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The Effect Of YouTube Kids on Education
There is no denying that we are living in a digital age, and that applies to adults as well as kids. Students are increasingly exposed to digital technology as part of every facet of their lives, which means that educators must decide whether to embrace or shy away from that...
Up and Coming Classroom Tech
As this decade draws to a close, we are seeing more classrooms have access to technology. More teachers now utilize technology as a part of their classroom routine. Thus, there has been a bit of settling in. The following are the most noteworthy trends in technology in the classroom for...
How Chromebooks Have Changed The Classrooms
Intro – 2012 to 2019 - According to the Associated Press, in five years, Google Chromebooks have gone from being 9 percent of the mobile devices present in classrooms in the U.S. to having over a 49 percent mobile device market share in the classrooms in the U.S. How did that happen?...
Is Being a Teacher Harder Now Than 20 Years Ago?
Teaching is a really tough profession that requires an educator to invest an incredible commitment of time and energy to their work throughout the school year. Teachers often go home with piles of papers to grade and are often required to do lesson planning in their own time. They often...
Challenges Students Don't Face Any Longer in 2019
Long gone are the days where students had to write notes on small chalkboards, walk over miles to their school, and have only one school to choose from in order to receive their education. With the rampant increase in technology, the landscape of the classroom has changed dramatically. While some...
5 Ideas To Help the United States Education System
Idea#1: Schools of the United States Must Focus on Accountability The accountability of the schools of America depends on whether the students are held to high standards. Accountability may not be popular, but it will eliminate the achievement gap between underperforming schools and those that are performing well. Unfortunately, all too often...
Time to Play Games: Using Games to Encourage Learning in the Classroom
Imagine this: a student who's usually on his best behavior is caught playing a game on his cell phone during a lesson. Annoyed by the rule infraction, the fact that it came during a lesson, and the distraction it created amongst other students, the educator politely and firmly tells the...