2022 Educational Technology Trends

2022 Educational Technology Trends

In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic led to nationwide school closures. Districts turned to technology to continue educating students. Though our classrooms are no longer entirely digital, it’s clear that educational technology is here to stay – and that it’s going to play...
Teaching Responsible Technology Use in Middle Schools

Teaching Responsible Technology Use in Middle Schools

Middle school is an academic time of change. Middle school students are called to begin more in-depth learning and to the application of critical thinking. These skills also extend to a more sophisticated usage of something that’s increasingly important in young...
Blended Learning Models for the Classroom

Blended Learning Models for the Classroom

In the spring of 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic forced schools to make a sudden switch to online learning. This left teachers and students scrambling to adapt to often unfamiliar learning technologies. This year, most schools planned to resume face-to-face learning...
Teaching Responsible Technology Use in High Schools

Teaching Responsible Technology Use in High Schools

Now that social media and internet use are more ubiquitous than ever, it’s essential to teach and promote digital citizenship. As teenagers use computers more frequently in the classroom and at home, we need to teach responsible technology use in high schools....
Digital Citizenship and Distance Learning

Digital Citizenship and Distance Learning

As students are currently taking classes online, it’s important that they know how to be responsible digital citizens. How can educators promote digital citizenship through distance learning? Here are a few ideas to help teachers get started. Hold Online...
The Limitations of Content Filtering

The Limitations of Content Filtering

Advances in educational technology continue to provide countless new ways to learn. Yet with the internet comes content that is not appropriate for students. This is why the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requires content filtering on school and library...