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5 Myths About Teaching Kids to Code
Since the digital revolution started, teaching kids how to code has become a growing industry. There are a number of apps, handbooks, tutorials, etc., ... -
How Virtual Reality is Changing Education
We all know how wildly popular Pokémon GO was when it first launched (and continues to be). With as many as $5.7 million spent ... -
The Edvocate’s List of the Top 10 Can’t Miss Education Conferences in 2017
*The Edvocate is pleased to produce its “Best of the Best” resource lists. These lists provide our readers with rankings for education-related blogs, twitter ... -
STEM to STEAM: More Than Just a Good Idea
Why Should Schools Transition from STEM to STEAM? The answer is a ‘no brainer.’ Sure, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are basic academic ... -
The Brains of K-12 Students Come Prewired for EdTech
Forget the books. Save your paper and pencils for Art Projects. Generation Z students, born in the late 1990s to the present, have grown ... -
Apps to keep kids thinking and learning even during school holidays
This article was written by Craig Blewett As the summer holidays draw near in many parts of the world, parents shouldn’t be surprised if ... -
What cyber charter schools are and why their growth should worry us
This article was written by Bryan Mann and David Baker What President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican sweep of government will mean for K-12 ... -
What these teens learned about the Internet may shock you!
Can digital media literacy contend with bogus news? This article was written by Chris Berdik When the AP United States history students at Aragon ... -
Detroit Public Schools Community District Adopts myON in 65 Schools
myON provides a personalized literacy environment through high-quality digital texts (Minneapolis, MN) December 19, 2016 — myON, a business unit of Capstone and leading ... -
iPads in Education: Tool or Toy?
Findings from a survey of Maine high school students and educators imply that the use of iPads for education purposes is not effective. A whopping 90 ...