What Matters Most When You’re Evaluating Edtech Tools

By Shveta Miller

Look past the marketing and focus instead on the student—and teacher—experience and built-in engagement features

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Google Expeditions app will no longer be available

Google announced that the Google Expeditions app will no longer be available for download and Tour Creator will no longer be accessible as of June 30, 2021. 

Education Security Gaps Schools Should Know About in 2021

By Shannon Flynn

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As the Fall semester winds down, schools need to apply lessons from this year to the next. 2020 has been an unusual year for education but, for all its difficulties, it can serve as a jumping-off point for schools. Perhaps more than anything, this year has emphasized the importance of thorough cybersecurity.

How to Use Drones in a Teaching Process

By James Baxter

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Teaching is just like a side of fries - it goes with just about everything and anything you can think of. When it comes to teaching, anything can be added to the process to make it easier and more fun. In fact, you could think of a thousand abstract things and realise that teachers have already incorporated those things in the classroom. Learning games? Teachers already started using these in the classroom even before the Titanic sank. Paintings? Been there, done that.

However, one method that hasn’t fully been employed by many teachers is the use of drones.

Surprised, aren’t you? We get it. This sounds just as strange as putting pineapple on pizza. What on earth would a drone be doing in a classroom? Well, you’d find out soon enough.

Whether you’re an essay writer teaching a new protege or a teacher helping students understand Calculus, drones can be quite helpful in the teaching process. Let’s find out how.

A Homeschooling Guide For Parents and Students

By Matthew lynch

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Homeschooling is an innovative movement that has become popular all over the world. Many parents prefer to educate their children at home. They opt for homeschooling when they are not satisfied with the available education facilities, are not in favor of the religion or principles of education adopted by the schools, or feel that children do not progress within the conventional school system.

This form of education started gaining ground during the 1970s. At that time, writers and researchers like Dorothy, Raymond Moore, and John Holt propagated their educational reform ideas. National Home Education Research Institute has stated that more than two million children in the United States are homeschooled at present.

3 strategies for hybrid learning

By Ronald Chaulisán Battle

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Let’s reimagine hybrid learning and improve education outcomes for all students

Here’s why Robotics Is a Must for Today’s Education Sector

By  Ashley Simmons

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The advancement in technology in recent years has had a significant impact on our lives, led to sectors expanding, and has contributed immensely to how we now do things in different parts of the world and have impacted the educational sector.

Schools now have a big responsibility to teach the students about past events or current affairs and prepare them for their future. The good thing is that the educational system moves in the right direction and already takes some necessary steps to ensure this. Everything that we know and see in robotics has its roots deep in research, following an academic model with scientists, policymakers, and governments all on board. As we continue to develop this, it is also becoming increasingly important that we include robotics as a significant part of educational curriculums.

Can Kindergartners Learn Coding?

By LAUREN GILCHRIST

Yes, it’s possible—discover how coding and computational thinking happen in early grades.

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How Virtual Reality Can Help Students Meet Learning Goals

By Rhonda Martinez

Virtual reality technology slowly gets adopted in various industries, and education is no exception. VR is more than just a fun thing that can help educators entertain students and improve engagement in the classroom. VR has tremendous innovative potential so it can help educators create new learning opportunities for their students.

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The Future of E-Learning: The Challenge of the 2021 School Year Goes Beyond the Textbooks

By Daniel Litwin

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What schooling will look like in a few months’ time is still a mystery, but academic leaders are preparing for multiple scenarios.