Why School Leaders Should Build An Intentional School Culture

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For school leaders, defining a school culture – the core values, practices and organizational structures – is a necessity.

5 Powerful Social Media Tools For Your Classroom

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The best social media tools for your classroom are free, easy to use, and right here. We break down some of the newest and noteworthy for you.

The 5 Biggest Education Technology Trends To Know About

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There are some major education technology trends that are disrupting the current education model. Here's the breakdown.

New ‘TED Talks Education’ Brings Big Names And Big Ideas

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Sir Ken Robinson, Bill Gates, Geoffrey Canada and more take on big topics in the all-new TED Talks Education. Full feature presentation is here.

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The Newspaper of the Future Will Be On A Tablet [Infographic]

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Newspapers are scrambling to redefine how to share the important news of the day. Their definition keeps changing but one thing is certain: the newspaper of the future will involve the iPad and other tablets.

How Do We Prepare Students For Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet?

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I graduated college in 2004 and only a handful of friends took any classes dealing with computer science. Now, the vast majority of my friends are involved with computer science despite their lack of undergrad training.

If Earth’s Entire History Was Just 24 Hours Long

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If you measured the entire history of Earth as a 24 hour clock, how long would humans take up? An hour? Two hours? Guess again.

Our Brain Does Not Function Like We Think It Does

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I'm fascinated with the brain. I love how baffled scientists are still to this day about how it works. Despite everything it does for us, we still have barely figured out how it actually works.

The Teacher’s Guide To Keeping Students Safe Online

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From over-sharing to sexting, sharing information is a minefield for students and teachers. Here are a few ways teachers can help keep students safe online.

Should Textbooks Be Free?

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Steve Jobs had many unfinished projects. One of which was to completely overhaul the textbook industry.

Could Apple’s Organizational Model Work In The Classroom?

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Apple gives a wild amount of freedom to some executives. What if teachers gave the same amount of freedom to students? What if students could choose their own assignments?

Education, Race and the Internet: Digital Divide or Racial Ravine?

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The Internet has been touted as the cure-all for every social ill imaginable, a new millennium development with the potential to broaden access to education, voting, and medical care—and in doing so, create a new avenue toward democracy. On the whole, that has not been the case.

The Key To Creativity, According To Steve Jobs

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I've been viewing the Steve Jobs narration of the 'Think Different' ad as well as his 2005 Stanford Commencement address over the past few days. It's served to inspire me, take on new tasks, and generally try things a bit differently. I've felt more creative than I have in recent memory.

Math: When You Absolutely Must Piss Someone Off

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My wife stumbled across this fantastically obnoxious image that was sent by a clever / rude person by the name of Randall Patrick Munroe to Verizon. As you can see, he is a fan of math and also bothering huge companies.

Big Changes Coming To Google Reader & Gmail [Video]

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Google has just announced two big design changes to Gmail and Google Reader. As an avid user of both services, this is definitely going to impact my daily routine.

It’s ‘Why I Write’ Day: How To Participate

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If you're a teacher, student, blogger, or someone who sends messages, you're a writer. That's the impetus behind 'Why I Write' day (which is today!).

Online Education: Is It Right For You? [Infographic]

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The popularity of online education is growing at a steady clip. Whether it's due to the weak economy, quality of online tools, or the price difference... online schools can't (and shouldn't) be ignored.

Wantful: New Online Tool Lets Teachers Choose Their Own Gifts

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Sometimes teachers get 10 of the same gifts from students and parents. Shouldn't there be some sort of coordination going on? Thanks to a fun new web tool, it's easy to offer your teacher a printed catalog of options.

Holy Cow: Khan Academy Now Seeing 3.5 Million Users Per Month

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Sal Khan just announced some staggering new statistics. Are they incredible? Yes. Surprising? Not really. Khan Academy is a terrific resource and has been growing for a reason.

DrawTop Turns Your Laptop Into A Whiteboard

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Sometimes it's just easier to get your thoughts down by physiclaly writing them out.As a student, I was constantly scribbling notes (educational ones, I swear) or trying to explain myself using hand gestures. Thanks t...