October 19, 2016
Reprinted from eschoolnews. Twenty-odd years ago, the extent of an elementary schooler’s digital skills was making it through the Oregon Trail on their classroom computer without dying of dysentery. T...
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Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. Pinterest. Tumblr. YouTube. Snapchat. Reddit. Go back to the year 2000, and these words would have sounded like pure gibberish. Today, they’re the names of some of the wo...
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When a student succeeds in school, success for one student may look differently than success for another. Making an ‘A’ on a history test, passing Chemistry class, being accepted at a university, rece...
Read More →August 29, 2016
“The most dangerous phrase in the language is: We’ve always done it this way.” — Grace Hopper Face it: No one has the time anymore to write weekly newsletters, much less hold lengthy after-school meet...
Read More →August 16, 2016
3D printers. Virtual reality. Tele-teaching. If it sounds like a vision of the future, it’s not. This technology is already here. Across the country, more and more school districts are employing groun...
Read More →August 9, 2016
Your kids may be good students. But are they good digital citizens? Sure, they can recite the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, describe the symbolism of Harper Lee’s mockingbird, and explain the dif...
Read More →June 15, 2016
We all know that students have the ability to learn more when given the opportunity to plan, design and create with their hands. From drafting rough sketches to building prototypes. Yet, in today’s “2...
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Students practice student-led conferences in the classroom in South Caronlina’s Richland School District Two. The First Push “Ms. Williams, my mom said she is coming tonight to meet with you. Am I in ...
Read More →May 23, 2016
Technology can work wonders for students who struggle in school. Being a technology integration specialist in a middle school, I have personally seen this in many classrooms. Prior to my technology po...
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