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How to use video and Google Forms to encourage deeper learning

February 8, 2016October 20, 2015 by By Kelly Grotrian

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.

District Management

Is there enough diversity in your social media?

December 15, 2015October 19, 2015 by By Torrey Trust

As we consume more social media, our perspectives are getting less diverse. That's a problem -- for us and for students.

21st Century Skills

Kickstarter campaign funds new programmable robots

December 15, 2015October 7, 2015 by Stephen Noonoo

A new Kickstarter campaign has already exceeded its funding goal to produce programmable robots that can be controlled from a smartphone or tablet.

Teaching Trends

Case Study: Chromebooks for Education: KIPP Academy of Opportunity, Los Angeles, CA

December 22, 2015October 5, 2015 by Jeff Festa

Chromebooks for Education connect students and teachers at KIPP Academy of Opportunity with the power of the web.

Teaching Trends

Digital Citizenship Course

December 22, 2015September 29, 2015 by Jeff Festa

Outfit your students for life in the wild, wild Web where they need the savvy to shoot straight, watch their ... Read more

Teaching Trends

Students help launch one-to-one Chromebook program

December 31, 2015September 11, 2015 by By Angie Mason, York Daily Record, Pa.

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Teaching Trends

Ending the ELL Fire Drill

December 22, 2015September 5, 2015 by Jeff Festa

Watch this recorded webinar on how technology and proven language pedagogy prepare students for success.

District Management

Debunking the myth that good teachers shouldn’t use curriculum aids

January 21, 2016August 28, 2015 by By Janine Remillard and Joshua Taton

Expecting teachers to go it alone hurts school improvement. It’s time to reframe the debate The myth that good teachers ... Read more

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A helpline for schools tackling cyberbullying

May 16, 2019August 24, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea

First-of-its-kind pilot gives schools a new tool for combating cyberbullying on social media -- a helpline with close ties to Facebook and Twitter.

District Management

More than half of students struggle with reading, report says

January 21, 2016August 20, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Nearly half of minority students and students from low-income families enter the fifth grade without basic reading skills, according to a new report urging Congress to focus on…

Everything Google In Schools

What Google’s virtual field trips look like in the classroom

February 8, 2016July 23, 2015 by By Stephen Noonoo, Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/stephenoonoo' target='_blank'>@stephenoonoo</a>

Last spring, Hector Camacho guided his high school economics class on comprehensive tours of the New York Stock Exchange, Federal Reserve banks, and the Treasury Building. Students swept…

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Mystery Skype Calls Connect Your Classroom to The World

May 11, 2019June 16, 2015 by By Katrina Keene

Mystery Skype sessions engage every student in the classroom as they search for clues and try and try and solve a mystery--where the other class is located.

App of the Week

App of the Week: Skaffl

July 1, 2016June 1, 2015 by Stephen Noonoo

Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education, which helps ... Read more

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Set Up Your Own Digital Media Lab for Next to Nothing

May 11, 2019April 17, 2015 by By Donna DeLuca

A green screen, a Mac, and some digital tools turn a tiny storage space into a hi-tech playground for video production that students and teachers love--all with minimal…

District Management

Improving online accessibility for students a major issue for schools

March 27, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea

As schools make recorded lessons available to students online, they may not be making them accessible for students with disabilities. For some, that decision is causing serious consequences.

District Management

Everything you never knew about using Google in the classroom

February 4, 2016March 24, 2015 by By Stephen Noonoo, Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/stephenoonoo' target='_blank'>@stephenoonoo</a>

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…

Best Practices for Chromebook Adoption

30,000 Chromebooks reach middle schoolers in N.C. district

December 31, 2015February 17, 2015 by By Andrew Dunn, The Charlotte Observer

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STEM & STEAM

These amazing kits make electronics simple and fun for every student

February 2, 2015January 29, 2015 by By Trevor Shaw

Very young students often have a hard time engaging meaningfully in electronics projects. Sure, most middle school kids can learn the function of basic electronic components and follow…

District Management

Six tips for classroom technology success

October 30, 2017November 11, 2014 by ESchool Media Contributors

The LEGO Education Advisory Panel (LEAP) advises LEGO Education, the education division within the LEGO group, on how to meet the needs of educators and students. The panel…

Curriculum

Vocational education is making a comeback

January 6, 2016September 2, 2014 by By Dan Sommer

Vocational education often was deemed a second-tier educational choice for those who could not go to college. Today, however, vocational education is making a comeback.

District Management

5 gaming dynamics that truly engage students

November 14, 2018July 7, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

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…

District Management

5 new ways students are choosing their colleges and universities

March 14, 2014 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor for eCampus News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

Gone are the days when students chose their postsecondary education institution based off of U.S. News & World Report publications. In this mobile-enabled culture, today’s students are redefining…

District Management

Hidden Common Core skills students need to learn…and how to learn them

February 4, 2014 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

As schools across the country begin to implement Common Core, assessments are asking students to use digital skills that many still need to learn. According to one school…

STEM & STEAM

What good are mentors in an online age?

January 17, 2014 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

In an age where anyone with an internet connection can learn everything from how to cut a pineapple to “Intro to Engineering” from MIT, are mentors still relevant…

Teaching Trends

Funding formula shows potential to help disadvantaged

January 15, 2014 by Staff and wire services reports

Weighted student budgeting comes and goes in American school districts, the Washington Post reports.

IT Management

The importance of low-stakes student feedback

January 6, 2014 by Staff and wire services reports

Assessment is both a cornerstone of measuring learning and a point of contention between educators and policymakers, Mind/Shift reports.

STEM & STEAM

10 computer science education resources and facts

May 6, 2019December 10, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a>@eSN_Laura</a>

To celebrate Computer Science Education Week and to make sure you're ready to educate students and peers about why computer science is such an essential part of U.S.…

STEM & STEAM

Computer Science Education Week: How will you participate?

May 6, 2019December 9, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a>@eSN_Laura</a>

Computer Science Education Week begins today, and the week is full of resources and events to help curriculum directors and educators integrate and implement computer science lessons. As…

Curriculum

How (and why) it’s time to create digital student portfolios

November 28, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

I always find it quite confusing when educators tell me that students in their classroom are reading at a 7th grade reading level, Edudemic reports.

IT Management

Why should students show up to class?

November 28, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Where do you get your information on content or ideas that you present in the classroom? Some of you educators may say the classroom text book, most of…

District Management

Lower expectations for students with disabilities?

November 15, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

A majority of U.S. states offer multiple paths in high school graduation requirements to students with disabilities, according to a new report. However, what some likely intended as…

District Management

How can students be successful in a high stakes world?

November 13, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

When asking an audience of parents what attributes they value, Stanford educator and author Denise Pope heard things like critical thinking, creativity, and well-being. Most parents indicated they…

STEM & STEAM

South Portland ‘university’ promotes high school STEM education

May 6, 2019November 6, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

The transparent gelatinous alginate strands South Portland High School junior Jackeline Zarate and Portland High School junior Bailey Ruesch pulled from a test tube last week at Fairchild…

Curriculum

Teaching our children to code: a quiet revolution

November 5, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

In just under a year, England will become the first country in the world to mandate computer programming in primary and secondary schools, The Telegraph reports.

District Management

How much freedom to give kids with school-issued iPads?

November 5, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Parents pack into a gym at Cahuilla Desert Academy, a middle school in the southern California city of Thermal, Mind/Shift reports.

IT Management

Three student successes with iPads

October 28, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

The last time I wrote about iPads in the classroom, it was about a school district doing almost everything wrong, Digital/Edu reports.

STEM & STEAM

Expert invites more black students to science

October 24, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

There are far too few black students in science, math and technology programs, according to a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, GPB reports.

Curriculum