8 educators share back-to-school priorities
Common Core, technology use and integration are among back-to-school goals for the new school year A new school year brings ... Read more
Digital Learning and Tools
How to minimize digital classroom distractions
Using technology in the classroom can also bring multiple distractions to students. As an educator, how can you confront this dilemma?
5 ways to choose and use K-5 apps, mobile devices
Students are typically not shy about showing their enthusiasm for using the latest mobile devices, and they're eager to share apps with teachers and friends. Sometimes, teachers are…
The top ways digital tools transform learning
Digital tools are often touted for their ability to have a transformative effect on teaching and learning, and an annual survey reveals just how deeply these tools continue…
Two benefits of eBooks for early readers
The future of eBooks opens up opportunities for teachers and students alike. eBooks provide fluent readings and other engaging tools that help early readers achieve academic success. And,…
3 secrets to a successful digital transformation
During the 2013-2014 school year, Archbishop Stepinac High School became the first all-digital high school in the United States, with each of our 700 students utilizing a fully…
How Minecraft can help with Common Core math
As gaming gains steam and loses its stigma in the wake of educators who champion its engaging nature, more teachers are incorporating the strategy into their instruction. One…
12 STEM resources for all grades
In classrooms across the nation, STEM education is hailed as one of the most important concepts for today's students. After all, STEM know-how, coupled with skills such as…
Digital interactive classroom history, civics resources
Flexible, free digital resources help students delve into history, journalism, and more The Newseum Digital Classroom is a free, cross-disciplinary classroom resource featuring interactive timelines, archival videos and…
Districts can provide high quality digital learning with Project 24
On Digital Learning Day 2013, The Alliance for Excellent Education, a non-profit advocacy and policy group based in Washington, DC, unveiled Project 24, a framework for Digital Learning…
Flipped learning skyrockets across the nation
Though no learning model is perfect, flipped learning offers educators and students one way to boost engagement and make learning much more interesting and organic. And as more…
5 gaming dynamics that truly engage students
Gaming. It’s more than a buzzword in today’s schools, but it still sometimes carries a stigma--is gaming really an effective way for students to learn? The answer, according…
The 3 biggest parts of digital citizenship
Today’s students are part of a global school. Many take courses online with classmates from all over the country, and often, the world. A growing and essential aspect…
How an iPad can transform music classes
It’s no surprise that many teachers and superintendents view music as vital for a holistic learning experience. According to a study by McMaster University, students who took one…
Project-based learning done right
Two years ago, Kyle was a bored kindergartener at Parkside Elementary School in Coral Springs, Fla. “He wasn’t being challenged enough,” said his mother, Chris Beck.
Why everything about personalized learning is about to change
Be prepared to be amazed...very amazed. A quantum leap in the way online learning materials are organized and presented to students is happening as you read this. It…
6 ways to make digital content universally accessible
As school districts move toward a digital transition and attempt to create content repositories, ensuring that the digital content is accessible for students of all abilities is especially…
5 reasons to use Netflix in the classroom
Imagine yourself back in a high school classroom and the teacher is getting ready to discuss how the next 40 minutes will play out. It’s your last class…
Here’s how to design an iPad program
As educators and school leaders would likely agree, any technology initiative begins not with an iPad or a laptop, but with teaching and learning goals. But once school…
6 reasons mobile learning is booming
Mobile technologies are increasingly gaining support among school administrators, who opt for one-to-one initiatives and BYOD programs to help deflect the costs of maintaining a mobile device initiative,…
Three Ways Digital Badges are Used in Education
As children, our accomplishments were recognized with trophies, plaques, a pat on the back or cloth badges sewn on to a Girl Scout or Boy Scout sash. In…
Become a better writer with 10 writing platforms
When you take a look at the trends in the ed-tech world, you may get the impression that math is the most beloved subject. You will have to…
8 ways to jump into eBooks
As districts increasingly move to digital content, many school leaders are chucking printed textbooks in favor of the more interactive content that eBooks and digital texts can offer.…
5 ways to remember STEM’s forgotten ‘E’
STEM education--a focus on science, technology, engineering, and math--has cemented its place of importance in U.S. schools and in the global economy. And while science and math skills…
12 big technologies on the education horizon
Much of technology's potential remains untapped in today's classrooms, but the more stakeholders know about how technology tools can transform learning, the more those technologies can truly influence…
Three more steps to using digital content: Part 2
By now, digital content is on the minds of most educators. Transitioning to digital content, and ensuring that districts have the policies and practices in place to support…
Bing in the Classroom will eliminate adverts at no cost to school districts
As the public and private sectors begin to collaborate to invest in and develop educational opportunities for today’s youth, we must work together to prepare technology driven lessons,…
Past Google’s first page: Gauging students’ global search skills
“Did he seriously just ask that? How old is this guy?” Well yes, I recently seriously just asked a group of students if they knew how to use…
5 digital learning trends in museums
Museums are a popular field trip destination, but as learning becomes more digital, more and more museums are offering digital learning programs designed to engage students and give…
Digital divide, lack of certified librarians ‘a national crisis’
Washington, D.C. -- Barbara Stripling, president of the American Library Association, said students, teachers, and librarians are facing "a silent dilemma." Imagine, she said, you're one of two…