Good online teaching is often just plain good teaching
How does an online instructor teach a 19 year old to read and write when she doesn't even see him? The secret, one teacher learns, is all in…
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11 ed-tech buzzwords and phrases to think about
Grit? Voice and choice? Future ready? Do these ed-tech buzzwords have meaning or are they just empty edubabble?
South Carolina adopts science video service
Students in South Carolina will soon have access to short Twig Science and Tigtag science videos through a new statewide partnership. The South Carolina State Board of Education…
7th grade scholarships for MOOC completion
Outstanding 7th grade students from families with financial need can earn special consideration for a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarship if they complete a free college class offered…
7 ways data collection is improving STEM education
One district is getting students more active and analytical with data-collection tools, like probeware Today’s students, being technology natives, expect ... Read more
10 steps for making your online courses accessible for all students
New report highlights 10-step plan to applying Universal Design for Learning online According to a new report, incorporating Universal Design ... Read more
100 districts that are digital learning innovators
One hundred school districts across the U.S. have been honored for their use of online and digital learning resources to personalize learning. Knovation's 2015 Digital Learning Awards program…
New online portal facilitates i-Ready implementation
Curriculum Associates recently launched i-Ready Central to help teachers, principals, and administrators successfully implement its i-Ready program. The online portal, offered at no additional cost to all i-Ready…
Do online charter schools measure up?
New research offers evidence that online charter schools post weaker academic performance and struggle more to maintain student engagement than their conventional brick-and-mortar peers. The National Study of…
Digital Citizenship Course
Outfit your students for life in the wild, wild Web where they need the savvy to shoot straight, watch their ... Read more
Three Ways Digital Badges are Used in Education
As children, our accomplishments were recognized with trophies, plaques, a pat on the back or cloth badges sewn on to a Girl Scout or Boy Scout sash. In…
5 must-haves for online assessments
As K-12 schools across the country begin to implement online learning, issues of cheating and lack of credibility are some of the main reasons why skeptics hesitate in…
8 key recommendations for Common Core online assessments
Common Core online assessments are scheduled to begin in districts across the country for Spring 2014-15. However, many districts are still struggling to implement these online assessments, thanks…
This learning style is creating a new digital divide in the U.S.
Blended, online learning is giving only students in some states the advantage they need Education technology can enable achievement for ... Read more
Some schools need $100 million for online Common Core tests
A new report from Maryland’s Education Department to the legislature says that the vast majority of schools in many of the state’s counties are not technologically prepared to…
5 best practices in online learning
Though still in its adoption infancy, online learning in K-12 schools and districts has been around long enough for tech-savvy education leaders to have key insights into what…
Contemporary online PD for educators
Educators looking for a unique professional development (PD) experience that relates textbook curriculum to real-world events and current issues now have a new, free online opportunity thanks to…
5 online learning trends worth knowing about
Online learning is quickly growing and is changing the way most of us think about modern education, Edudemic reports.
What tech leaders need to know about online assessments
As part of Connected Educator Month, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) gathered together two expert district and state technology directors to discuss how their states successfully…
School encourages homophobic humiliation as student punishment
Two Arizona high school students who were caught fighting faced a controversial punishment concocted by their principal: Either endure a suspension, or sit in the school courtyard holding…
Are video games the answer to college counseling shortage?
With college counseling dwindling in public schools, University of Southern California researchers have created a video game that lets student simulate the application process in all its complexity.
Use multiple news channels to reach ‘on-the-go’ consumers
School officials need to share information via a variety of media platforms in order to reach today’s “on-the-go” news consumers, a new study suggests.
Interest in hybrid courses on the rise
A growing number of schools now offer what's known as “hybrid” courses, which mix an online experience with traditional classroom learning.