Daily Archives: June 11, 2010

How To Actually Reach Students Online

If you’re a teacher or higher ed administrator, you have probably tried to reach students online at some point. It’s not easy and that’s because students are smart and a bit paranoid. They can smell an adult, marketer, or school official from a mile away. …

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Google Now Visiting Schools To Discuss Online Safety

Google has become ubiquitous in the realm of online apps in education. While they have certainly enabled more online learning, what about the safety of users venturing out into these relatively uncharted territories for the first time? Heck, students in first grade are learning to …

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Students and Teachers Clamoring For Technology In School: New Study

Students want more, not less, technology in the classroom and they need help. A new joint study from Cengage Learning and Eduventures has uncovered some insightful information about the adoption of technology in the classroom. In a nutshell, there is a direct relationship between classroom …

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How Teachers Can Make A Free Website That Doesn't Suck

Teachers, administrators, countrymen! There is big news afoot from Google today that will allow anyone to create a beautiful, easy-to-use, and (most importantly) free website. If you’re using or know of Google’s ‘Blogger’ platform then you are already in the know. But did you know …

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Why It Pays To Earn A Higher Degree [INFOGRAPHIC]

It’s no secret that school is hard. It takes a lot of time, effort, and sacrifices. But does it pay off? An infographic based on statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics says…it does. As you can see from the infographic (below) by US College …

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The Value Of Technology In Education? Priceless. [VIDEO]

You’ve seen those catchy MasterCard ads where some things cost money but the experience is “priceless” right? There’s a popular new video out on YouTube by Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano that takes that same marketing approach and applies it to our favorite topic: technology in education. …

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