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Spread the loveBlended learning is more than just a hot new trend in education—it’s the way classrooms of the future will work. The concept behind blended learning is to take the best elements of in-person classroom instruction and online instruction and combine them. In a blended classroom, students attend classes in person and watch lecture videos or complete online activities. Blended learning is the best of both worlds. Online courses, especially in higher education, have become extremely popular. Online courses allow students to watch lectures and complete classwork when and where it’s convenient for them. The rise of online classes […]

Over the last few months, Twitter has been erupting with posts from educators that are excited about HyperDocs. However, as I started coaching my teachers in best practices for creating and using H…

8 Tips for a Google Expeditions Pilot from Heather Kilgore, an Instructional Technology Coordinator for Commerce ISD in Commerce, Texas, where she shares the lessons learned from their Google Expeditions pilot program.

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Seven EdTech Tools That Make It Easy to Teach Writing Skills by Lucy Benton offers great tools to advance the writing skills of your students. All you have to do is give them the links that are contained here.

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Nearpod, the ed-tech platform that lets K-12 teachers find, create and distribute digital learning experiences, today announces its partnership with Schoology, the leader in learning management systems (LMS). This integration is Nearpod�s latest step in creating the most comprehensive, powerful and easy-to-use digital learning platform that works with all types of education management systems. Schoology is the le

Spread the loveRapidly changing technology continues to make its mark on K-12 learning. Let’s take a look at the future and see how technology will improve education in the next 100 years. What will be the new innovations in EdTech? What will future classrooms look like?  Will the need to study medicine, law, and science disappear when robots start working in these professions?  What about art? Sure, no robot can be better than David Bowie, Leonardo Da Vinci, or Shakespeare (not yet), but with the number of innovations we see every day, we can’t be sure it won’t happen. While […]

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Douglas Kiang shares his experiences in using Minecraft in the classroom to allow students to unleash creativity and approach problems differently.

From gurus to classroom tech champions to communities, we’ve got the latest batch of top K–12 blogs.

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Google.org is donating a $50 million block of grant money to education tech nonprofits striving to create equal access to education around the world. The money, and in-kind services from Google, will support organizations working to bring quality educational materials and teacher training to students in developing nations, and to help students in crisis maintain their education.

Google.org is hoping to tackle the education gap by way of $50 million in grants to nonprofits "building tech-based learning solutions"

Spread the loveEdtech entrepreneurs all set out with good intentions; to better education. While noble, these intentions are met with many obstacles and failure is easy.  Only 14% of teachers use digital curricula weekly. So while the doors of opportunity seem open, the market is saturated with products that never make their way into the classroom. If edtech entrepreneurs are to flourish, they need to address the fears that educators have about technology while pushing innovation. Below are 10 Tips for EdTech Entrepreneurs Talk to Teachers and Students As with any product, you need to know what the consumer needs. […]