“The problem with multitasking is it interferes with forming memories … when students rely on the Internet for knowledge, they are programming themselves to look for information on the Internet and not in their heads … when asked to recall…
Five ways to nurture a teenage hacker
eschool News shares some good tips on how teachers and parents can keep an eye out for students that show an interest in hacking. It also has good ideas on how to put the kid’s computer skills to work in…
Teachers are calling two screens a game changer
EdSurge shows how Two Screens for Teachers lets teachers see their students on one screen and teach lesson plans on the other. Matt Lerner, former student-turned-benefactor, is trying to provide a second screen to as many public school teachers as…
McGraw-Hill lists last year’s popular ed tech reads
McGraw Hill reflects on their top 10 most popular stories in a year like no other. The list includes articles covering how to set up your home for a virtual classroom, how to engage children with remote learning, and how…
Discover Santa’s location with Norad’s Santa Tracker
Where is Santa now? Find out with Norad’s Santa Tracker. The website also features a lot of interactive games and tons of information about Christmas traditions shared around the world.
Verify your online educational credentials
The pandemic is accelerating verified credentials. Getting Smart shares six opportunities to better capture and communicate learning: better badges, degrees, transcripts, records, translations, and incentives. Read more about it at Getting Smart.
More people with bachelor’s degrees go back to school to learn skilled trades
‘A lot of other people also have invested time and money getting four-year degrees only to return for career and technical education in fields ranging from firefighting to automation to nursing, in which jobs are relatively plentiful and salaries and…
Extracurriculars can play a vital role during the pandemic
Edutopia shares how some schools are dedicating time to extracurricular activities during the pandemic so that middle and high school students can experience a sense of normalcy and social connection. “But now that educators have a semester of emergency remote…
Help Students See Themselves as Mathematicians
Dylan Kane at Edutopia wrote that “When students’ eyes are opened to the broad community of mathematicians, they reject stereotypes and gain confidence in their own abilities.” According to Kane, “One place to start is math teacher Annie Perkins’s Mathematicians Project.…
How Students Can Do Hands-On Science Safely at Home
One of the biggest challenges for science teachers right now is planning lessons that include experiments. We Are Teachers offers lab safety tips for making it safe to do science experiments at home: Use materials that are safe for and…