Video of the Week: 3 tips for great formative assessment
Ed. note: Video of the Week picks are supplied by the editors of Common Sense Education, which helps educators find the best ed-tech ... Read more
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5 questions we should be asking about student screen addiction
Numerous voices have emerged in the last two years to warn us about the effects of digital screen addiction on ... Read more
Case Study: Read How Skaggs Schools Embrace BYOD with Google Apps
Skaggs Catholic Center in Utah comprises of a high school, middle school, elementary school, day center and church, all requiring fast, reliable and secure Wi-Fi to keep up…
15 of the best apps to engage students outside the classroom
Learning shouldn’t stop when students leave for summer vacation. Rather, this extended break from the classroom is the perfect time to introduce kids to a variety of mobile…
5 AR & VR tools for social skills
Virtual and augmented reality, once far-off on the classroom horizon, have moved with relative speed into the realm of possible classroom technologies. In fact, recent data indicates that…
School’s out! Finding teacher tools that finish at the top of the class
Technology delivers plenty of tools to help teachers manage their classroom and transform how they teach–from solutions rolled out by ... Read more
5 tips for new, easy and affordable school edtech upgrades
Waiting on a slow computer to load or update wastes valuable time and can detract from lessons and class time. ... Read more
11 online tools & apps for dyslexic students
In the past, dyslexia was rarely recognised, and when it was, very little was put in place for the student. It was assumed that students were being lazy,…
In the marketplace: Minecraft Education Edition, apps for ELLs, digital citizenship, and more
Tech-savvy educators know they must stay on top of the myriad changes and trends in education to learn how teaching and learning can best benefit from technology's near-constant…
5 top classroom apps for the new school year
Education is increasingly mobile, and if you have access to mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones, chances are you're using apps for learning, classroom management, personal organization,…
The Friday 4: Your weekly ed-tech rewind
Every Friday, I’ll recap some of the most interesting news and thought-provoking developments from the past week. I can’t fit all of this week's news stories here, though,…
The Friday 4: Your weekly ed-tech rewind
Every Friday, I’ll recap some of the most interesting news and thought-provoking developments from the past week. I can’t fit all of this week's news stories here, though,…
5 essential apps for autistic learners
Mobile technology has opened up a plethora of resources for students with special needs, including students with autism. Here we’re ... Read more
7 digital resources for students learning English or any other language
In classrooms all across the country, old-fashioned textbooks and stodgy lesson plans are sucking the life out of language learning. ... Read more
8 of the best apps and resources for English language learners
One veteran ELL teacher shares her vetted and apps, tools, and websites for English language learners, along with her tips for finding the best resources out there.
7 convenient communication tools for educators
As mobile technology becomes more commonplace in classrooms and nearly ubiquitous for school leaders, the convenience of having access to emails, text messages, social media and other tools…
5 ways technology can be useful for autistic learners
A tech researcher shares pros and cons for using devices with autistic learners -- and draws from her own experience as a parent of an autistic son.
New Common Sense tool shows how secure your ed-tech apps are
New educator resource is intended to find accurate, up-to-date evaluations of privacy and security practices of ed-tech applications Common Sense Education, in ... Read more
These 9 apps help every student hit Common Core Standards
Scaffold Common Core standards for students with these educator-picked apps As schools everywhere shift to the Common Core, teachers are ... Read more
Survey: Teachers now use twice as much gaming and video in the classroom
Teachers' use of game-based environments and online apps has doubled in the last six years, according to the annual Speak Up survey released on May 5. The national…
13 apps that promote higher-order thinking standards
These mobile apps go way beyond games Mobile devices are becoming increasingly common in schools because they cost so much ... Read more
Curriculum Foundry integrates with Google Drive, Google Apps for Education
Learning.com's Curriculum Foundry, a solution for seamlessly accessing, organizing and sharing digital content, is now fully integrated with Google Drive and Google Apps for Education. The growing number…
6 apps to help parents and teachers communicate
Communication between teachers and parents makes it easier for educators to understand the outside challenges students may deal with, and it helps parents understand how they can better…
6 fun tools to teach creativity through music
Use these music apps and tools to make your own keyboards or work on a song with others around the ... Read more
The new way to create flipped video in 60 seconds without adding software
Use PowerPoint to make tutorial videos for flipped or blended learning Time strapped teachers need support—we all know this. Now ... Read more
Chromebooks in Education: Using Google (Chromebooks) to flip your classroom
Filmed at BETT 2013, Bruno Reddy from King Solomon’s Academy in London shares his experience working with Chromebooks and Google ... Read more
Google Apps for Education
Save time and stay connected. Google Apps for Education: A Suite of Free Productivity Tools for Classroom Collaboration Download White ... Read more
12 ways to adopt Google Apps for Education
A new resource from Gaggle and Amplified IT offers technology facilitators 12 tips to help ensure that Google Apps for Education safe for teachers and students to use.…
New Dept. of Education guide lists the kinds of tools ed tech needs
A new guide from the Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology lists the most pervasive problems in education, and the areas where more ed tech tools could…
Everything you never knew about using Google in the classroom
Did you know you can see all your copy/paste history in Chrome in a click? Bookmark all your browser tabs at once? Create choose your own adventures in…
Why overwhelmed educators should stick to these simple tech tools
Tech is shifting faster than teacher training can keep up. The solution is to keep it simple. I recently had the pleasure of spending a few hours in…
28 apps for challenge-based learning projects
Challenge-based learning lets students locate a problem and then unleash their creativity in search of a solution. By nature, these projects are collaborative, multi-disciplinary, and hands-on. And what…
Pearson unveils tablet ELL assessment system
A new tablet-based assessment developed by Pearson will specifically target English Language Learners (ELLs) in order to help them build English language skills and succeed on summative assessments.…
5 apps for creative iPad storytelling
Narrative writing and storytelling skills are useful in nearly every discipline, from English language arts to science and history. Students that might not be able to explain their…
7 free flipped classroom creation apps you might not know
You might not know these apps for creating lessons, video, and more—perfect for the flipped classroom The flipped classroom gives ... Read more
New: 11 of the best iOS and Android apps
Apps are some of the most popular tools in education, and with good reason--they're easily accessible on mobile devices and can provide quick and targeted help. Understanding how,…
Top ways to choose and use tech in early education
Making sure that young children benefit from technology isn't quite as simple as handing a child a mobile device with age-appropriate apps. But using a series of questions…
7 great English apps for your classroom
Apps for STEM education top many educators' lists today. And while STEM is a very important part of classroom education, it is not the only part. As states…
Here’s how to use game-changing apps
Educational apps have skyrocketed in popularity, leading more and more educators to realize that the way they use these apps is key to changing classroom culture and student…