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How to use social media in the classroom

February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 by Jon Roepke
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…
Educational Leadership

No-holds-barred interview: The need for truth in education!

January 25, 2023January 4, 2018 by Dr. Rod Berger
truth 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…
IT Management

9 ways Facebook changed how we talk

February 3, 2014 by Staff and wire services reports
"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…
District Management

The hottest job skill is…

October 31, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
The Army, NYPD and State Department can't get enough workers with this job skill, CNN reports.
IT Management

eReaders may help people with dyslexia

September 19, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
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…
Teaching Trends

Study: U.S. mobile web use has doubled since 2009

September 17, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
CNN reports: When your smartphone makes it so easy to connect to the internet, why bother firing up a clunky desktop or laptop computer?
IT Management

Report: Apple will reveal new iPhone next month

August 13, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
Apple will unveil the latest version of its iPhone on September 10, according to a new report, CNN reports.
District Management

Apple found to have conspired to raise eBook prices

July 10, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Apple conspired to raise the prices of eBooks.
District Management

Google exec to girls: Tech needs you

June 17, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
Dear Girls of the World, The technology industry needs you, CNN reports.
District Management

Teachers pose with their guns

June 11, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
December’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut jarred parents and teachers around Ohio, CNN reports.
IT Management

High-school teen builds one-man submarine

November 5, 2013May 29, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
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…
District Management

‘New tradition’ for Georgia students: Their first racially integrated prom

April 19, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
As Quanesha Wallace remembers, it was around this time last year when the idea first came up at Wilcox County High School, CNN reports.
IT Management

Watch: Think 3-D printing is cool? Try 4-D

November 5, 2013April 12, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
You've heard of 3-D printing, the process of using a specialized printer to create real-world objects from computer models, CNN reports.
IT Management

‘Brilliant Bus’ shrinking digital divide

November 5, 2013April 5, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
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.
District Management

L.A. mayor: Education is our civil rights struggle

February 20, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
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…
District Management

Bill Gates: Invest in better teaching

January 31, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
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…
Research

Overeducated and underemployed

January 29, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
Getting a college degree still helps your chances of getting a job, but not necessarily a good one, CNN Money reports.
IT Management

Why telling bullying victims to ‘just fight back’ doesn’t work

November 2, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
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…
District Management

Watch: Teen with Asperger’s launches hidden inspiration project to help disabled kids learn

December 21, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
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…
District Management

NTSB recommends full ban on use of cell phones while driving

December 14, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
A federal safety board called Tuesday for a nationwide ban on the use of cell phones and text messaging devices while driving, CNN reports.
IT Management

Bully-proofing your kids

October 12, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
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.
District Management

As Wisconsin slashes budget, 354 teachers laid off

July 1, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
Cuts to Wisconsin's state budget are resulting in layoffs of 519 staff members in Milwaukee Public Schools, including 354 teachers, reports CNN.
Teaching & Learning

GE chief says American workers need more skills

June 13, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
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…
IT Management

Is Google’s Android market dangerous?

November 5, 2013March 3, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
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…
District Management

Obama signs child nutrition bill

December 14, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports
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…
Research

Study: Half of high school students admit to bullying

October 27, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports
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…
Research

Average teen sends 3,339 texts per month

October 15, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports
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…
District Management

Beware of fake Facebook ‘dislike’ button

August 17, 2010August 17, 2010 by Maya Prabhu
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…
IT Management

Study: eBooks take longer to read than print

July 6, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports
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…
IT Management

New technologies move beyond the mouse, keyboard, and screen

November 5, 2013June 18, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports
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.
District Management

Why universities should hate the iPad

November 5, 2013May 18, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports
If students embrace textbooks on the iPad, college bookstores might lose their shirts, CNN reports.
District Management

Scientists look to help children with autism find a voice

March 12, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports
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.
Research

Study: Cell-phone bans don’t reduce accidents

January 29, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports
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,…

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