As the school year ends, the summer begins, and students are excited about having a few months off from the classroom. However, this does not mean they should take a total break from learning. The summer learning slide is a …
When Alexa first hit the scene in November 2014, it cemented itself into a must-have for most families worldwide. A virtual voice assistant offered by Amazon, the Alexa is a permanent fixture with more than a few hundred million located …
The amount of EdTech (educational technology) available out there for school districts to discover and invest in is quite mindblowing at the moment. It is, of course, a multi-billion dollar industry, and it continues to grow even during the pandemic. …
One thing the COVID virus has made educators learn quickly is how valuable technology can be in education. Of course, many educators already knew this. However, remote learning brought about a crash course on using tech for education, and teachers …
I was a second-year teacher when my school district decided to go all-in on the 1:1 computer initiative in and out of the classroom. The district I was teaching in was a low-income one, with more than 50 percent of …
Children are smart, and it can be challenging to get things by them. For instance, they learn to question the presented curriculum provided by their teachers in the classroom at an early age. The students may not voice their displeasure …
Right about now you probably either feel one of two ways after a month and a half of homeschooling your children during the quarantine. Homeschooling isn’t so bad! I am starting to get the hang of this! OR How long …
The single biggest change since education began is the use of technology both in and out of the classroom. If you went back far enough to prehistoric times, you would find an adult caveman showing the younger children how to …
I was recently introduced to a program that works with students in figuring out what type of career path might interest them later on in life. As I sat down and researched how it all worked, I was left wondering …
It seems every school district has a shrinking budget for one reason or another. Either the finances given to the school are shrinking or things are just getting too expensive for the money to keep up with. Because of this, …