April 2013

Kidblog provides a safe, and free, online forum for student writing

April 30, 2013 by ESchool News Staff

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…

IT Management

BlackBerry CEO: Tablets will be dead in five years

April 30, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Forget the death of the PC: BlackBerry chief executive Thorsten Heins thinks tablets are on their way out as users shift to doing more through their smartphones, the…

Curriculum

Bringing neuroscience into school

April 30, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Imagine walking into a classroom where it looks as if the children are playing ‘hide-and-seek’. But actually, this is a revolutionary way of having a reading lesson, EuroNews…

IT Management

Will Google Glass face adoption challenges due to privacy concerns?

November 5, 2013April 30, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

A ZDNet debate: Are the privacy concerns about Google Glass any different than cameras on smartphones?

IT Management

Original iPhone nears obsolete status

April 30, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Even at its 2007 launch, the original Apple iPhone was not a cutting-edge product, InformationWeek reports.

District Management

Editorial: Make the Common Core standards work before making them count

May 10, 2013April 30, 2013 by By Randi Weingarten

I cannot say this more simply: We are committed to the success of our students. That means getting the transition to Common Core standards right. That’s why today…

IT Management

Ten keys to a successful school iPad program

November 6, 2013April 30, 2013 by By Sam Gliksman

It seems that every school is considering purchasing iPads these days, and Apple has reported that iPad sales to schools are currently outpacing MacBook sales by a very…

Teaching Trends

Ten facts about K-12 students’ technology use

May 8, 2013April 30, 2013 by ESchool News Staff

More than half of students in grades 6-8 now have access to a tablet computer—a percentage that has doubled since last year. And Twitter use has grown three-fold…

District Management

Obama’s big second-term education problem

April 29, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

President Obama has a big problem in his second term in terms of education policy: his first term, the Washington Post reports.

District Management

Samsung reveals 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3

April 29, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Samsung revealed the Galaxy Tab 3, a 7-inch tablet, a slim mobile device which may be able to directly compete with the smaller tablet ranges offered by rivals…

Teaching Trends

Per-student pre-K spending lowest in decade

April 29, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

State funding for pre-kindergarten programs had its largest drop ever last year and states are now spending less per child than they did a decade ago, according to…

Curriculum

In Utah’s digital shift, students turning the page on traditional textbooks

April 29, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

On a typical day, the only thing ninth-grader Jonah Warnick carries in his backpack is a binder, the St. Louis Tribune reports.

IT Management

Teachers: Ed-tech boosts students’ abilities, self-sufficiency

May 10, 2013April 29, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Technology's potential to aid teaching and learning when properly implemented and used is widely agreed upon, and teachers say that ed-tech has the potential to both positively and…

IT Management

EdTechTeacher Summer Teaching With Technology

April 26, 2013 by ESchool News Staff

2013 brings the 11th Annual EdTechTeacher Summer Teaching With Technology workshop series, and we have built an incredible program on a diverse set of topics in three fantastic…

App of the Week

App of the week: Kid Weather

April 26, 2013 by Meris Stansbury

An app for weather and STEM learning.

IT Management

Education data: Privacy backlash begins

April 26, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

As increasing amounts of student, class and school data are captured and analyzed, some people have started to sound alarms about potential privacy violations and other kinds of…

District Management

Google execs say ‘The power of information is underrated’

April 26, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Google executives Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen — coauthors of a new book, The New Digital Age — recently returned from a highly publicized trip to North Korea,…

District Management

Teachers in Mexico break windows, torch offices to protest anti-union reforms

April 26, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Mexican teachers and teachers-in-training once again abandoned lesson plans to protest education reform in the southwestern state of Guerrero this week, the Christian Science Monitor reports.

District Management

In shift, White House favors incentives for optional cybersecurity measures for companies

April 26, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

The White House has backed away from its push for mandatory cybersecurity standards in favor of an approach that would combine voluntary measures with incentives for companies to…

Choosing the Right Devices for Your Schools

iPads soar in popularity among K-12 schools

March 4, 2014April 26, 2013 by From staff reports

Desktop and laptop PCs still dominate in schools, but iPads already are the second most widely used ed-tech devices in K-12 classrooms just three years after their introduction…

District Management

New: 10 of the best Apple and Android apps for education in 2013

October 11, 2013April 26, 2013 by From eSchool News Staff

Last year we presented “New: 10 of the best Apple apps for education in 2012,” which highlighted some of the best apps for iPhones and iPods. However, with…

Teaching Trends

Tips for using Pinterest as a teaching tool

May 8, 2013April 26, 2013 by Laura Ascione

Many aspiring crafters and cooking fanatics are familiar with Pinterest, a social media site set up like a virtual bulletin board in which users “pin” favorite home décor,…

STEM & STEAM

A science star already, tinkering with the idea of growing up

November 5, 2013April 25, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Sylvia Todd’s desk is not tidy. It’s cluttered with small robots (including a solar-powered grasshopper), motors, wires, resistors, a soldering iron and an array of other gadgets and…

IT Management

Can computers really grade essay tests?

November 5, 2013April 25, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Can computers really grade essay tests? The National Council of Teachers of English say “no,” even if there is new software that says “yes,” the Washington Post reports.

District Management

‘Radical’: Education reformer Michelle Rhee argues that tough love is best

April 25, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Michelle Rhee headed the District of Columbia public school system from 2007 to 2010, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

IT Management

Robot Zoo showcases homemade bots

November 5, 2013April 25, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

PC World reports that robots that can help humans complete any number of tasks.

District Management

Six tips for guiding the learning of students with autism

November 6, 2013April 25, 2013 by By Heather Patin

Classrooms come with their own unique characters, props, and soundtracks. To the average student, these things meld into the background, setting the scene for learning. However, for children…

IT Management

District’s $38M technology bond issue would add more iPads, teaching tools to classrooms

May 10, 2013April 25, 2013 by From wire reports

Angela Bagby's students in the autism classroom at Marshall Elementary School can't verbalize the answers to a spelling test or hold a pencil for more than a few…

District Management

ChildObesity180 Announces $1 Million in Grants to Revolutionize School Physical Activity

April 25, 2013 by Carletta

First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move! Active Schools” campaign encourages participation Chicago, Ill., Feb. 28, 2013– Active Schools Acceleration Project ... Read more

District Management

Calif. educators sued over English instruction

April 24, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

About 20,000 students in California who need to learn English aren't getting adequate language instruction, according to a lawsuit against the state and education workers filed by the…

Curriculum

Motivated student seeks challenge. School says no.

April 24, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Fayette County, Ga., population 106,567, resembles many Washington-area suburbs, the Washington Post reports.

IT Management

Man or machine? The age of the robot blurs sci-fi and cutting-edge science

November 5, 2013April 24, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

To alarmists, the rise of the machines must stoke inhuman levels of anxiety, The Guardian reports.

District Management

Report: Here’s how to fix school funding

May 10, 2013April 24, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

Until the current school funding model is redesigned to one that is based on students instead of on institutions, even the most potentially revolutionary educational models will fail,…

STEM & STEAM

Genetic Science Learning Center teaches the A-B-Cs of DNA

April 24, 2013 by ESchool News Staff

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.

District Management

Qualcomm founder gives $133M to NYC tech school

April 24, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

A burgeoning graduate school aimed at reinventing higher education's relationship with high tech is getting a $133 million gift from a professor-turned-entrepreneur who used his engineering background to…

STEM & STEAM

TED Education wants your help bringing cool science to the classroom

April 24, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

At TED Education, we're obsessed with learning, Scientific American reports.

District Management

Sony launches new digital binoculars that record what you see

November 5, 2013April 24, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Sony has unveiled a pair of binoculars with digital technology that allow you to record whatever you view, VentureBeat reports.

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