Prizes for student projects on community traditions
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…
Month: April 2014
Four clever online marketing tips for schools
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.
12 free coding tools and apps
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…
5 tools every science teacher should use
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.
When teachers don’t need technology
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…
How blended learning can help teach world languages
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…
16 New Windows 8 School Apps: Building a 21st Century Learning Environment
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…
Rugged and Reliable: 7 Key Durability Features for K-12 Devices
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…
Top ways to choose and use tech in early education
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…
