Teachers in Waterbury, Connecticut are going to need to start looking a little bit better after a new dress code was implemented today. Officials said that it’s not a checklist of what a teacher can or cannot wear, but there are a lot of recommendations. …
Google Adsense users will want to pay attention. Gawker and its network of sites are about to undergo a big redesign. The popular gossip blog and its network of sites says it’s all about total branding, not small placements of ads. While the mega-blogs like …
Upon popular request, Diigo has just implemented a cool feature for Twitter fans: “Save Favorite Tweets”. With a 2-step simple setup, you can begin to automatically save your favorite tweets to your Diigo library on a daily basis. Best of all, cached pages for links …
A new legal opinion may affect your school-age child if they carry a cellphone or laptop to school. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says in an advisory opinion if a teacher has reasonable suspicion that a student is breaking state law or school rules with …
A new legal opinion may affect your school-age child if they carry a cellphone or laptop to school. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says in an advisory opinion if a teacher has reasonable suspicion that a student is breaking state law or school rules with …
It’s no secret that school budgets are tight, teachers are being asked to do more with less, and students are not getting the best education possible. Could technology help the situation? Could it hurt? Edutechnia has a terrific presentation that is a must-see for anyone …
The Aspirnaut program at Vanderbilt University is launching the first school bus in the U.S. equipped with ceiling mounted LCD/PC computers in five zones of the bus that play, stream or broadcast math and science content right here in Arkansas. It’s a first of it’s kind …
The Aspirnaut program at Vanderbilt University is launching the first school bus in the U.S. equipped with ceiling mounted LCD/PC computers in five zones of the bus that play, stream or broadcast math and science content right here in Arkansas. It’s a first of it’s kind …
If you tweet interesting things and are an avid #edchat particpant, chances are good you’ve been featured in someone’s automatic paper.li magazine. (Guilty of having one!) This means you probably get more than a few @mentions on Twitter from people you follow. This means you’re …
If you tweet interesting things and are an avid #edchat particpant, chances are good you’ve been featured in someone’s automatic paper.li magazine. (Guilty of having one!) This means you probably get more than a few @mentions on Twitter from people you follow. This means you’re …
If you’re trying to explain what social media is, how it influences the world, or simply want to see a spectacular prezi presentation, look no further. Nicholas Lamphere of the @HarvardSocial (as seen on Edudemic many moons ago!) group at Harvard University is teaching a …
If your Internet connection seems slow today, it’s probably due to the vast quantities of people not working. What are they doing? Shopping. A lot. It’s ‘Cyber Monday’ which means many sites have deals for lots of goodies. Rather than list those deals, why not …
Wendy Scott, a teacher of at North Brookfield Elementary School in Massachusetts, tried to ban pencils and pens in her classroom for fear that they could be used as weapons. While I’m sure many of us in academia would relish the thought of slowly moving …
A British school has become the first to try out special lighting that is designed to improve the performance of pupils by waking them up in the morning. Technology firm Philips has come up with blue-tinted light designed to wake children up and become more …
It’s the busiest travel time of the year and there’s going to be a record number of people on the road. That doesn’t mean you have to be unsafe though. Thanks to the latest generation of apps, you can have everything from driving directions to …
Amazon’s own Black Friday deal is a good one: they’ll be selling the last-gen-but-still-good Kindle 2 for just $89, starting at Noon EST on Friday. They’d like to remind you it uses the same e-ink tech as the current Nook! The deal’s been confirmed on …
If you’re a web-oriented person, there’s a good chance you have used some image editing software like Adobe Photoshop. But for most blogging and web content, you simply don’t need the array of tools available on Photoshop. There are about 10-20 tools in everyone’s toolbox …
Whether you’re Canadian or not, there are a ton of helpful resources for all teachers available at CanTeach. It’s a simple-to-use website that has lesson plans, links, and other resources for nearly any topic. It differentiates itself by placing a big emphasis on all things …
You may want to avert your eyes if you have a weak constitution. If the site of unpaid bills raises your blood pressure, this may be fatal. A recent graduate from Northeastern University is begging for some help in paying off her $200,000 in student …
In case you missed it, Apple (finally) unleashed a new iOS update that could change the way you run your classroom. Along with many other snazzy features like AirPrint (print wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad!) and multitasking (for iPad!), there is a new feature …
There’s a tremendous amount of information being passed around the Internet. Whether it’s through social media, social networks, e-mail, instant messaging, or social sharing sites… it’s hard to keep track of everything. In terms of education, it’s even hard to keep track of some of the best answers to the weekly #edchat questions.
That’s why I thought it might be fun to develop a question and answer site that lets anyone ask and answer a question but to also vote up and down the best and worst answers. It’s like Digg meets Twitter! It’s part of EDUdemic and it’s called EDUforum.
Ever worked on a Microsoft Word doc that you hadn’t saved in a few minutes and then ZAP the power goes out? This can be a very tough time for anyone who just lost a big chunk of hard work. Never fear, Google (as usual) …
Ever wanted to teach students how to make their own apps on the computer but had absolutely no clue how to do it? As usual, Google to the rescue! (While it’s still in the early beta-testing stages, you can sign up and eventually get access …
Get ready for a whole new way for students to get in trouble. Bringing back the days of the DailyJolt chat rooms, there’s a new website being rolled out today that is aiming to make social networking a lot more anonymous.
It’s called HowRandom and is a simply chatroom where someone with a .edu e-mail address can go and represent their school online. There’s very little authentication other than someone having a .edu address. There’s no photo uploading, file sharing or video capabilities, just a text entry line and a chat widget.
If you’ve ever wanted to share a paper or project that you’re particularly proud of, chances are good that you’ve used Scribd. At an event today, the document sharing site has just announced some handy new features that will let you see who is reading …
It’s not easy to consistently find new and interesting people to follow on Twitter. Luckily, Twitter feels your pain. They just rolled out a new “People” tab that is on the top of your screen on Twitter.com. The new feature suggests friends for you, lets …
Ever wanted to measure your followers, mentions, unfollows, and other data on Twitter? You’ll soon be able to once Twitter offers a few more people access to its new analytics product. Right now, just a few lucky VIP members are able to use the system. …
If you like Apple products and / or the news, you may have heard about the popular app called Pulse. It was started by a couple students at Stanford as part of a project and was quickly seen as being something quite useful. After a …
OMG U Guyz, Grammar among kidz the$e days be terribllle! So does speeling! There is a big problem unfolding around the world right now. Lucky for you, The Oatmeal has spelled it out, literally. The guy behind the hit comic strip has laid out the …
Mark Zuckerberg has announced some crazy stats about Facebook and the new Messages system. He revealed that 350 million users make use of Facebook messages, sending 4 billion a day — that’s personal messages, not messages from Pages or Groups. During today’s Facebook Messages announcement, …