How to use social media in the classroom
Today’s educators have a love-hate relationship with social media. They recognize that five-year-olds know how to use tablets better than their parents and that many kids have smartphones…
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No-holds-barred interview: The need for truth in education!
People know Dr. Steve Perry from his education thought leadership, his Capital Preparatory Schools system and his talent to tell his personal stories in education. Outspoken and often…
9 ways Facebook changed how we talk
"I'm gonna tag you in this hideous photo and then unfriend you if you don't stop oversharing and poking me." If you said this to someone 10 years…
The hottest job skill is…
The Army, NYPD and State Department can't get enough workers with this job skill, CNN reports.
eReaders may help people with dyslexia
CNN reports: People with dyslexia may have an easier time reading on an eReader than using traditional paper, a new study published today in the journal PLOS One…
Study: U.S. mobile web use has doubled since 2009
CNN reports: When your smartphone makes it so easy to connect to the internet, why bother firing up a clunky desktop or laptop computer?
Report: Apple will reveal new iPhone next month
Apple will unveil the latest version of its iPhone on September 10, according to a new report, CNN reports.
Apple found to have conspired to raise eBook prices
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Apple conspired to raise the prices of eBooks.
Google exec to girls: Tech needs you
Dear Girls of the World, The technology industry needs you, CNN reports.
Teachers pose with their guns
December’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut jarred parents and teachers around Ohio, CNN reports.
High-school teen builds one-man submarine
The submarine's body may be constructed from drainage pipes and the hatch from a recycled skylight, but according to its 18-year-old inventor, this single-person U-boat can plunge to…
‘New tradition’ for Georgia students: Their first racially integrated prom
As Quanesha Wallace remembers, it was around this time last year when the idea first came up at Wilcox County High School, CNN reports.
Watch: Think 3-D printing is cool? Try 4-D
You've heard of 3-D printing, the process of using a specialized printer to create real-world objects from computer models, CNN reports.
‘Brilliant Bus’ shrinking digital divide
Working as a guidance counselor five years ago in Palm Beach County, Estella Pyfrom noticed that fewer students had access to a computer after school, CNN reports.
L.A. mayor: Education is our civil rights struggle
My story began like far too many people across this country. My father left when I was 5 years old., says Antonio Villaraigosa, mayor of Los Angeles, for…
Bill Gates: Invest in better teaching
Yesterday I released my annual letter. Each year, I reflect on what I learned in the last year through our travels and work with the foundation and how…
Overeducated and underemployed
Getting a college degree still helps your chances of getting a job, but not necessarily a good one, CNN Money reports.
Why telling bullying victims to ‘just fight back’ doesn’t work
Fall is upon us, and that means the school year is in full swing. Along with the stress of homework assignments and extracurricular activities, unfortunately some students bear…
Watch: Teen with Asperger’s launches hidden inspiration project to help disabled kids learn
Though epilepsy and Asperger's syndrome sometimes get in the way when Trenton Gilstrap socializes with his high school friends, his conditions haven't interfered with his educational dreams, CNN…
NTSB recommends full ban on use of cell phones while driving
A federal safety board called Tuesday for a nationwide ban on the use of cell phones and text messaging devices while driving, CNN reports.
Bully-proofing your kids
Miranda Jones can remember many afternoons in the counselor's office in her small-town Colorado middle school, crying about other kids relentlessly teasing about her weight, CNN reports.
As Wisconsin slashes budget, 354 teachers laid off
Cuts to Wisconsin's state budget are resulting in layoffs of 519 staff members in Milwaukee Public Schools, including 354 teachers, reports CNN.
GE chief says American workers need more skills
Training Americans for practical jobs that the nation actually needs should be a government priority, according to General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt, who heads President Obama's jobs advisory…
Is Google’s Android market dangerous?
Google's Android market experienced its first real security lapse on Wednesday as more than a dozen apps were found to be lined with malicious code that could be…
Obama signs child nutrition bill
President Obama signed a sweeping overhaul of child nutrition standards Monday, enacting a law meant to encourage better eating habits in part by giving the federal government more…
Study: Half of high school students admit to bullying
Half of all high school students say they have bullied someone in the past year, with nearly as many saying they have been the victims of bullying, according…
Average teen sends 3,339 texts per month
If you needed more proof that texting is on the rise, here's a stat for you: the average teenager sends over 3,000 texts per month. That's more than…
Beware of fake Facebook ‘dislike’ button
Lots of people have clamored for a “dislike” button on Facebook, which so far only officially allows people to "like" content on its site. Now, some social-media spoilers…
Study: eBooks take longer to read than print
In a recent usability survey, Jakob Nielsen of product development consultancy Nielsen Norman Group discovered that it takes longer to read books on a Kindle or an iPad…
New technologies move beyond the mouse, keyboard, and screen
Say hello to a new, simpler era of human-computer interaction, CNN reports—this time, with no clunky hardware standing between you and digital information.
Why universities should hate the iPad
If students embrace textbooks on the iPad, college bookstores might lose their shirts, CNN reports.
Scientists look to help children with autism find a voice
CNN reports that when Ryan Wallace got a diagnosis of autism at age 2, his parents never thought they'd hear him speak. "He used to make noises.
Study: Cell-phone bans don’t reduce accidents
A new study suggests laws banning the use of handheld devices while driving have not reduced the rate of accidents in three states and the District of Columbia,…