Digital Equity: Urban, Suburban, Rural Districts Weigh In at #TLTechLive Leadership Summit By Lisa Nielsen Leaders from urban, suburban, and rural districts were challenged to consider what digital equity looked like and discuss pain points and solutions.
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.
HoverCam Now Shipping Pilot X Digital Teaching Station By TL Editors "The Pilot X is the first digital teaching station to truly put state-of-the-art interactive technology at teachers' fingertips," said Ji Shen, CEO of HoverCam.
Old or New, Maps are Cool By Glenn Wiebe I love the ability of digitized maps to allow access to all sorts of data in all sorts of very visual ways.
FETC Partners with Future Ready Schools to Align Content to Digital Learning Framework By TL Editors FETC has announced a partnership with Future Ready Schools
Discovery Education Adds New Content to Digital Services By TL Editors New digital assets focus on Social/Emotional Learning, STEM, Civics, and financial literacy and more
Gale & Mackin Partner to Make Database Content Accessible and Searchable By TL Editors MackinVIA’s Deep Discovery™ makes it easier to search through Gale’s educational databases on MackinVIA.
PBS Offers Free Back-to-School Resources for Educators By TL Editors Educators can access free resources online from the following PBS websites:
New Content Added to Discovery Education’s Digital Services By TL Editors Discovery Education has added immersive new assets to Discovery Education Experience, the Math, Science, and Social Studies Techbook, and STEM Connect.
826 Digital: Free Lessons and Resources for Teaching Writing By TL Editors 826 Digital is aligned to the Common Core ELA standards but can also work for writing programs in states with their own standards.
Create Amazing Activities for any Subject With GooseChase EDU By Tech & Learning GooseChase EDU is a web-based platform that creates scavenger hunts for an app of the same name on mobile (iOS and Android) devices.
PaperlessEDU: Using Kami More Efficiently @usekamiapp By Micah Shippee This blog post is a tip I hope will help you in your transition to paperless.
New ISTE Book: How to Close the Digital Divide for Students By TL Editors A 2016 survey of 1,200 parents revealed that while 94 percent of families are connected to the internet, 23 percent access it on mobile devices, 26 percent share a single computer and 20 percent experienced loss of internet service due to lack of payment
Free Digital Library Provides Millions of Primary Sources for U.S. History By TL Editors The layers of rich documents, images, and videos are carefully organized and curated, and can be accessed through topical browsing, searching and filtering, or in pre-made exhibition collections and primary source sets.
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.
New GoodReader 5 for iOS Launched By TL Editors Good.iWare marks GoodReader’s 10th birthday with the launch of GoodReader 5
Nearpod Launches New Desmos Integration and Hundreds of K-12 Lessons By TL Editors Nearpod announces the release of new platform features and enhanced curriculum offerings
Follett Releases New Version of Destiny By TL Editors Follett has released Destiny 16.5, featuring enhancements to Destiny Library Manager, Destiny Discover, and Destiny Resource Manager.
Applied Digital Skills – Research and Develop a Topic: Historical Figures Lesson Notes By Micah Shippee The Applied Digital Skills program allows me to serve as a guide on the side (rather than the sage on the stage) to provide on-demand, in the moment help when my student need it
