‘Magic Pen’ helps high school teachers dig deeper into math lessons
Pretend you're a high school student getting your nightly Facebook fix. As you scroll through your news feed, what do you see? Photos, gossip, YouTube videos, and calculus…
Month: September 2012
Opinion: How a student drug problem will cripple U.S. education
Drugs have permeated our school system. Schools are no longer a place where all students want to go to, nor are they the safe haven that they were…
Romney calls for smaller federal role in education
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has offered a program of education policy goals that calls for a smaller federal role in both K-12 and higher education, modifying but…
Hong Kong students protest over ‘brainwashing’ classes
Hong Kong students and teachers protested Tuesday for a sixth straight day against plans to introduce Chinese patriotism classes, as political tensions rise days ahead of legislative polls,…
eSchool News July/August 2012
• Romney outlines his plans for education • FTC ill-equipped to guard ePrivacy • Seven iPad alternatives for schools • 2012-13 Readers’ Choice Awards • Dispelling five common…
Blending the Best of Online and Face-to-Face Learning to Improve Student Outcomes
It’s a fact that student engagement leads to better learning outcomes. But how can teachers extend student interaction beyond class ... Read more
Why thousands of K-12 teachers are turning to SchoolTube
Forget the days of bringing an item for show and tell. These days, with most everyone having video capabilities on some sort of technology device, students illustrate their…
The Lizard Project: Why scientists and teachers should work together for science outreach
My high school students recently did something that rarely happens in a science classroom they did science. Although, inquiry based instruction has long been a science education buzz…
New attendance push prized by students, educators
School day wake-up calls recorded by celebrities. Weekend makeup classes. Contests with laptop computers, private concerts and cars as prizes. Educators across the nation are using creative strategies…
Arizona reaches deal over education of English language learners
Arizona has agreed to offer targeted reading and writing instruction to tens of thousands of public school students who were wrongly denied services under an English Language Learner…
LG Intuition ‘phablet’ coming to Verizon on September 6th for $199.99
Sorry, Samsung: You’re about to get some competition in the market for oversized smartphones, BGR News reports.
Five technology skills every student should learn
What are the most critical technology skills for students to learn? We recently asked our readers this question, and here's what they had to say.
Albuquerque schools embrace ‘techbooks’ instead of textbooks
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New distance learning agreement coming soon
Drafters of an interstate agreement on distance learning in higher education are entering the final stages of creating a model agreement that would make it much easier for…
Nearly 900 districts to apply for Race to the Top funding
Nearly 900 school districts across the nation intend to apply for a slice of close to $400 million in grants that the U.S. Education Department will distribute in…
Arkansas district knows how to make students engaged and teachers tech-savvy
Arkansas’ Osceola School District has students use Renaissance Learning’s NEO—a low-cost, battery-powered keyboard with word processing and quizzing capabilities—for their writing projects and Wii gaming systems for physical…
What ‘sequestration’ could mean for school grant seeking in 2013
You might already know that the Budget Control Act of 2011 created a Joint Commission of Congress that is charged with identifying budgetary savings of at least $1.2…
eSchool News July/August 2012
• FTC ill-equipped to guard ePrivacy • Seven iPad alternatives for schools • 2012-13 Readers’ Choice Awards • Dispelling five common grant-seeking myths • New Yahoo! course is…