As teachers, we all have unique interests and needs when it comes to our professional learning. In addition to traditional PD why not start your own PLN, or professional learning network? It's a truly personalized way to learn fr…
Social media can pose risks to students' privacy, but these risks can be managed with informed, intentional use. There's also a huge upside: Teachers can use social media to share best practices, provide an authentic audience for…
Are you a teacher who's new to Twitter? If you haven't heard already, it's the number-one platform for teachers' PLNs (or professional learning networks). Because it's so widely used among educators, Twitter is a great place to c…
Khan Academy is one of the biggest websites in edtech, but is it any good? More importantly, is it gonna be what you need for you or your students? This teacher-focused tour and demo of Khan Academy digs into how the site is stru…
Hear from Helen Soule, executive director of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21), on how education technology is an essential part of the four C's (communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking) and wh…
Privacy can be a complex, intimidating topic. But there are some steps any teacher can take to better protect their students' data when using online tools. Make these simple privacy and security checks a habit whenever you …
When it comes to interactive whiteboard and screencasting apps, there are a lot of options for teachers and students. Here's a quick, side-by-side comparison of two popular options: Educreations and Explain Everything.
How do you implement a digital citizenship program across a school district? In 2015, California's Jurupa Unified School District (JUSD) launched the Digital Gateway initiative to put a Chromebook in the hands of every student in…
How do you implement a digital citizenship program across a school district? In 2014, Omaha Public Schools (OPS) made a commitment to focusing on increasing equity and access to learning technology for its students. Alongside new…
How do you implement a digital citizenship program across a school district? Hear how Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), a large-scale urban district in Maryland, proactively tackled troubling trends of uncivil online inter…
How can we be upstanders when we see cyberbullying? Watch a digital citizenship lesson in action! See how Erin Solheim, school library media specialist at Walnut Hill Elementary for Omaha Public Schools, Nebraska, teaches fourth …
