iTutor to Introduce Online Learning Management System
After unveiling a new look and feel for its website back in February of this year, iTutor hasn’t skipped a beat in the ongoing development of...
Game based language learning using the Wii and electronic dancemats
Game-based learning has been used in language classrooms for many years, but the availability of motion sensing devices has opened up a whole new...
Boo Radley or Katniss Everdeen: Who’s Motivating Kids to Read?
What do The Hunger Games, required reading lists, and state standards have in common? According to the largest annual report of its kind, all three...
Teachers Needed! UNESCO Interactive Infographic
The supply of teachers is failing to keep pace with the demand for primary education. According to the latest UIS data, the world needs to create 1.7...
Pop Culture in Education
Launching our fourth issue of the AvatarGeneration iPad magazine, we focus on using popular culture in education, and give our readers hints, tips...
New i Learn With App Teaches Children About Nutrition and Healthy Eating
Tribal Nova, a Houghton Mifflin Harcourt company and developer behind the award winning PBS KIDS PLAY! online learning program, announces its latest...
Best Practices For Creating An Online Course
To help you create the best online courses, ProProfs have come up with an awesome infographic on the “Best Practices For Creating An Online...
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Cyberbullying and E-Safety Facts [Infographic]
Cyberbullying is a hot topic in many schools, and this infographic from Osiris Educational gives some startling facts from a student survey, and...
Perks and drawbacks of Massive Open Online Courses
This interesting video from Stephen Roth discusses the perks and drawbacks of MOOCs, Massively Open Online Courses. These types of courses are...
How to get a safe audience for classroom and student blogs: Quadblogging
Classroom and individual student blogs are a popular way of getting students to express themselves, be creative, generate dialogue, increase literacy...
Scholastic Launches 6 new products for Common Core Math and Reading programs
Bringing together leading cognitive scientists, instructional experts in reading and mathematics, cutting-edge game and app designers and adaptive...
Getting a Grip on Good Grammar
We’ve all done it — misplaced an apostrophe, confused “their” with “there” or “they’re,” mismatched subject and pronoun, or left a...
Trace Effects: 3D Language Learning Game
In response to the White House challenge to federal agencies to create games that have a positive impact on learning, health, and social change, The...
Barobo Launches 3D Printed Robot Kit
Barobo, Inc., an innovator of educational robotics, have announced the launch of the Mobot-A robot kit, a 3D printed robot for schools in need of...
Transforming Science Education
People who understand science and technology are smarter, more competitive, more productive, and more engaged global citizens. Check out this...
Top 5 Ways to Know if Online Learning is Right for You
K12 Inc has made available a free, fast interactive tutorial to help gauge whether online schooling would be a good fit for a family. Online...
Skoolbo to Prove Los Angeles Kids Rock!
Skoolbo is currently being considered for a grant as part of the LA2050 project spearheaded by the Goldhirsh Foundation. The team proposes “LA Kids...
10 Ways to Inspire Your Colleagues As An Educator
A great article from our friends at Open Colleges: A recent story on The Onion, the Internet’s beloved satire site renowned for its ability to...
‘A is for Ampere’ Teaching Kids Electronics with Adafruit
A new web series for teaching kids all about electronics ‘Circuit Playground’ has just been launched by online electronics learning...
Innovative New App Teaches Kids the Joys and Responsibilities of Pet Care
A new mobile app by Startled Cat, Inc. and the SPCA of Wake County, NC is a fun, interactive way to for kids to learn about pet care, encourage...
Happy Geese: A New iPad Gaming App for Children with Autism
To celebrate World Autism Awareness Day, Appically has launched Happy Geese, a new gaming app specially designed for children with special needs that...
Kidaptive Releases New Educational Appisode for Leo’s Pad Preschool App
Following the worldwide success of the first and second Leo’s Pad apps for iPad, Kidaptive has released the next animated appisode of the...
Nihongo Master A New Online Game for Learning Japanese
A new technology startup in Las Vegas is simplifying language learning on the web. Starting with Japanese as its first foray into language...
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The History Of Classroom Technology [Infographic]
From the days of Skinners teaching machine to smartphones and tablets, technology in education has come a long way! Check out this infographic from...
Amazing 24 Piece iPad Performance In School
An oldie but a goodie… This video shows how music educationalists Store Van Music, conduct a 24 piece iPad performance in a school. A great...
Education Portal Offers 13 Free AP Courses to Help High School Students Ace Their Exams
Education Portal, a Silicon Valley start-up that develops free online courses that lead to real college credit, today added 13 Advanced Placement...
LurnQ Social Learning Platform: How We Learn
LurnQ is an online social learning platform for learners and teachers. Users can create, share and find lessons on a variety of interesting topics....
Minecraft Video Game Is Building a Revolution Inside the Classroom with Game-Based Learning
iD Tech Camps announces four new courses based on the Minecraft platform, as educators worldwide are incorporating Mojang’s popular title into...
iversity – a platform to develop your own MOOC
The iversity open course platform provides a structured course environment that features multimedia teaching materials, assessment features to keep...
LiveSchool behavior tracking app helps KIPP LA shift school culture
KIPP LA middle schools have a powerful tool in a behavior-tracking app that helps reward students for good choices and build a school culture that...
EggMania: Interactive eBook from ManiaTales
Sherry and Stephen Maysonave have developed a new ebook series, ManiaTales, that combines interactive storytelling and lexical humor to stimulate...
Dictionary.com Breathes New Life into an Old Friend with “Thesaurus Rex”
Dictionary.com have announced the release of Thesaurus Rex, now available for iPhone and iPad. The app is the latest addition to...
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The World as 100 People [Infographic]
Great infographic from Jack Hagley attempting to visualise an interesting concept. The stats are from 100people.org. If the World were 100 PEOPLE:...