Make Reading and Writing More Engaging with these 5 Edtech Tools Reading and writing are two of the most fundamental skills for students to learn, however, many ed tech tools segregate the two, focusing on just reading or writing. When you combine the…
Changes in Education Laws Leave Teachers with More Responsibility Thanks to a new version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the beleaguered issue of school accountability is experiencing a shift away from heavy federal involvement and toward the individual state, district,…
Enhance Student Learning Through Differentiated Technology Need timely and relevant nonfiction articles for students? Have learners at a wide range of reading levels? Want quick formative assessments? Want to give your students more choice? Newsela is a solution to each of these…
Italian Renaissance Art Techniques or Perfectly Ironic Classifications of American History? Two Italian Renaissance art concepts, “sfumato” and “chiaroscuro,” I think, are meant to express the sometimes educationally inexpressible — that most human experience is complex and hazy rather than simple and clear, and that…
Prepare Your Classroom for the Future Educational technology has changed drastically since I was in school (I graduated high school in 1985) and since I started out as an educator. I’ve learned and taught my way through the eras of filmstrips, betamax, laserdiscs,…
Bring the Classroom to Life with Do Ink’s Green Screen App Have you ever wanted to try green screening but didn’t know where to start? Then try the $2.99 iPad app Green Screen by Do Ink! It’s simple, easy and fun to use! There…