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Help Students Develop Vital Interviewing Skills in Your Classroom
By Leigh Ann Whittle on March 1, 2016
Interviewing subjects isn’t just that thing HR Managers do. In fact, interviewing can be a great form of experiential learning. This is true whether students...
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How to Confront and Eliminate Bullying
By Leigh Ann Whittle on November 7, 2015
Bullying is the unfortunate outward effect of conflict between students. Left unaddressed, bullying can lead to serious problems for all those involved. The following article...
21 Great Special Education Blogs and Apps
By Amanda Ronan on June 17, 2015
Teaching is a challenging field, there is no doubt about it. On a daily basis, teachers work with twenty or thirty students, each one with...
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7 Reasons to Keep Poetry Instruction Alive
By Amanda Ronan on June 8, 2015
For centuries, poets have turned to the written word to express emotions and symbolize important events. And likewise, for a very long time, the study...
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Why Teachers and Students Should Blog
By Hanna Shekhter on May 30, 2015
Blogs have the potential to expand student creativity, not to mention their writing skills. Language Arts and Reading specialists will love that, right? But how...
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The Best Interactive Web Tools for Educators
By Sarah Muthler on May 8, 2015
Most of us are working at full capacity, and keeping up with technology can feel like one more chore on the to-do list. Still, learning...
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The 25 Best School Websites
By Pamela DeLoatch on April 21, 2015
Not too long ago, most kids automatically attended their neighborhood school. But today’s kids (and their parents) have many more choices. Public, private, magnet, charter,...
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How to Crowdfund Your Classroom
By Amanda Ronan on March 18, 2015
If you’re like most teachers, you spend a crazy amount of your own money on your classroom. In fact, this Forbes article explains that teachers...
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4 Ways to Turn Distracted Students into Engaged Learners
By Rony Zarom on March 6, 2015
Seven out of 10 academic leaders agree that online learning is critical to the future of education. That’s why the number of students enrolled in...
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5 Free Tools For Making Digital Portfolios
By Kristen Hicks on February 9, 2015
Students create a truly outstanding amount of work over the course of a year. Back when everything was done on paper, most of that work...
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Make the Most of the World’s Top Photo Feeds
By Leah Levy on January 30, 2015
From the smartphone Annie Leibovitzes to the Instagram Ansel Adams, it seems that everybody is a photographer these days. This is a fact teachers can...
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Lifelong Learning is a Crucial Educational Mindset
By Edudemic Staff on January 2, 2015
Doctors, lawyers, and other professionals never stop learning new techniques and strategies to hone their craft and remain on the cutting edge in their field...
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How to Turn Computer Games into Lesson Plans
By James Hinton on December 29, 2014
I was a child of the ‘80s. I started kindergarten in ’77, and proceeded to have the typical educational experience throughout the entire decade to...
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10 Most Popular Teaching Tools Used This Year
By Edudemic Staff on December 11, 2014
Last year, Edudemic published a list of the most essential and popular educational tools used in modern classrooms across the globe. While many of 2013’s...
3 Quick Tips For Building Digital Citizenship
By Jennifer Carey on October 1, 2013
Schools have a tendency to shy away from actively teaching digital citizenship due to time constraints in the curriculum, concerns about student-teacher interaction online, as...
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The 10 Most Popular Teacher Tools Being Used This Year
By Jeff Dunn on August 30, 2013
What are some of the most popular teacher tools being used this year? You may not know them all ... but hopefully you recognize at...
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9 Word Cloud Generators That Aren’t Wordle
By Kate Smitty on August 29, 2013
The details about the following nine word cloud generators will give you a fair idea how, as an educator, you can get the best out...
5 Powerful Common Core Tools For The Connected Educator
By Fred Sitkins on July 25, 2013
With forty-five states plus Washington DC and four territories adopting the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), I’m a little surprised educators are still questioning the...
10 Open Source Tools For Busy Teachers
By Katie Lepi on June 13, 2013
If you need some powerful software right now and don't have time or money to waste, these open source tools are perfect for you.
The Teacher’s Guide To Twitter
By Edudemic Staff on May 14, 2013
Twitter has proven itself to be an indispensable tool for educators around the globe. Whatever skill level you may be, Twitter is downright fun and...
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The 10 Skills Modern Teachers Must Have
By Jeff Dunn on March 12, 2013
In order to implement modern technology in your classroom, you better know about the important skills modern teachers must have in order to succeed.
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iPad or Chromebook: 4 Questions To Ask Before Choosing
By Beth Holland on January 22, 2013
Choosing between the iPad or Chromebook leads one to ask many questions. EdTechTeacher's Beth Holland attempts to answer a few.
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50 Powerful Ways To Use Skype In The Classroom
By Katie Lepi on November 15, 2012
Skype, the free, ubiquitous VOIP downloadable, offers some unique opportunities for tech-savvy teachers to get their students learning in exciting new ways. It might prove...
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300+ Educational Twitter Hashtags Being Used Right Now
By Katie Lepi on September 17, 2012
Are you looking to figure out exactly which Twitter hashtag is the right one to follow? There's no shortage of options and it can feel...
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50 Must-See Blogs For Special Education Teachers
By Jeff Dunn on August 8, 2012
While being a teacher is never easy, working with students in special education comes with some unique challenges. From writing lengthy IEPs to working closely...