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3 Reasons to Enter Tech & Learning’s Best of Show Awards Tech & Learning’s Best of Show awards are an opportunity for companies to showcase their products in this esteemed publication.

S I M P L I F Y I N G: New Class Website Approach I am going to be transitioning all of my class websites from traditional Google Sites to simple Google Documents.

The 1619 Project: Resources, Opinion and Guidance on Teaching About Slavery The 1619 Project is a collection of articles and supporting materials on slavery and its significance to American history and culture by the New York Times.

Awards Of Excellence Winners Announced By Tech & Learning Magazine Outstanding Education Technology Products Saluted

Tis’ the Season to be Jolly! 25 Days of STEM Goodies Just click on the calendar below and a post will appear with a free activity suggestion, a list of free resources and tools for that activity, and a free template to copy, edit and use as you wish.

"Bad News" Provides Clever Game to Teach Kids About Fake News Bad News is a short web- and text-based game that highlights how Twitter and other social media are used to propagate fake news.

T&L Advisor Blog

Buy School Projectors For Less

By Sascha Zuger

Whether you are an administrator weighing benefits and costs for classroom tech, or an educator writing a grant or appealing to your district budget leaders, money matters. Here are a few ways to get the most bang for your budget buck on your projector purchase.

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Digital Games and STEM Resources for November

By Deborah Marshall and Lisa McKnight Ward

These digital games and STEM resources are great teaching tools for the month of November.

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Collaboration: Facilitating and Assessing the 21st Century Skills in Education

By Michael Gorman

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Face Off - Microsoft or Adobe for #Accessibility

By Lisa Nielsen

Creating accessible content is not only important because it is the right thing to do. It is also important because not doing so leaves institutions and businesses at risk for lawsuits and loss of funding.

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What's New in Google - October 2019

By Eric Curts

What's New in G Suite

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7 Recommended Hands-On STEM Learning Products

By Shelly Terrell

Students of all ages love learning science, math, engineering, and programming with these products.

Digital FIRST: Your New Acronym for Accessible Content

By Lisa Nielsen

If you’re thinking paper first, you’re not thinking accessible first.

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Instructional Treats

By Matthew Joseph

High levels of student engagement are commonly believed to be critical to learning.

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A Tech-Friendly Peer Feedback Strategy

By Monica Burns

In today’s blog post, I want to share with you a combination of two favorite EdTech tools.

STEAM Up Learning with 50 Fabulous Resources!

By Shelly Terrell

The resources below will help you support your students by walking them through the steps of the Engineering Design Process and also helping them understand the importance of STEM and being a problem solver!

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Seeking Strategic Variety and Organizational Curiosity

By Steven M. Baule

Strategic variety requires organizational curiosity.

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Ed Tech Ticker

Teach Third Graders (And Yourself) to Code

By Tara Smith

Collin Yust taught himself to code by going through the Codelicious lessons.

The Video Show: Get the Most Out of Classroom Video

By TL Editors

Bone up on best practices for creating and delivering different types of video content

Bett Announces Global Partnership with SMART Technologies

By TL Editors

Bett has announced a three-year global partnership with SMART Technologies in the UK, Asia, Middle East and Africa.

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Bett Research: Teachers Seek Marking Innovations; Younger Teachers Show Less Confidence In New Technologies

By TL Editors

The research, conducted by Teacher Tapp, surveyed over 4,800 teachers to get their opinions on both where they would like to see innovation in education, and their reactions when it is introduced.

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The Education Show @ Bett Launches In January 2020

By TL Editors

"We think The Education Show @ Bett 2020 will help UK educators and international visitors get more out of the experience than ever before," said Eve Harper, Bett Show Event Director,

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New Teacher Research Reveals AI Ethics Worries

By TL Editors

“The ethics around the use of AI in the classroom is challenging for schools," said Eve Harper, Bett Show Director for the UK

Edgenuity Earns “A” Grade from Florida Department of Education

By TL Editors

By partnering with Edgenuity as a virtual program option, schools and districts expand educational options for students while also solving many common challenges.

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Ken Burns Classroom Launches on PBS LearningMedia

By TL Editors

“Through these resources, my hope is that we can further interest young people in the power of history and help them better understand the complexity of issues we face today, including the connection to the past and their relevance to the future,” said Ken Burns.

Boxlight Expands Offerings with Addition of Moovly Video Content Creation Solution

By TL Editors

Boxlight Corporation today announced it has entered into an exclusive global reseller partnership agreement with Moovly Media Inc.

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Amazon Launches New Student Music Coding Competition with Ciara

By TL Editors

“EarSketch provides an amazing way to experience these creative disciplines simultaneously,” said Dr. Roxanne Moore, Senior Research Engineer at Georgia Tech and project lead for the remix competition.

The Video Show Announces Video for Educators Lineup

By TL Editors

The Video Show explores every aspect of video content creation, showcasing industry-leading brands, innovative tech startups, and the latest products and software.

EduCon 2020 Announces New Location

By TL Editors

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Kokomo24/7® Solutions Achieves Public Sector Certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS)

By TL Editors

Kokomo24/7® Safety Cloud™ is a SaaS product that provides a student safety platform designed to help administrators, resource officers and faculty to reduce bullying, suicide, and other disruptive learning events.

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CoSN Awards & Recognition Program Seeks Nominations

By TL Editors

CoSN seeks nominations for inspiring education technology leaders.

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New School Projectors, For Less

By Sascha Zuger

These hot products offer big bang, for bitty bucks.

Rural and Low-Income Students to work with Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP)

By From the wires

Ultimately, the program seeks to enhance the ability of elementary schools and secondary schools nationwide to identify gifted students, and meet their special educational needs.

Feds Change E-Rate Rules

By From the wires

Tech&Learning Announces Major Expansion

By Kevin Hogan

The launch of Tech & Learning University, coupled with the relaunch of TechLearning.com, ensures Future’s Education Group will remain the go-to resource for education technology news, reviews, and insights.

The Video Show: Get the Most Out of Classroom Video

By TL Editors

Bone up on best practices for creating and delivering different types of video content

Bett Announces Global Partnership with SMART Technologies

By TL Editors

Bett has announced a three-year global partnership with SMART Technologies in the UK, Asia, Middle East and Africa.

Bett Research: Teachers Seek Marking Innovations; Younger Teachers Show Less Confidence In New Technologies

By TL Editors

The research, conducted by Teacher Tapp, surveyed over 4,800 teachers to get their opinions on both where they would like to see innovation in education, and their reactions when it is introduced.

The Education Show @ Bett Launches In January 2020

By TL Editors

"We think The Education Show @ Bett 2020 will help UK educators and international visitors get more out of the experience than ever before," said Eve Harper, Bett Show Event Director,

New Teacher Research Reveals AI Ethics Worries

By TL Editors

“The ethics around the use of AI in the classroom is challenging for schools," said Eve Harper, Bett Show Director for the UK

Powerschool Completes Schoology Acquisition

By Kevin Hogan

Two of the edtech world’s major providers join together in a move that will affect the way data is accessed and used for millions of students.

Edgenuity Earns “A” Grade from Florida Department of Education

By TL Editors

By partnering with Edgenuity as a virtual program option, schools and districts expand educational options for students while also solving many common challenges.

Ken Burns Classroom Launches on PBS LearningMedia

By TL Editors

Boxlight Expands Offerings with Addition of Moovly Video Content Creation Solution

By TL Editors

Boxlight Corporation today announced it has entered into an exclusive global reseller partnership agreement with Moovly Media Inc.

Latest Resources

How schools can meet demand for a $4 Billion industry

By Tech & Learning Staff

Modernizing digital technology in education enables teaching and learning innovation

By Tech & Learning Staff

Integrating 1:1 in Active Learning Classrooms

By Tech & Learning Staff

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Checkology Virtual Classroom Teaches Kids Media Literacy

By Tech & Learning

Unique site allows for exploration of multiple lessons, while the check tool allows students to evaluate credibility of news.

The Repeal of Prohibition

By TL Editors

The 5th of December is recognized as the day we celebrate the repeal of the 18th Amendment.

Scribble Press, A Kid-Friendly Book Creation and Publication App

By TL Editors

In the classroom, this app is an excellent tool for kids of widely varying levels of writing enthusiasm and skill.

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Put To The Test—HP Chromebook X2

The 1619 Project: Resources, Opinion and Guidance on Teaching About Slavery

S I M P L I F Y I N G: New Class Website Approach

Tis’ the Season to be Jolly! 25 Days of STEM Goodies

"Bad News" Provides Clever Game to Teach Kids About Fake News