Did you know that Google’s hard-to-find Data Centers are carbon neutral? Or that every search query you do is automatically part of an experiment, control group, or other tool designed to make search results more accurate? All that and much much much more is included …
Just another amazing solution to a problem you didn’t even know existed yet from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT Media Labs researchers are field-testing a smartphone application and $1 plastic lens attachment system called NETRA — Near-Eye Tool for Refractive Assessment — for eye …
Video chat or video conferencing is quickly becoming a big part of classrooms around the globe. You’ve probably seen those Cisco ads where students in England have a real-time high-def conference with a classroom in China. While that type of large-scale high-power system would take …
Colleges are ramping up efforts to connect with prospective students through Twitter—but students aren’t interested, a new study says. Evidence has shown that teenagers rely on college visits and Web sites to learn about colleges, rather than social-media outlets. When it comes to Twitter, students …
Did you know that 20 states still allow teachers to hit, belt, paddle, slap, grab, and do other shocking things to students? A new bill just introduced to Congress is hoping to put a stop to this ‘corporal punishment.’ What Is Corporal Punishment? Just to …
As avid #edchat fans, we are always seeing new and interesting phrases passed around amongst teachers and higher ed professionals. We thought it might be helpful to jot down these slogans and phrases in hopes they inspire you before the next school year begins. After …