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Classroom layouts: Ditching the desks in second grade 27 Jul 2013 | 06:44 am
The layout and design of any space can impact the mood and productivity for the individuals intended to use the area. Prior to becoming a teacher, I studied interior design at Michigan State Universit...
Connecting With Parents On Social Media Is Good For Teens 27 Jul 2013 | 06:38 am
It may be a teen’s worst nightmare: discovering that their parents have joined Facebook. But a new study shows that social networking with parents may actually strengthen the parent-child bond, which ...
Survey provides snapshot of BYOD in K20 27 Jul 2013 | 06:35 am
More schools are adopting bring-your-own-device initiatives, and the trend is expected to grow during the next five years, according to a survey conducted by the Software & Information Industry Associ...
The iPad as a Tool for Creation to Strengthen Learning | MindShift 27 Jul 2013 | 06:32 am
Imagine walking up to a stream. On the far side lies our ideal learning environment — student-centric, inquiry-based, resource-rich — our Someday. A series of stepping stones indicates a way across. T...
School librarians in transition, pushed by cuts and pulled by technology 7 Jul 2013 | 08:03 am
Gone are the days of the librarian in glasses, shhh-ing noisy students while stamping a catalogue of books.In some schools, librarians have morphed into iPad-wielding tech whizzes, who preside over li...
Twitter to be used as educational tool by school teachers 7 Jul 2013 | 07:59 am
Not too many years ago the only tweets in school were made by a coach blowing into a whistle. However, today’s tweets are made by computers, smart phones and other hand-held devices using a variety o...
Learning, Reimagined: Inside the New Classrooms Model of Personalized Instruction 7 Jul 2013 | 07:57 am
Think about the classrooms of your youth. Most of us sat passively alongside 25 other students in an 800-square-foot room as the teacher delivered instruction, with a textbook as a guidepost. Now, i...
Anyone Can Learn to Make a Game 7 Jul 2013 | 07:44 am
Have you ever had an idea for a game or wanted to learn how to make games yourself? Richard Hart had a vision for the future of gaming, and in 2007 he started my first video game company. He believed...
Crowdfunding for your EduProjects 21 Jun 2013 | 07:38 am
Jaime Wood and Kevilina Burbank, both veteran teachers from Portland, Oregon, have created a crowdfunding platform specifically for educators. IncitED launched in April as an online space to help teac...
Innovative class turns students dreams into virtual reality 21 Jun 2013 | 07:28 am
When the Gridley Middle School in Tucson, Ariz., added a virtual reality class in the fall, 13-year-old Rashad Stevenson was sceptical. But he was truly surprised at how much he liked it. Laura McGil...
