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When a society changes, so then must its tools. Definitions of purpose and quality must also be revised continuously. What should a school “do”? Be? How can we tell a good school from a bad one? This really starts at the human level, but that’s a broader issue. For now, let’s consider that schools are simply pieces of […]
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It’s hard to imagine going hours without using any sort of common technology in the course of our daily lives, but that’s exactly what happens in many classrooms across America. While education technology has grown as a field over the past few years, many schools and classrooms struggle with adopting new technology. Teachers and administrators
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Nowadays, it’s not uncommon for instructors to include notes regarding laptop and internet use in their course syllabi. Many instructors ban the use of electronics, including laptops, due to the assumption that these machines may be more distracting than helpful during class time. However, students often argue that they can take better notes on their
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Better Futures for the Next Generation It’s no surprise that careers are becoming more focused in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. According to Edutopia, 80 percent of the fastest growing careers in the US require employees to have some form of STEM education. The U.S. Department of Commerce has reported that over the past ten
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A hackathon is an event at which teams of programmers and designers collaborate for a short period of time on a project. Typically, these hackathons are competitions, ending with a panel of judges selecting the winning hack. Hackathons are usually judged in one of two ways: through demos or “Science Fairs.” With demos, each team gets a
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It’s no surprise that technology has changed the way we live in the world. It’s transformed everything from the way we form relationships, shop, do business and think about education. Whether we like it or not, technology and EdTech are altering the way teachers teach, and students learn. Whether it be the implementation of the
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Technology addiction is an emerging problem that we don’t know much about yet. But every day, more kids are getting hooked on technology. While there are many benefits to technology—it can be used for educational purposes and can teach new skills—there are also drawbacks, especially when kids overuse technology. First, it’s important to recognize the
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It has given a voice to a generation, and helped unite people and communities far and wide. But social media is not always used as a force for good. In recent years, the misuse of social media has resulted in children and young people becoming both the perpetrators and victims of crime. As can been
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Gamifying or gamification is just a supposedly new twist on something that teachers have been using since the stone ages. It is not only the use of games to supplement teaching, but rather the use of what makes games engaging and motivating in the classroom. Think of gamifying a lesson or a unit as a
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