Longitudinal data to improve education
If there is one game-changing advancement that can change the current realities of education and the future of how children learn, it is data. Schools are overflowing with data – attendance records,...
View ArticleWalk the Walk (and other #digcitweek highlights)
What an awesome week! We have followed, and participated in, so many great conversations about the important work of teaching students how to interact responsibly and productively with technology. We...
View ArticleYou're Invited to the Hour of Code and CSEdWeek!
What: Every year we celebrate Computer Science Education week to emphasize that, in our information economy, students need a strong set of coding and computer science skills. The Hour of Code is the...
View ArticleWhat does Computer Science really mean?
We want to start the week by defining computer science. It’s a foundational skill, and although we celebrate with the Hour of Code, it is much, much more than coding. In simple, digestible language,...
View ArticleTa-da! We Wrote A Book!
We are excited to introduce our new book: Mobile Learning: A Handbook for Educators, Developers, and Learners. Starting Monday, it’ll be available wherever books are sold. What’s it about? Let’s start...
View ArticleTen Things That Make Mobile Devices Amazing
In our book, we interviewed dozens of educators and administrators, and we heard again and again: There’s just something about these devices. Well, we were curious about this statement and tried to...
View ArticleMobile devices in schools: Beyond “cool”
The ability to do things on the go – email, tweet, listen to a podcast, find a restaurant or ATM – are things we all do all the time, as adults. This instant access to the Internet and apps allows us...
View ArticleWhy Digital Citizenship Matters
It’s Digital Citizenship Week! This week we will be featuring a series of blog posts on the topic of digital citizenship, and we want to hear from you. Please comment, interact with us on Twitter...
View ArticleOur favorite resources for teaching digital citizenship
It's Digital Citizenship Week (#DigCitWeek, #DigCit) and Connected Educators Month, so in today's post we're focusing on how connected educators can teach digital citizenship. (Phew, is that enough...
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