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Cybersecurity learning standards offer a new look at a consistent threat
New K-12 cybersecurity learning standards aim to build awareness and create a more diverse talent pipeline
How one platform is launching student careers in high school
Web-based service connects students with career professionals through online video conferences.
February’s 11 buzzworthy edtech tools
The month of February’s hottest, must-know edtech tools—right now.
Looking inside classrooms can reveal surprising innovation
The eSchool Media and Xirrus Innovate to Educate Community Winner shares technology strategies to increase classroom engagement.
5 things schools can learn from the food truck phenomenon
Food trucks are becoming popular for a reason. Can schools learn from them by harnessing simplicity and specialization?
The traditional classroom works so why change it?
Just because the traditional classroom “works” doesn’t mean that it has reached a peak or an optimal level of effectiveness.
Why my students are real world-ready with nothing but a device
My paperless, real-world classroom uses just an iPad, software, and the internet; and my fourth- and fifth-graders are thriving.
Digital citizenship lessons from a 9-year-old with 18,000 Twitter followers
Liv is using social media to expand her world view, learn from other experts, and even connect with people she admires.
15 tools and apps real educators actually use
At TCEA, eSchool News took educators' favorite apps and tools and compiled them into one list.
When virtual class time is innovative, student engagement soars
The eSchool Media and Xirrus Innovate to Educate Community Winner reveals what it's like to forge ahead into virtual learning
8 tips to help create and sustain a makerspace
Starting from scratch can be daunting, but it isn't impossible.
12 augmented reality apps students can use today
As augmented reality’s classroom potential grows, apps are becoming more relevant and targeted
If you give a kindergartner a Chromebook…
When the youngest students have access to mobile devices, surprising things happen.
Teachers: Should you use business tactics for happier classrooms?
Applying 7 actions gleaned from successful business practices could help students and teachers excel in the classroom.
How to address executive function skills in the classroom—and why you should
The key to student achievement may lie in first developing a set of cognitive processes that enable students to manage information and complete tasks.
New MakerBot program launches for teachers
New MakerBot program allows educators to promote the use of 3D printing in their classrooms, participate in challenges, and receive support from MakerBot.
Why personalized learning should start in school libraries
Library experts discuss 6 specific ways libraries can best leverage personalized learning for every student.
5 big takeaways from redesigning learning spaces
High-achieving district takes the classroom redesign plunge; learns important lessons every school should know about innovate learning spaces.
Cyberbullying is NOT a technology issue-here’s how to really combat it.
If schools and parents want to combat cyberbullying, they need to understand relational aggression first.
January’s 11 buzzworthy edtech tools
The month of January’s hottest, must-know edtech tools—right now.
5 of education’s alternative facts
Sometimes what we’d like to be true in education turns out to be nothing more than alternative facts—here are some of education’s most popular alternative facts.
EXCLUSIVE: They’re here–robots are teaching your children
Classes in a suburban Los Angeles elementary school were successfully taught by teacher robots during the 2015-2016 school year.
What educators can learn about effective teaching from a Harvard prof
Here are three essential lessons in effective teaching from David Malan’s enormously popular CS50 course.
Tips for teaching students with Autism about digital citizenship
Experts detail some of the most effective ways to foster online social skills needed for the 21st-century for students with Autism.
Can robotics teach problem solving to students?
STEM expert details 4 tips for using robotics to teach students problem solving.
Does growing student diversity mean a renewed focus on personalized learning?
One district invests in a personalized learning framework and sees results soar within their diverse student body.
Is Betsy DeVos good or bad for edtech?
Will Trump’s Education Secretary pick be a boon for edtech advocacy and implementation? And if so, will it only benefit some students?
How our elementary school got a tech makeover
By keeping an open mind about how to solve a budget shortage, our school scored brand-new digital projectors and displays as part of a tech makeover.
New Google Classroom features make it easier to learn, teach, manage, and build
As everyone heads back to school to start the new semester, users will find new Google Classroom updates designed specifically for them.
7 collaboration tools for the modern classroom
Collaboration skills are essential--here are tools to help your students build them.
The best PD webinars of 2016—did you watch?
The 2016 results are in. Who is participating the most in professional learning webinars? Early childhood educators!
How media literacy is critical to saving our democracy
A Stanford study suggesting how easily manipulated students are online should be a wake-up call for school leaders nationwide.
5 questions to answer about OER use
Educators answer 5 important questions about OER use, implementation and policy
Educators: The lessons we learned in 2016
5 educators reveal their most inspiring takeaways of 2016 and the technologies they’re most excited about.
Principals: The lessons we learned in 2016
4 principals reflect on how technology has helped them with everything from discipline referrals to teaching students about Uganda.
15 Hot Edtech Trends for 2017
Educators and tech leaders look back on 2016; predict where edtech trends in teaching and learning will head this new year.
#2: I made my classroom look like the real-world—and test scores soared
An elementary educator’s classroom simulates real life—and boosts test scores.
#3: Classroom observations may hurt teachers more than they help, study says
Classroom observations -- one of the most widely-used forms of teacher evaluation -- might be setting teachers up to fail
#4: What does research really say about iPads in the classroom?
