Teaching Kids to Build Computers

Teachers and schools are turning to a new hands-on course: computer building. By building computers from scratch, students are learning the intricacies of the most important devices of the modern world.

Election 2016: Where Does Education Fit?

Understanding each candidate's prospective education policy is important for students, teachers, and...

How to Handle Homesick Students

Know the signs of homesickness. There are several techniques teachers and parents...

Setting Classroom Expectations

Setting classroom expectations and developing learning goals collaboratively puts students at the...

Back to School: Preparing For the First Day

Taking the time to plan for the first day of school...

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Innovative Grammar Mind Map Is Perfect For Teaching English
By Katie Lepi on November 24, 2013
This grammar mind map breaks down basic English grammar into eight branches, and then breaks down each branch a bit further.
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50 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Languages
By Katie Lepi on November 5, 2013
Do you think you know everything there is about language? Test your knowledge with these many obscure facts about languages!
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10 Important Rules For Your School’s Computer Lab
By Jeff Dunn on November 2, 2013
Computer labs can be a hotbed of activity or they can be something that resembles a graveyard. It's up to your school to determine...
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Do Your Students Know How To Search?
By Holly Clark on October 16, 2013
There is a new digital divide on the horizon. It is not based around who has devices and who does not, but instead the new...
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The Global Teacher Status Index Is Now Available
By Jeff Dunn on October 3, 2013
A new report called the Global Teacher Status Index aims to show where teachers are, what they're doing, and where they're going. Sorted by country!
3 Quick Tips For Building Digital Citizenship
By Jennifer Carey on October 1, 2013
Schools have a tendency to shy away from actively teaching digital citizenship due to time constraints in the curriculum, concerns about student-teacher interaction online, as...
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Unlock A New Level Of Critical Thinking With Citelighter’s New ‘Cognitive Prints’
By Katie Lepi on September 30, 2013
Citelighter announced this morning that they've created a platform geared specifically towards teachers to help them hone in on the cognitive process of their students.
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How To Use Augmented Reality In Education
By Jeff Dunn on September 26, 2013
Augmented reality is not something limited to just Hollywood blockbusters though. There are a bunch of ways people are using augmented reality in education, believe...
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How To Get More Out Of Your PLN Using Twitter
By Denise Scavitto on September 15, 2013
You can enhance your already cutting-edge PLN by harnessing the power of the hashtag, chats, and other Twitter lists.
10 Top Schools Offering Online Masters In Education Programs
By Jeff Dunn on September 13, 2013
There are many options so I went through piles of resources to curate a list of the top schools offering online masters in education degrees....
4 Ways to Ensure Students Learn While Creating
By Shawn McCusker on September 10, 2013
How do you actually ensure students learn while creating and exploring? Here are four different tips from Shawn McCusker that should keep learning rolling along.
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9 Places To Find High-Quality Online Professional Development
By Katie Lepi on September 5, 2013
The beginning of the school year for many teachers includes something that many are grumbling about. Maybe it's time to try online professional development?
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The 70 Best Apps For Teachers And Students
By Jeff Dunn on September 4, 2013
There are quite a few apps you should know about. We went through and compiled dozens of the best apps for teachers who don't have...
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The 10 Most Popular Teacher Tools Being Used This Year
By Jeff Dunn on August 30, 2013
What are some of the most popular teacher tools being used this year? You may not know them all ... but hopefully you recognize at...
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9 Word Cloud Generators That Aren’t Wordle
By Kate Smitty on August 29, 2013
The details about the following nine word cloud generators will give you a fair idea how, as an educator, you can get the best out...
How To Tackle Digital Citizenship During The First 5 Days Of School
By Holly Clark on August 19, 2013
Digital citizenship is not a one time discussion. It is an ongoing process that needs to be taught to all grade levels and to all...
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3 Rubric Makers That Will Save You Time And Stress
By Katie Lepi on August 18, 2013
Rubrics can be an incredibly useful tool for your classroom. They can be a bit challenging to build though. These rubric makers should save you...
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The 9 Best Web Tools Teachers Will Use This Year
By Dale Borgeson on August 9, 2013
There are hundreds of apps and websites being used in classrooms around the world. Here are some of the best web tools teachers will be...
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10 Big Concerns About Tablets In The Classroom
By TabletsforSchools on July 29, 2013
As we look into integrating tablets in the classroom, it’s becoming increasingly clear that buying tablets is raising some very large and important questions.
5 Powerful Common Core Tools For The Connected Educator
By Fred Sitkins on July 25, 2013
With forty-five states plus Washington DC and four territories adopting the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), I’m a little surprised educators are still questioning the...
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4 Ways To Start Using Active Learning In The Classroom
By Colin Hussey on July 24, 2013
Active learning is basically an instructional method that aims to engage students in the learning process; it is learning by doing. While traditional activities like...
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The 6 Types Of Assessments (And How They’re Changing)
By Katie Lepi on July 22, 2013
Testing, especially any sort of standardized testing tends to get a bad rap. Teachers complain that they spend too much time teaching to a test....
10 Open Source Tools For Busy Teachers
By Katie Lepi on June 13, 2013
If you need some powerful software right now and don't have time or money to waste, these open source tools are perfect for you.
8 Powerful Apps To Help You Create Books On The iPad
By Jeff Dunn on June 4, 2013
It's never been easier to quickly and easily get your digital pen flowing. The following are powerful apps designed to help you create books on...
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New Padagogy Wheel Helps You Integrate Technology Using SAMR Model
By Jeff Dunn on May 28, 2013
The new Padagogy Wheel features another band focusing on the SAMR Model and on helping teachers (and admins) effectively integrate education technology.