13 free assistive technology resources
Risk assessments are awful, but necessary
Here are 5 ways to improve risk assessments in your district
How online collaboration transformed instruction at two schools
While teachers know that collaborating with colleagues to develop multi-class or cross-curricular projects can be incredibly beneficial for students, most never get a collaborative project off the ground.…
5 ways to make progress with student data
Transparency is one of the first, and most important, steps in ensuring that conversations about student data use--and keeping that data secure and private--remain open and productive. Collecting…
Four criteria for evaluating blended learning tools
Blended learning has arrived. While schools and districts across the nation are in various stages of transition, there is little doubt that the appetite for interactive tools that…
Screen time debate broadens with research
Screen time remains a hot-button issue, but classifying technology use guidelines to include active versus passive use, and how the technology is used, could help redefine traditional screen…
App of the Week: Who wants a math mission?
Operation Math includes more than 100 timed missions that help players learn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Viewpoint: Time to reimagine virtual learning
Just over a decade ago, the idea of virtual learning carried with it the potential to revolutionize the education industry. It was a beautiful concept. It offered the…
Course Access policies focus on equitable learning
The answer to ensuring that all students have equitable access to the courses that will prepare them to be college- and career-ready could be found in a state…
School groups team up to help with digital transformation
Many educators across the United States have made considerable progress in using technology to transform learning, and several school districts have advanced beyond small pockets of innovation to…
Four ways to advocate for school libraries
If school librarians want to make a case for library funding, they must demonstrate how they help students learn and prove that they build collaborative instructional partnerships with…
With no internet at home, kids crowd libraries for online homework
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Wanted: Immersive gaming in K-8 classrooms
Seventy-four percent of K-8 teachers in a recent report said they use digital games for instruction, though few teachers reported engaging students with immersive games that offer in-depth…
Free online aquarium resources foster science inquiry
To reach more classrooms with its educational programs, the Aquarium of the Pacific has created free online curriculum materials based on live animal webcams.
All-day virtual professional development event set for Oct. 25
On October 25, Discovery Education will be hosting the eighth annual Discovery Education Streamathon, a live, day-long virtual professional learning ... Read more
Overcoming the top barrier to school connectivity
Funding remains the largest and most-cited obstacle when it comes to updating schools' infrastructure and installing high-speed broadband internet access, according to a survey from the Consortium for…
5 strategies to align district leadership with unions
Teachers are essential to a successful digital transition, and when it comes to the relationship between teachers' unions and school district leaders, open communication is the most important…
App of the Week: Tons of kid-friendly activities
KidQuest makes it easy with dozens of free things to make and build, with step by step illustrated guides.
Six key competencies for effective Pre-K-3 principals
Providing personalized learning environments and ensuring developmentally-appropriate teaching are just two of six competencies principals need to support teaching and learning during the transition from birth and preschool…
LAUSD plagued by student information system problems
With a few taps on a computer keyboard, a student's entire school history from kindergarten to high school graduation was supposed to show up on the screen. That…
Easy steps to OER creation
Open educational resources (OER) offer educators a chance to align learning materials to students' needs--and teachers can create their own OER through a surprisingly straightforward process, using materials…
Robotics enters K-12 classrooms
The lesser-known elements of STEM are enjoying the limelight right now, with computer science and coding moving to the top of educators’ priority lists. Robotics, too, is following…
STEAM Ahead program gives students a taste of higher-level science, math, arts
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Connect students, teachers to engineering
eGFI is managed by the American Society for Engineering Education, which aims to promote and enhance efforts to improve K-12 STEM and engineering education.
16 educators new teachers should follow on Twitter
It’s no secret that new teachers need lots of support, and these days, teachers often find support online and through social media. In fact, following just a few…
Carnegie Science Center defends its offerings to girls after criticism in social media
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7 STEM apps designed by students
Students from across the United States met with congressional leaders and the Obama administration to show STEM apps and games they've developed.
App of the Week: Busy bee storytellers
The Honeycomb Keyboard lets young children see and write rhyming words and sight words.
HP hopes its breakup will benefit schools
Innovations in mobile computing, 3D printing, and cloud services are what HP hopes to deliver to schools and other customers as a result of its decision this week…
What you need to know about Kaplan’s new SAT survey
Kaplan Test Prep, one of the leading SAT tutoring and college prep companies, believes that the SAT is still relevant in the CCSS era.
Coding with the kindergarten crowd
Introducing coding to kindergarten students helps them reflect on their own learning as they develop 21st-century skills such as problem solving and creativity, experts say. Coding has emerged…
How one school set up 600 iPad Air tablets in 2.5 hours
Many people think of iPads in education as devices that need to be locked down. But at Immaculata-La Salle, we're doing things a bit differently.
Five apps for storytelling, astronomy, and museum art
Each week, we feature a new App of the Week on our website and in our newsletters. These apps are for students or educators and offer a range…
Can we change the PD culture of communication?
One of my first activities as an Outstanding Educator in Residence with the Academy of Singapore Teachers two winters ago was to observe elementary school students using laptops…
End of support for Windows Server 2003 to affect schools
Microsoft’s decision to end support for its Windows Server 2003 edition next July means the clock is ticking for schools that continue to use this older server platform,…
Four tips to manage mobile classrooms
As classrooms change with the evolution of mobile technology, classroom management strategies must adjust to walk the line between keeping students on task and giving students freedom to…
The MaKey MaKey might change the game
Tell me if this sounds familiar... You want to increase student buy-in on a project by designing a challenge with a connection to the "real world." You want…
What to look for in a cloud provider of Microsoft Exchange
Microsoft Exchange provides a rich feature set for email, which has made it a popular option among schools and colleges. And the latest version, Exchange 2013, is a…
3 ways technology buoys at-risk students
