#6: 12 augmented reality apps students can use today
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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
#7: Greatest lesson: Teacher buy-in is overrated
While consensus and collaborative decision-making is important, waiting for full teacher buy-in can also be paralyzing to innovation.
#8: 3 must-have skills for today’s librarians
A district media specialist shares her PD program for preparing librarians to be school leaders in the 21st century.
#9: 4 good computer habits every teacher should have
Good computer habits in the digital age can help teachers with not just productivity and student achievement, but with health, too.
#10: Why personalized learning should start in school libraries
Library experts discuss 6 specific ways libraries can best leverage personalized learning for every student.
Are gifted students now an underserved population?
With the federal focus on bringing all students to minimum proficiency, high achievers might not get the challenges they need. Here’s one way to change that.
Are you Dyslexia aware? Take this short, 10 question quiz
Take a short true/false quiz about the common myths and misunderstandings surrounding the learning disability Dyslexia.
The biggest lessons librarians learned in 2017
Librarians reflect on what they learned in 2017 and share their thoughts on the emerging trends of 2018.
Innovative tech standards want your feedback
ISTE’s Technical Working Group for ISTE Standards are eager to learn from others and understand the challenges and opportunities that exist for leaders.
Why keeping parents and kids connected in the early years is critical
A childcare teacher explains how her center involves even the busiest working parents in their children’s day.
7 ways to effectively address challenging behaviors in children with autism
After appropriately identifying the behavior in a child with autism, a suitable intervention can be used to proactively, or reactively, reduce and replace it.
Finally, a guide to parent engagement that works every time
Home visits, personalized meetings and concept videos can go a long way in boosting parent engagement.
3 apps that lead to improved executive functioning skills
Technology and smartphone apps allow students to bring executive functioning tools with them into their classrooms for developing better EF skills.
6 tips for making educational travel attainable for all students
When considering educational travel for your students, start by determining how much money is needed and what deadlines need to be met.
8 top YouTube channels to boost classroom lessons
Find great YouTube videos to bring the world and all of its wonder (safely) into your classroom.
10 Hour of Code activities students will love
Each year, the Hour of Code aims to get more students involved in computer science.
Incredible: Teachers are forming job-specific collaboration networks. Here’s why and how
With the support of a USDOE grant, teachers and school leaders in Delaware, Indiana, South Carolina, and Texas will collaborate for meaningful, job-specific collaboration.
Language Arts teacher: These are “My Tech Essentials” for high schoolers
These app essentials will help keep high school students engaged while learning language arts.
How to prepare students for 2017’s Hour of Code next week
What are some ways to get started with an Hour of Code this year?
4 exciting trends that will define the 2018 education industry
2018 will be one of the most exciting years for education industry, as more opportunity exists for educators to harness innovation right at their fingertips.
How to use engineering practices for more effective STEM learning
Changing the way schools teach STEM is changing schools and students.
Edtech is booming-but does it make better teachers?
Teachers should take a cautious approach to edtech, making sure learning is not dependent on the tech. Here are tools and tips for edtech use in the classroom.
Wow! District creates revolutionary computer science program for K-12 students
Indiana's MSD of Decatur Township launches innovative computer science pathway program for K-12 students; more than 200 students have enrolled, with that number expected to grow significantly.
Video of the Week: 3 ways to help students build empathy using technology
Using empathy skills online is integral for helping kids become responsible digital citizens.
3 ways to reimagine learning spaces
As learning needs change, learning spaces and their design are following suit.
Thriving special education programs have these 7 elements
Study reveals how inclusion for students with disability yields the most successful results in charter school special education programs.
Are these preschools changing the future?
Do online preschools offer the same learning benefits to children and cost savings to family budgets that online ed claims to offer for older learners?
A new generation craves this kind of curriculum
Cross-curricular lessons help Generation Z develop the problem-solving skills they will need in an ever-changing world for tomorrow’s jobs.
15 tools and apps today’s teachers actually use
eSchool News takes teachers' favorite apps and tools and compiles them into one list.
Student: When will we start teaching kids how to hack? Soon, I hope-here’s why
The need is here to teach today's students how to become good hackers that can spot bugs before the bad guys do.
3 educational technology tools to be thankful for
Right before Thanksgiving is a great time to reflect on what edtech tools and improvements school districts can be thankful for this year.
Fact or fiction: Devices stunt SEL
Documentary explores impact of mobile device screen time on student well-being, SEL.
Teachers: These are the 6 must-know strategies for great blended learning
Teachers offer insights on how to ensure successful blended learning instructional strategies.
Textbooks optional: What unbundling and BYOD mean for learning technology
Today, schools across the country look to educators to customize learning for their unique classrooms. Here is how educators are accomplishing this through unbundling and BYOD.
Video of the Week: Protecting your students’ privacy on social media
Social media can pose risks to students' privacy, but these risks can be managed with informed, intentional use.
7 tools for global learning you can use right now
As learning goes global, these tools and apps can help set students up for success.
3 reasons to introduce kindergarteners to robots
Three teachers share their thoughts and experiences on implementing coding and robotics in early education.
4 tips for learning retention
Tools to memorize and to benchmark references are both great for learning retention. And great teachers build their teaching on them.
3 free technologies to take PBL to the next level
Any teacher who has tried to design an authentic project can tell you that it takes significant time, energy and community outreach. These technologies can help PBL!
3 tips and tricks for coding and STEAM in the classroom
