10 of the Best iPhone Apps for Translating Languages
Language is a wonderful thing. It is the common thread that binds entire societies, allowing ease of communication and understanding. Finding...
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Mind the Gap: Gender & Education [Free Online Game]
Imagine a young girl starting school in the North African country of Mauritania. What are the chances she will continue to secondary school or even...
First online climate change education course for teachers by UNESCO
The first online learning course on Climate Change for the Secondary Teachers is now available. This innovative training kit, entitled UNESCO Course...
SOPHIA Launches iPad® Training For Teachers
With more and more schools using iPads, tablets and 1:1 initiatives in the classroom, SOPHIA.org is offering a free certification program to train...
Zachy the Robot™: Quest for the Museum Treasures Educational App
GenevaMars, publisher of STEM-focused educational apps, and Carnegie Museum of Natural History, one of the top natural history museums in the...
Lakeshore® Launches Game Show Apps to Help Kids Boost Math and Language Skills
Lakeshore Learning Materials has launched four new apps based on their popular Math Quiz Game Show and Language Adventures Quiz Game...
Good TV Habits Can Make Kids Smarter
Television, once touted as “the ideal babysitter,” often gets a bad name from parents and healthcare professionals alike due to the fact...
Nickelodeon Introduce Educational Preschool Programming
Nickelodeon announced at their annual upfront presentation, a strategy to serve the generation of post-millennial kids, that includes a new slate of...
How to Make the Jump to Digital
Today many classrooms are still very 20th Century, even though they’re filled with students immersed in the 21st. By leveraging the best of...
iPad in the Spanish Classroom – Now What?
Noyo, a Boston based educational software company has created a new vocabulary learning platform that allows users to quickly learn Spanish...
Is Internet Addiction Real? – Facts & Infographic
MapsofWorld.com has published an infographic detailing the dangers of excessive Internet usage for their weekly FryDay Poll. The infographic, titled...
Canvas’ SpeedGrader Enables Teachers to View, Grade and Annotate Student Assignments in Their Browser
Instructure, the company that builds the Canvas learning platform, has simplified the grading process with its SpeedGrader, which automatically...
iPad Screen Repair Service for UK Schools and Universities
Ryan Newman from iPad Screen Repair reports that schools across the UK are exploring the learning possibilities that iPads allow. More and more head...
iTunes U Content Tops One Billion Downloads
Apple® today announced that iTunes U® content downloads have topped one billion. iTunes U features the world’s largest online catalog of free...
New K12 Poll: More American Parents Customize Their Coffee Than Their Child’s Education
As online education gains acceptance and becomes more mainstream, individualized learning in pre-kindergarten through high school is expected to...
Jungo: Anti-Childhood Obesity Game
First Lady Michelle Obama is on a mission to raise awareness about America’s childhood obesity epidemic, and this week, two Tribeca Flashpoint...
ClassDojo Release Android App
Android teachers will be happy to hear that ClassDojo have released a new Android app version available through Google Play. For many teachers,...
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The Top 10 Educational Trends [Infographic]
Menco.io have asked over 100 European and North American teachers to rate their interest in today’s educational technology trends. Check out...
Code.org Launches To Help Students Learn How To Code
Code.org is a non-profit foundation dedicated to growing computer programming education. Founded by two brothers, Hadi Partovi and Ali Partovi,...
Can A Mobile App Really Improve Learning?
As mobile devices march toward ubiquity, they’re finding their way into the hands of our earliest learners. Just as parents and educators...
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Eggy Nursery Rhymes [App Review]
Nursery rhymes are a classic memory from everyones childhood, and these simple songs can benefit students in many different ways. They can teach...
Staying Alive: 3D Experience that Helps Save Lives
The growth of game based learning in education has been rapid and serious games can be applied to a wide variety of fields such as medical...
ScootPad Integrates ReadSpeaker’s Leading Text-to-speech Technology into its Learning Platform
ScootPad, the leading online learning platform for elementary grades and ReadSpeaker®, the leading online text-to-speech service, have teamed up to...
Sokikom: Massively Multiplayer Online Math Social Learning Game
Sokikom is a massively multiplayer online math social learning game designed to help students in grades 1-6 build skills while developing a love...
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Implementing Khan Academy in the Math Classroom [Vimeo]
The K12 Technology Summit is a yearly forum for senior-level information technology administrators from school districts all over the US....
Biology for Visual Learners with Corinth Micro Plant Windows 8 App
For visual learners, a single image can be as powerful as a multitude of words. With the explosion of educational apps and 3D technologies, these...
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The History of Education [Infographic]
In order to understand where we’re heading in education, it’s important to see how far we’ve come and how old-fashioned some of our...
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The History of The English Language [Infographic]
What we know as the English Language today has evolved over thousands of years, influenced by migrating tribes, conquering armies and peaceful trade....
Looking for ideas to change the world: Google Science Fair 2013
Research projects are a key part of all students’ science education. Not only do they support critical thinking and investigatory skills, but...
9 Ways 3D Printing Can Revolutionize The Classroom
As 3D printing becomes more accessible to the public, educators are learning how this technology can and is revolutionizing the classroom. 3D...
Teaching kids to program using Scratch and the Kinect – Stephen Howell [YouTube]
In our latest issue of our iPad magazine, we talk about the importance and benefits of teaching kids how to code. This lively video by Stephen Howell...
How to defeat a dragon with math – Garth Sundem [TedEd]
“Having trouble remembering the order of operations? Let’s raise the stakes a little bit. What if the future of your (theoretical)...
Handstand Launches Nota, the World’s First Mobile, Collaborative Textbook Platform
Designed and built by Handstand Inc. and backed by noted entrepreneur and philanthropist Cher Wang , Nota™ is an entirely new type of open...
To Get A Degree, or Not To Get A Degree
According to a new study by Northeastern University, 83 percent of Americans believe that college is a good investment. The research found that...