How can formative assessment be used to support the curriculum? This was the subject of a recent eSchool News webinar, during which two experts revealed their strategies for…
Today, it seems like digital content is king. But how can districts effectively navigate the transition to digital content and digital resources? Despite digital content's benefits, including a…
Veteran ed-tech journalist Frank Catalano shares useful advice to would-be ed-tech entrepreneurs: Namely, that rapid growth in the industry has resulted in a bubble; that education and ed-tech…
Planning, enlisting stakeholder support, and identifying the “why” are among the most important steps when it comes to moving from traditional classrooms to digital, connected classrooms.
Nominate a deserving educator on the contest's Facebook page and that educator could win prizes from places like Amazon, The Container Store, The Limited, Pottery Barn, DonorsChoose.org, TeachersPayTeachers.com,…
This past fall, Common Sense Media debuted its first music video, Pause & Think Online, an animated song for kids to learn about digital citizenship. We love our…
This year's contest asks students to answer the following question: What is a goal you want to accomplish and why? Students can answer the question in the form…
The challenge asks participants to examine a local or regional tradition through the eyes of a community tradition bearer and create a video, podcast or slide show to…
Samantha Razook Murphy, founder of the all-girls summer and after-school program Curious Jane, shares four important online marketing strategies from a Google workshop.
Educators and stakeholders agree that computer science skills are some of the most in-demand skills in today's workforce, and encouraging students' interest in coding and computer programming in…
Scott Barber, a 7th grade science teacher in the Berea City School District in suburban Cleveland, Ohio, shares five ed-tech tools worth using in the classroom.
Any number of articles, studies, and research topics will tell you that students need technology in the classroom. We live in the digital age, they are natives, and…
Blended learning allows students to learn at their own pace, but there are a number of challenges to making it work. During a recent webinar sponsored by Middlebury…
Sponsored by Lenovo® and Microsoft® Schools investing in Windows 8 devices can now integrate an ever-increasing number of K-12 apps into daily classroom instruction. With more and more…
Sponsored by Lenovo® and Microsoft® Concerned that your school's devices aren’t designed to meet the challenges of 24/7 student use? Consumer grade laptops are too easily damaged at…
Making sure that young children benefit from technology isn't quite as simple as handing a child a mobile device with age-appropriate apps. But using a series of questions…