Education will play a bigger part of TikTok
Bryan Thoensen, who oversees content partnerships at TikTok, said that during the coronavirus pandemic TikTok is seeing people not only ... Read more
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6 steps to help children find purpose and resilience from home
Some days are great. Others are hard. More than two months into stay-at-home orders, parents and kids are getting used to the concept of learning from home via…
Google Meet is here to host your video meetings, for free
Google Cloud announced it’s making Google Meet, Google’s premium video-conferencing solution, free for everyone with availability rolling out over the ... Read more
Daily lessons and activities for K-5 students
In response to school closures across the country, hand2mind is launching a new website teach@home: Daily Lessons & Activities for ... Read more
Free digital course on Zoom
Teachers, professors, educators, and instructors are suddenly in a place where they need to teach from home to their students. ... Read more
Helping educators digitize their curriculum
Over the past few weeks, hundreds of thousands of educators have turned to Screencastify to digitize their curriculum and communication ... Read more
National Dropout Prevention Center Offers Resources
School closures are traumatizing students, families, and educators, presenting a new dropout risk factor and requiring schools to develop immediate ... Read more
How mentorship (and video) help new teachers grow
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to become the coordinator of professional development and induction at Turlock Unified School District. I leapt at the chance! In…
Could Minecraft disrupt traditional instruction?
Minecraft, which hit its 10-year anniversary this year, is currently the second best-selling video game ever—only beat out by Tetris. The game is what’s called a “sandbox,” where…
Using video effectively in the classroom
When we show videos in class, we want our students to watch actively rather than passively: to comprehend, not just consume. We want our students to be active…
4 ways AR/VR can transform your lesson plan
The post-1990’s generation, Gen Z, doesn’t remember a world without digital technology. In fact, the children of millennials, born after 2010, are sometimes described as Generation Alpha. They…
Edtech expands to the stadium
Video scoreboards have long been an important feature of professional and college stadiums and other sports facilities. Now high schools are eyeing these boards as a way to…
Why DIY videos are easier than you think
“I don’t think it’s appropriate for my students to learn from video.” —Me (until a month ago) I’ve been afraid to have my class learn from video for…
Reach New Heights with FuelEd’s Summit Curriculum
The FuelEd Summit curriculum is flexible, mobile, and continuously evolving and adapting to each student’s strengths and weaknesses delivering individualized ... Read more
The biggest changes to school security in 2018
The complexity of ensuring our schools and education facilities are both safe and secure has grown tremendously. Brass key systems are increasingly supplemented with secure credentials as access…
OneRoster – Securely share roster, course, and enrollment information between systems
OneRoster is a data standard for securely sharing roster, course, and enrollment information between systems, and is already seeing broad ... Read more
Video: Adams 12 Five Star Schools – Watch Xirrus Keep 45,000 Students Connected
Adams 12 Five Star Schools’ Chief Information Officer, David Bonsett needed a fast, reliable and secure Wi-Fi network solution to ... Read more
Red Nose Challenge
Comic Relief Inc. has announced the call for entries for the Red Nose Challenge, as part of its Red Nose ... Read more
15 Hot Edtech Trends for 2017
With every new year comes new ideas. To get a glimpse into what the next 12 months will hold for everything from professional development to digital learning, and…
New partnership expands video content management
Sterling Partners’ Education Opportunity Fund, a fund focused on partnering with purpose-driven companies and leaders who foster innovation within the ... Read more