brightness, new and easy ways to share content from mobile devices with the whole class, and the emergence of interactive projectors are some…
Strategies for eRate Success
As you prepare to apply for your schools’ annual share of $2.3 billion in eRate discounts on telecommunications services and internet access, we’ve assembled this handy collection of…
Helping Students Learn with Reliable Wireless Connectivity
The explosion of mobile devices in schools underscores the need for fast, secure, reliable, and easy-to-manage wireless internet access—enabling students to learn anytime, anywhere, while letting school leaders…
Empowering Education with Video
Communication has changed, and students and educators are increasingly using video technologies in all aspects of education.…
Best Practices in School Technology: Winter 2013
How to improve student achievement by up to 20 percent, foster greater student engagement and interaction, and sustain ed-tech funding in schools: These are among the many best…