Could Minecraft disrupt traditional instruction? In classrooms across the globe, educators and students are doing amazing things with Minecraft--could it totally disrupt current education models? By Chelsea Waite December 5th, 2019 Minecraft, which hit its 10-year anniversary this year, is currently the second best-selling video game ever—only beat out by Tetris. The game is what’s called a “sandbox,” where players move around freely and use pixelated “blocks” to build whatever they…
News 5 things to remember in the case of an active shooter December 5th, 2019 We live in a time where we need to educate ourselves and our families on unfortunate events. It’s important to empower your loved ones to take action in…
News 6 reasons why this district uses a student safety platform December 4th, 2019 When we started talking about a 1:1 computing initiative, one of the biggest concerns we heard from administrators, community members, and parents was, how were we going to…
News 3 ways districts can prepare for ransomware attacks December 4th, 2019 With summer now a distant memory and students across the country back in the swing of things, school districts have been facing a rising danger. This year, schools…
News The constant quest for school safety December 3rd, 2019 Securing K-12 schools takes a multi-prong line of defense. The physical campus needs to be fortified against live, in-person attacks, while the school needs to shield its IT/network…
News Developing successful personalized learning literacy programs December 3rd, 2019 As a former kindergarten and first grade teacher, who later taught struggling readers in grades three to five, I was acutely aware of the reading instruction gaps that…
News 6 reasons to use a social learning platform December 2nd, 2019 There are several different curriculums available to teachers who are working with students who have pragmatic language disorders, but up until recently I hadn’t really found one that…
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