How To Create Powerful Student-Teacher Relationships

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In this insightful essay, Annette Louise Brown examines how to build useful and powerful student-teacher relationships - and why it's beyond important.

5 Reasons To Use YouTube In The Classroom

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If you like to bring multimedia into your lessons (and who doesn't?) then you probably use YouTube in the classroom from time to time.

10 Little-Known Twitter Tools For Connected Educators

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There are a lot of little-known Twitter tools that don't see the light of day on sites like Edudemic. So I thought this would be a good time to start fixing that.

3 Crazy Ideas To Make iPads Perfect For Education

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I've got a few ideas on how we can make iPads perfect for education. They're a bit crazy but, hey, so am I. Weigh in and share your thoughts!

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How The New Facebook Subscribe Button Works

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Facebook wants to show strangers what you're up to. However, it's not actually bad news. The social network giant seems to be treading on Twitter's turf now thanks to the new 'Subscribe' button. Think of it like Twitter's follow button only actually with MORE privacy.

Google Offering FREE Access To U.S. News School Rankings For Limited Time

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To honor the 61 of the top 100 universities, Google is offering free access to the U.S. News and World Report rankings right now. Details about the schools and how to get access are inside.

An Incredible Way To Teach Music Using iPads In The Classroom [Video]

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What happens when you take a classroom of students, add 24 iPads as well as sound recording gear and then throw in a live band? A pretty catchy song that gives you hope for the future of music in the digital age.

The Ultimate Guide To Using Twitter In Education

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Twitter seems to be here to stay. As one of the most popular ways for teachers, students, and the general public to communicate, it's becoming a must-have tool in almost every teacher's toolbox.

How The Internet Changed Between 1996 and 2011

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Have you browsed the web using Netscape Navigator? Do you remember Geocities? What about Altavista? Dialing into the nearest AOL (back then it was all upper case) network? Take a walk down the Internet Memory Lane.

4 Surprisingly Simple Ways Students Can Connect With Teachers

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With college classes getting bigger each year, getting to know your professors has become increasingly difficult. Often times, students end up sitting in lectures hall and simply listen for hours upon hours.

The Importance of Students Learning Math, Science and Technology Right Now [Infographic]

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Can you guess what the 4 most demanded fields (by employers, schools, and generally everywhere) are in education? If you guessed 'science, technology, engineering and mathematics' then you're right! And I'm impressed you nailed them in that order.

How Technology Enables Home-Schooling Like Never Before

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Perhaps the argument for technology as a means of learning is a moot one – it certainly seems to be the way of the future – however, not every school can offer a tech-based future education to their student bodies and many parents are choosing to home-school their children.

How Schools Slowly Embraced Social Media

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Schools are often at the forefront of intellectual thought, but they have sometimes been known to lag behind the rest of society when it comes to learning and adopting new technologies. Such has certainly been the case with social media technologies.

20+ Little-Known Places To Get Free Premium Stock Images

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Looking for that perfect piece of vivid imagery to make your bulletin board, website, or blog stand out? Just check out any of the following stock image resources and you're on your way.

The Ultimate Resource Guide To Teaching About September 11th

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It’s been nearly ten years since 9/11/01. Many students in classrooms today were barely aware of what was happening and the effects that attack was going to have on their lives. While acutely aware now, it’s an important time to take a moment to reflect, remember, and understand.

25 Things That Will Make You Feel Old

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Do you remember Sisqo? What about the soft drink Surge? How about floppy disks? The following are 25 things that will likely make you feel pretty old. Buckle up, it's time for a drive down memory lane.

How To Correctly Pronounce Authors’ Names

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Have you ever been in the middle of a conversation about a famous author you know and love only to forget how to pronounce his or her name? Fear not!

Groupon To Offer Discounted College Tuition. Seriously.

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This is news that you just can't make up. Groupon, in its never-ending quest to offer discounts on everything under the sun, is apparently going to start offering college tuition at a discount.

Why Technology In Classrooms Is More Important Than Ever Before

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Gone are the days when teachers and students used to be dependent only on blackboards and dusters for their lessons. Now, it’s the use of technology, especially the World Wide Web that has become a crucial skill and handiness for both: students and the mentors.

How To Have The Best Out of Office Notice Ever.

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So you may be back in school but a vacation is likely right around the corner. Rather than throw up a typical 'out of office' reply on your e-mail, get a bit creative! Instead of the usual 'I'll have limited access to e-mail and will try my best to help you even though i'm on vacation' nonsense, don't mince words.