5 questions students should ask about media
Do your students love to take and edit photos to post on Instagram? Are they obsessed with watching (or maybe even becoming!) YouTube celebs? Do you want to…
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Here’s my secret for better classroom management
At Flagstaff Academy in Colorado, I am lucky to head up the SmartLab facility and offer guided lessons to all K-5 classrooms. Couple this with 15 years of…
How I found more satisfaction in teaching
Early in my career, I got upset and disappointed when students made mistakes in class. I couldn’t understand why they weren’t understanding when I was teaching everything so…
How I found more satisfaction in teaching
Early in my career, I got upset and disappointed when students made mistakes in class. I couldn’t understand why they weren’t understanding when I was teaching everything so…
How to transform problem solving
Technology has become vital to our day-to-day lives and critical in the K-12 classroom. In a tech-saturated market, parents of our students have raised questions about how artificial…
6 questions to ask when selecting your district’s AV equipment
Audiovisual (AV) technology is at the center of many classroom initiatives. Whether students are watching videos in a one-to-one classroom setting or English language learners are working on…
CoSN 2018 Annual Conference and Global Symposium
For three days in March (12-15), almost 1,000 edtech leaders will descend on Washington, DC to connect, learn, network, and share solutions. Starting with an international focus, CoSN/UNESCO…
5 reasons your classroom needs an industry expert
Educators have learned that linking classrooms to the real world helps engage students and teaches them the "why" behind what they learn. But teachers sometimes struggle with the…
How to ask the questions people want to answer
“How was your winter holiday?” “What are your resolutions for 2018?” “How are you today?” Lots of eager ears are awaiting your responses. Or are they? And are…
4 tools that take blended learning to the next level
In any rush of new technology there comes fresh opportunities for learning and growth that were never possible before. We’ve seen this in the past two decades with…
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
These 10 TED-Ed videos will hold your students’ attention
Given students’ easy access to videos and digital resources via mobile devices and computers, it makes sense that educators would ... Read more
DeVos confirmation hearing elicits intense reactions
Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, emerged from her confirmation hearings with Republicans praising her commitment to school choice and with Democrats voicing concerns over…
#8: 10 TED-Ed videos your students can use today
More often than not, students pick up a mobile device or use a computer to access videos and digital media online. With a dearth of resources online, educators…
5 critical considerations for CBE and CBL implementation
As schools begin to invest in competency-based education (CBE) and higher ed institutions set up competency-based programs, two of the big questions often unanswered become “is their focus…
10 TED-Ed videos your students can use today
More often than not, students pick up a mobile device or use a computer to access videos and digital media online. With a dearth of resources online, educators…
The school that connects STEM, badging, and life beyond the classroom
One school is creating STEM scholars through a unique combination of badging and internships with local industry partners.
Kaplan Test Prep launches free live PSAT prep
For many high school students, the PSAT/NMSQT® is more than practice for the SAT® or ACT® — it’s the first ... Read more
These 7 keys are helping one district better prepare its students
In any given third-grade classroom, you can find a student who is reading at a level far beyond their age, and another who is still working on letter…
14 surprising facts about educators’ social media use
Social media has fast become an educator's dream, with almost immediate responses to questions about teaching strategies, resources, and professional development opportunities. But how are educators really using…
App of the Week: The total package for middle school ELA
Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated with help from the editors of Graphite.org, a free service from Common ... Read more
School leadership under the microscope
Every Friday, I’ll recap some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week. I can’t fit all of this week's news stories here,…
Acer introduces ‘game-changing’ TravelMate notebook
Acer on Jan. 20 announced its new TravelMate B117 notebook, tailor-made for the education market and powered by Windows 10 Pro. The notebook supports the Acer TeachSmart solution,…
How to use video and Google Forms to encourage deeper learning
One educator's video and Google forms take on the classic document-based question activity turns students into mentors and instructors and encourages deeper discussion.
How to Simplify Your Printing Solution | A Case Study
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The 10 questions to ask before you start your one-to-one program
Many schools start by asking the wrong questions before they embark on a one-to-one program. It's about vision, not devices, says one expert.
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…
Questions to answer after high school
According to a new report, there are basic questions postsecondary data, with access to college and university data, need to be able to answer—not only for higher-ed institutions,…
10 questions to ask when choosing education technology
Put a child in front of an iPad and they’ll be learning, right? Not exactly, say two early childhood experts. Thanks to extensive research, experts now know that…
5 questions every teacher should ask in class
Here’s a great way to spark some discussion, increase engagement, and get your students learning, LearnEgg.com reports.
SchoolMAX cited in back-to-school nightmare
It's every district's nightmare: thousands of students arrive on the first day of school with no schedule and nowhere to go ... and parents, teachers, and the media…