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Current discussions about educational policy and practice are often embedded in a mind-set that considers students who were born in an age of omnipres…

Common Sense Education provides educators and students with the resources they need to harness the power of technology for learning and life. Find a free K-12 Digital Citizenship curriculum, reviews

Understanding and using technology is fundamental to education in the 21st century. As a result, many school districts around the country are making use of cloud-based educational platforms and assigning laptops and tablets to students. Almost one third of all students—elementary through high school—already use school-issued digital devices, and many of these devices present a serious risk to student privacy. They collect far more information on kids than is necessary, store this information indefinitely, and sometimes even upload it to the cloud automatically. In short, they’re spying on s...

In a survey of Advanced Placement and National Writing Project teachers, a majority say digital tools encourage students to be more invested in their writing by encouraging personal expression and providing a wider audience for their work.

There are many mobile apps and browser-based digital tools that are designed to help with life at university, but it can be difficult to know which to choose for particular tasks. In September we ran a blog post on ‘Smarter…Read more ›

Explore tools that help educators inspire digital citizens, scientists, and world explorers. Tools include Expeditions, Chromebook apps, and Google Earth.

In these short video tutorials from KQED learn the basics for how to use free online tools for teaching and learning. The following tools can be incorporated into the classroom to convey information visually, make persuasive arguments and allow for a variety of collaborative opportunities.

Higher education is filled with talk of innovation these days. But what does true academic innovation look like? And how can trustees, presidents, provosts, deans, and other administrators foster it on campus? This Chronicle collection points the way. It includes case studies of efforts by private and public colleges t

If you work in education, you’ll know there’s a HUGE array of applications, services, products and tools created to serve a multitude of functions in education. There are so many tools, though, that i…

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Apps and other software can put powerful teaching tools at teachers’ fingertips, but concerns abound over data security, effectiveness and marketing.

Through a special negotiation with my publisher, Routledge, I am able to share 50% of each chapter in the second edition with an open, CC-BY-NC, license. This content may be adapted and shared with…

During my thirty-five years as a Silicon Valley software entrepreneur, I’ve seen multiple technology revolutions occur, many of which have given rise ...