BACK OFFICE BUSINESS: Durango School District 9-R Selects itslearning LMS By TL Editors The LMS was chosen for its ability to support standards-aligned curriculum, instruction and assessment.
Google Slides Has Easy Peasy Accessible Closed Captions By Lisa Nielsen Closed captioning helps students during presentations by making content more accessible and inclusive.
Google Tools and Activities for Art Education By Eric Curts Technology can offer many ways for students to be creative when making art.
POWERUP Toys Debuts Three New Products at Toy Fair 2019 By TL Editors New toys provide STEM activities to young learners
Today's Newsletter: What is Genuine Personalized Learning? By Steven M. Baule Personalized learning must embrace the need to engage the interests of the individual learner.
Conference Hunting Season By Carl Hooker You should follow these 5 guidelines when it comes to hunting for learning at these educational events.
Google Tools and Activities for Art Education By Eric Curts Technology can offer many ways for students to be creative when making art.
Conference Hunting Season By Carl Hooker You should follow these 5 guidelines when it comes to hunting for learning at these educational events.
Computational Thinking: Over 50 Resources To Teach CT Across the Entire Curriculum, Part 2 By Michael Gorman As educators, we must take that next step - teaching students to problem-solve and come up with algorithms of their own.
It's Back - The Writing Bee! By David Kapuler This year's event includes a middle school Writing Bee that will take place concurrently with the Elementary Grade Writing Bee.
Game Design: World War 1 Student Design Team Game Building Project By Micah Shippee We started our project with a brief discussion about gaming using two World War One games.
14+ Fabulous Valentine’s Day STEAM Activities Students Will Love By Shelly Terrell You can get students to think and problem solve with the fabulous STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math) activities and resources below.
DIY Professional Learning Part 2 By Guest Bloggers Andrea Tejedor & Sheri McNair Design your own DIY (Do-It-Yourself) learning that leads to edtech, coding, and makerspace certificates.
Tip of the Week: Forget the Gym. These 5 New Year’s Resolutions Are What You Really Need By Glenn Wiebe It’s never too late to make a few 2019 social studies resolutions.
Is Facebook Really Kicking Members Out of Groups? By Lisa Nielsen If you are a member, moderator, or admin of any Facebook group, you may have heard a buzz that they are kicking out members unless they prove they are active.
Acer Introduces Suite of 11.6-inch Durable Chromebooks for Education By TL Editors Acer has announced a new suite of 11.6-inch Chromebooks for education customers.
POWERUP Toys Debuts Three New Products at Toy Fair 2019 By TL Editors New toys provide STEM activities to young learners
SchoolBondFinder Hires VP of Sales & Marketing By TL Editors Dr. Rachel Wisnefski brings over 10 years of business development and education market experience to the position.
Lexia Learning Releases iPad App for Lexia PowerUp Literacy By TL Editors The entire Lexia Learning K-12 literacy portfolio is now available on iPad.
PBLWorks Introduced By TL Editors A new brand from Buck Institute for Education focuses on improving access to Project Based Learning for all students
Jamf Acquires Apple Education Technology Solution ZuluDesk By TL Editors The acquisition of ZuluDesk provides Jamf with a broader set of education technology solutions
ISTE and Discovery Education Launch New Partnership By TL Editors ISTE members are now eligible to receive access to STEM Connect, Discovery Education’s newest digital service
Growing Number of Districts Selecting Gaggle’s School Safety Solutions By TL Editors Gaggle reports that its technology has helped save the lives of 542 students who were actively planning or attempting suicide in the 2017-18 school year.
Massachusetts’ Early Literacy Expert Panel Recommends Lexia RAPID Assessment for Students Age 5+ By TL Editors The Early Literacy Expert Panel selected RAPID after a five-month review process as part of the State’s effort to develop comprehensive assessment systems.
Tech & Learning Announces the Winners of the TCEA Best of Show and Top Awards of Excellence By Tech & Learning Staff At a special reception at the TCEA conference in San Antonio, Tech & Learning announced the winners of the TCEA Best of Show awards, as well as the top three winners of the Awards of Excellence Contest.
Vernier Software & Technology Releases New Activity Module to Teach Physics Concepts By TL Editors The seven experiments found in the activity module explore frictional forces, motion, and simple machines, such as the lever, ramp, and pulley.
BrainPOP Jr. in 30 Seconds By TL Editors BrainPOP Jr. is one of the most popular providers of learning resources for young kids.
Ebook and Audiobook Usage in Schools Sees Record Growth By TL Editors Eight million students from 17,000 districts and schools have the opportunity to access digital books through Sora, the new student reading app from OverDrive Education.
POWERUP Toys Debuts Three New Products at Toy Fair 2019 By TL Editors New toys provide STEM activities to young learners
Conference Hunting Season By Carl Hooker You should follow these 5 guidelines when it comes to hunting for learning at these educational events.
Computational Thinking: Over 50 Resources To Teach CT Across the Entire Curriculum, Part 2 By Michael Gorman As educators, we must take that next step - teaching students to problem-solve and come up with algorithms of their own.
SchoolBondFinder Hires VP of Sales & Marketing By TL Editors Dr. Rachel Wisnefski brings over 10 years of business development and education market experience to the position.
Lexia Learning Releases iPad App for Lexia PowerUp Literacy By TL Editors The entire Lexia Learning K-12 literacy portfolio is now available on iPad.
It's Back - The Writing Bee! By David Kapuler This year's event includes a middle school Writing Bee that will take place concurrently with the Elementary Grade Writing Bee.
Great Digital Learning Resources for the Month of February By Deborah Marshall and Lisa McKnight Ward February is not only Black History Month but also Career & Technical Education Month.
Game Design: World War 1 Student Design Team Game Building Project By Micah Shippee We started our project with a brief discussion about gaming using two World War One games.
PBLWorks Introduced By TL Editors A new brand from Buck Institute for Education focuses on improving access to Project Based Learning for all students
Jamf Acquires Apple Education Technology Solution ZuluDesk By TL Editors The acquisition of ZuluDesk provides Jamf with a broader set of education technology solutions
Interactive Physics: Forces By TL Editors This interactive program will help you teach all about how forces work
Kids' Daily Lives Explored Through Stories, Games By Tech & Learning One Globe Kids - All Friends is an app that explores the lives of kids around the world through stories and games.
Adaptive Learning Tool ALEKS Guides Kids Toward Math Mastery By TL Editors ALEKS is a self-paced, self-guided, self-contained math learning tool for students to use mostly within a classroom.
Explore the Planet in 3D with Google Earth VR By TL Editors Google Earth VR is a version of Google Earth designed to work with virtual reality headsets such as the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift.
Simple Way to Keep Parents in the Loop By Tech & Learning Among Bloomz's many features are helpful tools such as those to schedule parent-teacher conferences, request and organize volunteer help, or send out photo updates of student activities.
TryEngineering: Build a Big Wheel By TL Editors Students will immerse themselves in a study of motion, lode, and construction of various wheels throughout history.
