eSchool News May 2013
•Program gives 100M offline Americans cheap broadband • $500 billion needed to modernize U.S. schools • Report helps educators use open educational resources • K-12 science instruction poised…
Month: May 2013
App of the week: myCreate
A stop-motion animation app for kids.
Schoolgirl tries science experiment, arrested for felony
Who among us hasn't -- just once in our lives -- put a couple of things in a test tube, a bottle, or our mouths and wondered what…
Figuring out how to give teachers useful feedback
When Texas lawmakers rolled out a framework for evaluating public schoolteachers more than 15 years ago, they intended to identify ways to strengthen the state’s teaching corps, The…
Warren Buffett joins Twitter, gains 1,000 followers a minute
Warren Buffett accumulates Twitter followers even faster than he makes money, Reuters reports.
The college degrees employers seek
New grads with business or technology degrees will have a decided advantage when they hit the job market this summer, new research shows.
Five education grants you don’t want to miss
School funding difficulties show no sign of abating, and school budgets are stretched to the limit. Many educators and administrators rely on school grants to fund important projects…
Apps of the Month
In our "App of the Month" feature, we highlight every "App of the Week" from the past month.
New initiative for Detroit Public Schools: What will it mean?
Detroit Public Schools announced a groundbreaking initiative that should have broad-spectrum impacts for residents when fully implemented, Yahoo News reports.
Computer problems in three states hamper student proficiency tests
School districts in Indiana, Oklahoma and Minnesota are rescheduling high-stakes proficiency tests because of technical problems involving the test administrators’ computer systems, the Associated Press reports.
Real Deal: 4th grader asked to take NY state test in hospital
A local 4th grader, hooked to medical machines and IV’s, undergoing pre-brain surgery screening was asked to take a New York State test from his hospital bed last…
Intel’s next CEO: Manufacturing chief Brian Krzanich
Intel has named Chief Operating Officer Brian Krzanich as its next CEO to succeed Paul Otellini as head of the chip giant in a couple weeks, CNET reports.
Continue to Whitepaper: Going Mobile: Best Practices for K-12 IT Leaders
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Public school first in nation to offer kids all-vegetarian meals
A New York City elementary school has adopted an all-vegetarian menu, serving kids tofu wraps and veggie chili.
Up to $500 for classroom teachers
Hoenny Center Project Awards are intended to promote and recognize preK-12 classroom (action) research projects in the area of peer teaching.
Up to $5K for philanthropy ideas
The Science of Philanthropy Initiative (SPI) is sponsoring an Idea Contest intended to solicit fundraising ideas from charities that can be tested by SPI researchers. SPI is looking…
$3K for environmental projects
This award recognizes the outstanding leadership efforts of young people who are working for the protection of our shared planet.
The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.