Featured App of the Week: Sworkit Kids By Common Sense Education July 9th, 2018 Sworkit Kids What’s It Like? Both physical education (PE) and classroom teachers can use Sworkit Kids to get kids exercising. It’s a perfect short activity to get students moving after…
News App of the Week: Human Resource Machine EDU July 2nd, 2018 Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense…
News App of the Week: Mentimeter June 25th, 2018 Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense…
News App of the Week: Stack the States 2 June 18th, 2018 Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense…
News How the tech community can minimize brain drain in rural communities January 17th, 2020 As an educator with a background in computer science, I have always been passionate about teaching STEM skills to the next generation, particularly students in…
News 4 ways educators can combat rural brain drain January 17th, 2020 More than 30 years ago, the Department of Justice researched and concluded that stronger families and communities create successful school environments. Fast forward to the…
News 4 questions to ask about multimedia content January 16th, 2020 When considering multimedia presentation systems for classroom use, one’s mind immediately goes to the hardware--the monitors, projectors, and other components often grab all the attention.…
News A strategy to help struggling adolescent readers January 16th, 2020 According to the Nation’s Report Card, about two-thirds of eighth-graders are not proficient readers. What’s even more alarming is the fact that the size of…
News 16 multimedia learning tools for the classroom January 15th, 2020 Multimedia learning tools play an important role in classrooms in a number of ways--including, but not limited to, boosting creativity, encouraging student engagement, and helping…
News Helping the next generation of students succeed and transform our world January 15th, 2020 I remember when the people I looked up to were older than me. These days, I’m looking to the younger generation for inspiration, and hoping…
News Here are 10 reasons to use AR and VR in the classroom January 14th, 2020 In Phenix City, using AR and VR in the classroom has been an integral part of our STEM programming for the past four school years.…
News How to eliminate the summer slide January 14th, 2020 More than 100 years of research have documented the summer reading slide, the loss of skills that students experience from the end of one school…
News What are the key components of a digital classroom? January 13th, 2020 Most teachers today view edtech as an essential part of an increasingly digital classroom, and a new report from Common Sense sheds light on the…
News 3 digital strategies to help with assessment January 13th, 2020 Educators can make their instruction more effective and provide practice linked directly to progress monitoring and formative assessment results using a number of free digital…
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