eClassroom News Articles
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 classroom games can help build reasoning skills
While most students enjoy games, even the simplest kind—such as tic tac toe—can help children develop important 21st-century skills such as critical thinking and mathematical reasoning, experts say.
New graphing calculator lets students plot on top of real-world images
A new graphing calculator from Casio lets students plot mathematical equations on top of real-life images and user-uploaded photos—adding relevance to math concepts that many students find abstract…
Seeking respect, Wisconsin teachers go abroad
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High school students get dual-enrollment discount
Montana colleges say they are making it cheaper and easier for high school students to take some college classes, the Associated Press reports.
Students publish ed-tech textbook on iBookstore
At Georgia College, educational technology could spawn more educational technology.
Dictionary.com: A back-to-school resource for all your language needs
Once solely a reference source, Dictionary.com has evolved into a comprehensive online and mobile learning destination that offers a blend of free and subscription-based personalized vocabulary and writing…
Opinion: Eight problems with Common Core Standards
E.D. Hirsch, Jr.’s book, “Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know,” was published March 1, 1987. So it was probably in March of that year when, sitting…
Gardens blooming at schools teach nutrition, science, teamwork
Gathered in the large garden behind an elementary school here, a group of kindergartners watched as their teacher snipped some basil, let them smell the leaves, and then…
Math education: What’s the problem?
A new report from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) tackles the U.S. algebra and mathematics dilemma and is the latest to suggest that not all students should be…
Obama renews call for aid to halt teacher layoffs
Tight school budgets have meant fewer teachers, larger classes, and shorter school years, according to a White House report that President Barack Obama says shows the need for…
Free algebra course helps teachers address Common Core requirements
SAS Curriculum Pathways has launched a free Algebra 1 course that provides teachers and students with all the required content ... Read more
Eight problems with Common Core Standards
E.D. Hirsch, Jr.’s book, “Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know,” was published March 1, 1987, the Washington Post reports.
Carnegie Mellon spinoff’s toys teach technology by making it fun
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‘Facts’ students will learn under Louisiana voucher program
Under Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal’s sweeping new school voucher program, tens of millions of Louisiana taxpayer dollars will be used to offer vouchers to more than half of…
Ed-tech funding news: August 2012
In the latest digital edition of eSchool News, Grants & Funding columnist Deb Ward dispels five common grant-seeking myths, and we look at free cloud-based Office software from…
Utah withdraws from consortium developing Common Core tests
The Utah state school board on Friday voted 12-3 to withdraw from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium -- one of two state-based consortia working off of $360 million…
Watch: In major expansion, Kno adds K-12 to digital education platform
In a big leap into a new but adjacent market, Silicon Valley digital education start-up Kno said it is entering the K-12 space, expanding from its college-only focus,…
New developments in AV technology come into focus
A new way to measure the brightness of colors; the ability to recognize inputs from any source, and not just a computer; and the move toward more lamp-free…
Teachers put to test by digital cheats
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Feds’ new anti-bullying campaign targets parents
Parents are urged to teach their kids to speak up if they witness school bullying in new ads that target an issue that top Obama administration officials vow…
Group pushes more federal, state dollars for geography education program
The political push by a group of geographers has managed to unite a bipartisan group of governors that normally don't agree, the Huffington Post reports.
J.K. Rowling webcast will promote new Harry Potter Reading Club
J.K. Rowling’s next book is for adults, but she will be on hand this fall to help promote a new reading club for kids, the Harry Potter Reading…
How one California school uses iPads to support its PE programs
By combining SPARK’s movement-based curriculum with the user-friendly iPad, our PE department has been able to work more efficiently and effectively during a time when budget cuts and…
D.C. at-risk students paid $5.25 an hour to attend summer school
The District of Columbia is paying more than 300 students $5.25 an hour to attend summer school, the Washington Examiner reports.
New high school is latest to focus on project-based learning
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Graphic novels, eBooks on students’ summer reading list
Tom Miley, a media specialist for Baltimore County Public Schools, relayed something of an odd desire to a group of summer school reading students at Ridgely Middle School…
Some scary training for teachers
On July 5, T he Answer S heet published a post I wrote about the Relay Graduate School of Education. That began a lively discussion about the Relay…
Readers: Seven ways to make the iPad better for education
iPad adoption in schools is growing at a phenomenal rate, as we reported last year, and some educators call the devices a game-changer. But besides its sleek style,…
NBC launches new educational video series about the Summer Olympics
