EdTech
How Smartphones Can Make Smart Students
By: Blake Beus. When revisiting your classroom smartphone policy, make the decision to put your students' smartphones to work for you. Here are several apps that can help.
EdTech 10: Thank You For Coming Back
Here are 10 edtech stories about tools and resources we hope will help teachers out a bit this year, so they want to continue coming back and dedicating their time, energy and passion to the growth of our students.
Smart Review | Education App Gets Kids AND Parents Engaged in Learning
Our staff tested out the new mobile learning app Epic Heroes of Knowledge, which gets both children and parent engaged in learning fun through traditional and non-academic subjects.
The Advantages to Different Mentoring Paths on Robotics Teams
By: Dr. Nathan Dolenc. K-12 robotics programs have become increasingly popular in the past decade, and having mentors for students is an important part of the learning process. Here are the advantages to both high and low mentor involvement on these teams.
Educating for Impact in a Project-Based World
By: Jason Swanson. With rapid changes in technology over the next decade, it might turn out that the patterns of disruption that have created a project-based world might also redefine what we mean by "project," changing education strategies.
7 Ways to Maximize Student Engagement
Once you have your students’ attention on the first day of school, how do you keep it? Here are a few best practices from teachers and administrators across the nation to help keep that engagement level all year.
2017 SXSWedu PanelPicker is Open!
The SXSWedu PanelPicker is open from now until Friday, September 2. Take a second to register, click to give these sessions the thumbs up and share your vote on Twitter!
GlobalEd Connectivity in the Kindergarten Classroom
By: Sharon E. Davison. Here are several online platforms and techniques I use in my kindergarten classroom for modeling appropriate online etiquette and helping my students develop an early global awareness.
7 Ways Teachers Are Connecting and Collaborating Online
By: Carina Wong. Here are seven ways a large online community of teachers are connecting and collaborating on the Teacher2Teacher platform to transform and improve their practice and profession.
How To Effectively Integrate Pinterest Into Your Classroom
By: Corinne Hyde. Given its multitude of features, Pinterest allows for ideal opportunities for student learning. Here are several ways teachers can engage students through Pinterest right in the classroom.