The teen’s misdemeanor invasion of privacy charges stem from what he said was him merely playing a joke on another student “to get a laugh.” The boy on the receiving end was joking around, too, not really masturbating but pretending to, according to a juvenile witness. But in the end, that didn’t matter. The boy…
“We are in a new era, one in which we are building systems that can’t be grasped in their totality or held in the mind… Source: The World Depends on Technology No One Understands I find this both fascinating and scary. With complexity comes more power, but if no one understands the system, can we…
Learn more in less time with Synap’s unique spaced repetition website and app, and our free collection of over 10,000 Multiple Choice Questions Source: Synap: Create & practice Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) online Synap has thousands of multiple choice questions online, or students can create their own, to help reinforce concepts taught in the classroom. What makes…
Source: Sown To Grow Do you want a more student oriented grade book? One where the students report their progress for various activities allowing them to reflect on what they’ve learned? Then check out Sown to Grow. To use Sown to Grow, teachers add any activity that students will be completing in the classroom. Students…
The Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 52 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. Chrome 52.0.2743.82 contains a number of fixes and improvements — a list of changes is available in the log. Watch out for upcoming Chrome and Chromium blog posts about new features and big efforts delivered…
A growth mindset for math success starts here. Discover how real world project-based challenges inspire students to exceed their learning goals. Start for free! Source: Cashtivity – Free Real World Math Challenges Cashivity allows teachers to set up specific challenges that their students will need to solve, learning how to use math in real world experiences…
At the heart of making is the idea that all students are creators, and hands-on learning plays a key role in maker education. Source: Why Making Is Essential to Learning It’s funny to me the popularity of the maker movement. I grew up on a farm, and as such, have always experienced the maker movement.
Flippity.net: Easily Turn Google Spreadsheets into Flashcards and Other Cool Stuff Pretty sweet collection of tools that build off of Google Sheets. 3 Ways Pokémon GO Can Create Meaningful Learning Opportunities | EdTech Magazine I’m not surprised an article about Pokémon Go made the top 3, not at all. Simple Graphic Design for The Classroom –…
Something rare is happening, and it might not last long. Today, right now, anyone with a $300 laptop can use the very same tools as the people at the top of just about any industry. Source: The very same software During the dot com boom of the late 90s, it required tens of thousands of dollars…
Niftio is an online presentation software with a huge content library and dozens of designer made templates, hundreds of free stock photos and many more. Source: Niftio – A whole presentation platform for professionals I always like options for presentations, it keeps presentations looking fresh. Who can’t immediately identify a Prezi presenation? Niftio is currently…