Tag: school
How To Choose The Best Mobile Device For Your School
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It's not an easy decision. It's expensive and difficult. Here's a few tips and criteria for figuring out how to choose the best mobile device for your school.
Swedish School Now Has A Mandatory Minecraft Class
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All 13-year-old students must now take a manadatory Minecraft course at the Viktor Rydberg school in Stockholm, Sweden.
Becoming A Better School Leader Using ‘The Pronoun Test’
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Daniel Pink's book 'Drive' uses a fascinating exercise called the pronoun test that all school principals and leaders should know about.
3 Ways One School Is Integrating Technology
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Looking for the best ways schools are integrating technology? Our friends at Beaver Country Day School share their insight!
Seth Godin Asks The Big Question: What Is School For?
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What is school for? We're not going to make anything happen unless we all agree. We need to understand what school has been and where it's going to answer the big question of what school is for.
Should School Days Be Longer? A 7th Grade Class Weighs In
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An old post on Edudemic just got an interesting comment from Jamie Baird, a middle school teacher in North Carolina. Her students laid a Pros and Cons list on the topic of school days being longer. Here's her comment. What do you think? Should school days be longer?
How The Richest School In The World Spends Money
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The richest school in the world has a lot of decisions to make. Harvard University has to figure out the best way to maintain its lead over other schools while delivering the best possible education to its students. So how does the school actually spend tuition dollars? A new infographic from Online Universities sheds some light on the little-known ways Harvard spends its money.
Sweden’s Newest School System Has No Classrooms
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There's a whole new classroom model and it's a sight to behold. The newest school system in Sweden look more like the hallways of Google or Pixar and less like a brick-and-mortar school you'd typically see. There are collaboration zones, houses-within-houses, and a slew of other features that are designed to foster "curiosity and creativity."
How One Girl Created A Reddit Meme For Her School Fundraiser
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The phrase that comes to mind is 'work smarter, not harder' and that's exactly what one father and his daughter, Ruby, did. They leveraged the power of the meme for a school fundraiser by creating a series of images that are both cute and made just for Reddit users. They used popular meme images found on Reddit (even if you're not a Reddit user, it's easy to see how this slideshow could be useful) to resonate with the web's users.
Top 5 Apps for Organizing School Work
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While digital media gives us nearly unlimited access to info, organizing that info is critical--and that's where these five resources can come in handy.
The Future Of School Social Networks
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Most schools ban Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and other social networking sites from school computers. The logic behind this ban is twofold. First, is the belief that students are less likely to be distracted when the ...
50 Innovative Ways To Use iPads In School
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Imagine if you will: your school turns out to be sitting atop a long-lost priceless treasure and your district is suddenly extremely wealthy. Each student is given an iPad because it's touted as being a great way for ...
How To Get Your MBA On Facebook
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So you spend a few hours every day on Facebook. You probably skim through your friends and family members' photos, updates, and check out a few apps. What if one of those apps put you on the road to getting an actua...
New Facebook App Tells College Applicants If They'll Get In
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Hoping to take some of the mystery and anxiety out of college admissions, AdmissionSplash, a new Facebook app might be the dose of reality college applicants need. The app basically rates your chances of being accepte...
The Ultimate Guide To Understanding Childhood Obesity
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Childhood obesity is quickly affecting more and more students as they progress through school. While there is very little information suggesting the trend will get better, it can help to understand the problem. We've ...
How Infographics Accelerate Learning
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We're no stranger to infographics. They're seemingly everywhere and that's for a big reason: they're easy to understand and fun to use. EduDemic is all about making learning fun and that's just what infographics do. A...
